Resources

The NEDIC Conference Journal collects papers which were presented in sessions, workshops, or keynotes at the NEDIC biennial conference. Edited by Lorayne Robertson and Joli-Scheidler-Benns Contents: Margo Maine: Nine Truths about Eating Disorders at Midlife and Beyond Niva Piran: Privilege and the Body: The Role of Critical Awareness to Enhancing Positive Embodiment Angela Grace: Booty Shorts and Sexting: A Social Justice Approach to Body Image and Self-Esteem Andrea LaMarre and Kaley Roosen: Navigating Differences Within Eating Disorders and “The Other”: What the Professional Brings and What They Leave Behind Ann McConkey and Lisa Naylor: A Weight Neutral Approach to Health and Wellness Lorayne Robertson and Joli-Scheidler-Benns: A Weight Neutral Approach to Health and Wellness Lorayne Robertson: Learning about Real: Critical Media Literacy and Body Equity

When you’re worried that your child has an eating disorder, figuring out how to get help for them can be very overwhelming. Primary care providers (family doctors, pediatricians, and nurse practitioners) play an important role in addressing eating disorder concerns, which can span diagnosing, referring to specialized eating disorder programs, and providing regular medical supervision. It’s recommended that you arrange for your child to be assessed by their primary care provider as one of the first steps in getting help. As it’s often difficult for people with an eating disorder to admit to or be open about their difficulties, consider speaking with your child’s primary care provider privately before they see your child. You may find this discussion guide useful to have on hand when you visit their primary care provider.

When you’re worried that your have an eating disorder, figuring out how to get help can be very overwhelming. Primary care providers (family doctors and nurse practitioners) play an important role in addressing eating disorder concerns, which can span diagnosing, referring to specialized eating disorder programs, and providing regular medical supervision. It’s recommended that you arrange to be assessed by your primary care provider as one of the first steps in getting help. You may find this discussion guide useful to have on hand when you visit your primary care provider.

This resource developed with input from parents and caregivers includes: information about eating disorder warning signs and symptoms; explanations of treatment types and levels of care; conversation guides; and tips for effectively supporting an affected child or youth.

A NEDIC pamphlet containing facts about binge eating and binge eating disorder, and tips for affected individuals for getting help.

A NEDIC pamphlet in French containing facts about binge eating and binge eating disorder, and tips for affected individuals for getting help.

A NEDIC pamphlet discussing myths and truths about dieting and weight loss.

Because being active is understood as an important aspect of “healthy” living, it can be difficult to tell if an individual is exercising too much, or engaging in dysfunctional movement. This NEDIC pamphlet provides an overview of dysfunctional movement; it describes what it is, how it relates to eating disorders, and how to help someone who is affected.

A NEDIC pamphlet providing information about the prevalence and identification of eating disorders in boys and men, and tips for supporting affected individuals.

NEDIC's pamphlet for educators who may work with youth living with eating disorders.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in Alberta.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in British Columbia.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in Manitoba.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in New Brunswick.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in Newfoundland and Labrador

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in Nova Scotia.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in Nunavut.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in Prince Edward Island.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in Québec.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in Saskatchewan.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in the Northwest Territories.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to make a complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a complaint about a healthcare provider in Yukon.

When seeking support for an eating disorder, you deserve to receive care that is appropriate, safe, and professional. If you have a concern about a healthcare provider with whom you have worked or are currently working, it is your right to file a report or complaint. This guide created by NEDIC outlines the processes for filing a report or complaint about a healthcare provider in Ontario.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet for family members of individuals living with eating disorders.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet for family members of individuals living with eating disorders, translated into Arabic.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet for family members of individuals living with eating disorders, translated into Chinese.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet for family members of individuals living with eating disorders, translated into French.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet for family members of individuals living with eating disorders, translated into Inuktitut.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet for family members of individuals living with eating disorders, translated into Punjabi.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet for family members of individuals living with eating disorders, translated into Spanish.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet for family members of individuals living with eating disorders, translated into Tagalog.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet for friends of individuals living with eating disorders.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet for friends of individuals living with eating disorders, translated into French.

This resource highlights how, as a parent or caregiver of a young person, you can help transform moments of negative body image that they experience into moments of feeling comfortable in their skin, and foster their connectedness with and appreciation for their body.

This French-language resource highlights how, as a parent or caregiver of a young person, you can help transform moments of negative body image that they experience into moments of feeling comfortable in their skin, and foster their connectedness with and appreciation for their body.

Primary care providers play an essential role in the assessment and care of individuals with eating disorders. Developed in collaboration with Body Brave, this resource for primary care providers is a concise guide to supporting patients who present with eating disorder concerns.

A report on NEDIC's activities for fall2019.

A report on NEDIC's activities for spring 2019.

A report on NEDIC's activities for summer 2019.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet containing facts about Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and how to help someone who is affected.

NEDIC's informational pamphlet in French containing facts about Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and how to help someone who is affected.

Developed in collaboration with Body Brave, this resource aims to provide dietitians a starting point for delivering effective nutrition care to individuals with eating disorders in community settings. The guidelines are grounded in treatment principles that have been shown to promote healing, including person-centred care, recovery-oriented practice, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction.

Under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) and the Hospitals Act, eligible Alberta residents are provided coverage for insured physician and hospital services in Alberta and elsewhere in Canada. Alberta Health limits some coverage outside the province and covers only limited physician and hospital expenses outside Canada.

BC will fund the cost of physician and acute care hospital services in other Canadian provinces and territories (except Quebec) provided the service meets certain criteria.

You may be eligible for help with costs related to getting medical care in another province when an appropriate physician (specialist) recommends that you need a necessary, specific medical service (i.e., care or treatment) and that it is not available in Manitoba.

It is mandatory for physicians to request prior approval from New Brunswick Medicare before referring a patient out-of-province for addiction or psychiatric treatment, unless the treatment is provided in a general hospital. The approval must be sought through the province’s Addiction Services or Mental Health Services.

Information regarding out of province/country care for residents of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Nova Scotians who are referred outside the province to receive medical or clinical treatment are eligible for coverage under the province’s out-of-province services plan. This type of funding can apply to a breadth of treatments, including eating disorders. The province has a process in place to consider funding out-of-province treatments.

Prior approval from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is required in order for patients to receive funding for OHIP-insured hospital and medical services out-of-country (OOC). Written approval must be received from the ministry before OOC health services are rendered. Physicians seeking out-of-country treatment on behalf of patients must complete and submit a Prior Approval Application to the ministry before funding will be considered.

Residents seeking government funding for non-emergency (that is, not for sudden illness) out-of-province medical or hospital services are required to obtain prior approval from Health PEI. The cost of such out-of-province services may be fully covered providing that your physician submits an application on your behalf to Health PEI.

The Health Insurance Plan covers a wide range of essential medical services. However, in exceptional cases, some services may not be available in Québec. In such cases, and as a last resort, it is possible to request the Régie's authorization to receive healthcare outside Québec.

Prior approval is required for services related to alcohol and drug, mental health, and problem gambling issues. Requests for out-of-province assessment and/or treatment are only accepted from Regional Health Authorities or the Physician Support Program of the Saskatchewan Medical Association. Once a request is submitted, it is reviewed by the Ministry of Health according to the out-of-province policy. If approved, the Ministry will pay the full cost of the assessment or treatment service. The cost of travel, accommodation, and meals are not eligible for coverage or reimbursement.

A NEDIC pamphlet providing information about risk factors, diagnoses, and signs and symptoms, along with tips for supporting someone affected with an eating disorder.

A NEDIC pamphlet in French providing information about risk factors, diagnoses, and signs and symptoms, along with tips for supporting someone affected with an eating disorder.

This screening tool can help you identify whether your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours relating to food, eating, and/or your body are consistent with symptoms of an eating disorder. It is not a diagnostic tool and not a substitute for a professional evaluation.

Every person who struggles with an eating disorder deserves compassionate, non-judgmental, affirming care from the support options they choose to access. Some, however, might not have this experience. As there is plenty of work to be done to better educate and train care providers to be eating disorder-sensitive so they avoid causing harm, 2SLGBTQ+ communities in particular often have to self-advocate. This guide to self-advocacy was developed by 2SLGBTQ+ community members for 2SLGBTQ+ community members.

Every person who struggles with an eating disorder deserves compassionate, non-judgmental, affirming care from the support options they choose to access. Some, however, might not have this experience. As there is plenty of work to be done to better educate and train care providers to be eating disorder-sensitive so they avoid causing harm, 2SLGBTQ+ communities in particular often have to self-advocate. This guide to self-advocacy was developed by 2SLGBTQ+ community members for 2SLGBTQ+ community members, and translated into French.

This screening tool can help you identify whether your child's thoughts, feelings, and behaviours relating to food, eating, and/or their body are consistent with symptoms of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). It is not a diagnostic tool and not a substitute for a professional evaluation.

This screening tool can help you identify whether your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours relating to food, eating, and/or your body are consistent with symptoms of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). It is not a diagnostic tool and not a substitute for a professional evaluation.

There are numerous types of help for overcoming an eating disorder including: outpatient individual or group therapy, professionally facilitated support groups, peer support, self-help groups, residential treatment, and inpatient treatment. You may find this NEDIC tip sheet useful in choosing professional help that suits your needs.