Treating and Tackling Eating Disorders Conference 2025
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Overview
Eating disorders are serious illnesses marked by severe disturbances to one’s eating behaviours. Although many people may be concerned about their health, weight, or appearance from time to time, some people become fixated or obsessed with weight loss, body weight or shape, and controlling their food intake. It is now more essential than ever to ensure high-quality, efficient care and support for those in need. Through sharing best practice, practitioners can build upon existing successes and develop new strategies to provide care and support for individuals with eating disorders to improve their health outcomes and ensure timely recoveries.
Agenda
Registration
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Keynote: Updates on the Latest NHS Treatments for Eating Disorders
- Identifying current trends of eating disorders in post-pandemic UK
- Challenging stigmas around discussions of eating disorders and mental health
- Outlining current NHS practices for early detection and prevention of eating disorders
- Considering different social and cultural factors behind eating disorders
Senior Representative, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (invited)
Keynote: Improving Support and Outcomes for People with Eating Disorders through Multi-Sector Support
- Ensuring there is a multi-sector network of support for people living with eating disorders
- Advice for equipping family and friends with essential skills to support people with eating disorders
- Highlighting the mental illnesses that are likely to co-occur with eating disorders
- Raising awareness of the common early symptoms of eating disorders to ensure treatment can take place as early as possible
- Ensuring NHS workers have a toolkit to identify people with eating disorders as early as possible
Dr Ashish Kumar, Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Director, Chair, Faculty of Eating Disorders, The Royal College of Psychiatrists and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust (CONFIRMED)
Case Study: Working in Partnership to Provide Local Support to People Affected by Eating Disorders
- Improving community-based care for young people and adults with eating disorders: insights from the CONNECT programme
- Using data to gain a strong understanding of local demand and needs to inform commissioning decisions
- Methods to reduce waiting times and address disjointed care to allow for high-quality support close to home
- Recommendations for helping people in recovery from eating disorders and connecting them to ongoing support
Dr Onkar Sahota, Practicing NHS GP, Former Chair of Health Committee, London Assembly (invited)
Questions & Answers
Comfort Break
Breakout Networking:
This session will provide you with the opportunity to discuss the main challenges you face in coordinating services and collaborating across agencies to provide holistic care for patients with eating disorders. We encourage you to share how you are currently working in partnership with local organisations to provide a wide range of services that meet the unique needs of individual service users. Take this time to share your experiences and network with senior colleagues.
Keynote: Tackling Eating Disorders in Young People
- Outlining guidance on how to support young people with eating disorders
- Strategies for identifying and supporting young people with low self-esteem who are more at-risk
- Ensuring youth workers, teachers and safeguarding specialists have the appropriate training to support at-risk young people at their earliest possible development
- Identifying factors that can cause eating disorders in young people, such as, peer-pressure, pressure to achieve and family influence
Senior Representative, University of Cardiff (invited)
Keynote: Promoting Healthy Body Image Standards
- Considering the impact of comparison culture, self-esteem issues and how social expectations can be internalised
- Analysing the influence of fitness and beauty industries on body standards
- Examining how to create responsible representation by challenging social media perpetuations of unrealistic body standards
- Discussing strategies for creating healthier narratives around body image
Professor Susan Grogan, Emeritus Professor, School of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University (invited)
Case Study: Treating Eating Disorders with Art Therapy
- Exploring how art therapy works as a complementary treatment for people with eating disorders
- Outlining specific practices and techniques that help individuals explore their relationship with food
- Sharing art therapy success stories through improvements, such as self-esteem and recovery
- Supporting practitioners through specialised training and ongoing advocacy
Emma Davis, Integrative Arts Psychotherapist, Eating Disorder Specialist Clinical Supervisor, Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust (invited)
Questions & Answers
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Conference End
Get in Touch
Previous Speakers
Paula Blight
Chief Executive
Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorders Association
Dr Agnes Ayton
Vice Chair of Faculty of Eating Disorders,
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Shelley Perry
Founder and Chief Executive
Support and Education for Eating Disorders
Layla Hamadi
Clinical Psychologist
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Testimonials
Very insightful event with talks from experienced members, colleagues and lots to think about and implement
DieticianAshford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGreat conference! Very good coverage of different areas in the UK enabling us to learn and converse with others about their current practices and what has helped improve services in their areas. Very holistic view of eating disorders as a whole
All speakers were brilliant and all offered information from various perspectives and areas of work
An interesting and insightful event delivered by passionate individuals who want to see lasting change
Why you Should Attend?
✓ Hear high-level keynotes on the latest guidance and strategies to improve outcomes for individuals with eating disorders through early intervention
✓ Gain practical insights into effective signposting support services and encouraging self-directed recovery for patients
✓ Engage with senior colleagues from across the sector to discuss strategies for working in joining up services to support people with eating disorders
✓ Gain 4 hours of CPD points towards your yearly quota
Who Should Attend?
| Job Title Example | Organisation Example |
| Nurse | Schools |
| Dietician | Local Councils |
| Medical Support Officers | NHS Hospitals |
| Safeguarding Leads | Universities |
| Teachers | Children’s Charities |
| Psychologists | Health and Care Professionals Council |
Pricing Options
PUBIC SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
VOLUNTARY SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
PRIVATE SECTOR
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
Sponsorship
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If your products, services, and solutions can support our audiences in their roles, and you want to make connections and generate new business with key stakeholders, decision makers, and influencers, then please contact us using the enquiry form below.
IMPORTANT: There are only a small number of sponsorship opportunities available to ensure maximum exposure and ROI – contact us today to secure your place.
Virtual vs F2F
Whilst F2F provide better options for networking, there are many distinct advantages of sponsoring our online conferences including:
- Wider geographical reach of delegates and a different audience who prefer online to f2f
- Lower sponsorship package costs
- No travel/accommodation
- Less time out of the office
- No stand materials required (lower costs)
- 1 of only 2 sponsors involved – less competition on the day
- Prime speaking slot in the morning of the conference including Q&A – less distractions and easier for delegates to hear/absorb information
- Receive all delegate data after the conference to follow-up directly with those who attend and don’t attend (small % but still key stakeholders)
- Ongoing exposure via OnDemand access (coming soon)
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