About this course

Learning Objectives

• Describe the major non profit eating disorder organizations in the US and their areas of focus
• Describe how to access professional development materials to advance clinical knowlege
• Describe how to search for and find research updates in the field of eating disorders

Learning Levels

• Beginner

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  Jillian Lampert, PhD, RD, MPH, FAED

  Vice President, Strategy and Public Affairs

  Dr. Lampert is the Vice President, Strategy and Public Affairs for The Emily Program. She has 30 years of experience in the field of eating disorders as a clinician, leader, speaker, advocate, and researcher in the field of eating disorders working across all levels of care and multiple care settings. Additionally, Dr. Lampert is Co-Founder and President of the REDC, the national consortium representing eating disorders care focused on treatment standards, best practices, access to care, and collaborative research and Board Member of the Eating Disorders Coalition, a DC-based national organization for eating disorders policy and advocacy. She holds an adjunct graduate faculty position in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota where she advises graduate students and teaches courses on eating disorder management.

  Dr. Lampert completed her doctorate degree in Nutrition and Epidemiology and Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition at the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. She has an expansive range of policy, clinical, research, education, teaching, and program development experience in the area of eating disorders.

  One of her primary goals in life is to have young people and those that love them have confident, loving relationships with their bodies and themselves.

Disclosure

References

• Spiel, E.C., Barns, R., Heruc, G.A. et al. Outcomes of professional development to support capacity to provide eating disorder treatment and exploration of service level barriers. J Eat Disord 13 (Suppl 1), 116 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01308-9
• Heruc, G., Hurst, K., Casey, A. et al. ANZAED eating disorder treatment principles and general clinical practice and training standards. J Eat Disord 8, 63 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-020-00341-0
• Crone C, Fochtmann LJ, Attia E, Boland R, Escobar J, Fornari V, Golden N, Guarda A, Jackson-Triche M, Manzo L, Mascolo M, Pierce K, Riddle M, Seritan A, Uniacke B, Zucker N, Yager J, Craig TJ, Hong SH, Medicus J. The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Eating Disorders. Am J Psychiatry. 2023 Feb
• Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Medical management of restrictive eating disorders in adolescents and young adults. J Adolesc Health Off Publ Soc Adolesc Med. 2022;71(5):648–54. 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.006.
• Hackert AN, Kniskern MA, Beasley TM. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Revised 2020 Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (Competent, Proficient, and Expert) in Eating Disorders. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Nov;120(11):1902-1919.e54. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.07.014. PMID: 33099403.