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Adequate Treatment and Costs for Eating Disorders
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Invitation
Featured Speakers
We thank the U.S. Senate sponsors for this
briefing,
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 Senator
Norm Coleman
(R-Minnesota)
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 Senator
Mark Dayton
(D-Minnesota)
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Congressional Briefing
Attracts a Full House
April 14, 2004 - Eating
disorder experts discussed treatment and costs before a packed Senate hearing
room on April 14. The briefing sponsored by Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) and
Senator Mark Dayton (D-MN) attracted 78 people, including staffers from 20 house
and senate offices, nonprofit groups, government officials, and members of the
media.
An Invitation
to Learn About Eating Disorders and Public Policy
Senator Norm Coleman (MN) and
Senator Mark Dayton (MN) invite you to an informative policy
briefing, Treatment Costs for Eating Disorders.
The briefing is Wednesday, April 14, 3:30-5:00 p.m., and is coordinated by the Eating Disorders
Coalition for Research, Policy & Action.
Details about speakers will soon
appear in this space.
Coming: Click here for a copy of the full invitation.
Featured Speakers
Click on titles to read
speeches.
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 B. Timothy Walsh, M.D.
B. Timothy Walsh, M.D.
Director of
Primary Care
Cornell University
New York
B. Timothy Walsh, M.D., a graduate
of Princeton University and of Harvard Medical School, joined the
staff of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in 1979. Since that
time, he has been director of the Eating Disorders Research Unit
at New York State Psychiatric Institute, and is currently the
Ruane Professor of Pediatric Psychopharmacology in the Department
of Psychiatry at the College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia
University. Between June, 2002, and October, 2003, Dr. Walsh
served as acting Chair of the Department and Interim Director of
Psychiatric Institute.
In a number of research studies,
Dr. Walsh and his group have examined biological abnormalities
which may contribute to the development and perpetuation of
disturbances in eating behavior, and have examined both
psychological and pharmacological treatments for Anorexia Nervosa,
Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. Dr. Walsh was Chair of
the Eating Disorders Workgroup for DSM-IV, is a past president of
the Academy for Eating Disorders, and is currently an Associate
Editor of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and Chair
of the Annenberg Sunnylands Commission on Eating Disorders. |
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 Mary Ann Stump
Mary Ann Stump
Blue Cross Blue Shield-Minnesota
Minnesota
MaryAnn Stump, RN, is vice
president , strategic innovation and vice president State of
Minnesota Health Plan, for Blue Cross. She works with employer and
provider groups to identify, evaluate and diffuse strategic
innovations in healthcare delivery design to ensure affordable,
accessible, quality care. A former cardiac critical care
nurse, she was the lead architect of the Blue Cross Cardiac
Centers of Excellence program, which earned several national best
practice awards. Most recently, she was the lead Blue Cross
executive in developing Minnesota's first community based
residential treatment facility for eating disorders. In
addition to serving on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation National
Advisory Board, she is a past president of Minnesota Healthcare
Quality Professionals and is actively involved in statewide and
national healthcare quality, patient safety, and consumer
information related efforts.
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 Kitty Westin
Kitty Westin
Anna Westin Foundation
Minnesota
Kitty Westin, mother of four, lost her oldest daughter, Anna,
to anorexia. The Westin family had fought with their health
insurance company for adequate treatment. After a settlement with
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the Westin family is now
working to expand treatment options for families facing similar
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 Gail R. Schoenbach
Gail R. Schoenbach / F.R.E.E.D. Foundation
New Jersey
Gail Schoenbach, an activist and person in recovery,
will talk about her experiences in treatment. "I was binging
and purging 10-20 times a day. When I first sought treatment, we paid
out-of-pocket, $900 a week for an out-patient program." She said that when
she relapsed, she checked herself into a six-week program in Florida,
costing $50,000. "We took out a mortgage on our home." Now,
Schoenbach is passionate about raising money and awareness for eating
disorders treatment programs.
Click here to read about Gail Schoenbach. |
EDC Staff
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EDC Policy
Director Jeanine Cogan, Ph.D. Dr.
Cogan is a founder of the Eating Disorders Coalition and served as its
first executive director. She is a former American Psychological
Association Congressional Fellow. In her current role as policy
director, Dr. Cogan works to educate members of Congress and other
federal policymakers about eating disorders. She joined the EDC in 2000. |
EDC Senate Briefing Coordinator Lara Insel
Lara Insel is a 2002 graduate of
Emory University. She is currently working toward a master's degree in
social work from Smith College. For the December 2 briefing, Lara Insel
developed a media list and marketed the event. For the April 14 Senate
briefing, she developed the theme and content and recruited speakers and
Senate sponsors. |
EDC
Executive Director Marc Lerro
Marc Lerro has worked in health education programs since 1981. He has
also worked on local, state, and national political campaigns. He has
directed programs on mental retardation, seizure disorders, cancer,
HIV/AIDS, and services for the elderly. He joined the EDC in 2002. |
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We thank Senator Coleman and Senator Dayton for hosting this briefing.
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