Welcome to AEDS
Austin
Eating Disorders Specialists represents the collaborative efforts of
professionals with varied expertise in the treatment of eating disorders.
AEDS’s mission is to serve as an open forum for interdisciplinary
professionals to gain and disseminate knowledge of eating disorders in an
effort to provide exemplary treatment and to act as a cohesive resource
within the community. If you are a family member or friend of someone
struggling with an eating disorder, please visit The National Eating
Disorder Association. They have a wonderful friends and family
network.
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Upcoming Events:
Annual AEDS Conference 2012
What Families Need to Know about
Eating Disorders: Medications, Hot Topics in Research & Treatment
with Dr. Kim McCallum
Friday, February 10th
8:30a-11:30a
8:00-8:30a registration
8:30a-11:30a presentation
11:30a-12:00a Q & A
$30 AEDS Members
$40 Non-members
$20 Students (current students {including
provisionally licensed}, & AEDS affiliates)
CEUs available for LPC, LMFT, and LCSW
Click here to register
(you can pay online after you complete the registration form)
Location
Seminary of the
Southwest
(MAP)
Room: Knapp Auditorium (501 East 32nd)
Parking: in visitors' lot at 32nd and Duval
also overflow parking lot next to New Life Institute (607
Rathervue)
Our Speaker
Dr. Kim McCallum
founder and director of McCallum Place in St. Louis, MO; co-founder of
Cedar Springs Austin.
Dr. McCallum is a board-certified psychiatrist in child, adolescent, and in
adult psychiatry. She is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
and a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and remains an Associate
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Washington University. She received her
medical degree from Yale University, completed her adult training at UCLA
Neuropsychiatric Institute, and her Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine.
Dr. McCallum is a member of the Academy of Eating
Disorders and serves on the board of directors of the National Eating
Disorder Association and the International Association of Eating Disorders
Professionals.
She has developed several eating disorder
treatment programs, including inpatient, partial hospital and intensive
outpatient programs. Dr. McCallum has appeared on the Dr. Oz Show and has
lectured across the country on a variety of topics achieving national
recognition for her skills and knowledge in treating eating disorders. In
addition to being a co-founder of Cedar Springs Austin, Dr. McCallum is the
founder and director of McCallum Place in St. Louis, MO.
Professional Topics
Meeting
is Friday, Mar 16th. 20th, 2012; 12-1:30pm
Case Consultation
is Friday, April 21st, 2012;
12-1:30pm
*Members Only*
due to the confidential nature of the case consultations, we ask that only
members attend.
Contact
Delinda Fox
for more information about the Case Consultation meetings.
LOCATION for both meetings:
Austin Child Guidance Center
810 W 45th St, Austin, TX
(MAP). We will meet in the main conference room just inside the entrance
to the building.
If you get lost on your way to the
meeting, call 512-964-6514 to reach Sara Weber.
Thank you all for a successful conference last year!!
Escaping the Wilderness: Recovery
from Anorexia
with Emmett R. Bishop, Jr., MD, CEDS Medical
Director and Founding Partner of The Eating Recovery Center
Dr. Bishop graciously provided his
presentation
for us to download including his
references. Enjoy!
National
Events:
Connecting Practice and Research
May 3-5, 2012
Clinical Teaching Day
May 2, 2012
Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas, USA
Our
Mission
Austin Eating Disorders Specialists represents the collaborative efforts of
professionals with varied expertise in the treatment of eating disorders.
AEDS’s mission is to serve as an open forum for interdisciplinary
professionals to gain and disseminate knowledge of eating disorders in an
effort to provide exemplary treatment and to act as a cohesive resource
within the community.
Our
Vision
We
recognize the personal, familial, and cultural/media pressures that
contribute to the establishment of an eating disorder. AEDS is
committed to addressing eating disorders from a systemic perspective.
Our Goals
The
goals of AEDS are three fold. Our desire is to provide
Hope, Help, and
Healing for the Austin community and Central
Texas. Each aspect of this long term goal is designed to work with
both professionals and community members to support eating disorders
prevention and treatment. |
