The 12th Annual Professional Symposium for the Prevention and Treatment of Eating Disorders will take place on Thursday and Friday, February 16 and 17, 2011. The symposium is jointly sponsored with UT Southwestern Medical Center. CME and CEU credits will be provided.
 

Keynote Speaker is James Lock, MD, PhD, FAED. Dr. Lock is a Professor of Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine where he also serves as the Medical Director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Care Unit and Director of the Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Program. One of the most renowned researchers in the field of eating disorders, Dr. Lock is the co-author of the only evidence-based treatment manual for anorexia nervosa. His current research focuses on interventions for younger patients. Course Director is Stephanie Setliff, MD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, UT Southwestern, and Medical Director, Inpatient Pediatric Psychiatry, Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
 

Other guest faculty members include: Anna Bardone-Cone, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Mark Schwartz, ScD,Clinical Co-Director,Castlewood Treatment Center; Marcia Nickow, PsyD,CADC,CGP,Clinical Coordinator, Timberline Knolls; Carolyn Coker-Ross, MD,MPH,Integrative Medicine Physician and Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Arizona; Lisa Kantor, JD,Eating Disorders Litigation Specialist; Susan Mericle, ATR,Art Therapist, Eating Disorder Program at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas; and Anne Ducharme-Jones, LCSW,Yoga Instructor, Therapist, Cedar Springs Austin. UT Southwestern faculty members include: Carrie McAdams, MD,PhD, Assistant Instructor of Psychiatry in then the Physician Scientist Training Program; and Deborah Clegg, PhD,RD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition.