CAPSS Masterclass #12 Management of ARFID and feeding disorders presenting to non-specialist child and adolescent services

To book, please follow the booking button above. You will be directed to the member's area of the College website where you can log in with your College credentials to make a payment. If you do not have a College member account, you will be prompted to register your details, which will then allow you to log in and make a payment.

Please note, payment can only be made online, via credit or debit card.

You will then receive confirmation of your payment via email.

The masterclass will cover the evidence-base and the practical clinical aspects related to the diagnosis, epidemiology, differential diagnoses, comorbidities, aetiology, and the pharmacological as well as non-pharmacological management of ARFID and Feeding disorders.

At the end of the masterclass, delegates should become more knowledgeable and confident in the assessment and management of children and adolescents presenting with ARFID and feeding disorders.

Learning objectives:  

• Improved knowledge about the diagnosis of Young People with ARFID taking into account risk and comorbidity
• Greater understanding of the variability in signs and symptoms of ARFID and its distinction from other difficulties and disorders
• Greater understanding of the multidisciplinary elements of assessment and in young people with ARFID including ARFID specific standardized assessment and outcome measures.  
• Increased confidence in developing a formulation for young people with ARFID to inform treatment
• Increased knowledge of a range of psychological; nutritional and medical interventions. 
• Increased awareness of the challenges in managing this population and the impact of service-related issues in the management of young people with ARFID.

Dr Pippa Hugo and Dr Philippa Buckley both have extensive experience in working with Feeding and Eating Disorders across both out-patient and in-patient settings within the NHS and Private sector.

Dr Hugo is Consultant and Clinical Lead for the MCCAED ARFID service at The Maudsley Hospital, and Dr Buckley is Consultant and Clinical Lead in the Feeding and Eating Disorder Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

They will be joined by members of the multi-disciplinary teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital and Maudsley teams.

Dr Philippa Buckley and  Dr Pippa Hugo

Please refer to the Royal College of Psychiatrist's terms and conditions when booking this event.