title: British Columbia Provincial Eating Disorders Program: an organizational description.
abstract: The British Columbia Provincial Eating Disorders Program (BCEDP) is a small government funded body that communicates eating disorder treatment needs to the government, helps communication between primary, secondary, and tertiary care givers, gives treatment advice and teaching to primary and secondary care givers, and assists the Provincial Eating Disorders Resource Centre in decision making and communication with government. The program deals with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, but not obesity, for budgetary reasons.
authors.affiliation: Eating Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Birmingham
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lauritzen
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jonat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001955:British Columbia; D002648:Child; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*