Eating Recovery Center Recruits Impressive Lineup of Experts to Speak at First Annual "Rocky Mountain Eating Disorders Conference"

DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - May 8, 2009) - Multi-disciplinary treatment and innovative recovery strategies for eating disorders will be the focus of the first-ever Rocky Mountain Eating Disorder Conference, to be held August 14-15, 2009 at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver. Targeted to eating disorder specialists and medical professionals with an interest in eating disorders treatment, the conference is hosted by Denver's Eating Recovery Center (www.eatingrecoveryinfo.com), the Rocky Mountain region's premier treatment center for eating recovery.

"It's important to us to continuously foster dialogue among eating disorder professionals committed to education, leadership and best practice sharing," said Dr. Kenneth L. Weiner, medical director of the Eating Recovery Center and nationally recognized expert with more than 25 years of experience in eating disorder treatment. "The goal of the Rocky Mountain Eating Disorders Conference is to arm our colleagues with essential tools to take a multi-disciplinary approach to eating disorder treatment."

The conference, featuring an impressive lineup of nationally recognized eating disorder treatment experts, will include a series of presentations addressing the complexities of eating disorders and restoring healthy lives.

Here is a sampling of the sessions:

--  Comprehensive Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa: Food for Thought
    
    Ken Weiner, MD, Medical Director and Emmett R. Bishop, MD, Director of
    Research and Outpatient Services, Eating Recovery Center, Denver, Colo.
    
--  Will that Boat Float: Predictors of Outcome in the Treatment of Eating
    Disorders
    
    Craig Johnson, PhD, Director, Eating Disorder Program, Laureate
    Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital, Tulsa, Okla.
    
--  Diabetes Mellitus and Eating Disorder Syndrome
    
    Ovidio Burmudez, MD, FAAP, FSAM, FAED, CEDS, Medical Director, Eating
    Disorders Program, Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital, Tulsa,
    Okla.
    
--  Eating Disorders: The Mental Component
    
    Vicki Berkus, MD, PhD, CEDS, Consultant, Rosewood Eating Disorder
    Program, Wickenburg, Ariz.
    
    Roy Erlichman, PhD, LMFT, CAP, CEDS, Partner, ERE Associates, South
    Miami, Fla.
    
--  Neuropsychology of Appetite and Hunger: Insights to Contain the Urge
    to Over or Under Eat
    
    Ralph Carson, PhD, RD, LD, Clinical Nutritional Advisor, Pine Grove
    Behavioral Health and Addiction Services, Hattiesburg, Miss.
    
--  Out of the "Stuck": Eclectic Perspectives and Thinking Skills That
    Actually Promote Change
    
    Sondra Kronberg, MS, RD, CDN, Founder, Co-Director and Nutritional
    Director, Eating Disorder Associates Treatment and Referral Centers,
    Westbury, N.Y.
    
--  Healing Our Patients, Healing Ourselves
    
    Carolyn Costin, MA, MEd, MFT, Executive Director and Owner, Monte Nido
    Treatment Center and Affiliates, Malibu, Calif.
    

Registration for the conference is available online at https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/eating-disorder-summit.php or by phone at 877.218.1344. Medical professionals may register for the conference for $90 before June 1 and $110 after June 1. Registration includes entry to each of the sessions, a tour of the Eating Recovery Center, networking opportunities and meals. Continuing credit hours are available for multiple disciplines, pending application approval. Call 877.218.1344 for more information.

About the Eating Recovery Center

Located in the heart of Denver's medical district, the Eating Recovery Center is the only facility in the Rocky Mountain region that offers adults a full spectrum of eating recovery treatment options. Services offered include inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and outpatient programs to meet each patient's unique needs. The Eating Recovery Center combines highly-trained medical staff with a unique integrated treatment philosophy to make each patient's successful recovery a life-restoring event. For more information, visit http://www.eatingrecoveryinfo.com/.

Contact Information: Contact: Shannon Fern Office: 303-433-7020 Cell: 303-667-3553