ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Kate Fleming is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian, she has extensive experience in the eating disorder and mental health arena over 20+ years , Kate’s work is supporting adults and adolescents with complex eating difficulties, malnutrition, disordered eating and body image concerns.

Kate is a Size Inclusive Health Australia provider, offering care through a weight inclusive lens for individuals and families.
She provides supervision for dietitians and training in eating disorder nutrition therapy for mental health practitioners, her work is underpinned by client centred and trauma informed care. Kate is passionate about strengthening interprofessional collaborative practice and integrating dietetics into evidence based models of eating disorder care.

Megan Bray is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with a decade of experience in eating disorder treatment across inpatient and outpatient settings. She is completing a PhD at the University of Queensland, researching Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in outpatient eating disorder care. Within this project, Megan and her colleagues explored clinician and lived experience perspectives on team-based treatment, leading to the development and pilot trial of Interprofessional Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-IE) to strengthen collaboration between dietitians and mental health professionals. Committed to fostering genuine teamwork, Megan champions truly collaborative treatment environments where health professionals deliver evidence-based, complementary care for people experiencing eating disorders.

Dr Susan Byrne is a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience in research and clinical practice in the field of eating disorders. Sue has a Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Medicine) from Oxford University and a PhD and Master of Psychology (Clinical) from the University of Western Australia (UWA). She is currently a Senior Research Scientist and Senior Clinical Psychologist at the Western Australia Eating Disorders Outreach and Consultation Service (WAEDOCS); an Honorary Research Fellow and Professional Practice Fellow at UWA; and an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Curtin University. Sue is involved in consultation, supervision, research and training with eating disorder services in both the public and private sectors. In private practice, she treats individuals with eating disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions using the most up-to-date evidence-informed treatments. Innovations in treatment and advancing access to treatment have been hallmarks of Sue’s achievements over the past 30 years and in 2023 she was awarded the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the significant, impactful and substantial contribution she has made to the eating disorder sector. Sue’s international reputation as both a clinician and a researcher reflects her standing in the field and she continues to play a significant role in mentoring the next generation of eating disorder researchers and clinicians across Australia.