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Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders

Live virtual CME for primary care physicians

Thursday, September 3, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CDT)
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Sit back, relax, and let MSACOFP bring you relevant, timely, critical CME built by and for Missouri's osteopathic family physicians. 

Developed in partnership with Missouri Project ECHO, this comprehensive CME session will help you recognize the early warning signs, clinical features, etiology, and complexity or disordered eating and eating disorders, use a trauma-informed and culturally humble approach to addressing weight, and provide evidence-based treatment in partnership with community resources. 

This educational program equips primary care physicians with the knowledge and skills to identify, assess, and support patients with disordered eating and eating disorders across the lifespan and among diverse populations. Participants will learn to recognize early warning signs, understand the complex medical and psychosocial factors that contribute to eating disorders, and apply trauma-informed, culturally humble approaches to care. Through evidence-based strategies and collaborative care models, physicians will explore practical approaches to screening, referral, treatment coordination, and ongoing management, including topics such as ARFID, RED-S, body dysmorphic disorder, gastrointestinal presentations, family-based treatment, and integrated care in rural communities.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the prevalence, risk factors, early warning signs, and clinical presentations of disordered eating and eating disorders across diverse patient populations, including individuals of varying ages, body sizes, racial and ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

2. Evaluate the medical, psychological, and behavioral complexities of eating disorders by recognizing associated conditions such as ARFID, RED-S, body dysmorphic disorder, and gastrointestinal manifestations, and applying evidence-based assessment strategies in primary care settings.

3. Implement trauma-informed, culturally humble, and team-based approaches to eating disorder care by coordinating with nutrition, behavioral health, and community partners to support early intervention, treatment engagement, and long-term patient well-being.

The MSACOFP is an accredited sponsor by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. The MSACOFP designates the 2026 Thirsty (for Knowledge) Thursdays Series for a maximum of 5 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity. AOA Category 1-A credit is accepted by the American Board of Family Medicine as Division I credit, and accepted by the AAFP as Elective Credit. AOA Category 1-A credit meets the qualifications for the 30 credits required by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians for each reelection cycle. 
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Speakers

Kelsey Esser, MSW, LCSW
Beth Harrell, MS, RD

Through a partnership with Missouri Project ECHO, learn from master social workers, behavioral health experts, therapists, and eating disorder specialists about supporting your patients experiencing disordered eating. 

For More Information:

Missouri Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Logo PO Box 410394
Kansas City, MO 64141 5736344667