Why Multidisciplinary Team Treatment is Critical to Recovery

Eating disorders are complex illnesses with significant physiological and psychological implications. For treatment to be effective, interdisciplinary collaboration is essential. Recovery relies on the right interventions at the right time, medically, nutritionally, psychiatrically and therapeutically. There are challenges to multidisciplinary care, however, for both clients and providers. Dr. Joseph Crozier, MD, PhD; Elysse Miller, RDN, LDN; and Mem Wood, LCMHCS have been treating clients collaboratively for close to a decade and have supervised multidisciplinary treatment teams across all le...Read morevels of care. They will share the research along with their personal experience and anecdotes about the difficulties and benefits of this framework for eating disorder treatment. Less...

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Learning Objectives

Explain at least three key benefits of a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of eating disorders across the lifespan and all levels of care.
Demonstrate the ability to apply key concepts of multidisciplinary team treatment to at least two client scenarios provided by presenters.
Name at least two common challenges in multidisciplinary care and to identify presenters' proposed solution strategies.

Target Audience

Professional counselors, mental health professionals, dietitians, social workers, healthcare providers, and individuals seeking to expand their knowledge in these areas.

Learning Levels

All Levels

Thursday, July 31, 2025

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11:00 AM CDT - 12:00 PM CDT

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About the speakers

Merode "Mem" Wood, MS, LCMHCS

Clinical Director, Durham Adult Inpatient & Residential

Mem Wood (she/her) is the Clinical Director for Inpatient and Residential at The Emily Program’s Adult Eating Disorder Treatment Centers in Durham, North Carolina. Mem attended the New College of Florida, where she completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in literature and gender studies. Mem earned her master’s in clinical mental health counseling at Florida International University. She completed her training at the Renfrew Center of South Florida, a residential treatment center for eating disorders. Before she transitioned to The Emily Program, Mem worked at the Renfrew Center of South Florida as Program Manager and Manager of the Aftercare Department, as well as a primary therapist at the residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care. Mem has been with The Emily Program (formerly Veritas Collaborative) for seven years.

Joseph Crozier, MD, PhD, CEDS-C

Regional Medical Director

Joe Croizer (he/him) serves as Regional Medical Director for The Emily Program’s North Carolina eating disorder treatment centers. Joe brings a unique approach to his clinical work that he credits to his training as both a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist.

Before joining The Emily Program (formerly Veritas Collaborative) team in 2017, Joe held faculty positions in the medical schools at Duke University and the University of North Carolina (UNC). While at UNC, Joe was the Medical Director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders. In this role, he treated clients at the inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient levels of care, as well as participated in research examining new treatment approaches for clients with eating disorders.

Joe is a passionate advocate for the care of clients with eating disorders, inspired by his experience working with clients in extreme physical and emotional distress and walking with them through recovery. He is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and is board-certified in General and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Consistent with his training in psychiatry and psychology, Joe approaches his clients with a deep appreciation for the connection between mind and body and the scope of the mental and physical impacts of eating disorders. Joe understands that recovering from an eating disorder requires sustained, gradual effort through inevitable emotional and physical struggles. He believes that multidisciplinary treatment can help clients overcome their struggles by addressing disordered patterns of thoughts and feelings and reconnecting them to their deeply held values and goals.

Elysse Thebner Miller, MPH, RDN, LDN, CEDS-C

Regional Nutrition Manager, North Carolina

Elysse Thebner Miller (she/her) is the Regional Nutrition Manager at The Emily Program’s North Carolina Treatment Centers. Elysse attended Ithaca College, where she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences/pre-medical studies with an emphasis in nutrition, and minors in anthropology and art. Elysse earned her master’s in public health (with a nutrition focus) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health. She completed her dietetic internship at UNC Center for Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED) and Duke University.

Before joining The Emily Program (formerly Veritas Collaborative), Elysse worked as a Registered Dietitian (RD) at the UNC CEED clinic, working with individuals in inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient levels of care. She also served as a research dietitian in trials for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.

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