PORTLAND, OR – June 15, 2016 – Internationally recognized pediatric eating disorder treatment facility Kartini Clinic co-hosted with Randall Children’s Hospital its first continuing medical education (CME) session on pediatric eating disorder treatment in May, according to Kartini Clinic CEO Morgan O’Toole.
Called “Pediatric Eating Disorders: Effective Coordination of Care,” the CME’s 37 participants were shown the advances in medicine, genetics and diagnostics that are changing this field and how good coordination of care among a child’s entire pediatric care team can improve outcome and control treatment costs of these chronic illnesses. Eating disorders are complex brain disorders that require a multidisciplinary and coordinated approach to care.
High-res images taken at the CME can be downloaded here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fgjet0ktqiv6kvs/AACCV70e9pSzffXBYuOB513Ta?dl=0
“As the first CME event at our new treatment facility, I was very pleased to partner with Randall Children’s Hospital; both the turnout and the discussion were phenomenal,” O’Toole said. “This was the Pacific Northwest’s first CME solely devoted to pediatric eating disorder treatment, and interest by community primary care providers was very high. We plan to offer more events like this in the future.”
The half-day seminar, held at Kartini Clinic, featured:
● A talk from Kartini chief medical officer Julie O’Toole, MD, on recent developments in treatment, including a general introduction to use of pharmacogenetic testing to individualize patient care, and specific focus on setting biologically meaningful goal weights for all patients and restoring menses in girls with anorexia nervosa;
● A case review from Naghmeh Moshtael, MD, Kartini Clinic’s medical director, which provided participants with a better understanding of the presentation of eating disorders in young children and in males through case studies;
● A presentation on coordinating care by Katie Wargo, LCSW, and Leslie Weisner, LMFT, which was geared to give attendees a better understanding of how to coordinate evidence-based standards of care for pediatric eating disorders.
CME credits were issued through Legacy Health, which is accredited by the Oregon Medical Association to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
About Kartini Clinic
Kartini Clinic is an internationally recognized pediatric eating disorder treatment center. Since 1998 the clinic has treated more than 3,000 children and young adults with all forms of disordered eating. Using an evidence-based, medical approach to the treatment of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or food phobia, as well as those whose disordered eating contributes to unwanted weight gain, Kartini Clinic's multidisciplinary staff of pediatricians and licensed psychotherapists is one of the most experienced in the country.
