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Dr Amy Burton

Dr Amy Burton is a lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Recently, Amy’s research has focused on the prevention and early intervention of eating disorders in young people and Amy is the co-director of the Body Image and Eating Academic Network at UTS. In addition to her academic role at UTS, Amy is a practising clinical psychologist and clinical supervisor to early career psychologists. Having worked in and with headspace centres for over 8 years, Amy is passionate advocate for youth mental health, accessible mental health care, and supporting early career mental health clinicians.

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Eating disorders impact more than 1.1 million people in Australia, representing 4.5% of the population. These disorders include binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa.

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Upcoming Healthed Webcast

Premature Ovarian Insufficiency – The New Guidelines

Tuesday 3rd March, 7pm - 9pm AEDT

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Prof Rodney Baber AM

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Clinical Professor, University of Sydney

Join Prof Rodney Baber AM for this presentation where he will discuss the new guidelines related to POI and the most relevant recommendations that will affect clinical practice and assist in better recognition, understanding, diagnosis and management.