1. Our Role in Managing Eating Disorders By Dr Jeremy Alford Founder & President Clinical Psychologist URL: www.meeda.me Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda Email: info@meeda.me

2. Founded in 2009 Non- Profit Organization Volunteer Professionals Currently in Lebanon, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar Also included is Turkey Other countries soon URL: www.meeda.me Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda

4. Our Five Pillars 1.Raising Awareness 2.Prevention 3.Research 4.Support 5.Work Together URL: www.meeda.me Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda Email: info@meeda.me

5. Many Variations Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Binge Eating Disorder Obesity Anorexia Athletica Over Exercise Overeating Night Eating Syndrome Orthorexia Bigorexia Rumination Disorders URL: www.meeda.me Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda Email: info@meeda.me

7. Early intervention Provide on going presentations and workshops in schools to: Educate Parents Educate Children & Adolescents Teach Teachers URL: www.meeda.me Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda Email: info@meeda.me

8. ED Conference In December 2012, we presented MEEDA at the ED conference held in Abu Dhabi, organized by the American Center Psychiatry & Neurology (ACPN) Saturday 1 st of June 2013, in collaboration with the ACPN, the second ED conference is being held in Dubai

9. Professional Trainings Will provide accredited trainings in collaboration with the National Center For Eating Disorders in the UK. (British Psychological Society approved courses). URL: www.meeda.me Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda Email: info@meeda.me

10. Current Study Aim Assess levels of awareness of ED among college students. The study design has been kept short and simple by using a cross-sectional approach including 2 questionnaires (EAT and EDAT). We are targeting student populations (S=200). Findings will provide us with important insights and will help tailoring culturally sensitive prevention strategies and treatment options.

13. Support & Aim We encourage those with ED to attend support groups. Overeaters Anonymous is a 12 steps program for compulsive eaters. We aim to provide different types of support groups. We also aim to put together an online helpline

14. Working on Interactive website which we urgently need to have translated into Arabic. We are preparing to have a first fundraising event in September 2013. Leaflets on different eating disorders for schools, teachers, parents and students will be distributed.

15. So Far Distributed flyers in schools and general clinics in the UAE & Kuwait TV interviews and talk shows in Lebanon and the GCC Free workshops eg. At the AUD TV segment filmed and broadcasted with live testimony of a sufferer for the international awareness week Present in the 1 st Mental Health & Women conference in the Gulf in March 2013

16. How You Can Help Become a Friend of MEEDA Become a Professional Member Volunteer to help us Follow us on social medias Spread the word URL: www.meeda.me Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda Email: info@meeda.me

17. THANK YOU! URL: www.meeda.me Facebook: www.facebook.com/meedassociation Twitter: Meeda@TheMeeda Email: info@meeda.me