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ForwardNovember 7, 2024: 15th George B. Murray, M.D., Limbic Lecture in Psychiatry - Mesolimbic Function in Eating Disorders and Obesity: From Mechanisms to Treatment (Northern)
Mesolimbic Function in Eating Disorders and Obesity: From Mechanisms to Treatment
Description: The neurobiology of food intake is highly complex and involves redundant homeostatic and mesolimbic pathways that developed over millennia to ensure survival in times of food scarcity. This complexity contributes to the development and maintenance of disordered eating and metabolism. In this lecture, we will review the methods used to map these pathways in individuals with eating disorders, appetitive endophenotypes of major depression, and individuals with a genetic form of obesity and hyperphagia. In addition, we will discuss the promise of translating observational studies to inform mechanisms underlying treatment and identification of novel treatment targets for these conditions.
Target Audience
This program is intended for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, General and Family Practice Physicians, Psychiatric Nurses, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Social Workers.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify homeostatic and mesolimbic regions involved in food intake.
- Describe how function within mesolimbic circuitry is altered in low-weight eating disorders, appetitive phenotypes of mood disorders, and obesity.
- Explain how function in mesolimbic regions shifts during treatment for these disorders and serves as a predictor of outcomes.
SPEAKER(S)
Laura Holsen, PhD
Laura Holsen, PhD
Laura Holsen is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and a faculty member in the Division of Women’s Health, Department of Medicine, and in the Department of Psychiatry at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). She also serves as Director of Research Training for the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at BWH. Dr. Holsen received an M.S. in Developmental Psychology from Vanderbilt University. As a graduate student in Child and Developmental Psychology from the University of Kansas, where she received her Ph.D. under the mentorship of Dr. Cary Savage. She then completed postdoctoral training in affective neuroscience with Dr. Richard Davidson at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Research in Dr. Holsen’s lab at BWH/HMS examines the interaction between eating behavior, stress, and reward using functional MRI and neuroendocrine assessment in eating and mood disorders and obesity, with a goal of ameliorating the negative health outcomes of these conditions through identification of modifiable neurobiological targets that drive appetite, eating behaviors, and weight change.
Disclosures:
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
McLean Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 1.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
- 1.00 Social Workers
The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers
This program has been approved for 1.00 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number
- 1.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 1.00 Psychologists CE Credit
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This offering meets the criteria for 1.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
1.00 Physicians
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 1.00 contact hours for nurses.
1.00 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.
1.00 IPCE Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.