About this course

Learning Objectives

• Describe at least 2 differences between ARFID and Anorexia Nervosa.
• List the 3 proposed subcategories for ARFID and understand where they may overlap.
• Identify at least one strategy for treatment for each subtype of ARFID that can be applied within the participant’s scope of care.

Learning Levels

• Beginner

Course Instructor(s)

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  Merode "Mem" Wood, MS, LCMHCS, CEDS-C

  Regional Clinical Director

  Mérode “Mem” Wood, MS, LCMHS, CEDS-C (she/her) Mem Wood is Regional Clinical Director for North Carolina at The Emily Program and a clinical leader within its Center of Excellence for adults with ARFID. She holds a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Florida International University and began her career at The Renfrew Center in South Florida. Over the past eight years at The Emily Program, she has held multiple leadership roles, specializing in multidisciplinary care and complex eating disorder presentations across levels of care.

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  Elysse Miller MPH, RDN, LDN, CEDS-C

  Regional Nutrition Manager

  Elysse Thebner Miller (she/her) is the Regional Nutrition Manager at The Emily Program’s North Carolina Treatment Centers. Elysse attended Ithaca College, where she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences/pre-medical studies with an emphasis in nutrition, and minors in anthropology and art. Elysse earned her master’s in public health (with a nutrition focus) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health. She completed her dietetic internship at UNC Center for Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED) and Duke University. Before joining The Emily Program (formerly Veritas Collaborative), Elysse worked as a Registered Dietitian (RD) at the UNC CEED clinic, working with individuals in inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient levels of care. She also served as a research dietitian in trials for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.

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  Joseph Crozier, MD, PhD, CEDS-C

  Regional Medical Director

  Joe is a board-certified psychiatrist and licensed clinical psychologist who has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. He completed his medical school, general psychiatry residency, child psychiatry fellowship, and clinical psychology internship at Duke University Medical Center. Since then he has held faculty positions at Duke University Medical Center and University of North Carolina Hospitals before leaving academic medicine to join the team at The Emily Program (formerly Veritas Collaborative) team in 2017. Joe is the regional medical director for the Emily Program’s sites in North Carolina which provide treatment for individuals of any age with eating disorders at all levels of care from outpatient through inpatient.

References

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