Uncategorized Archives - EDAC-ATAC https://edac-atac.com/category/uncategorized/ Eating Disorders Association of Canada. eating disorders; clinicians; researchers; professionals; association; Canada; anorexia; bulimia; binge eating; ARFID; OSFED; troubles alimentaires; troubles de l’alimentation; cliniciens; chercheurs; recherche; professionnels; association; Canada; anorexie; boulimie; hyperphagie; Trouble de restriction ou evitement de l'ingestion d'aliments; Autre trouble de l'alimentation ou de l'ingestion d'aliments specifié Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:58:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://edac-atac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/elementor/thumbs/EDAC_Logo_profile-oqu775btkpwhmahxow22lgwa0y3i2sqj6ic2c6zjs8.jpg Uncategorized Archives - EDAC-ATAC https://edac-atac.com/category/uncategorized/ 32 32 EDAC-ATAC 2024 https://edac-atac.com/2024/05/27/edac-atac-2024/ Mon, 27 May 2024 17:42:48 +0000 https://edac-atac.com/?p=2503 Creativity and Connection | Creativite et Liens | October 23-24, 2024. For more information click below For more information

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]]> Research/professional development https://edac-atac.com/2023/01/23/research-professional-development/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 18:22:08 +0000 https://edac-atac.com/?p=1882 In 2021, EDAC-ATAC launched a bursary program, with opportunities for EDAC-ATAC members to apply for one of two bursaries: Education/Professional Development Bursary: The goal of this bursary is to support an individual to develop further knowledge or skills in the field of eating disorders, and to extend this knowledge to …

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In 2021, EDAC-ATAC launched a bursary program, with opportunities for EDAC-ATAC members to apply for one of two bursaries:

  • Education/Professional Development Bursary: The goal of this bursary is to support an individual to develop further knowledge or skills in the field of eating disorders, and to extend this knowledge to benefit others in their professional or community setting.
  • Research Bursary: The goal of this bursary is to stimulate research in the field of eating disorders.

 We also developed a conference bursary for trainees who present at the biennial EDAC-ATAC conference (awarded on conference years).

Information on how to apply will be shared with members through the EDAC-ATAC Newsletter, and posted on this website when a new competition is launched.

We are pleased to feature the recipients of the EDAC-ATAC bursary programs:

2024
Conference Bursaries for Trainees

Maegan Harvison (McGill University) will be sharing a presentation titled “Examining personality dimensions in individuals with anorexia nervosa: Role of clinical status and eating-disorder phenotype”.

Tia McNeil (Mount Royal University) will be sharing a presentation titled “Neurocognitive and Executive Functioning in Bulimia Nervosa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”.

2023

The EDAC-ATAC Professional Development and Research Bursary was not awarded in 2023 (no applications were received for these bursaries). 

2022
Sharon Hou: Recipient of the 2022 EDAC-ATAC Research Bursary

Dr. Sharon Hou is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia and a registered psychologist in the Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program for Children and Adolescents at BC Children’s Hospital. Dr. Hou was the recipient of the 2022 EDAC-ATAC Research Bursary. The bursary supported a study investigating the implementation of a dialectical behavioural therapy-informed pediatric eating disorders day treatment program on the experiences of healthcare professionals. 

 

Dr. Hou is examining the impact of implementation on experiences of compassion fatigue, self-compassion, and dialectical behavioural therapy competencies, as well as cultural safety and humility, for healthcare professionals. The bursary has supported participant remuneration for completing the study. Data at baseline (pre-implementation of the DBT program) has been collected. The post-implementation evaluation will take place this Fall 2023. Dr. Hou looks forward to sharing the final results of this project with the EDAC-ATAC community, and thanks EDAC-ATAC for their support of this project through the research bursary initiative. 

2022 EDAC-ATAC Professional Development Bursary

The EDAC-ATAC Professional Development Bursary was not awarded in 2022 (no applications were received for this bursary). We encourage members to share information about this professional development opportunity with colleagues and to consider applying to future calls for EDAC-ATAC bursaries.

2021
2021 Bursary Recipients
Abbigail Kinnear: Recipient of the 2021 EDAC-ATAC Research Bursary

The EDAC-ATAC Research Bursary supported remuneration of participants who took part in Abbigail’s research. Abbigail’s research focuses on understanding the function of eating disorder symptoms. Abbigail shared a summary of her project:

One method of improving treatment outcomes in individuals with eating disorders (EDs) may be to understand and target individual’s motives for engaging in ED behaviours – or the functions of EDs. Given the importance of assessing the functions of EDs and the lack of a comprehensive and valid assessment tool, the purpose of this research is to develop and validate a measure of ED functions. Using interviews with individuals who engage in ED behaviours and clinicians who treat EDs, we drafted a measure to assess four main functions of EDs: 1) alleviating shape, weight, and eating concerns; 2) regulating emotions; 3) regulating one’s self-concept; and 4) regulating relationships/communicating with others. Participants who engage in ED behaviours then completed this measure in an online study so that we can test the structure of this measure as well as the performance of measure items. Results of this study will support the construct validity of the measure. Once officially validated, this ED functions measure may be used to facilitate individualized treatment conceptualizations and inform treatment decisions for those with EDs.

Ali Eberhardt: Recipient of the 2021 EDAC-ATAC Professional Development Bursary

I was awarded a $500 Professional Development Bursary this year by the Eating Disorders Association of Canada (EDAC-ATAC) to put towards learning and knowledge translation related to weight inclusive care, anti-diet education and Health at Every Size. Upon receiving these funds, I collaborated with the team of Registered Dietitians I work with in the Provincial Adult Tertiary Specialized Eating Disorders Program at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC to determine best use of this bursary to put towards continuing education/training workshops in these topics. 

To begin with, I registered as a member of the Association for Size Diversity and Health which is a non-profit organization with international membership committed to the practice of HAES principles. The membership provides ongoing opportunities for development such as a workshop I attended in December called “Let’s Discuss the Centrality of “Health” in Health at Every Size®” as well as access to education resources and much more. I also registered and participated in “Master Your Anti-Diet Message” a communication masterclass with Registered Dietitian Christy Harrison. This workshop is for health care providers to unlearn potentially triggering diet culture language and help approach advocacy for our patients and clients with safe inclusive messaging.

With the remaining funds, we decided to start an Anti-Diet/Weight Inclusive Care Educational Library for our program so that our colleagues can borrow books and educational resources to support their learning into weight neutral and inclusive care. The first 3 books in our library are:

Fearing the Black Body: The racial origins of fat phobia by Sabrina Strings

Anti-Diet: Reclaim your time, money, well-being and happiness through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison, RD

The Intuitive Eating Workbook: 10 principles for nourishing a healthy relationship with food by Evelyn Tribole, RD & Elyse Resch, RD

I am so very grateful for this award which allowed access to communities and educational materials that have deepened my understanding and comfort working from a weight neutral HAES lens. The work of unlearning internalized weight stigma has just begun and I am grateful to EDAC-ATAC for their support of me on this journey.

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]]> Research Opportunities https://edac-atac.com/2021/10/07/research-opportunities/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:13:28 +0000 https://edac-atac.com/?p=1940 Members of EDAC-ATAC can contact us at edac@edac-atac.ca to request the posting of a research opportunity at no charge.

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]]> 1st Webinar announced! https://edac-atac.com/2020/01/20/1st-webinar-announced/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:29:22 +0000 https://edac-atac.ca/?p=1492 Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/834953540 Meeting ID: 834 953 540 Dial by your location         +1 647 558 0588 Canada         +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)         +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) For those unable to participate, we …

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Join Zoom Meeting:

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Meeting ID: 834 953 540

Dial by your location

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For those unable to participate, we hope to record the session to post on our website under the Members Only tab.

If you’d like to become a member of EDAC-ATAC, please visit our website at https://edac-atac.ca/become-a-member/

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]]> Montreal 2020 – Keynotes, Plenary and Panel https://edac-atac.com/2020/01/10/montreal-2020-keynotes-plenary-and-panel/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 20:00:48 +0000 https://edac-atac.ca/?p=1479 Keynotes: Dr. Allison Kelly, PhD, who will speak on self-compassion and eating disorders Dr. Eric Van Furth, PhD, who will speak about service delivery and e-mental health for eating disorders. Invited Plenaries: Panel on ARFID – Mark Norris, MD, Debra Katzman, MD, and Mimi Israel, MD Gina Dimitropoulos, PhD, who …

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  • Dr. Allison Kelly, PhD, who will speak on self-compassion and eating disorders
  • Dr. Eric Van Furth, PhD, who will speak about service delivery and e-mental health for eating disorders.

Invited Plenaries:

  • Panel on ARFID – Mark Norris, MD, Debra Katzman, MD, and Mimi Israel, MD
  • Gina Dimitropoulos, PhD, who will speak about different models of Family Based Treatment

Abstract submissions will open in early 2020!

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]]> Canadian eating-disorders organizations release national strategy on treatment and prevention https://edac-atac.com/2020/01/10/canadian-eating-disorders-organizations-release-national-strategy-on-treatment-and-prevention/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:47:13 +0000 https://edac-atac.ca/?p=1470 After three years of working with individuals from NEID, NEDIC and EDFC, members of EDAC helped create a strategy for eating disorders for Canada with recommendations in six different pillars of our field including Prevention, Public Education and Awareness, Treatment, Caregiver Support, Training and Research with EDAC contributing most directly …

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Read more about it here!

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]]> EDAC-ATAC Webinar Series https://edac-atac.com/2020/01/10/edac-atac-webinar-series/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:42:46 +0000 https://edac-atac.ca/?p=1468 New for 2020 – EDAC-ATAC Webinar series for EDAC members! We have committed to doing 8 webinars for 2020 beginning with our first one during EDAW in February with Dr. Josie Geller. Webinars will be recorded and be available for viewing on the Member’s Only area of our new website …

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