Welcome to the Ontario Community Outreach Program for
Eating Disorders

We provide training for community-based practitioners or educators who wish to get more training and education to better serve their patients with eating disorders. We work collaboratively with a provincial network of specialized service providers. Our training is available to those who offer no fee for service, including physicians covered by OHIP.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Annual Provincial Network Meeting for Eating Disorder Service Providers

November 18-20 2009
A training and networking event among clinicians who work in ministry of health funded eating disorder programs.
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Eating Disorder Professional Rounds for Toronto Practitioners:

November 11 2009 (8-10 am)
Family-Based Treatment for Adolescents with Eating Disorders: Translating the Evidence into Clinical Practice
Speaker: Jennifer Couturier, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Psychiatrist and Medical Co-Director, Pediatric Eating Disorders Program, McMaster Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor, McMaster University
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February 3, 2010 (8-10 am)
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Eating Disorders
Speakers: Skevoulla Xinaris, Ph.D., C.Psych. - Lakeridge Health Oshawa, and Donna Bills, M.S.W., R.S.W. – Lakeridge Health Oshawa
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NEW DATE: June 9 2010 (8-10 am)
Update on Professional Development Activities related to the Prevention of Eating Disorders and Obesity: Implications for Research, Practice and Policy
Speaker: Gail McVey, Ph.D., C.Psych., Scientist, Community Health Systems Resource Group, Hospital For Sick Children, Director, Ontario Community Outreach Program for Eating Disorders
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Ontario Community Outreach Program for Eating Disorders, funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, is a collaboration between The Hospital for Sick Children and the University Health Network-Toronto General Hospital.

 

 

 

 

© 2005-2009 Ontario Community Outreach Program for Eating Disorders
A Controlled Evaluation of Web-Based Training for Teachers and Public Health Practitioners on the Prevention of Eating Disorders.
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Healthy Schools-Healthy Kids: A controlled evaluation of a comprehensive universal eating disorders prevention program.
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The Student Body Prevention Website
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Prevalence of Eating Disorders:
Anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are serious psychiatric conditions
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Prevalence of Dieting:
In addition to the full syndrome eating disorders, one in four adolescent females in Ontario (13-18 years) report engaging in at least one symptom of an eating disorder
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Guidelines for Prevention:
Current research indicates that teaching students about eating disorders is ineffective in changing their eating attitudes and behaviours
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Treatment Guidelines:
We recommend the following reading material: Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders at www.psych.org
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