EDPEN held its inaugural Spring Training at the University of Arizona, Tucson, and it was everything we hoped it would be.
115 providers from across the United States gathered for two days of immersive, interdisciplinary eating disorder education. Primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, dietitians, therapists, social workers, and recovery coaches came together to collaborate and learn.
We are so proud of what this community built together.
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What Made This Training Different
Most eating disorder conferences serve a narrow audience. Specialists learn alongside other specialists. The field talks to itself.
EDPEN was built on a different premise. The eating disorder treatment gap is not a specialist problem alone. Closing it requires training the providers who are already in the room with patients. Primary care physicians. Nurse practitioners. Registered dietitians. Therapists. Social workers. Recovery coaches. All of them, together, learning a shared framework: family-centered, FBT-informed, trauma-sensitive eating disorder care.
Three concurrent tracks (medical, therapy, and nutrition) meant every attendee received content tailored to their role. But the shared meals, the opening reception, and the interdisciplinary small group sessions made sure what happened in those tracks didn’t stay siloed. Providers who had never had professional reason to sit together found themselves in real conversation, learning each other’s language, and building the kind of relationships that make coordinated care actually possible.
That’s what we were going for. And it happened.
What Providers Learned
The curriculum was grounded in Family-Based Treatment (FBT)-informed approaches, with a focus on skills providers can use immediately. Attendees left with a deeper understanding of early identification across disciplines, family-centered care and how to involve caregivers as partners in recovery, trauma-informed assessment and communication, and the shared language that makes cross-disciplinary coordination work in practice.
Thank You to Our Sponsors and Partners
None of this would have been possible without the generosity of our Spring 2026 sponsors. Their investment in provider education is an investment in every patient who will receive better care because of it.
Our deep gratitude goes to UA School of Nutritional Sciences & Wellness, Align, Bright Therapeutics, ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders, Rosewood, Alsana, Within Health, Equip, and the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.
Thank you also to our partners, University of Arizona, ANAD, FEAST, Recovery Record, the BIPoC ED Conference, and the many organizations whose collaboration made this inaugural event what it was.
What’s Next: EDPEN Is Coming to Boise
The Spring Training confirmed what we believed when we built EDPEN. Providers want this training. It fills a real clinical gap. And interdisciplinary community is one of the most powerful things we can offer.
So we’re doing it again.
EDPEN is thrilled to announce that our next in-person training will be held in Fall 2026 at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.
Dates and registration details are coming soon. If you want to be the first to know, get on our email list at edpen.org.
Whether you joined us in Tucson or have been waiting for the right moment to get involved, Fall 2026 in Boise is your next opportunity. We can’t wait to see you there. 💙
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EDPEN does not provide medical advice. This content is intended for educational purposes for healthcare providers.
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