About this Webinar:

This presentation will summarise what is currently known about interventions for people with type 1 diabetes who are misusing insulin or have an eating disorder. It will summarise the aetiology of the behaviour, with a focus on narratives from people with a lived experience of diabetes and eating disorder, discuss prevention strategies and emerging treatments.

Presented By: Susan Hart, BSc, MNutrDiet, APD, PhD

Susan has worked more than 25 years as a clinician, researcher, and leader in nutrition management of eating disorders. She is currently the Eating Disorder Coordinator at St Vincent’s Health Network and the co-director of ENRG (Eating Disorder and Nutrition Research Group) at Western Sydney University. She has contributed to

the expansion of the evidence base for dietetics by conducting research that have primarily been on nutrition and dietetic practice in eating disorders. Highlights of her work include the REAL Food Guide, published in 2018 which is an education and clinical tool widely used in Australia and internationally. Her current research grants are investigating barriers and facilitators to screening, diagnosis and management of eating disorders in the emergency department and general acute care settings. She has a special interest in the unmet treatment needs of people with diabetes and an eating disorder.