Supporting Patients with Eating Disorders in Primary Care: Practical Tools for GPs

Contact: CESPHN CPD Team - 1300 986 991 or events@cesphn.com.au
Target area: Inner West;Eastern Sydney; South Eastern Sydney

Join us for an interactive workshop designed to help GPs recognise, manage, and support patients with eating disorders in everyday practice. This update provides GPs with practical, evidence-based tools to support the early identification, management, and referral of patients with eating disorders. It offers clinical resources and guidance to help primary care teams deliver effective, patient-centred care in everyday practice.

This event is being facilitated by the Inside Out Institute for Eating Disorders.

Presented by:
Dr Karen Spielman
Dr Rachel Kalman

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and assess patients at risk of eating disorders through early recognition, appropriate screening, and management in primary care, including the use of an Eating Disorder Plan (EDP).
• Utilise the GP Hub to support evidence-based assessment, management, and referral of patients with eating disorders.
• Demonstrate strategies for working collaboratively with practice staff, including nurses, to provide coordinated care for patients with eating disorders.
• Apply GP Hub decision support and care planning tools, incorporating escalation pathways and emergency guidance, to manage complex eating disorder presentations in primary care

Target audience: GPs