Stephanie Campbell, clinical nurse consultant for eating disorders at the Centre for Adolescent Health, has authored a recent article about eating disorders in adolescents for the Australian Practice Nurses Association (APNA) journal ‘Primary Times’. The Centre for Adolescent Health runs a large eating disorder program for adolescents; see Eating disorders program, and is also actively engaged in clinical research. Stephanie is the nurse coordinator of the RCH Eating Disorder program, together with Renae Wall. Stephanie and Renae work across inpatient and outpatient services, supporting and educating staff, patients and families. They are responsible for the intake of all new referrals and the coordination of the multidisciplinary eating disorder assessment clinic. Stephanie’s expertise around what nurses need to know about eating disorders is highlighted in this paper.

Primary Times SEP11 – Understanding eating disorders in adolescents – Stephanie Campbell