Join EDCI for a full day of continuing education led by speaker, writer, thought leader and all-around methodology rock star, Ragen Chastain.

Ragen is an internationally recognized speaker and thought leader on all things weight science, weight stigma, and healthcare. Ragen has planned a comprehensive overview of these topics for the EDCI provider community. 

Objectives

1)  Upon completion of this learning activity, learners will be able to define and recognize the various types of weight stigma and bias, explain their impact on eating disorders patients, practitioners, and caregivers, and reduce or eliminate weight stigma and bias in their practices
2)  After completing this training, participants will be able to distinguish between the weight-centric and weight-neutral paradigms and explain and apply the current weight science research to them in order to provide ethical, evidence-based care.
3)  Upon completing this workshop, learners will be able to select and employ weight-neutral methodologies in their eating disorders practice.

Program Flow

8:00 - 8:25 AMAttendee Check-in  

8:25 - 8:30 AMOpening remarks

8:30 - 10:00 AMThe World is Messed Up, You are Fine

10:00 - 10:15 AMBreak

10:15 - 11:45 AMUnderstanding the Research Around Weight and Health

11:45 - 1:15 PMLunch Break

1:15 - 2:45 PMWeight Bias in Healthcare

2:45 - 3:00 PMBreak

3:00 - 4:30 PMSize Acceptance and Eating Disorders: A Critical, Crucial, Core Conversation

4:30 - 4:35 PMClosing Remarks

4:35 - 6:00 PMProvider Social

Continuing Education

Social Workers/Counselors: Six credit hours of continuing education have been approved by the NASW IA.

Psychologists: EDCI is providing a certificate of attendance for 6.00 CE hours for participants who attend the full conference. 

Dietitians: Continuing education hours have been approved for 6.00 CPE by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Full attendance is required. 

Nurses: Des Moines Area Community College is an Iowa Board of Nursing 

Approved Provider. DMACC IBON Provider #22 has approved this training event for 6.00 Nursing Contact hours. Full attendance is required to earn contact hours. No partial attendance credit will be awarded. It is the licensees responsibility to determine if the continuing education programs they attend meet the requirements of their professional licensure board.

Medical Providers: UnityPoint Health – Des Moines is accredited by the Iowa Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  UnityPoint Health – Des Moines designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

  To receive and track your CME, please refer to these instructions.

All Other Professionals Not Listed: May be eligible for continuing education. Consult your governing rules to determine if appropriate subject matter criteria will apply to credit hours.

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*Please note that we hope to make the event as comfortable as possible for all body types. The facility has informed us that conference chairs have a weight limit of 325lbs and are the following dimensions: 18.5" deep, 19" wide, 17" tall.