Looking forward to welcoming you to ECED Belfast 2022
We are delighted to announce that the reconvened ECED Belfast meeting dates are confirmed for Thursday September 22nd until Saturday September 24th, 2022, taking place in The Assembly Buildings, Belfast City centre and registration is now open. We are very excited to be able to host ECED in Belfast and look forward to welcoming you after the turmoil of the last few years.
A limited number of day tickets now available for Friday and/or half-day Saturday. Email Gerry Butcher
Thursday September 22nd
| Venue | Titanic Museum Ballroom, 1 Olympic Way, Queen’s Road, Belfast BT3 9EP. |
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| 16:00-17:30 | Registration; Drinks Reception |
| 17:30-18:15 | Opening Ceremony, Speeches, and Delegate Welcome Robin Swann, MLA, Minister of Health for Northern Ireland. |
| 18:15 | Nikolett Bógar, Semmelweis University Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Budapest, HUNGARY – “The Voice of Lived Experience”. |
| 19:15 | Gala Evening Dinner followed by Irish music and dancing with ‘TA DA’ Irish Dance Company |
| 23:00 | Finish; coach return to central Belfast (Europa Hotel) |
Friday September 23rd
| Venue | Assembly Buildings Conference Centre, 2-10 Fisherwick Place, Belfast BT1 6DW |
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| 08:00 – 09:00 | Main Assembly Hall – Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome and Opening Speeches: The Lord Mayor, The Right Honourable Tina Black |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | First Debate: ‘The psychopathology of the eating disorders means there is little place for those with a lived experience to be involved in the planning of their own treatment.’ Debate Moderator: J. Hubert Lacey, ENGLAND Speakers: Annemarie van Elburg, NETHERLANDS & Harriet Parsons, IRELAND |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee/Tea break: Ground Floor Catering Area |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Parallel Paper Sessions |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch: Ground Floor Catering Area |
Friday September 23rd
11:30 – 13:00 Parallel Paper Session 1a
| Venue | Minor Hall Chair: John Roche, ENGLAND |
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| 11:30 – 11:45 P1) | The family in anorexia nervosa: From aetiopathogenesis to maintenance perspective. What to focus on when planning an intervention for parents. Elena Tenconi, Sofia Calonaci, Elisabetta Iraci, Valentina Meregalli, Marta Magno, Paolo Meneguzzo, Angela Favaro. ITALY |
| 11:50 – 12:05 P2) | FBT and beyond, experiences in a tertiary treatment center. Marie-Jeanne J.A.M. Schier, Anja Pennings, Christien M.T Schilder, Annemarie A. van Elburg. NETHERLANDS |
| 12:10 – 12:25 P3) | User involvement in a PhD project on parents and siblings of individuals with eating disorders. Jannike Karlstad, Cathrine Fredriksen Moe, Mari Wattum, Ragni A. Stokland & Berit Støre Brinchmann. NORWAY |
| 12:30 – 12:45 P4) | Parental speeches of adolescents suffering from severe anorexia nervosa – a preliminary lexicometric analysis. Jeanne Duclos, Alexandra Sarrazin, Vincent Dodin & EVHAN. FRANCE |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Plenary discussion with all presenters |
Friday September 23rd
11:30 – 13:00 Parallel Paper Session 1b
| Venue | The Boardroom Chair: Jacinta Hastings, IRELAND |
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| 11:30 – 11:45 P5) | Efficacy of two video-interventions to promote professional help-seeking for bulimia nervosa: results from an online experiment. Stephanie Bauer, Diana Lemmer, Markus Moessner. GERMANY |
| 11:50 – 12:05 P6) | Effectiveness of virtual reality exposure therapy for treatment of dysmorphophobia in patients with anorexia nervosa: A controlled, randomised, superiority trial. Antoine Manès , Coralie Barbe , Romain Bouillot , Alexandre Novo , Anne-Catherine Rolland, Julien Eutrope. FRANCE |
| 12:10 – 12:25 P7) | Weight loss in a pro-ED online community: A longitudinal observational study. Markus Moessner, Johannes Feldhege, Stephanie Bauer. GERMANY |
| 12:30 – 12:45 P8) | Mentalisation Based Treatment Groups for Carers. David Coyle. NORTHERN IRELAND |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Plenary discussion with all presenters |
Friday September 23rd
11:30 – 13:00 Parallel Paper Session 1c
| Venue | Ground Floor Conference Room Chair: Zuzanna Gajowiec, IRELAND |
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| 11:30 – 11:45 P9) | When anorexia nervosa symptoms mask a Kallmann Syndrome: a case report. Tara Berenbaum. BELGIUM |
| 11:50 – 12:05 P10) | What can we learn from the treatment history of anorexia nervosa patients who have died? Greta Noordenbos. NETHERLANDS |
| 12:10 – 12:25 P11) | Admission and goodbye letters from adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa in a day hospital. Sarah Pinto, Nathalie Godart, Céline Bréan, Samah Belkheir, Elodie Betremieux, France Boyer, Pauline Drecq, Charline Gautier, France Hirot, Flora Hollande, Claire Lam, Isabelle Leledy, Barbara Maison, Sophie Nicolich, Audrey Paveau, Chloé Penabaille, Morgane Pidoux, Hugo Saoudi Mélanie Urvoy and Lisa Minier. FRANCE |
| 12:30 – 12:45 P12) | Embodiment in anorexia nervosa: Is there an impairment in the cognitive presentation of the body? Paolo Meneguzzo, Patrizia Todisco, Enrico Collantoni, Valentina Meregalli, Elena Tenconi, Angela Favaro. ITALY |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Plenary discussion with all presenters |
Brief Conference Overview for Friday/Saturday
On Friday September 23rd a debate on
‘The psychopathology of the eating disorders means there is little place for those with a lived experience to be involved in the planning of their own treatment.’
3 workshop presentations to choose from:
- The ROCKETLAUNCH project. Implementing key components of evidence-based family therapy for eating disorders in child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient care. Ulf Wallin, SWEDEN
- How to reduce critical thoughts and voices in eating disorder patients. Greta Noordenbos, NETHERLANDS
- Perspectives from the development of a mentalization-based intensive outpatient service for adolescents with eating disorders. Lisa Mukherjee, Sara Schjølberg Marques, Aisling McGrath and Tom Jewell, ENGLAND.
24 research papers will be presented and discussed at the parallel paper sessions, along with a number of research posters.
On Saturday morning, September 24th there is a symposium being delivered by French colleagues on:
How Day Hospitalisation for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa are Organised: Three Different Approaches.
Flora Bat-Pitault, Doriane Costa, Corinne Blanchet, Nathalie Godart, FRANCE
Or a workshop to choose: Anxiety, body, and motherhood: eating disorders in pregnancy and postpartum, by Finn Skårderud & Bente Sommerfeldt, NORWAY
Followed by a debate on: ‘Severe and enduring anorexia nervosa sufferers should be allowed to make an informed choice to end treatment and enter end-of-life care.’