The Essentials: Upskilling a National Health Workforce in the Identification and Treatment of Eating Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Health practitioners report limited skills and lack of confidence in managing and treating people with eating disorders. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the national rollout of comprehensive basic training in identification, assessment, treatment, and management of people with eating disorders to clinicians.

Methods

The Essentials: Training Clinicians in Eating Disorders is a core competency eLearning program. As part of a nation-wide multidisciplinary workforce training strategy, 7500 course places were provided free of charge to public and private health care professionals across all jurisdictions of Australia between January 2020 and March 2022.

Results

A total of 7370 health professionals enrolled during the study period. All learning outcomes

SUBMITTER: Maloney D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11629059 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature