Men Get Eating Disorders Too (MGEDT) will be holding their first ever National Conference in central Brighton, on July 10, 2015.
Confirmed speakers and presenters include:
• Dr Russell Delderfield: MGEDT Trustee and PhD student on the experiences of men with eating disorders. He will be the keynote speaker.
• Ulla Raisanen: Senior Researcher, Health Experiences Research Group, University of Oxford.
• Dr Laura Markham: Clinical Psychologist at Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health at Great Ormond Street, London.
• Laura Benton: Founder of B.O.D.Y.
• Danny Bowman: Body Dysmorphia Campaigner.
• Paul Donald: Founder and Chairman of Men and Boys Eating and Exercise Disorders Service – Scotland.
• Pam and Chris Nugent of The Laurence Trust in Northern Ireland.
• Jenny Langley: Author of Boys Get Eating Disorders Too.
Other presenters/speakers and workshops will be announced in due course.
Early-bird rates with 20 per cent reductions are available. Tickets cost £44 for the early-bird rate, otherwise £55 if booked after February 27.
Any charities and community groups that book early-bird tickets will be offered a free stall in the exhibition area
The conference is aimed at professionals from across all sectors, as well as carers and others in a supporting role with an aim to improve the support men receive.
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