Understanding Endocrine Dysfunction in Eating Disorders

Restrictive eating patterns and starvation can have deleterious effects on the body’s hormonal functioning with suppression of many various hormones. This presentation aims to share the various endocrine function and dysfunction occurring in patients with eating disorders as well as restorative treatments coinciding with weight restoration and recovery. Less...

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Learning Objectives

  • Itemize the effects of starvation on various types of hormonal dysfunction that contribute to arrest of growth and development, hypogonadism, amenorrhea and decreased bone mineral density.
  • Identify when bone DEXA testing is indicated and interpret the results.
  • Discuss the impact of eating disorder behaviors on pregnancy and potential complications.
  • Explain the importance of weight restoration and nutritional interventions as primary interventions for eating disorder reproductive/endocrine dysfunction and bone loss.
  • Discuss thyroid endocrine dysfunction in Anorexia nervosa and importance of weight restoration.
  • Explain common endocrine testing to be done when treating a patient with an eating disorder.

Learning Levels

  • All levels

Thursday, March 06, 2025

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12:00 PM CST - 01:00 PM CST

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About the speaker

Dr. Tom Scales, MD

Dr. Tom Scales, MD

Medical Director
Tom Scales, MD is the Medical Director of Odyssey Behavioral health Eating Disorder Platform which is the parent company for several eating disorder residential treatment facilities, Selah House, Magnolia Creek, Aster Springs, and Toledo Center for Eating disorders where he provides psychiatric and medical care and supervises medical and psychiatric providers. He did his undergraduate training at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL, went to medical school at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, and did his residency training in a combined Internal Medicine/Psychiatry program at Rush Presbyterian St Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He has done many presentations about eating disorders in the community and has made local media appearances discussing eating disorders. He was a radio show host in 2007 of a live web-based program entitled “Understanding Eating Disorders” which occurred weekly through the internet website www.health.voiceamerica.com and featured professionals and lay people as guests in the eating disorder field. Most importantly, he is a husband and proud father of 2 children. He is a diplomat in the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and in Addiction Medicine through the American Board of Preventive Medicine

Agenda

CE Presentation: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST

12-12:05 Welcome

12:05-1pm CE presentation and questions

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