December 3, 2009
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Louisville, Kentucky

The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has invited David B. Herzog, M.D., to be its John Ice Memorial Lecturer and to serve as a consultant in the initiation of an eating disorders program. In addition to providing a Grand Rounds presentation, Dr. Herzog will meet with faculty members and residents. He will also participate in a joint meeting between the medical school and the Kentucky Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

October 27-November 1, 2009
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting
Honolulu, Hawaii

David B. Herzog, M.D., will be a discussant in a symposium titled, "Family and Individual Approaches to Anorexia Nervosa."

September 24-26, 2009
Eating Disorders Research Society Annual Meeting
Brooklyn, NY

Kyle De Young, M.A., "The 5-year course of self-induced vomiting in women with eating disorders."

Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., “An examination of diagnostic classification in adolescents with eating disorders using latent profile analysis.”

Debra L. Franko, Ph.D., “Differences in risk factors for eating disorders between U.S.and Australian college women.”

September 23-24, 2009
Lobby Day and Congressional Briefing for Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action
Washington, D.C.

Advocates will meet on Capitol Hill with elected officials to explain why it is important to support legislation on behalf of individuals with eating disorders. The Congressional Briefing will promote the Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders (FREED) Act.

May 8, 2009
Grand Rounds, North Shore Medical Center
Salem, MA

Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., “Eating disorders across the lifespan.”

April 30-May 2, 2009
International Conference on Eating Disorders*
Cancun, Mexico

Debra L. Franko, Ph.D.-Scientific Program Committee Co-chair

Kyle De Young, M.A., "The 5-year course of self-induced vomiting in women with eating disorders."

Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., "An examination of diagnostic classification in adolescents with eating disorders using latent profile analysis."

Andrea Kass, B.A., "Does weight suppression prospectively predict eating disorder outcome in bulimia nervosa patients?"

Meredith Sears, B.A., "Psychosocial functioning and recovery in eating disorders."

*Conference cancelled due to H1N1 influenza

April 29, 2009
Behavioral Medicine Grand Rounds, North Shore Children's Hospital
Salem, MA

Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., "Eating disorders in children and adolescents."

April 14, 2009
New England Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Practicum on Eating Disorders
Klarman Eating Disorders Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
7:00-9:30 P.M.

David B. Herzog, M.D., conducted a live patient interview and participated in a panel discussion with other eating disorder professionals.

April 1-2, 2009
Lobby Day and Congressional Briefing for Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action
Washington, D.C.

Advocates met with U.S. Representatives, U. S. Senators, and health policy experts to explain the realities of eating disorders and how Congress can help. The Congressional Briefing focused on the Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders (FREED) Act.

March 22, 2009
Massachusetts General Hospital Academy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Course
Boston, MA

Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., "Diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents.”

March 16, 2009
American Psychiatric Association
Arlington, VA

Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., “Diagnostic classification of eating disorders in children and adolescents: How does the DSM compare to empirically-derived categories?”

March 2, 2009
Application Deadline: 2:00 p.m.
Matina S. Horner, Ph.D., Summer Research Fellowships

February 25, 2009
Press Conference
Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action
Washington, D.C.

A press conference at the U.S. Capitol with Congressman Patrick Kennedy introduced the Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders (FREED) Act.

February 22-28, 2009
22nd Annual National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
For more information, please contact the National Eating Disorders Association

January 13, 2009
Grand Rounds, Yale Child Study Center
New Haven, CT

David B. Herzog, M.D., "Do women with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa ever get well?"