Keynote address | Prof Tracey Wade | State-of-the-art principles for working with people with eating disorders
| Friday, May 15, 2020 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Ballroom Le Grand |
Presenter(s)
Prof Tracey Wade
MClinPsych PhD
Flinders University
Keynote address | Prof Tracey Wade | State-of-the-art principles for working with people with eating disorders
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMOutline
Professor Tracey Wade will give a brief overview of the evidence-based treatments for different eating disorders across different age groups recommended by international guidelines. She will highlight where gaps in our knowledge exist. She will discuss in some detail the general principles of effective treatment that are independent of the specific treatment modality being applied, and the evidence for these principles.
Learning outcomes
1. Know which therapies for eating disorders are recommended and where to find more information about these therapies.
2. Understand the gaps in our knowledge about how to treat eating disorders.
3. Understand the principles for promoting more effective engagement and outcomes in treatment for eating disorders.
2. Understand the gaps in our knowledge about how to treat eating disorders.
3. Understand the principles for promoting more effective engagement and outcomes in treatment for eating disorders.
Biography
Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Tracey Wade completed a MClinPsych at the Australian National University in 1992, and a PhD at Flinders University in 1998. Since 2000 she has worked in the School of Psychology at Flinders University. She served as Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Psychologist (2010 to 2014) and is currently an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Eating Disorders. In 2015 she was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, in 2016 she was made an Inaugural Honorary Fellow of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, and in 2019 she was the recipient of the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders Distinguished Achievement Award. She continues to conduct research in a range of clinic settings as well as schools, with over 200 peer-reviewed publications. She has co-authored three books describing evidence-based therapy approaches for perfectionism and eating disorders.
