Speakers

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  Dr Josephine Neale, MBBS BSc MRCPsych

  Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

  Dr Josephine Neale MBBS BSc MRCPsych is a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist at Priory, and Clinical Lead for Private Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services. Trained at the prestigious Great Ormond Street Hospital, Dr Neale has worked in national specialist teams across a range of subspecialties in child psychiatry. Dr Neale has comprehensive experience in the assessment and management of young people with a wide range of mental health difficulties, and has a particular interest in those with autism spectrum disorder, feeding and eating disorders and medically unexplained symptoms. Dr Neale is an Honorary Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College London, an Advisor to the Academy of Eating Disorders Medical Care Standards Committee and has a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education. She has published research articles and textbook chapters and has presented at national and international conferences.

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  Professor Dasha Nicholls

  Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Acting Head of the Division of Psychiatry at Imperial College London

  Dasha Nicholls is Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Acting Head of the Division of Psychiatry at Imperial College London; Honorary Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Children and Young People’s Eating Disorders; National Specialist Advisor on Eating Disorders to NHS England; and Clinical and Strategic Director for National Audits and Research at the College Centre for Quality Improvement (CCQI) of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Her research focuses on prevention and early intervention for young people’s mental health, predominantly but not exclusively around feeding and eating disorders and those living at higher weight.