Medical Management of Eating Disorders

 

Today I am grateful for this wonderful webinar titled "Medical Management of Eating Disorders" offered by EHN Canada, hosted by Jeremy Houston and facilitated by Dr. Kalam Sutandar MD, MSc, FRCPC (Consultant Psychiatrist, Bellwood Eating Disorder Program) and Dr. Lynda Molleken MD, FRCPC (Consultant Psychiatrist, Bellwood Eating Disorder Program). I recognize and appreciate the value of today's webinar for a variety of reasons, for instance:

• Since the pandemic, EHN Canada offered all webinars and sessions over the zoom. Social and professional distancing is being practiced to stop the spread of novel coronavirus. These sessions are highly convenient and comfortable to join. No need to drive or take TTC, no need to formally dress up, one really needs to monitor the internet connectivity to have the flow of a session

• Today's webinar benefited the professional community to broaden their understanding and learning regarding medical management of eating disorders. This helped their further advancement in their professional development

• EHN Canada's webinars are free of cost, it is a huge financial relief and support for professionals and the general public at this time of the COVID 19 pandemic. These webinars are broadcasting and spreading awareness concerning mental health, addiction and wellbeing in the community

• The taken concepts and insight from today's webinar:

• What is illness?

• Eating disorders

• Mortality rate

• Anorexia Nervosa

• Anorexia subtypes

• Bulimia Nervosa

• Other specified feeding or eating disorders

• Binge Eating Disorder

• Etiology of AN and BN

• Comorbidity - AN

• AN: Prognosis/outcome

• Assessment

• How bulimia affects the body

• Physical exam

• Investigations

• Principles of treatment

• Therapy

• Intensive Treatment

• Management concerns

• Emergency inpatient medical management

• Clinical features: Profile of a patient at high risk for death

• Medications

• Common requested Meds

• Medical problems: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Bones and other problems
• Case study 

• In the end, Q and A session 

• This is my journey with the EHN Canada's webinars and with today's session. Find webinars or sessions that suits your personal, social, spiritual or professional needs, is the thought of the day

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