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2024 Conference Schedule

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

4:45 - 5:45PM

Break

3:45 - 4:45PM

Compliance and Compassion: Understanding Human Resource Law in the Age of Digital Social Justice

2:45 - 3:45PM

Break

2:30 - 2:45PM

LMFT, DEI Consultant, Thanatologist, Author

with Ashley Pinkeney, LMFT

This Relationship is Feeling Kind of Crowded: The Impact of Eating Disorders on Romantic Relationships

On Palestine, Food Apartheid and Eating Disorders

1:30 - 2:30PM

Break

1:15 - 1:30PM

CEO of Project HEAL

Led by Akiera Gilbert (she/her)

The Equity Imperative: Create Access to Care with Project HEAL (Q&A)

12:15 - 1:15PM

Break

Noon - 12:15PM

Chinese American Nonbinary Psychologist & DEI Consultant

with Sand Chang, PhD (they/them)

IFS, Body Trust, and Eating Disorders

11:00AM - Noon

Break

10:45 - 11:00AM

Nourishing Identity: Unraveling the Ties Between Eating Disorders and Identity-Based Trauma in BIPOC Communities

9:45 - 10:45AM

Co-Founders of the BIPoC Eating Disorders Conference, Student & Poet

with Whitney Trotter, MS, RDN/LD, RN, RYT (she/her), Angela Goens, MS, RDN, LD (she/her), and Mykah Scott

Welcome + Open Notes

9:00 - 9:45AM

All times are listed in Central Standard Time.

with Asia Meador, JD, SHRM-SCP, SPHR®

Recording only available until 7/24/2024 at 11:59 pm CST.

with Dr. Desyree Dixon, LCSW-C

Palestinian American Dietitian and Owner of Olive Branch Nutrition Therapy

with Laila Shanaa MS, RDN, LDN, CEDS (she/her)

Opening Note with Paraag Marathe

thursday, july 18, 2024

5:00 - 6:00PM

Break

4:45 - 5:00PM

BIPoC Connection Hour

South Asian American Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Sponsored by Arise
Hosted by Sheba Antony, LMHC, LPC, CCMHC, NCC

3:45 - 4:45PM

Break

3:30 - 3:45PM

Treating BIPOC EDs: What Are We Missing and How Can We Do Better

2:30 - 3:30PM

Break

2:15 - 2:30PM

Empowering BIPOC University Students: Cultivating Caring Community and Accessing Support for Eating Disorders

Addressing Health Care Disparities as a Quality & Safety Priority in All Levels of ED Treatment: Questions & Considerations for Providers

1:15 - 2:15PM

Break

1:00 - 1:15PM

Including Dr. Sehrish Ali, Dr. Erikka Taylor, and Mia Donley

Led by Joan Zhang, CEO of Arise

ARISE Panel

11:45AM - 1:00PM

Break

11:30 - 11:45AM

Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Pearl Wellness Practice

with Kira Denney, MS, LCPC, LPC, NCC

Understanding the Intersections of Eating Disorders and Human Trafficking

10:30 - 11:30AM

Break

10:15 - 10:30AM

Full-Time Content Creator, Keynote Speaker, Recent Northwestern University Graduate

with Raven Schwam-Curtis (shh-wahm)

Collective Liberation: From Theory to Praxis

9:15 - 10:15AM

Co-Founders of the BIPoC Eating Disorders Conference

with Whitney Trotter, MS, RDN/LD, RN, RYT (she/her) and Angela Goens, MS, RDN, LD (she/her)

Welcome - Day Two

9:00 - 9:15AM

All times are listed in Central Standard Time.

Consultant, Clinical Supervisor, and Advocate

with Ashley Acle, MBA, MFT, LMFT (she/her/ella/她)

Therapist, Speaker, and Consultant

with Herani Argoe, LPC, NCC

with Bryan Lian

Well-Being Coach and Campus Dietitian at Stanford University

friday, july 19, 2024

Closing Remarks

4:00 - 4:15PM

2:45 - 4:00PM

Break

2:30 - 2:45PM

BIPoC Provider Perspectives on Treating Eating Disorders in NYC
An NYU Panel led by Dr. Chanelle Coble 

Body Image and the Muslim Experience

1:15 - 2:30PM

Break

1:00 - 1:15PM

Panel Discussion led by Natalye Kirkland from Equip

Lived Experience: The use of self-disclosure and lived experience for treatment and mentorship of eating disorders 

11:45AM - 1:00PM

Break

11:30 - 11:45AM

Medical Aspects of Eating Disorders

10:30 - 11:30AM

Break

10:15 - 10:30AM

Body Justice Advocate

with Joy Cox, PhD

Loving The Skin I Am In: Accepting a Fat Politic

9:15 - 10:15AM

Co-Founders of the BIPoC Eating Disorders Conference

with Whitney Trotter, MS, RDN/LD, RN, RYT (she/her) and
Angela Goens, MS, RDN, LD (she/her)

Welcome - Day Three

9:00 - 9:15AM

All times are listed in Central Standard Time.

with Fatema Shakir, LMSW (she/her) and Malak Saddy, RD, LD/N

4:15 - 5:15PM

Medical Director, Founder of Beyond Clinical Walls

with Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell 

with Rev. Syd Yang (they/them)

Breaking Down Barriers with Equip

A Q&A Session hosted by Makailah Dowell 

Notes on the Schedule

This schedule is subject to change. All presentations are continuing education eligible, but you must attend the session LIVE for at least 85% of the session. Recordings of all presentations will be available through December 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted. CEs will not be provided for the recordings.

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