Conference Schedule
Schedule Overview
📍 Location: Virtual (Zoom)
📅 Dates: September 24th & 25th, 2025
🕛 Time: 3:00 PM – 8:15 PM EDT (each day)
The Inaugural MED-DBT Virtual Conference is a 2-day professional learning event designed for clinicians, researchers, and advocates working with complex eating disorder presentations.
Each day follows the same general format:
First Session: All participants join the main Zoom link for keynote and shared learning.
Second Session - Workshops: Attendees will split into
Stream A or Stream B using a second Zoom link based on their selection.Closing Session: Everyone reconvenes on the main Zoom link to end the day together.
As part of the registration process, you’ll be asked to select your preferred workshop stream for each day. You’re welcome to choose a different stream on each day, depending on your interests. To learn more about our workshop streams, CLICK HERE.
Event Schedule
Day One – Sept 24th, 2025: 3pm-8:15pm EDT
| Duration | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00-3:30pm | Mindfulness & Welcome | Led by Dr. Anita Federici |
| 3:30-4:30pm | Keynote Address | Keynote speaker - Dr. Lucene Wisniewski |
| 4:30-5:15pm | ‘State of the Research’ | Dr. Kim Claudat & Charlotte Thomas Call to action; update on MED DBT research to date - we need more; What is needed? How to undertake it? What measures to use? |
| 5:15-5:30pm | Break/Prep for Workshops | |
| 5:30-7:00pm | Clinical Workshops | Two Stream Options (Choose at Registration): A. Lives Worth Living: An Introduction to MED-DBT B. Integrating DBT Prolonged Exposure in the Treatment of High-Risk, Multi-Problem Eating Disorders |
| 7:00-7:10pm | Break | |
| 7:10-8:00pm | Expert MED-DBT Case Presentation | Led by Dr. Anita Federici |
| 8:00-8:15pm | Closing for the day |
Event Schedule
Day Two – Sept 25th, 2025: 3pm-8:15pm EDT
| Duration | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00-3:15pm | Mindfulness | |
| 3:15-4:45pm | Clinical Workshops | Two Stream Options (Choose at Registration): A) Bridging the Gap: DBT-FBT Model B) What follows: A workshop-based exploration of Stage II MED-DBT |
| 4:45-4:50pm | Break/Transition | |
| 4:50-6:05pm | Plenary Panel Discussion: MED-DBT…But More Affirming Please? | Shelly Hindle, James Downs, Anna Rose & Rachel Krauss This panel brings together clinicians and researchers who also live with neurodivergence to share insights on how MED-DBT can better support diverse identities. Topics include affirming care, treatment barriers, and the future of neuro-affirming practices. |
| 6:05-6:15pm | Break/Transition | |
| 6:15-7:05pm | Research Lightning Round | |
| 7:05-7:50pm | MED-DBT Case Consultation | Led by Dr. Lucene Wisniewski & Dr. Leslie Karwoski Anderson |
| 7:50-8:15pm | Update on MED DBT expansion; Future Vision & Goals | Led by Dr. Anita Federici |