AED Sister Organizations

The AED establishes formal collaborations with organizations of eating disorder professionals around the globe who share the AED’s mission of promoting the treatment, research, and prevention of eating disorders.  Programs designed to encourage active collaborations between the organizations are currently being developed. Mutual advantages include research and clinical collaborations, speakers at the conference of the other organization, mutual exposure via websites and newsletters, membership fee reductions and travel fellowship opportunities. There are currently two AED sister organizations, the Australian and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) and the Israel Association for Eating Disorders (IAED).

The Australian and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED)
The Australian and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) is a young and active multidisciplinary organisation that aims to represent and support the activities of all professionals working "downunder" in the field of eating disorders and related issues. Our first scientific meeting was in 2003 and from a 'zero budget' and boundless optimism the attendance and membership has grown every year since.

The Founding President was the late Professor Beumont who had a remarkable ability to bring us together accross both geographic and professional boundaries. ANZAED works with our sister organisations internationally in a number of domains including acknowledgeing and endorsing position statements, sharing scholarships for young investigators and general networking. More information can be found on our web page: http://www.anzaed.org.au/

The Israel Association for Eating Disorders (IAED)
The IAED is a non-profit organization of over one hundred professionals from various disciplines, whose goal is to promote the treatment, research, and prevention of eating disorders (EDs) in Israel. It was established in 2002 as a result of the steady increase in the incidence of EDs in Israel and the subsequent establishment of new treatment facilities. The IAED Board consists of nine members from the fields of medicine, psychology, social work, nursing, occupational therapy, art therapy, and nutrition.

The Goals of the IAED are:

• To coordinate clinical and research activities associated with eating disorders in Israel.
• To establish treatment standards for EDs in Israel.
• To develop specialized training programs for professionals who treat individuals with EDs.
• To create a dialogue with relevant government committees
• To provide information on the treatment and prevention of EDs to those who work in the fields of health and education.
• To represent Israeli ED professionals internationally.
• To encourage research in the field of eating disorders and support national and international collaborations.
  

Recent IAED activities
Over the last six years, the IAED has organized two study workshops, four national eating disorder conferences and one international conference. These meetings, each with over 400 attendees, facilitated collaboration between researchers and clinicians within Israel and internationally. The IAED also sponsors one-year training programs on the treatment of EDs in various locations across Israel, for experienced clinicians wishing to specialize in the treatment of EDs. Recently, an IAED newsletter was created to provide information, share ideas, and foster research and clinical collaborations.