An annual day of education and conversation for eating disorder professionals
The InformED Community Forum offers a unique opportunity for providers to enhance their understanding of eating disorder treatment and its critical nuances. This event provides an exploration of eating disorder care through thoughtful conversations featuring leaders in the field as well as individuals with lived-experience perspectives. Attendees will gain an in-depth look at key intricacies present within the eating disorder, ensuring you leave with valuable insights applicable to your practice.
Friday, April 25th
2025 INFORMED COMMUNITY FORUM
11:00AM EST - 5:00PM EST
KEYNOTE | 11:15AM EST
Presented by Dr. Molly Pearlman
SESSION 1 | 12:15PM EST
Is It ARFID? Clinical presentations that may present as an ARFID diagnosis
Sponsored by Eating Recovery Center
SESSION 2 | 1:15PM EST
Accessing Identity-Affirming Eating Disorder Care
Sponsored by Monte Nido
SESSION 3 | 3:00PM EST
Shifting the Paradigm: Weight-neutral approaches to treating diabetes
Sponsored by Alsana
SESSION 4 | 4:00PM EST
We All Have a Role to Play: Transforming Eating Disorder Care Together
Presented by Project HEAL
Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors
The Annual InformED Community Forum is made possible by our generous community sponsors.
Become a sponsor today.
COST TO ATTEND
This event is Project HEAL’s largest fundraiser of the year. Proceeds from the Forum will support Project HEAL’s mission to break down systemic, healthcare, and financial barriers to eating disorder healing for the 80-90% of people who can’t access it.
Clinicians: $100
HEALers Circle Partners: $75
Students: $25
Scholarships Are Available
It is always our intention to lead with an equity mindset, ensuring that everyone has access to this essential learning. If you are in need of accessing a full scholarship for this CE event, please contact kaylee@theprojectheal.org.
Now Available On Demand
2024 INFORMED COMMUNITY FORUM
KEYNOTE
Toward Inclusive Healing: Linking Food Insecurity, Public Health Nutrition, and Weight Inclusive Practice in ED Care
Presented by Patrilie Hernandez, Embody Lib
SESSION 1
Confronting the Culture of Stoicism: Men, Eating Disorders, and the Fight to Feel
Presented by Aaron Flores
SESSION 2
The Weight of Expectations: Understanding the Risks of GLP-1s in Vulnerable Populations
Sponsored by Eating Recovery Center
SESSION 3
Number Nonsense: Debunking Junk Science, BMI, BRI, and Their Role in Disordered Eating
Sponsored by The Emily Program
SESSION 4
Athletes and the Pressure to Perform: Exploring Eating Disorders, Body Image, and Mental Health
Sponsored by McCallum Place
2024 CE Sponsor Disclosure
Continuing Education Credits for the 2024 InformED Community Forum are provided by Eating Recovery Center. For issues related to accessing CE credits, contact continuing.education@ERCPathlight.com.
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All CE Credits for the Informed Community Forum are provided by Eating Recovery Center.
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All registrants of this event who would like to receive CE Credits for this event will be required to sign into to ERC Pathlight's Continuing Education Portal.
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In support of improving patient care, Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 clinical continuing education credits.
Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit + One CPEU). If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60-minute hour + 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.
Eating Recovery Center, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Eating Recovery Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Eating Recovery Center, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0280.
Eating Recovery Center, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0756.
Eating Recovery Center, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0232.
All Eating Recovery Center, LLC sponsored educational activities are presented in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you are in need of accommodations, please contact Misty Everett at misty@projectheal.com