Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Event
On Thursday 21 October, Robina Private Hospital hosted an exclusive education event for health professionals in celebration of the hospital's newest Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Program.
Health professionals and specialists with an interest in eating disorders were invited to attend the interactive information session. To commence the event's proceedings guests enjoyed canapes on arrival which was shortly followed by presentations from guest speakers; Dr Kim Hurst, Dr Aimee Maxwell and Rachel Ivey.
Event attendees had the opportunity to discuss key areas of Robina Private Hospital's new Binge Eating Disorder Program and various topics surrounding mental health concerns associated with eating disorders with three of our specialised health professionals from Robina Private Hospital.
Presentations across the evening were well received by all with a stream of positive feedback and follow up questions regarding the Binge Eating Disorder Program.
Dr Kim Hurst
Senior Psychologist and Clinical Lead of Eating Disorders at Robina Private Hospital.
Dr Hurst specialises in child and adolescent and young adult eating disorders.
Dr Aimee Maxwell
Psychologist and Binge Eating Program facilitator at Robina Private Hospital.
Dr Maxwell delivers content in the group, with a particular focus on self-compassion, distress tolerance and ambivalence to change.
Rachel Ivey
Accredited Practising Dietitian, Binge Eating Disorder Program & Inpatient Eating Disorder groups at Robina Private Hospital.
Rachel provides nutrition and dietary education while challenging eating disorder behaviours to promote a healthy and sustainable relationship with food.
Robina Private Hospital is committed to raising community awareness about mental health and educating health professionals about treatment options and referral pathways.
We regularly host information events for health professionals with attendance certificates and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ (RACGP) Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development (QI & CPD) points awarded.
If you are a health professional interested in attending Robina Private Hospital's upcoming events:
- Visit our Education Events page