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2010 Meeting      

Eating Disorders Research Society 16th Annual Meeting
  October 7-9 2010
 
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

  Royal Sonesta Cambridge



You're Invited!

Members and their guests are invited to attend the 16th Annual Meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society to be held from October 7 – 9, 2010, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA at the Royal Sonesta Hotel – just across the scenic Charles River from Boston. Together, Cambridge and Boston offer a unique blend of beauty, history, and fun!  Visit the Boston Common, the Theater District, Harvard University, and the Boston Aquarium – all within easy walking distance of the T – one of the best public transportation systems in the United States.  

Each year, the EDRS meeting brings together top researchers in the field for an exchange of their most recent and exciting findings.  The small size of the meeting ensures meaningful interactions with colleagues and friends as well as opportunities to develop new collaborations for those sharing research pursuits.  

We hope to see you this year!


 
Conference Hotel

On the Cambridge side of the Charles River lies the Royal Sonesta Boston Hotel- a luxury hotel offering spectacular city views, upscale accommodations, and fine dining just moments from the heart of Boston. Find yourself staying in the midst of famous Cambridge and Boston area shops, museums, and historic sites. Click here for more information about the hotel.


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Conference Registration

The early registration rate is 475 USD until May 15, 2010. Registrations received after May 15, 2010 will be charged the ontime rate of 525 USD.

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Abstract Submission

Abstracts must be received by June 8, 2010. Decision of the Program Committee as to which papers will be presented orally in paper sessions versus presented as posters will be mailed by August 1st, 2010. Only submissions accompanied by payment of conference registration by June 8, 2010 will be considered

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2010 EDRS Preliminary Program and Schedule

Updated May 3, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010

1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Welcome from President

1:15 – 3:00 p.m.  Symposium 1:  Prevention of Eating Disorders and Obesity

Linking Eating Disorders and Overweight Prevention:  The View from Planet Health and Beyond
S. Bryn Austin, ScD
Children’s Hospital Boston, and Harvard School of Public Health

Preventing Weight-Related Problems in Adolescent Girls:  An Evaluation of New Moves
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD
University of Minnesota

Reduction of Risk Factors for Eating Disorders: Effectiveness of Targeted Internet-based Prevention Programs
Denise Wilfley, PhD, and Corinna Jacobi, PhD, Dipl-Psych
Washington University (Wilfley)
University of Dresden (Jacobi)

Eating Disorders Prevention:  Using the Participatory Approach to Advance Dissemination of Evidence-Based Approaches
Carolyn Black Becker, PhD
Trinity University

Discussant
C. Barr Taylor, MD
Stanford University

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.  Afternoon Break

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.  Symposium 2:  The German Eating Disorders Network (EDNET):  First Results

Co-Chairs:  Martina de Zwaan, MD, and Manfred Fichter, MD
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (de Zwaan)
Roseneck Hospital for Behavioral Medicine and University of Munich (Fichter)

Focal Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Treatment as Usual in Outpatients with Anorexia Nervosa:  A Randomized Controlled Trial
Stephan Zipfel, MD
University of Tuebingen
Wolfgang Herzog, MD
University of Heidelberg


Molecular Genetics and Endocrinology in Anorexia Nervosa
Johannes Hebebrand, MD
University of Duisburg-Essen

Neural Correlates of Theory-of-Mind Processing in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa
Kerstin Konrad, PhD
Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, MD
University of Aachen

Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Acutely Ill and Recovered Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
Helge Frieling, MD
Hannover Medical School

5:00 – 5:30 p.m.  Poster Set-up

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.  Poster Session I and Opening Reception


Friday, October 8, 2010

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.  Symposium 3:  Personality and Eating Disorders

Personality Disorders in DSM-5:  Proposed Changes
Andrew E. Skodol, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine

Empirically-Derived Personality Subtypes in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa:  Validity and Clinical Utility in a Tertiary Care Sample
Jennifer E. Wildes, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Personality Disorders and Eating Disorders:  Longitudinal Associations
Carlos M. Grilo, PhD
Yale University

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.  James E. Mitchell Lecture
Steven E. Hyman, MD
Provost and Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard University

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.  Morning Break

10:30 – 12:00 p.m.  Parallel Paper Session I

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.  Lunch Break (lunch on your own)

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.  Symposium 4:  Capturing Real-time, Ecologically Valid Data in Eating Disorder Research:  The Utility of Ecological Momentary Assessment

Using Ecological Momentary Assessment in Eating Disorder Research
Ross D. Crosby, PhD
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Mood and Self-Criticism Prior to and Following Episodes of Binge Eating and Impulsive Acts in Women with Bulimic Syndromes:  Moderating Effect of the Serotonin System
Howard Steiger, PhD
Douglas University Institute

Ecological Momentary Assessment of Eating Disorder Behavior and Affect in Samples of AN and BN Participants
Scott G. Engel, PhD
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute

Revisiting the Affect Regulation Model of Binge Eating:  A Meta-Analysis of Studies using Ecological Momentary Assessment
Alissa A. Haedt-Matt, MA
The University of Iowa

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.  Afternoon Break

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.  Parallel Paper Session II

5:00 – 5:30 p.m.  Poster Set-up

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.  Poster Session II


Saturday, October 9, 2010

8:00 – 10:00 a.m.  Symposium 5:  Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Evaluation of Single and Multiple Family Therapy for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa
Ivan Eisler, PhD
Kings College

Does Internet-Based Prevention Reduce the Risk of Relapse in Anorexia Nervosa Patients?
Manfred M. Fichter, MD
Roseneck Hospital for Behavioral Medicine, University of Munich

NIMH-funded Novel Treatments for Anorexia Nervosa RFA-MH-07-090 – Brief Presentations
Chair:  Mark Chavez, PhD
National Institute of Mental Health

Emotional Acceptance Behavior Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa:  Preliminary Findings
Marsha D. Marcus, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 

Addressing Fear of Food in Anorexia Nervosa
Joanna E. Steinglass, MD
Columbia University Medical School

Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa:  Status of a Randomized Clinical Trial in Progress
James Lock, MD, PhD
Stanford University

UCAN:  Uniting Couples (in the treatment of) Anorexia Nervosa
Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.  Morning Break

10:30 – 12:00 p.m.  Discussion Groups

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.  EDRS Luncheon and Business Meeting

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.  Symposium 6:  International Perspectives and Experience with Cognitive Style for Eating Disorders

Chair:  Kate Tchanturia, PhD
Institute of Psychiatry Maudsley

Prenatal Stress, Obstetric Complications and Executive Functioning in Anorexia Nervosa and Healthy Women
Angela Favaro, MD, PhD
University of Padua

Cognitive Style of Adolescents with Eating Disorders
Kara Fitzpatrick, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine

How Can Neuropsychology Help in Eating Disorder Diagnosis?
Ian Frampton, DClinPsych
Oslo University Hospital

Findings from Computerized Study of Perseverative Task Performance under Fasting and Non-Fasting Conditions
Lucy Serpell, PhD
University College London

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.  Afternoon Break

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.  Top-Rated Abstracts




 


  
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