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(2011), "Organised by Hospital MedicineRio International Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference 2010Rio de Janeiro, Brazil19 and 20 November 2010Conference organisers: Professor Bryan Lask and Dr Rachel Bryant-Waugh British Journal of Hospital Medicine", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 41 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2011.01741bac.001
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Organised by Hospital MedicineRio International Eating Disorders and Obesity Conference 2010Rio de Janeiro, Brazil19 and 20 November 2010Conference organisers: Professor Bryan Lask and Dr Rachel Bryant-Waugh British Journal of Hospital Medicine
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Eating disorders are a major concern today and cover the range from anorexia nervosa to obesity. All are extremely difficult to treat not to mention expensive and indeed all consuming for friends and families as well as life threatening for the sufferer.
This conference was ground breaking as it included much of the latest research plus also innovative ways of approaching treatment:
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Day 1 included:
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Individual approaches to treatment of eating disorders – Rachel Bryant-Waugh.
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Family approaches to the treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa – Cecile R. Herscovici.
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The role of neuroscience in the treatment of eating disorders – Bryan Lask.
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Body checking, body avoidance and feeling fat – Christopher G. Fairburn.
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Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and eating disorders, a dangerous combination –Ian Frampton.
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“Who’s who of the brain” an interactive, lively and fun introduction to the role of the brain in the development and maintenance of eating disorders – Bryan Lisk.
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Cognitive behaviour therapy with children and adolescents: a creative approach – Beth Watkins.
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The invisible man: the male experience of eating disorders and implications for clinical practice – Zach De Beer.
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Day 2 included:
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Keynote address: world food policy issues: does the eating disorders field have a voice?
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Parallel workshop sessions on:
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– Interpersonal psychotheraphy for bulimia nervosa: evidence and practice – Angelica M Claudino, Fernando Lacaz and Eloisa Abussamra.
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– Eating disorders in adolescence: developmental stages matter! A practice approach – Adela Spalter, Tomas Silber and Teresa Rivera.
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– Learning to love neuropsychological assessment in clinical practice and research – Ian Frampton, Kristin Stedal and Mark Rose.
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– Focus on body image in clinical practice.
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Parallel short paper sessions included:
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Effectiveness of CBT treatment for morbidly obese clients in primary care in the northeast of Ireland at mid-assessments.
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Memory versus perception of body size in anorexia nervosa and healthy controls.
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Binge eating in surgical weight-loss treatments: long-term associations with weight loss, health-related quality of life, and psychopathology.
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Gender differences in outcome of eating disorders: a retrospective cohort study.
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Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in bulimic disorders: a pilot investigation.
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There were accompanying poster presentations from all over the world.