[Canceled] Back to Basics – Medical Screening for Eating Disorders Using a Transdiagnostic Lens

Join us for a continuing education event hosted by Accanto Health and presented by Anna B. Tanner, MD, FAAP, FSAHM, CEDS-S. There is no fee to attend this course.

Eating disorders can have medical complications that are potentially irreversible and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, the changing epidemiology of eating disorders and the addition of new diagnoses has created new challenges in correctly identifying and treating these medical complications. All providers in an eating disorders team can contribute to a behavior-based medical evaluation to assist in...Read more meeting this challenge. Many medical complications will present as abnormal laboratory findings or medical symptoms related to behaviors that all providers caring for eating disorders patients can learn to recognize. Not only could this approach help to decrease morbidity and mortality by correctly identifying patients at medical risk, but an understanding of these issues can also inform motivational interviewing, acceptance of treatment, and monitoring for treatment progress.

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify medical complications associated with restrictive eating, binge eating, purging and selective eating behaviors.
  • Summarize key components of an initial screening for medical concerns that incorporate all eating disorders diagnoses across the current epidemiological spectrum
  • Define unique medical complications that occur in eating disorders and that may be missed by traditional medical screenings.

Target Audience

This educational program is designed for mental health professionals, dietitians, social workers, and health care providers.

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Live Interactive Webinar

11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST

EARN 1.5 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Anna B. Tanner, MD, FAAP, FSAHM, CEDS-S

Anna B. Tanner, MD, FAAP, FSAHM, CEDS-S

Vice President of Child and Adolescent Medicine, Accanto Health
Dr. Anna B. Tanner is Vice President of Child and Adolescent Medicine for Accanto Health. She is a board-certified Pediatrician who has specialized in the care of complicated adolescent patients, in particular patients with eating disorders, for over 20 years. Dr. Tanner completed medical school and residency at Vanderbilt University, and then remained there to serve on the Pediatrics faculty in the Division of Young Adult and Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Tanner has been very involved in advocacy and education efforts and serves on national and international committees for eating disorders education. She speaks frequently across the United States on the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders, especially as they affect children and young adolescents, and contributed a book chapter on that topic in the 4th edition of Dr. Philip S. Mehler’s Eating Disorders: A Comprehensive Guide to Medical Care and Complications. Dr. Tanner currently serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics for Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine. She currently serves as co-chair of the Academy of Eating Disorders (AED) Medical Care Standards Committee. Dr. Tanner is a Fellow in the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM), a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and a Certified Eating Disorders Supervisor. She has been named by Atlanta magazine as a “Top Doctor” every year from 2013 to 2023 and named by Castle Connelly as an Exceptional Woman in Medicine and one of America’s Most Honored Doctors.

CE Information - Earn 1.5 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

Commission on Dietetic Registration
This activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
American Psychological Association
Accanto Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Accanto Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
National Board for Certified Counselors
Accanto Health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP no. 7166. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. Accanto Health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

CE Process Info

Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) to earn CE credits. No partial credits. 

Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.

Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:

  • Complete evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CE-Go platform, please contact CE-Go at 888-498-5578 or by email at support@ce-go.com Please Note: Emails for this event will come from "support@ce-go.com".

If you have any continuing education related questions, please contact outreach@accanto.com.

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Disclosure

Accanto Health, the parent company of The Emily Program and Veritas Collaborative, is the planner and provider of all courses, content, and continuing education credits. These educational programs are made available to the public free of charge through the financial support of The Emily Program Foundation.