Screening for Weight Suppression

Presented by:

Jamie Atkins-Huerta, RD, CEDS-S (she/her)
LB/Lindsay Birchfield, MS, RD, CEDS-S (they/them)
Kacy Grossman, MS, RD, CEDS-S (she/her)

This presentation will introduce a novel, weight inclusive method to assess weight suppression in both adults and adolescents. This method was designed to be utilized in both higher levels of care and outpatient ED treatment.

This NWAP is from 12 pm to 1 pm EST 1 CE Available

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Learning Objectives:
1) Attendees will be able to understand what has contributed to the definition of weight suppression and the benefits to patients of conceptualizing weight in this way.
2) Attendees will be able to identify criteria to assess weight suppression
3) Attendees will be able to better address weight suppression in a treatment plan

About the Speakers:

Jamie Atkins-Huerta RDN, CEDS-C, (she/her/hers) is the Director of Clinical Dietary Operations at Center for Discovery. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant (CEDS-C), and a certified Be Body Positive Facilitator.
Jamie is passionate about interweaving nutrition and therapeutic practices utilizing a non-diet and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) informed approach. She has worked in the eating disorder field since 2007 with experience in all levels of care. Jamie is dedicated to creating an inclusive space for all folx supporting both clinicians and patients in building the life they want for themselves.

Lindsay Birchfield (they/them), or LB, as many of their colleagues refer to them, is Center for Discovery’s (CFD) National Director for Virtual Programming & Innovation. LB has worked in the eating disorder field since 2012 specializing in gender affirming healthcare, somatic interventions, and trauma informed nutrition therapy. LB firmly believes that healing happens inside of relationships, thus, they’ve invested efforts in Virtual CFD and Path to Peace to be accessible healing environments that strive to foster authentic connections and community.

Kacy Grossman MS, RDN, CEDS-S (she/her/hers) is the Director of Dietary Operations for CFD. While at CFD, she has developed the outpatient dietary program that has been implemented in over 20 facilities nationwide and worked with the dietary leadership team that has changed the way target body weight is assessed so that it is weight inclusive. Central Kacy’s work is a belief in an inclusive not exclusive approach to food and evidence-based practices. Kacy is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian Supervisor, has served on the executive committee for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Behavioral Health and Nutrition dietetic practice group 2014-2018, was the Secretary for the Los Angeles IAEDP chapter and has spoken at national conferences on topics such as the gut-brain connection.