Educating Health Professionals

EDV provides education aimed at other professional groups, including physical and mental health practitioners (non eating disorder specialists).

General Practitioners are the first point of call for people who feel they or a loved one may have an eating disorder. However, eating disorders are extremely complex mental illnesses that require some level of specialist knowledge to ensure symptoms are not confused with other conditions.

EDV can offer training to General Practitioners and other non-specialised health practitioners to help in the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. Training would typically cover:

Types of eating disorders
Warning signs
Risk factors
Treatment options and recovery
Intervention
Prevention

Further information

Presentations, seminars and workshops can be tailored to suit the needs of the participants after discussion with EDV staff.
For further information or to inquire about the cost of EDV’s education services, please contact edv@eatingdisorders.org.au or 03 9885 6563.

Health professionals who wish to register for EDV's Helpfinder Database

EDV has a database of health professionals in private practice in Victoria who have registered with us as having an interest in eating disorders. Referral details for health professionals in your area may be obtained by ringing the Eating Disorders Helpline on 1300 550 236. GPs who feel they have a specialised knowledge of eating disorders may wish to be listed on the EDV treatment database. Please click here to download the application form.

To search the online database please click here.

To download the latest listing of public and private treatment services in Victoria please click here.

To register for forthcoming events, please go to our Events page.

Last revision date: Monday, 27 February 2012 08:46