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Symposium
The Impact of Eating Disorders on the College Campus
October 31, 2003
Friday, 9AM - 12:30PM
O'Keefe Auditorium
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Hosted by the Harris Center in conjunction with the Neuroendocrine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, this Symposium updated clinicians and trainees from major Boston-area hospitals on treatment practices. Approximately 150 people attended, including physicians from internal medicine and primary care; psychologists; social workers; nurse practitioners; college administrators; nutritionists; and medical students.
Symposium Agenda:
Please click on titles for the contents of the presentations .
Introductory Remarks:
Anne Klibanski, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical Evaluation and Management of Eating Disorders in the Primary Care Setting
Suzanne Gleysteen, M.D.,Instructor in Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Eating Disorders, Exercise and Bone Loss in the College Population
Karen K. Miller, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Eating Disorders on the College Campus: What can we do to help?
Richard Kadison, M.D.,Chief of Mental Health Services, Harvard University Health Services, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
College Athletes: In Pursuit of Excellence or Perfection?
Patricia Henry, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Panel Discussion
Claire Blais, M.S., RD, Nutrition Department, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dennis Czajkowski, Ph.D., Clinical Director, Eating Disorders Services, Walden Behavioral Care, Waltham, MA.
Catherine P. Dooley, M.S., Psychological Counseling Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
Suzanne Riggs, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Brown Medical School; Department of Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI.
Beth Schuller, NP, Health Services, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA.
Questions from attendees were addressed after each presentation as well as during the panel discussion.
Feedback about Symposium
- Feedback from Symposium attendees was highly positive. Among their comments were the following:
- I enjoyed the "wealth of information and the informed presentation."
- "Specific and relevant"
- "Precise information--presented in a friendly way."
- I enjoyed the "question and answer segment with the panel."
- "This was great! Thank you!"
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