A Shared Approach: assessment, prevention and treatment

Bringing together a new era of collaboration, information sharing and professional networking. The conference is being held from the 26th - 27th May 2014 at QT Hotel, Gold Coast.

Eating disorders, obesity and unhealthy dieting practices are a serious public health concern due to their high prevalence and adverse effects on psychological and physical health. The cost to the public health system is also of concern at all levels of Government and the Health Insurance sector. The increasing occurrence illustrates the urgent need to address the relationship between eating disorders and obesity, and other recommendations of health promoting activities.

Susan Yanovski, Director of the Obesity and Eating Disorders Program at the National Institutes of Diabetes in the USA told a conference audience "The eventual goal is not to think about obesity as a single problem, but to define the type of obesity with psychological and blood tests, and to weigh the genetic influences. Then we can target specific behavioural or pharmacological interventions". 

This conference will encompass contemporary best practice, multidisciplinary care and research into the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and treatments relating to eating disorders and obesity. It will also examine Government and Health Sector Initiatives.

It will bring together clinical practitioners, academics, mental health experts and public health administrators from Australasia.

Shared information will include;

• On-going Research and Outcomes
• New Knowledge Developments: programs and strategies
• Latest evidence and guidelines on early diagnosis and successful case management
• New Treatments
• Research Validation of Early Intervention Strategies
• Prevention Strategies: examine and review effectiveness
• Translational Research - from lab bench to the clinic and individual patient
• Discussion on Best Practice
• Government and Health Sector Initiatives

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• A/Prof Leah Brennan, Clinical and Health Psychologist
• Ms Anita Cochrane, Clinical Psychologist (AHPRA), Accredited Practising Dietitian, LifePsyche Pty Ltd
• Ms Kim Hurst, Senior Psychologist, Eating Disorder Program
• Dr Vivienne Lewis, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Faculty of Health, Canberra University
• Jane Martin, Executive Manager, Obesity Policy Coalition
• Dr Jonathan Mond, Adjunct Associate Professor, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University
• Christine Morgan, CEO, The Butterfly Foundation; National Director, The National Eating Disorders Collaboration
• Professor Brian Oldfield, Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
• Professor Steve Simpson, Academic Director of the Charles Perkins Centre and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Sydney

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QT Hotel, Gold Coast

A designer hotel, an experience in style

7 Staghorn Avenue, 
Surfers Paradise QLD 4217 Australia 
reservations@qtgoldcoast.com.au, 61 7 5584 1200

Located in the heart of the Gold Coast

This city-centre hotel is located in Surfers Paradise, close to Cavill Avenue and Surfers Paradise Beach.

Mountain River Room: $170.00 per room, per night.

QT King - Mountain River View 
Step into one of the newest rooms on the coast featuring a luxurious QT King bed, beautiful views of the surrounding hinterland and Nerang River, a private balcony, workspace, flatscreen HD TV, bespoke bathroom, deluxe amenities, iPod dock, mini bar and designer furnishings. Our QT King Room is sure to please!

QT Twin - Mountain River View 
Relax in style in our new QT Twin Room, featuring luxurious QT Twin Queen beds and stunning hinterland views.

BREAKFAST 
Please note additional full buffet breakfast is charged at a discounted rate of $25.00 per person per day (normally $32 per person).

CHECK-IN PROCEDURES 
QT Gold Coast will require a pre-authorisation on check in for all individual guests, unless a company credit card has been provided for all charges prior to check in. Should a company credit card be provided, please note the card will be charged for all outstanding amounts on check out. 
Further, all guests will be required to present photo ID on check in.

Features.
Gold Coast International Hotel has an outdoor pool, a spa tub, a fitness facility, and tennis courts. High-speed (wired) Internet access is available in public areas (surcharges apply). Business amenities at this 4.5-star property include a business center and small meeting rooms.

Spacious rooms with stunning views
Our spacious Gold Coast hotel rooms are air-conditioned and feature their own private balconies so you can make the most of the fresh ocean breezes and balmy, sub-tropical warmth. And the views are breathtaking, amazing ocean, mountain and river panoramas stretch forever. At night, a stream of shimmering lights link the Coast as it gets set to party.

If food, wine, music, design, fashion and art are your thing, QT Gold Coast is the place for you. Walk in to our Surfers Paradise accommodation and be welcomed by an inspiring open-spaced setting with beautiful artist-crafted features and bold custom lighting. Our 297 designer Gold Coast guest rooms offer splendid views of the coast’s famous scenery plus all the glamour and style you’d expect from Australia’s party playground.

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Submission Info

Authors or organisations interested in submitting a paper or presenting a workshop are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 300 words outlining the aims, contents and conclusions of their paper or presentation; or about their intended role in a workshop. 

All proposals will be reviewed by the Program Committee. Presentations will be selected to provide a program that offers a comprehensive and diverse treatment of issues related to the Conference theme. Authors will be notified by e-mail of the outcome of their abstract submission.

Note: Presenting authors for Oral, Poster and Workshop presentations are required to register for the conference and pay the applicable fee.

• Abstracts open: 26th April 2013
• Abstracts close: 31st January 2014
• Notification to Authors: 14th February 2014
• Author Acceptances: 28th February 2014
• Draft Program available: 14th March 2014

Oral Presentations

Oral presentations should be of 30 minutes duration (20-25 minute presentations & 5-10 minute discussion). Papers not selected for oral presentation might be given the option of poster presentation instead.

Workshops

Workshops will require an interactive format to facilitate active learning, such as discussion, activities, small group role plays.

Workshops will be delivered for 90 minutes. The format should focus on offering participants an interactive information session. Presenters will be entirely responsible for the workshop facilitation. 
Submissions should include an outline of the workshop objectives:

1. Background
2. Who should attend
3. Structure of workshop
4. Intended outcomes

Poster Presentations

Poster presentations are visual displays of material to be presented and constitute an interactive and communicative medium, usually combining text and graphics information. Posters may be on any topic relevant to the conference themes.

Posters will be displayed in the exhibition area and for the duration of the conference. It is expected that presenter should be available during meal breaks to discuss it with conference participants. Specific information regarding size and mounting requirements will be provided with the notice of acceptance.

Peer Review

All accepted presenters will have the opportunity to have their full paper peer reviewed published in the Conference Proceedings with an ISBN. Please indicate if you will be presenting an academically oriented, professional paper for consideration for publication in the conference proceedings for which you request peer refereeing on the submission form.

Terms and Conditions

All presenting authors will be required to register and pay in order to ensure their abstract is included in the final program. A discounted registration is available to all presenters. The deadline for presenting author registration is 17 April 2014.

By submitting an abstract you give consent to publication of the abstract in conference material, including but not limited to, the conference blog, Book of abstracts, email promotion. 
All abstracts must be original work. The author is responsible for the accuracy of the abstract

All submissions must be completed electronically via the online submission form. If you are unable to submit in this manner, please contact the conference secretariat for further information.

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Conference Secretariat , Eating Disorders Australia

Phone: 011-61-7-5502-2068

Fax: 011-61-7-5527-3298

Email: secretariat@eatingdisordersaustralia.org.au