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Eating Disorders
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Symposium 60 - Bytes for Bites: Innovations in Digital Eating Disorder Interventions

Saturday, November 16, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EST
Location: Grand Ballroom E, Level 5, Downtown Marriott
CE: 1

Keywords: Technology / Mobile Health, Body Image, Treatment/ Program Design
Level of Familiarity: All
Recommended Readings: Kazdin, A. E., Fitzsimmons‐Craft, E. E., & Wilfley, D. E. (2017). Addressing critical gaps in the treatment of eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(3), 170-189.,  

McClure, Z., Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz, M., Messer, M., & Linardon, J. (2023). Predictors, mediators, and moderators of response to digital interventions for eating disorders: A systematic review. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

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Graham, A. K., Kosmas, J. A., & Massion, T. A. (2023). Designing digital interventions for eating disorders. Current Psychiatry Reports, 25(4), 125-138.

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Eating disorders (EDs) afflict a significant portion of the population, with lifetime prevalence rates of 8.6% among females and 4% among males. While evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for EDs exist, only a fraction of affected individuals receive treatment due to various barriers such as access and cost. Digital tools hold immense potential to expand access to care by offering empirically-supported treatments that are accessible and engaging. This symposium will illuminate the transformative power of technology in the treatment of EDs, with special attention to implementation factors given the research to practice gap that remains prominent in digital intervention research. The speakers will showcase a diverse array of digital interventions designed to address the complexities of offering technology-based interventions for clients with diverse needs (e.g., spanning levels of severity), backgrounds (e.g., sexual and gender minority youth), and settings (e.g., community mental health clinics). Presentations will speak to the multi-step process of translating empirically-supported cognitive and behavioral therapies into digital formats, from program development and usability testing to evaluating effectiveness and broad implementation. Additionally, this symposium will showcase the versatility and efficacy of technology-driven approaches for EDs. From single-session interventions to programs spanning 21 units, from programs designed to be completed independently to apps guided by clinicians, the presentations will delve into the realm of digital ED interventions, exploring their capacity to deliver personalized, evidence-based care to individuals with EDs. Specifically, the proposed symposium will include presentations on cutting-edge technologies, including: 1) a single-session intervention designed to support LGBTQ+ adolescents with body image and mood concerns, 2) an online platform designed to provide scalable training for providers in CBT guided self-help for EDs and support implementation, 3) a digital platform for adult women with EDs that includes a guided self-help and a pure self-help arm, and 4) a mobile app that can be used by help-seekers independently as well as collaboratively by patients and their clinicians. Based on the findings from these studies, the discussant will highlight the impacts of and critical gaps in existing literature, as well as key directions for the future of technology-based care for EDs.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
  1. Identify at least five considerations for translating EBTs for EDs into digital formats, with participants’ needs and expectations in mind.
  2. Generate at least one strategy for evaluating implementation determinants while collecting initial efficacy data on novel digital treatments.
  3. Generate at least one strategy for sustainably implementing digital interventions for EDs that already been established as efficacious.
  4. Compare the benefits and drawbacks of different digital intervention approaches to identify candidate treatments for specific populations.
  5. Describe how digital tools can be harnessed to disseminate EBTs via scalable training programs for novice providers.
  6. List at least three directions for future research and clinical steps that address remaining questions and mitigate the research to practice gap.

Presentations:

  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    (SYM 60) Development and Usability Testing of an Online Platform for Provider Training and Implementation of CBT Guided Self-help for Eating Disorders

    Speaker: Laura D’Adamo, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Drexel University

    Co-author: Agatha Laboe, B.A. (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin - Madison

    Co-author: Jake Goldberg, BA – Washington University in St. Louis

    Co-author: Carli Howe, BA – Washington University in St. Louis

    Co-author: Molly Fennig, M.A. (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis

    Co-author: Marie-Laure Firebaugh, LMSW – Washington University in St. Louis

    Co-author: Zafra Cooper, DPhil, DClinPsych – Yale School of Medicine

    Co-author: Denise Wilfley, Ph.D. – Washington University School Of Medicine in St. Louis

    Co-author: Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine

  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    (SYM 60) A Randomized-controlled Trial of a Digital Single-session Intervention for LGBTQ+ Youth with Body Image and Mood Concerns

    Speaker: Arielle C. Smith, B.A. (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    Co-author: Isaac L. Ahuvia, M.A. (he/him/his) – Stony Brook University

    Co-author: Katherine Cohen, M.A. (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    Co-author: Jessica L. Schleider, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University

  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    (SYM 60) Comparing Digital, Cbt-based Guided and Automated Self-help Programs for Eating Disorders

    Speaker: Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Eleos Health

    Co-author: Denise Wilfley, Ph.D. – Washington University School Of Medicine in St. Louis

  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    (SYM 60) Data-driven Discoveries: Unveiling New Horizons in Eating Disorder Research Through Digital Therapeutics

    Speaker: Jorge Palacios, M.D., Ph.D. – Bright Therapeutics