8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Registration and refreshments
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Welcome and introduction by Chairs
Professor Eric van Furth, Professor of Eating Disorders, Leiden Universiy, Netherlands
Professor Nadia Micali, Professor & NIHR Clinician Scientist, Switzerland & UK
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Keynote Session
- Keynote Address: How has Covid-19 affected mental health?
Professor Richard Bentall Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
- Panel Discussion: Eating disorders and Covid-19: Past, present and future
Chaired by Emma Woolf Writer, Broadcaster and Journalist, UK
Professor Tim Kendall NHS National Clinical Director for Mental Health, UK
Dr Christine Peat Director, National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, University of North Carolina, USA
Professor Annemarie van Elburg Professor of Clinical Psychopathology, Utrecht University, Netherlands
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Refreshments and exhibition viewing
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
PLENARY SESSION 1
Chair: Stephan Zipfel Professor in Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Germany
- Early intervention: How can we make it bigger, bolder and brainier?
Ulrike Schmidt Professor of Eating Disorders, King’s College London, UK - Early intervention in latino patients with ED: is it different?
Eva Trujillo Clinical Professor of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Monterrey Medical School, Mexico - Overcoming barriers to treatment: the potential of digital interventions
Stephanie Bauer Psychotherapy Research, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
12:45 PM - 12:50 PM
Prize giving and presentation
12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch, posters and exhibition viewing
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunchtime Workshop, kindly supported by Ellern Mede
Naso-Gastric Feeding: Ethics and Outcomes. Presentation and Discussion
Hind Al-Khairulla, Medical Director, Ellern Mede Group
Oliver Street, Lead Dietitian, Ellern Mede Group
Nancy Maicoo, Clinical Operations Director, Ellern Mede Group
Naso-gastric feeding is a treatment modality that is only applicable with appropriate mental health legally provided, or individually provided consent. It is a last resort intervention in eating disorders treatment through absolute necessity in order to keep a patient safe and medically stabilise them when they are unable to eat orally. This permits clinicians to bring the patient into a safe and healthy weight range.
Ellern Mede is a leader in saving lives of some of the most acutely ill eating disorder patients since 2000. The organisation has a strong track record of expertise in the ethical, safe, constantly-evaluated practice of naso-gastric feeding.
In this workshop, attendees will have an opportunity to hear from Ellern Mede’s Medical Director, Clinical Director and Lead Dietitian on patient experience and patient outcomes.
Ellern Mede has found that where patients receive this treatment, they are brought safely to weight restoration in the only way possible. This then affords them the opportunity to progress towards eating orally, to receive a full multi-disciplinary treatment to treat the underlying causes of their disorder, and work successfully from that point towards discharge and an independent life.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CONCURRENT SESSION 1
1) Prevention of disordered eating and eating disorders in young athletes, dance students and ordinary high school students; what works, and what are the effects?
Therese Fostervold Mathisen, Østfold University College; Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences; Kethe Marie Engen Svantorp-Tveiten, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
2) “Shall I stay or shall I go?” An interactive and participative workshop exploring group work as a treatment modality with adult service users diagnosed with anorexia nervosa
Chantal Bailie; Rachael Jones, Bertie Scott, Cornwall NHS Partnership Adult Eating Disorders Service
3) Making great lemonade from some bitter lemons: transitioning, launching and sustaining a virtual day programme during Covid-19
Camilla Finch, Vincent Square Eating Disorders Service, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
4) A nurse-led clinical model for the inpatient management of severe eating disorders: the use of critique, audit and special management techniques by multi-disciplinary teams
Hubert Lacey, St George’s University of London; Rachel Matthews, Schoen Newbridge; Janet Tighe, Schoen Newbridge
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Refreshments and exhibition viewing
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CONCURRENT SESSION 2
1) New findings to optimise the medical care of patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia and ARFID
Philip Mehler, Eating Recovery Center, Denver
2) Working with colleagues who were patients
Sam Clark-Stone, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Jana Schittenhelm, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Emily Rothwell, University of Lancaster
3) Body image: A 21st century crisis
- An interactive and participative workshop exploring the impact of a body image group on body image concerns, interoceptive awareness and eating disorder behaviours in adults with an eating disorder from an occupational therapy and psychological perspective
Louise Willis-Richards; Rachael Jones, Cornwall NHS Partnership Adult Eating Disorders Service
4) ‘Pro-ana coaches’ prey on people with eating disorders
Eric van Furth, GGZ Rivierduinen Eating Disorders Ursula & Leiden University Medical Center; Emma Simons, Center against Child- and Human Trafficking & FIER, National Center of Excellence and Treatment for Victims of Lover Boys and Human Trafficking; Scarlet Hemkes, GGZ Rivierduinen Eating Disorders Ursula; Martine de Vries, Leiden University Medical Center; Frank Noteboom, Center against Child and Human Trafficking & FIER, National Center of Excellence and Treatment for Victims of Lover Boys and Human Trafficking
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster viewing and drinks reception
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Registration and refreshments
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
PLENARY SESSION 2
Easing the transition from adolescence to adulthood
Chair: Ulrike Schmidt Professor of Eating Disorders, King’s College London, UK
- From early intervention in psychosis to youth mental health service transformation
Ashok Malla Professor of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada - Feeling abandoned: barriers to a smooth transition for young eating disordered people between treatment settings and services
Beate Herpertz Dahlmann Director and Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Aachen University, Germany - A radical solution to a tricky problem: One service for all age groups
Tracey Wade Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Flinder University, Adelaide, Australia
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Refreshments and exhibition viewing
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
SHORT PAPER SESSION A: Treatment & novel interventions
i) Inpatient weight restoration treatment is associated with a decrease in post-meal anxiety
Magnus Sjogren, Region West Norrland, Sweden; Rene Stoving, University of South Denmark
ii) Adherence in a smartphone-delivered therapist-guided aftercare intervention in patients with anorexia nervosa (SMART-AN study)
Sandra Schegl, University Hospital of Munich; Christina Neumayr, Schoen Clinic Roseneck; Jenna Tregarthen, Recovery Road Inc; Ulrich Voderholzer, Schoen Clinic Roseneck
iii) Results of a randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of an internet-based intervention and expert-patient support for eating disorders
Pieter Rorbach, GGZ Rivierduinen Eating Disorders Ursula; Alexandra Dingemans, GGZ Rivierduinen Eating Disorders Ursula, Philip Spinhoven, Leiden University; Joost Van Ginkel, Leiden University; Tom Wilderjans, Leiden University; Elske Van den Akker-Van Marle, Leiden University; Eric van Furth, Rivierduinen Eating Disorders Ursula
iv) An evaluation of efficacy and acceptability of a novel manualised JuniorLEAP group programme for compulsive exercise, for adolescents with anorexia nervosa
Luisa Mang, Schoen-Newbridge; Amie Garghan, Schoen-Newbridge; Jessica Grant, Schoen-Newbridge; Rachel Matthews, Schoen-Newbridge, Hubert Lacey, St George’s University, London
v) Self-esteem as a catalyst for change in adolescent with anorexia nervosa: a randomised controlled trial of a new group therapy
Hannah Biney, Schoen-Newbridge; Emma Giles, Schoen-Newbridge; Matt Hutt, Schoen-Newbridge; Rachel Matthews, Schoen-Newbridge; Hubert Lacey, St George’s University of London
SHORT PAPER SESSION B: Assessment and Behaviour
i) Identification of ultra-high risk and early stage eating disorders: development and validation of a digital screening tool
Emma Bryant, InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, University of Sydney; Jane Miskovic-Wheatley, InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, University of Sydney; Stephen Touyz, InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, University of Sydney; Ross Crosby, Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research, Sanford Research; Eyza Koreshe, InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, of Sydney; Sarah Maguire, InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders, University of Sydney
ii) The factor structure and validity of a diagnostic interview for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in a sample of youth
Christine Cooper-Vince, University of Geneva; Chika Nwaka, University of Geneva; Elizabeth Lawson, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Kamryn Eddy, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School; Megan Kuhnle, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School; Rachel Bryant Waugh, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Jennifer Thomas, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School; Nadia Micali, University of Geneva
iii) What about ARFID? Psychometric properties of two new (translated) screening questionnaires and prevalence of ARFID (-symptoms) in young people (8-18 yrs) in The Netherlands
Sandra Mulkens, Maastricht University
iv) Changes in ethical food choices during illness: a review of changes in ethical food choices in adolescents assessed for inpatient admission with anorexia nervosa
Laura Crotty, Schoen Clinic - Newbridge House; Ursula Philpot, Leeds Beckett University
v) A study of binge eating behaviour among men
Jordan Marwood, Aston University; Therese Fozard, Leeds Beckett University; Katerina Kolokotroni, Leeds Beckett University
SHORT PAPER SESSION C: Emotional & cognitive processing
i) Effects of anxiety on cognitive flexibility in adolescents with anorexia nervosa as measured by EEG
Cristina Berchio; Ynès Bouamoud; Lucie Annen; Christoph Michel; Nadia Micali, University of Geneva
ii) Body image in autism: A neglected factor for anorexia nervosa? A narrative review
Phaedra Longhurst, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
iii) Associations between imagery vividness and body dissatisfaction: A correlational study of imagery ability, eating restraint, body image disturbance, self-esteem and depression
Hazel Walker, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
iv) Emotion regulation and body dissatisfaction in current and past eating disorders
Eline van Bree; Eric van Furth; Margarita, Slof-Op‘t Landt, GGZ Rivierduinen Eetstoornissen Ursula
v) Abnormal structural connectivity as a biomarker for anorexia nervosa? A preliminary DTI-investigation on offspring at high-risk
Edoardo Pappaianni; Lucie Clémentine Annen; Bianca Borsarini; Dimitri Van De Ville; Nadia Micali, University of Geneva
SHORT PAPER SESSION D: Treatment and impact of COVID-19
i) A novel ‘practical body image’ therapy for adolescent inpatients with anorexia nervosa: a randomised controlled trial
Hannah Biney, Schoen-Newbridge; Sarah Astbury, Schoen-Newbridge; Amanda Haines, Schoen-Newbridge; Jessica Grant, Schoen-Newbridge; Nicola Malone, Schoen-Newbridge; Matt Hutt, Schoen-Newbridge; Rachel Matthews, Schoen-Newbridge; John Morgan, Leeds NHS Foundation Trust; Sarah White, St George’s University of London; Hubert Lacey, Schoen-Newbridge
ii) The impact of brief paediatric admissions on treatment trajectory for children and young people with eating disorders
Joanna Holliday, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Alannah McDaid, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Amy Lunn, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Emily Ralph, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Shama El-Salahi, Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research
iii) Online delivery of 10-session cognitive behaviour therapy for non-underweight eating disorder patients: a case series
Catherine Birtwell, Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust
iv) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with lived experience of an eating disorder: An Australian perspective
Jane Miskovic-Wheatley, InsideOut Institute, University of Sydney; Eyza Koreshe, InsideOut Institute, University of Sydney; Kim Marcellinus, Sydney Local Health District; Rachel Simeone, InsideOut Institute, University of Sydney; Sarah Maguire, InsideOut Institute, University of Sydney
v) Locked down with my eating disorder: a retrospective study on the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on adolescents with ED
Bianca Borsarini; Edoardo Pappaianni; Hanna Schumacher, University of Geneva
SHORT PAPER SESSION E: Longitudinal and risk factors
i) Somatic health matters too. Metabolic profile and response to treatment in females with bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorders
Therese Fostervold Mathisen, Østfold University College; Oddgeir Friborg, The Arctic University of Norway; Jan Rosenvinge, The Arctic University of Norway; Mette Svendsen, Oslo University Hospital; Gunn Petersen, The Arctic University of Norway; Karianne Vrabel, Research Institute of Modum Bad; Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, University College of South East Norway; Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
ii) Supplements; use and association with eating disorder risk factors, exercise- and sports participation and immigrant status in adolescents
Kethe Svantorp-Tveiten, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences; Oddgeir Friborg, The Arctic University of Norway; Monica Klungland Torstveit, University of Agder; Therese Fostervold Mathiesen, University College of Eastern Norway; Christine Sundgot-Borgen, Oslo University Hospital; Jan Rosenvinge, The Arctic University of Norway; Solfrid Bratland-Sanda, The Arctic University of Norway; Gunn Pettersen, The Arctic University of Norway; Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
iii) Prospective associations between driven exercise and other eating disorder behaviours in adolescence: A longitudinal cohort study
Katherine Schaumberg, University of Wisconsin; Lauren Robinson, University College London; Ayelet Hochman, University of Geneva; Nadia Micali, University of Geneva
iv) Anxiety, stress, and binge eating tendencies in adolescence: a prospective approach
Michele Lim, Sam Parsons, Alessia Goglio, Elaine Fox, University of Oxford
v) Emotional processing in recovered anorexia nervosa patients: a 15-year longitudinal study
Telma de Castro, University of Porto; Sandra Torres, University of Porto; Maria Xavier Araújo, University Portucalense; Isabel Brandão, Hospital San João
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch, posters and exhibition viewing
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CONCURRENT SESSION 3
1) Adapting integrated CBTE for the NHS: making it work Agnes Ayton, Sharon Ryan, Lorna Collins, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
2) How to deliver a successful Parent & Carers Group in a rural setting
Pip Murphy; Beccy Holttum, Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust
3) A body to present and to perform with. Challenges with eating disorders in young, athlete populations
Therese Fostervold Mathison, Østfold University College; Nina Sølvberg, Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
4) Are DBT skills useful for adolescents and their families struggling with eating disorders?
Cynthia Rousso, Rousso Consulting
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Refreshments and exhibition viewing
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CONCURRENT SESSION 4
1) Neurobiology meets family systems: Integrating findings from neurobiological research into the practice of Maudsley family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa
Ivan Eisler; Mima Simic, Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders
2) 3) Assessing and managing ARFID
Rachel Bryant Waugh, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust & King’s College London
3) Extended assessment: an early intervention designed to tackle ambivalent attitudes towards treatment in eating disorder
Georgia Hennessey; Lynn Olver, Cornwall Adult Eating Disorders Service
4) Caring for the golden geese: enhancing support and resilience for nursing staff working in eating disorders services
Kuda Kali, Vincent Square Eating Disorders Service
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Prize giving, poster viewing and drinks reception
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Refreshments and exhibition viewing
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
CONCURRENT SESSION 5
1) Online guided self-management for anorexia nervosa in the post-COVID world
Danielle Clark Bryan; Katie Rowlands; Valentina Cardi; Janet Treasure, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
2) Intersection of discrimination and shame in the presentation of eating disorders in people of colour and the LGBTQ+ community
Norman Kim, Reasons Eating Disorder Center and Ayana Therapy
3) “If I’m not up for full recovery then I’m kind of not their business”: Integrating patient and clinician experience to develop a pathway for those with longstanding eating disorders
Megan Reay; Joanna Holiday; John Stewart; Joanna Adams, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
4) The dilemma of anorexia nervosa: “If I must then I won’t, if I must not then I will” - What, when and how to offer care to clients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa
Marilyn Conroy; Rachael Jones, Louise Willis-Richard; Jade Hanson; Elizabeth Tristram; Lynne Olver, Cornwall NHS Partnership Adult Eating Disorders Service
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Refreshments and exhibition viewing
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
CONCURRENT SESSION 6
1) Writing our stories of recovery; a celebration of how far we’ve come and a tool for hope. Reflections on a project shaped by service-users and everyday clinical conversations
Kerry Hill, Cornwall Eating Disorders Service
2) In-patient treatment without walls: can we recreate the inpatient experience at home?
Lisa Mukherjee; Tom Jewell; Aisling McGrath; Sara Scholberg Marques, Great Ormond Street Hospital
3) Virtual reality exposure to assess and reduce food-related fear and avoidance
Valentina Cardi; Katie Rowlands; Lucia Valmaggia, King’s College London
4) Euthanasia and eating disorders in the Netherlands
Eric van Furth, GGZ Rivierduinen Eating Disorders Ursula & Leiden University Medical Center; Elke Ribbens, GGZ Rivierduinen Eating Disorders Ursula; Hanneke Schaapherder, GGZ Rivierduinen Eating Disorders Ursula; Martine de Vries, Leiden University Medical Center
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch, posters and exhibition viewing
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
PLENARY SESSION 3
Thinking about the gut feeling: linking neuroscience and nutrition
- Evidence behind the influence of intestinal microbiota on eating disorders
Ian Carroll, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, USA - Neurobiology and the link between nutrition and psychiatric disorders
Barbara Franke, Professor of Molecular Psychiatry, Radboud University, The Netherlands - Dysregulation of appetite-regulating hormones in restrictive eating disorders
Elizabeth Lawson, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School & Clinician, Neuroendocrine Clinical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing comments and take-away messages