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By participating in this 4-hour activity, clinicians will learn how to clearly delineate scopes of practice across therapy, dietary, and medical disciplines to prevent role confusion and clinical "team splitting." Participants will gain practical frameworks to navigate high-stakes ethical dilemmas, balancing client autonomy against medical beneficence during acute instability and level-of-care transitions. The session also provides concrete strategies for setting firm boundaries around non-traditional interventions, such as digital meal tracking and experiential community exposures. Finally, attendees will learn how to identify implicit weight stigma and apply weight-inclusive, culturally responsive care to better serve diverse patient populations across all body sizes.
Activity Format
The format for this series is Hybrid (In Person and Virtual Live).
Jointly Provided by
- Dr. Robyn Welk-Richards & Associates
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP)
Elements of Competence
This continuing education activity has been designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education: Patient care and procedural skills, Interpersonal and communication skills, Professionalism, Systems-based practice
- National Academy of Medicine: Provide patient/person-centered care, Employ evidence-based practice, Apply quality improvement
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative: Values and ethics, Roles and Responsibilities, Communication, Teams and teamwork
- Social Impact and Belonging: Engage in self-reflection, Address differences in health outcomes, Value culturally centered care
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for dieticians, nurses and social workers.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this series, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Differentiate the distinct scopes of practice within an interdisciplinary eating disorder treatment team to minimize role confusion and boundary blurring across medical, psychiatric, dietary, and psychotherapy disciplines.
- Analyze the ethical tensions between patient autonomy and beneficence/non-maleficence when navigating severe medical instability, refusal of care, and higher level-of-care transitions.
- Develop objective, HIPAA-compliant interprofessional communication protocols (e.g., SBAR frameworks) to prevent and intercept clinical team splitting across care settings.
- Apply weight-inclusive, culturally responsive intervention frameworks to mitigate implicit weight stigma and eliminate diagnostic disparities in eating disorder care across diverse body sizes and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Formulate proactive boundary management strategies and informed consent protocols for non-traditional clinical interventions, including asynchronous digital communications.
Course summary
- 4.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 4.00 CDR CPEUs
- 4.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
The Interdisciplinary Lens: Ethics, Boundaries, and Best Practices in Eating Disorder Treatment
January 22, 2027, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
| Time | Session Name | Credit Available |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | The Team Ecosystem – Roles, Boundaries, and Splitting Presenter: Amanda Fox, MS, LPC | 1.0 ANCC Contact Hours 1.0 ACE Credits 1.0 CDR CPEUs |
| 9:00 - 9:15 AM | Break | No Credit Offered |
| 9:15 - 10:15 AM | Ethic-Legal Dilemmas – Autonomy, Beneficence, and Exposures Presenter: Amanda Fox, MS, LPC | 1.0 ANCC Contact Hours 1.0 ACE Credits 1.0 CDR CPEUs |
| 10:15 - 11:00 AM | Prescribing Boundaries & Psychopharmacology Ethics in Eating Disorder Care Presenter: Kayti Blake, MSN, APRN, NP-C | .75 ANCC Contact Hours .75 ACE Credits .75 CDR CPEUs |
| 11:00 - 11:15 AM | Break | No Credit Offered |
| 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | The Weight-Inclusive and Culturally Competent Clinician Presenters: Annie Weiss, MS, RD, CEDS, and Jennifer Melcher, MS, RD, CD, CEDS | 1.25 ANCC Contact Hours 1.25 ACE Credits 1.25 CDR CPEUs |
The format for this activity is both in-person and virtual live.
The link for this course will be provided prior to the event start.
Planning Committee:
Jennifer Melcher, MS, RD, CD, CEDS - Director of Education & Partnerships, Dr. Robyn Welk Richards & Associates
Annie Weiss, MS, RD, CEDS - Registered Dietitian, Dr. Robyn Welk Richards & Associates
Robyn Welk-Richards, PhD, MSW, LCSW, CEDS-C, - Founder - Owner, Dr. Robyn Welk Richards & Associates
Amanda Fox, LPC - Psychotherapist, Dr. Robyn Welk Richards & Associates
Kayti Blake, NP - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Intern, Dr. Robyn Welk Richards & Associates
Cassandra Vanderwall, RD, PhD - Teaching Faculty, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Kirsten Van Dyke, MS - Third-year PhD Practicum Student, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ellie Howard - Accreditation Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Faculty:
Jennifer Melcher, MS, RD, CD, CEDS - Director of Education & Partnerships, Dr. Robyn Welk Richards & Associates
Annie Weiss, MS, RD, CEDS - Registered Dietitian, Dr. Robyn Welk Richards & Associates
Amanda Fox, LPC - Psychotherapist, Dr. Robyn Welk Richards & Associates
Kayti Blake, NP - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Intern, Dr. Robyn Welk Richards & Associates
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, committee members, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers/presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
| NAME | ROLE(S) | FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP DISCLOSURES | DISCUSSION OF UNLABELED/UNAPPROVED USES OF DRUGS/DEVICES IN PRESENTATION? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie Howard | Accreditation Specialist | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by, or on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP and Dr. Robyn Welk-Richards & Associates. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 ANCC contact hours.
Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 general continuing education credits.
Commission on Dietetic Registration Continuing Professional Education Units (CDR CPEUs)
Completion of the RD/DTR profession specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit = One CPEU). If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60-minute hour = 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for .40 continuing education unit (CEUs) or 4.0 hours.
Available Credit
- 4.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 4.00 CDR CPEUs
- 4.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected].
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Cancellation requests received more than 96 hours prior to the conference start will allow a full refund except for the nonrefundable processing fee of $25. No refunds will be made for cancellations received 96 hours or less prior to the activity start date.
Deadline for Materials and Claiming Credit
This course will close 45 days after the last day of the activity. To satisfy reporting obligations and ensure educational content remains compliant with accreditation standards, learners will not be able to claim credit or access course materials after this date.
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for this event. Please contact [email protected] as soon as you can make a reasonable accommodation request.
Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
Questions
For questions about registration, please email [email protected]. For general questions about the series, please contact Ellie Howard at [email protected].
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