Navigating Levels of Care and Medical Complications in Eating Disorders

Treating eating disorder patients takes an understanding of what type of treatment paths are available, known as Levels of Care (LOC). Matching the treatment level with the medical presentation of the patient is an important part of achieving treatment success. Understanding the different medical complications which can be life-threatening and medically damaging, is extremely important in the ability to make a decision on the correct LOC. Participants will learn from two medical doctors in the field, one treating patients at the residential level, and the other treating patients at the hospital level of care. Although this presentation targets medical professionals, all who care for eating disorder patients will benefit from becoming aware of the medical complications in this population. Less...

Learning objectives:

• Identify 2-3 tools to use to screen for patients with eating disorders.
• Describe the different levels of care for patients with eating disorders and what medical and clinical criteria meet treatment at that particular level of care.
• Identify different medical complications in this population of patients.