FEAST Webinar 2025.10 Oct.
About this Webinar:
Individuals, as well as their loved ones, often have a difficult time navigating the treatment services available for those with eating disorders. The clinical field continues to advance in terms of more variety of options----various levels of care, from traditional outpatient care to residential care to medical hospitalization and everything in between, as well as many of these levels of care being offered in a virtual format. What is the best choice? What will be most effective? While the most important step is to get into some type of treatment, it is difficult to determine what the best option is for that entrance into treatment. It is sometimes even more difficult to decide if something different is needed if the first step is not providing optimal improvement. Our discussion will include medical, psychiatric, and behavioral aspects that are important to consider when making these decisions. We will review the most common signs of when a higher level of care is needed. We will discuss how the severity of the illness can warrant additional or different types of support, even when tremendous care is being provided. We will want to leave the discussion with participants having a good grasp of the treatment options available, and the most important signs that indicate a higher level of care is needed.
Presenter Bio:
Dr. Brad Smith, MD, DFAPA (he/him) is the Chief Medical Officer for Accanto Health, overseeing the clinical direction of The Emily Program and Gather Behavioral Health. With 25 years of experience in psychiatry and medical leadership, he is dedicated to advancing high-quality, patient-centered care for individuals with eating disorders.
Board-certified in adult and forensic psychiatry, Dr. Smith has spent his career developing innovative, evidence-based treatment programs. Before joining Accanto Health, he directed clinical services at all levels of care within Eating Disorder Recovery Services at Rogers Behavioral Health. He is recognized for his leadership in improving clinical outcomes and expanding access to care for those in need.
Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin, where he also completed his psychiatry residency, serving as chief resident in his final year. He completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, an honor that highlights his substantial contributions to the field.
In addition to his clinical leadership, Dr. Smith is passionate about education and has served as a voluntary assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He has lectured nationally on a wide range of topics related to eating disorders and mental health, including peer-selected presentations for the National Eating Disorders Association and the Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association annual meetings.
Date: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM Pacific / 12:00 PM Eastern / 4:00 PM UTC / 5:00 PM UK
Location: Zoom Platform
United States
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