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2008 AED International Conference on Eating Disorders
May 15-17, 2008
The Westin Seattle
Seattle, Washington USA

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Final Program & Conference Proceedings
Members and ICED Registrants: Download the Final Program and Conference Proceedings by clicking here.

ICED 2008 Media Information
Learn more about the 2008 International Conference on Eating Disorders, including the media registration form, facts about eating disorders and newsworthy abstracts that will be presented at the conference.

Presentation submission site is now closed.
Information about presentation requirements is available here.

The ICED is the primary gathering place for professionals and advocates engaged in research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. Each year, ICED attendees, faculty, supporters and exhibitors create a unique, inspiring and intensive environment for education, training, collaboration and dialogue.

Meeting Objectives

As a result of this meeting, participants will be able to:

  • Describe gaps that exist between information obtained through scientific endeavors (such as randomized controlled treatment trials) and approaches in practice. Recognize when own practices do not reflect state-of-art approaches to patient care.
  • Identify approaches to bridge the gap between science and practice by examining opportunities to increase focus on treatment effectiveness within research studies and employ identified treatment advances into practice to improve patient outcome.
  • Explain how studies of physiological processes that give rise to disturbed eating behaviors are translated into evidence-based treatments for eating disorders. Utilize this information in treatment of patients to improve patient outcome.
  • Describe current variability in how recovery is defined in research settings, clinical settings and patient’s home. Work with patients to develop treatment goals that incorporate physical, psychological and social parameters into recovery. Contribute to expanded definitions of recovery within research contexts to improve relevance of scientific findings to clinical practice which will improve patient outcomes.
  • Cite empirical evidence highlighting the role of the media as a sociocultural factor that contributes to the development of eating disorders and explain how research findings inform changes in business practices of the fashion industry to prevent morbidity and mortality.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding the conference or registration, contact AED headquarters via e-mail at aed@aedweb.org, phone 847/498-4274 or fax 847/480-9282.