Resources for
Primary Care Providers

​Click here for resources:

• Family Practice Physicians

• Nurse Practitioners

• Pediatricians

 

Click here to view/download: Screening Tools 

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Clinical Aids

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• CDC Growth charts/BMI-percentile tools. CDC Growth Charts

• Warning Signs and Symptoms ED Signs, Behaviors & Risks | NEDA

  • Quick list of common signs and symptoms that may signal a problem.

  • Appropriate for use with patients and parents.

  • Produced by National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) ​

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Family Practice Physicians 

 

Guidelines & Reviews

• AAFP Clinical Review (2021): Eating Disorders in Primary Care—Dx & Management. Includes interview questions. AAFP+1

  • Pdf version: fmhub.org

• AAFP Practice Guidelines synopsis (2024) & topic collection. Access and CME for members.  AAFP+1

• USPSTF Final Recommendation Statement for Screening. Reviewed and updated March 2022. USPSTF+1

• APA Guideline eBook for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders APA Guidelines Bundle - Eating Disorders

• APA Guideline (2023) – summary & full guideline access. American Psychiatric Association+1

 

CME

• AAFP 

  • “What to Say Healthcare” (weight stigma and eating disorder prevention)  -- AAFP

    • Up to 2.0 AAFP Prescribed Credits, Free

• Mayo Clinic Talks

  • “Nutrition History Taking: A Practical Approach” Mayo Nutrition Hx Taking

    • 0.25 Category 1 CME Credits, $10

• Harvard School of Public Health

  • Webinar: Screening, Symptom Recognition & Referral to Treatment for Eating Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care Settings

    • Harvard.edu eating-disorders-screening-referral

    • 1-3 Category 1 CME Credits, Free

• Stanford Medicine

  • “Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Recognition and Diagnosis” 

    • Eating Disorders-Stanford Reviewed and updated November 2025

    • 1.0 Category 1 CME Credit, Free

 

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Nurse Practitioners

 

Guidelines 

• APA Guideline eBook for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders APA Guidelines Bundle - Eating Disorders

• APA Guideline (2023) – summary & full guideline access. American Psychiatric Association+1

CEs for NPs

• AANP CE Opportunities, filter for Psych-Mental Health. Catalog Home - AANP

  • “Feeding and Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents”

    • 0.95 Contact Hours, $10, free for members

    • Recorded June 2025, 57 minutes

• American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) CE eLearning Center APNA eLearning Center

  • “2055-24: Battles Beyond: Shedding Light on Veteran Eating Disorders”

    • 0.75 Contact Hours, $13

    • Recorded December 2024, 45 minutes

  • “3047-23: The Kaleidoscope of ARFID: The Colorful Clinical Presentation Designs of This Novel Eating Disorder”

    • 0.75 Contact Hours, $13

    • Recorded October 2023 , 45 minutes

  • “Motivational Interviewing: Practical Strategies for Nurses”

    • 3.5 Contact Hours, $48

    • Recorded September 2023, 3 hours 30 minutes

• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) CE  ce.napnap.org

  • “Feeding and Eating Disorders, Body Dysmorphic Disorder”

    • 1.5 Contact Hours, $30

    • Reviewed and updated 2025, self-paced activity

  • “Is it Just a Picky Eater, Behavioral Food Opposition or ARFID?”

    • 1.0 Contact Hours, $20

    • Created 2024, 1 hour 

• Harvard School of Public Health

  • “Webinar: Screening, Symptom Recognition & Referral to Treatment for Eating Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care Settings” STRIPED training

    • 1-3 Category 1 CME Credits, Free

 

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Pediatricians

 

Guidelines & Reviews

• AAP Clinical Report (2021): Identification & Management of Eating Disorders in Children & Adolescents. (Full text/PDF). Pediatrics Publications+1

• SAHM Position Paper (2022): Medical Management of Restrictive Eating Disorders in Adolescents & Young Adults. Jah Online+1

• USPSTF (2022): Screening for Eating Disorders (I statement for asymptomatic pts). USPSTF+1

• APA 2023 Practice Guideline (treatment; useful when coordinating care). American Psychiatric Association+1

• Academy for Eating Disorders Weight Inclusive Conversations for Pediatric Providers on Vimeo Recorded webinar, February 2025; 53 minutes

 

CME 

• AAP Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight 

  • Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, 2025 Webinar Series AAP+1

    • Recommended webinar: Webinar 1: Mitigating Eating Disorder Risk in Children Undergoing Obesity Treatment

    • AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for each webinar course. Free

• Harvard School of Public Health

  • Webinar: Screening, Symptom Recognition & Referral to Treatment for Eating Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care Settings

    • STRIPED training

    • 1-3 Category 1 CME Credits, Free