Moore Center for Eating Disorders News and Updates

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The Moore Center invites professionals in our community to join us at our Provider Open House, Tuesday, March 6^th 5:00pm – 8:00pm. This event will feature presentations from two nationally renowned experts in the eating disorder field and tours of The Moore Center’s new facility. The event will also provide a chance to learn more about The Moore Center’s expanded program offerings and meet our staff.

Guest Speakers include:

Craig Johnson, PhD, FAED, CEPS

Chief Clinical Officer – Eating Recovery Center

John Sargent, MD

Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Tufts Medical Center

For additional information or to RSVP, please Katie Klute at: kklute@moorecenterclinic.com

After a rigorous review process and on-site survey, The Moore Center received full accreditation from The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies health care organizations and programs. This certification recognizes The Moore Center’s dedication to compliance with The Joint Commission’s standards of care specific to the needs of our patients, facility, clinical quality and mission critical processes.

The Moore Center is the only eating disorder treatment facility in Washington State to achieve the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for its Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient and Step-down Programs.

If you are interested in working in a collaborative treatment environment and want to become a part of our team, please send your cover letter and resume to: rgerken@moorecenterclinic.com.

Licensed Therapist: Full Time

The Moore Center invites current and former clients to join us in celebrating our 20th Anniversary and Unveiling of our new facility!

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 – 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Address: 1601 SE 114th, Ste. 180 in Bellevue

For more information or to RSVP please contact: edill@moorecenterclinic.com.

NEDA is offering ’12 Ideas to help people with eating disorders negotiate the holidays.’

For support and to download a list of the ideas, log on to:

http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/uploads/file/TK_Twelve_Ideas-Holiday_&_EDs.pdf

IAEDP will be holding it’s Winter Celebration of Life, ‘Gift of Recovery’ December 3rd at Embassy Suites in Factoria.

The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a Silent Auction and Appetizers followed by Opening Words by John DeNinno, Phd. Plated dinner and dessert to follow.

Music is provided by Tim and Phil Hanseroth of the Brandi Carlile Band.

For more information or to RSVP please contact Britta Leverkuhn at: iaedppugetsound@gmail.com or call (206) 228-9171.

Dr. Moore and Jeanne Wicomb, LMFT were featured as expert guests on New Day Northwest on a segment which focused on how to spot an eating disorder and how to approach a family member or friend with an eating disorder about getting treatment.

Click on the link to watch! www.king5.com/new-day-northwest/How-to-spot-and-help-someone-with-an-eating-disorder-132054478.html

The Moore Center will be in Wenatchee October 6^th offering an eating disorder seminar to medical professionals in the Wenatchee Valley at Wenatchee Valley College. The event will start at 11 am and be held in Wells Hall.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear Dr. Moore provide an overview of the various types of eating disorders, the common co-occurring disorders, medical complications as well as review the stages of treatment.

Raven Bonnar-Pizzorno, Director of Nutrition at The Moore Center will also be a guest speaker presenting the dietician’s role in the treatment team and the physiological effects of malnutrition

For more information regarding the event  please contact Katie Klute at kklute@moorecenterclinic.com.

The Moore Center will participate at the Youth N Action event in Spokane August 26^th. Youth N Action provides a voice to at-risk young people in Washington State.

The event is planned by youth for youth and showcases businesses, organizations and services available to them in the Greater Spokane Area. Please stop by The Moore Center booth!

The Moore Center participated in Kadlec Regional Medical Center’s 17^th Annual Safe Kids Day in Richland, WA.   

 Safe Kids Day brings together 30 community agencies and 200 volunteers to teach safety messages to children and their families including fire safety, water safety, substance abuse and early childhood development.  The event draws over 3,000 people annually.

The booth’s theme ‘Uniquely Me’ helped over 300 kids create ‘their unique face,’ in an effort to teach attendees individuality and self-acceptance. Using foam faces, kids and their parents created a face that was reflective of how they see themselves.