About this Presentation
In this presentation, Prof Emeritus Stephen Touyz provides an overview of the various types of eating disorders affecting patients, and the recent rise in prevalence in Australia. He will discuss how to engage, assess and treat patients with eating disorders, and the importance of the GPs role in patient care.
About the Expert
Prof Emeritus Stephen Touyz
Stephen Touyz is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney and Director of the Inside Out Institute, Sydney Local Health District /University of Sydney. He is also a visiting Senior Consultant at Westmead Hospital and a Clinical Psychology Adviser to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Emeritus Prof Touyz is a member of the Technical Advisory Group on Eating Disorders of the Department of Health and a member of the steering committee of the National Eating Disorders Collaboration. He is the co-founding editor in chief of the Journal of Eating Disorders.
