Bridging the Science-Practice Gap to Improve Outcomes for Eating Disorders

Speaker:
Erin Reilly, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor • Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences • UCSF Weill Insititute for Neurosciences
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Learning objectives:
• Discuss the scientist practitioner model and the ways in which the research-practice gap may hamper outcomes for mental health treatments, including in eating disorders
• Outline two strategies for engaging stakeholders in informing clinical research priorities
• Describe at least one novel treatment development initiative in the area of eating disorders
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UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers