Eating Disorders – Assessment and Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Subtypes, prevalence, complications, and prognosis.
• Assessment
  • Recognise and suspect possible eating disorders and the questions which can help in the assessment.
• Management
  • Principles of management and referral strategy.
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

• Identify people at risk of developing an eating disorder.
• Make a provisional diagnosis of an eating disorder and refer appropriately for confirmation of the diagnosis and secondary care management.
• Monitor a person with a confirmed eating disorder for complications and to treat or refer as necessary.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered