Orthorexia Nervosa: IAEDP Symposium 2009 - An Unhealthy Focus on Healthful Eating
Total CE Credit Hours: 2 Course Info URL: https://www.ce-credit.com/courses/101704
To help ensure your CEs are relevant to your practice,
we regularly retire courses that are no longer current.
This course has been retired. It is no longer available.
We add new courses all the time. Try these categories:
Webinar from the 2009 International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Symposium. Note: For this course there is a small additional fee to obtain the webinar. Please see the “Get Course Materials” link in the right sidebar for details.
This workshop will explore the concept of Orthorexia Nervosa (ON), a coined phrase referring to an obsessive focus on healthful eating (& living). Discussion will encompass the similarities & differences between ON and diagnostic eating disorders, if & when ON becomes dangerous, & how to effectively treat ON. Case studies & group discussion will be an important aspect of this workshop.
Content Outline:
Orthorexia Nervosa: An Unhealthy Focus on Healthful Eating
Amanda Mellowspring, MS,RD,LD
I. Defining Orthorexia Nervosa
a. Background
b. Phraseology
c. Variations
II. Similarities to Diagnostic Eating Disorders
a. Anorexia Nervosa
i. Case examples
b. Bulimia Nervosa
i. Case examples
c. ED-NOS
i. Case examples III. Differences between ON & Diagnostic Eating Disorders
a. Anorexia Nervosa
b. Bulimia Nervosa
c. ED-NOS
IV. Prevalence of ON
a. Children
b. Athletes
c. Medical Diagnoses / Survivors
d. Males
V. Treating ON
a. Recognizing
b. Understanding
c. Nutrition Approach
This course is based on the recorded webinar, Orthorexia Nervosa: IAEDP Symposium 2009 – An Unhealthy Focus on Healthful Eating created by Amanda C. Mellowspring, MS, RD, LD
Course Material Author
Amanda C. Mellowspring, MS, RD, LD
Amanda Mellowspring is a registered dietitian specializing in eating disorder recovery. Amanda has a varied background in nutrition, having earned a BS in Foods & Nutrition from Appalachian State University & an MS in Whole Food Nutrition from Bastyr University. She also completed her Dietetic Internship in Seattle, WA through Bastyr University, the only school in this country with both a focus on complementary alternative medicine, whole foods nutrition, & approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Amanda has specific interest in work related to Orthorexia Nervosa & has devoted writing, research, & presentations to this topic area. Amanda has worked in a variety of settings, including residential treatment, college health, & tribal health. Amanda currently maintains her private practice as Eat from the Earth Nutrition Counseling, LLC & serves as the Clinical Nutrition Coordinator for Cedar Springs Treatment Center of Austin.
Amanda C. Mellowspring, MS, RD, LD authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, therapists, and counselors who seek to update their research knowledge and competency in treating patients with eating disorders, increase and acquire new skills, learn new intervention strategies, and obtain continuing education credits. It is appropriate for professionals at all levels of knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
After this presentation, participants will be able to note similarities between ON & diagnostic eating disorders.
After this presentation, participants will be able to note when a focus on healthful eating becomes dangerous.
After this presentation, participants will be able to define Orthorexia Nervosa.
Disclosures
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
CE Learning Systems, LLC is an independent provider of continuing medical education. CE Learning Systems, LLC has no proprietary or financial interest in medical or healthcare products over which the FDA (USA) or EMA (EU) has regulatory authority.
In accordance with our disclosure policies, CE Learning Systems, LLC is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor for all accredited continuing education. These policies include assigning relevance to, and mitigating, all perceived or real conflicts of interest between any individual with control over the content and any ineligible company (commercial interest).
Any individual with control over accredited content, including planner, faculty, and reviewer, is required to globally disclose:
Individual relationship(s) or lack thereof, and its nature, with any/all ineligible company, and
any investigational, off-label, or non-FDA approved content or discussion
CE Learning Systems, LLC has reviewed these disclosures, assigned relevance based on the relationship and scope of content, and identified those with the potential to compromise the goals and educational integrity of the education. Relevant relationships, or lack thereof, are shared with the learner.
Education has been independently peer-reviewed to validate content, mitigate identified conflicts of interest, and ensure:
All recommendations involving clinical medicine is based on evidence that is accepted within the medical profession as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients.
All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in accredited continuing education in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
Content is appropriate, fair and balanced, unbiased, referenced, and non-promotional.
Planners
The planners have reported the following: There are no relevant disclosures.
Course Material Author
The authors have disclosed any disclosures within the material.
Course Creator: Max Schwanekamp
There are no relevant disclosures.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
Exam Questions
All exam questions for the course are visible on this page for members of CE-Credit.com.
Membership is free, and you can register today!
You'll only pay when you're ready to purchase a course, or if you take advantage of the Unlimited Package.
If you're already a member, please sign in to see the exam questions for this and all other courses.
Discuss this course
When you're an Unlimited CE or Pay As You Go member you can discuss this course after you pass the exam.
Is this course approved for my continuing education requirements?
Yes, most likely. Look Up Your State Board for more detailed information. Logged-in site members will see the relevant approval information displayed in the Approvals tab for every course.
Do you have accommodations for my disability (ADA)?
If you are having trouble using CE-Credit.com, please contact us! We would be happy to accommodate your needs right away, and your input will help us make CE-Credit.com more accessible for future users too.
How do I enroll in this course?
Use the Enroll In This Course button and just follow the instructions! You don't pay anything until you're ready
to take an exam.
What do I have to do to complete the course?
To complete the course, review the course objectives, then review the material, and then pass the exam with a score of 75% or greater and lastly complete an evaluation.
How do I access the materials?
Most of our courses are based on online articles available for free to the public. Some courses, such as
those based on books, require that you purchase the material. Use the Materials tab above for more
info. You don't need to enroll in the course to access materials, whether free or paid. So you always
know what you're getting into before you commit to taking the exam.
How do I get my certificate?
Your certificate(s) will be available to download or email immediately when you pass the course exam and complete the evaluation.
Can I contact you for more help?
Yes! Use the Help widget at the bottom-right of the screen anywhere on CE-Credit.com to search our help docs, or to ask our support team for help. Unlike most of our competitors, CE-Credit.com has live US-based support reps to help you by email, chat, or phone.
