NATIONAL FAMILY NETWORK DAY

The National Family Network Day will be part of the Eating Disorders International Conference, giving carers a valuable opportunity to obtain an update on the current research being undertaken, and to interact with professionals.

FULL PROGRAMME
08.00 – 09.30 Registration and Coffee
09.30 – 09.45 Welcome
09.45 – 10.45




Keynote Lecture
Working in support of recovery
Chair: Susan Ringwood

Dr. Mike Slade, King’s College London, UK
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee
11.15 – 13.00


















Workshops

W.15    Understanding anorexic thinking and behaviours
            J Treasure, London, UK and C Zanker, Leeds, UK

W.16    Perilous recovery
            C Newell, Dorset, UK

W.17    ‘11 is the new 13’. A practical guide to managing the ever decreasing patient in
            the community
            J Brunton, London, UK

W.18    Promoting social eating – a step to recovery
           T Baker, Bournemouth, UK

W.19   What are we trying to do here? Working towards clinically useful definitions of
           recovery from the eating disorders
           F Emanuelli, Milan, Italy

13.00 – 14.30 Networking lunch, exhibition and poster viewing
14.30 – 16.00











Question Time Panel
Chair: Bob Palmer

Dr Rachel Bryant Waugh, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK

Veronica Kamerling, London Carers Group, UK

Dr Ciaran Newell, Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust, UK

Professor Janet Treasure, King’s College, London, UK

beat Young Ambassador
16.00 – 16.30 Close of Conference

Networking lunch
During lunch there will be the opportunity to meet up to twenty different groups associated with eating disorders, who will be offering support and advice. Issues to be discussed will include men with eating disorders, family therapy, self help network groups and over-exercise.
                                                       

Registration
National Family Network Day - Saturday 13th March 2010
Registration fees
Individual carer £80
Family discount (two delegates) £120
The National Family Network Day registration fee includes access to all scientific sessions on Saturday 13th March, all meeting materials, entry to the exhibition, morning coffee, lunch, and VAT.

To register please click here.


While the conference is open to professionals, carers and families of people suffering from eating disorders, unfortunately it would be unsuitable for sufferers to attend.