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This presentation will provide a basic overview of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and the various presentations, review the difference between ARFID and other eating disorders, and provide practical tools to help empower caregivers in supporting their loved ones with ARFID. This presentation will review up to date nutritional management strategies to help lower fear and anxiety around feeding.Â
Nathalia Trees is a certified eating disorder Registered Dietitian and consultant specializing in the treatment of adults and adolescents with eating disorders. She was granted a Bachelor of Science from the University of Colorado and a Master of Science in clinical nutrition from Tufts University. She completed her dietetics internship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA.Â
Nathalia’s experience spans over 13 years in medical nutrition therapy, nutrition education, public speaking, and eating disorder related research. Her passion is advocacy, training, and education for current and future dietitians and helping individuals rebuild their relationship with food. Nathalia’s approach focuses on non-diet centered, weight inclusive, and compassionate care. Nathalia’s leadership style focuses on community, connection, and striving for clinical excellence in the field of eating disorders. Â
Outside of work, Nathalia enjoys traveling, embracing new cultures and cuisines, and spending time with her family and Bernese Mountain dog.
This webinar will describe what is known about cognitive rigidity, or how patients with eating disorders get stuck in thinking patterns that cause suffering and can give rise to unhealthy patterns of eating and exercise. We will then discuss how new treatments such as psilocybin and ketamine might help patients shift out of these rigid thought and behavior patterns. We will share information about what is known about these treatments and what trials are ongoing.
Marissa Raymond-Flesch, MD, MPH, is a Professor in the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and its interdisciplinary Eating Disorder Program. Clinically, she practices Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine with patients 12 to 26 years old, including primary care and the treatment of eating disorders, depression, and anxiety. Her research includes investigating novel therapeutics for the treatment of eating disorders and equitable access to medical care for marginalized populations. She is the Principal Investigator for the Study of Psilocybin for Anorexia Nervosa in Young Adults (SPANYA), an ongoing clinical trial.Â
Amanda Downey, MDÂ is a pediatrician and child and adolescent psychiatrist who cares for adolescents and young adults with eating disorders. She works with patients and their families to develop a treatment plan that honors their unique strengths and challenges. Through education, advocacy and research, she strives to dismantle the systems that increase risk for eating disorders and improve evidence-based eating disorder treatments. She is the assistant medical director of the UCSF Eating Disorders Program, Principal Investigator in the Ketamine Effects on Learning In Eating Disorders trial and a co-investigator in the Study of Psilocybin for Anorexia Nervosa in Young Adults.
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