Quarterly Meeting and Educational Program: OCD and Eating Disorders

Please join the iaedp™ Foundation | Central Florida Chapter for our second quarterly CEU event of 2026.

OCD and Eating Disorders: Differentiating and Addressing These Closely-Related Conditions

Date: May 15th, 2026 at 10:00am

Location: 2800 N Orange Ave, third floor

Price: $15 general admission, students free (please provide proof of active Student ID)

Presentation Description:

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify shared risk factors and differentiators across OCD and Eating Disorders.

2. Summarize evidence-based practices for the treatment of OCD.

3. Describe considerations for determining how to sequence the treatment of OCD and an eating disorder.

4. Describe the impact of malnutrition on the brain.

Description: The presence of co-occurring conditions can complicate the treatment of eating disorders. A common co-occurring condition is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In fact, as many as 35% of patients with eating disorders also have OCD, with particularly high rates for those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa (AN) and avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). This presentation will provide an overview of why OCD and eating disorders seem to be so closely related, help providers differentiate between the two conditions, and understand malnutrition’s impact on neurobiology. There will also be an interactive portion to help providers problem-solve in real-time how to incorporate treatment of OCD into eating disorder recovery.

Presenter Bio: Dr. Maria La Via is the Director of Psychiatry, Clinical Affairs at Equip. Having worked across child, adolescent, and adult populations, she has dedicated her career to researching and clinically treating individuals with eating disorders. After completing her psychiatry residency at Medical University of South Carolina, she served nine years as Medical Director of the Center for Overcoming Problem Eating and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. She then moved to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she became Medical and Clinical Director of the Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders. She joined the team at Equip in May 2022.

National Alliance for Eating Disorders 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-0622.National Alliance for Eating Disorders has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6958. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. National Alliance for Eating Disorders is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. National Alliance for Eating Disorders is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.National Alliance for Eating Disorders maintains responsibility for this program and its content. National Alliance for Eating Disorders is approved by the Florida Board of Psychology to provide continuing education
courses to psychologists (Provider # 50-11298, expires May 31, 2026). The Board of Psychology will not revoke the continuing psychological education credit given to any psychologist for the completion of any continuing psychological education program sponsored by a provider whose status is later revoked by the Board as a result of any complaint registered against the program by a psychologist. National Alliance for Eating Disorders is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing (Provider # 50-11298, expires October 31, 2025). National Alliance for Eating Disorders is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling (Provider # 50-11298, expires March 31, 2025). National Alliance for Eating Disorders is approved by the Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition (Provider # 50-11298).
National Alliance for Eating Disorders maintains responsibility for this program and its content. If you are an out of state provider, check your state’s rules and regulations for more information regarding your continuing education requirements.

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