With Dr. Kalam Sutandar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Psychiatrist, EHN Bellwood Toronto
Eating Disorders are deadly. According to the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC), these disorders have “the second highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses, second to opioid addiction.” Cardiac disease and suicide are the leading causes of death. Moreover, these are illnesses that do not discriminate. People of all ages, ethnicities, genders, size, or background can be struggling with Eating Disorders. Patients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are suffering more than ever, with limited access to services that just aren’t enough to effectively treat these highly complex problems.
Join us on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, between 12-1pm EST for a deeper dive into the management and treatment of eating disorders with Dr. Kalam Sutandar, consultant psychiatrist in the Eating Disorders Program exclusively at Bellwood Health Services. Gain a better understanding of the principles of management and treatment for eating disorders as well as treatment of concurrent substance use and PTSD, and the importance of a sound medical approach.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Features of anorexia and bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, including comorbidities, prevalence and prognosis
- Components of the physical and psychiatric assessment of patients with eating disorders
- Principals of management and treatment in the community and in an inpatient setting
Date: February 13, 2024 from 12pm–1pm EST
Duration: 1-hour (45-minute presentation followed by a 15-minute Q&A)
Cost: COMPLIMENTARY
Our sessions include live closed captions generated by Microsoft Teams software.
About Dr. Kalam Sutander
Prior to joining Bellwood Health Services, Dr. Sutandar worked as a Staff Psychiatrist in the Program for Eating Disorders at Toronto General Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. Her areas of clinical focus are intensive treatment of eating disorders, with concurrent treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol and substance use disorders. She is also a teacher and supervisor for psychodynamic psychotherapy and family and couple
The content presented in this webinar was accurate at time of broadcast.
