McCallum Place Articles

Dr. McCallum Chosen as a Top Doc again this Year!

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:47:38 GMT

Dr. Kimberli McCallum, MD has been chosen again this year by Saint Louis Magainze to be featured as a Best Doctor in August's Special Medical Issue. Look for the issue in newstands later this summer!

Deborah Dettmann selected by AABH as a Speaker

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:47:26 GMT

McCallum Place’s Deborah Dettmann, MSW, Vice President of Business and Operations at McCallum Place, has been selected to speak at AABH’s 42nd Annual Training Conference. The Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare (AABH) provides education, support and advocacy to partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. Deb will be discussing utilization review with managed care carriers as well as presenting helpful strategies in developing a collaborative relationship to improve patient care in PHPs and IOPs. Congratulations to Deb for being chosen as a speaker at this summer’s conference! For more information about the conference or to learn more about AABH, visit www.aabh.org or click here.

Missouri Residents - We need Your Help!

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:58:38 GMT

Help Ensure the Creation of a Missouri Eating Disorders Council!

Missouri residents, your help is needed immediately. Please call Governor Jay Nixon as soon as possible!

Governor Nixon is in the process of signing off on Senate Bill 754 – the bill that establishes the Missouri Eating Disorders Council. Please call Governor Nixon or Governor Nixon’s legislative assistant, Sharon Eichohlz, and tell them why it is important to YOU that the MO Eating Disorders Council be included in SB754.

The Governor’s main phone number is (573) 751-3222. Sharon Eichholz, the Governor’s legislative assistance, phone number is (573) 751-4345 or you can email Ms. Eichoholz at Sharon.eichholz@mo.gov.

It only takes a couple of minutes to make this phone call or send this email. It is very important that the Governor’s office hear from you. Please tell Governor Nixon why Missouri needs the MO Eating Disorders Council which will be established in SB754.

Thank you for your support!

If you have questions, contact Lara Gregorio, STAR program manager, star@myneda.org.

National Eating Disorders Association
603 Stewart Street, Suite 803
Seattle, WA 98101
P: 206.382.3587 F: 206.829.8501
info@nationaleatingdisorders.org
www.NationalEatingDisorders.org

Eating disorder bill gets House committee hearing

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:57:52 GMT

May 5, 2009

by Roseann Morning

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — Supporters of a bill that would require insurance coverage of eating disorders have accomplished their goal for the session: a committee hearing in both chambers.

The House Special Committee on Health Insurance devoted 35 minutes to the bill today, most of which involved emotional testimony from those most affected by eating disorders.....Read More

Save the Date!

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:48:49 GMT

McCallum Place is bringing the film "America the Beautiful" to St. Louis during NEDAwareness Week 2011. We have secured the film and producer Darryl Roberts for Thursday, February 24, 2011. We will annouce more details in the future. To learn more about this film, visit www.americathebeautifuldoc.com or click here.

McCallum Place is on Facebook!

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:16:03 GMT

McCallum Place now has a Business Page on Facebook! If you have a personal Facebook account, become a fan of our page on Facebook. You will be able to check out the new McCallum Place Business Page on Facebook whether or not you have a personal Facebook account. Visit www.facebook.com/mccallumplace or click here.

McCallum Place is Tweeting!

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:15:39 GMT

McCallum Place now has a Twitter account. If you have a Twitter account, log in and follow us! Visit www.twitter.com/mccallumplace or click here to see our page and read our tweets!

KSDK & KWMU - Tune In!

Tue, 18 May 2010 18:10:40 GMT

March 25 Update - You can listen to Dr. Randy Flannery, Kate Evett, RD, LD and Stephanie Whitney, MA, ATR-BC, LPC with host Don Marsh on "St. Louis on the Air" by clicking here.

Original Article: Some of McCallum Place's Staff will be on KSDK's Show Me St. Louis segment to discuss the upcoming NEDA Walk. Be sure to tune in from 3 - 3:30 pm TODAY, March 19, to watch! Also, Dr. Flannery, Kate Evett, and Stephanie Whitney will be on 90.7 KWMU on Monday, March 22 at 11:00AM to discuss eating disorders and the NEDA Walk. Thank you to our staff for taking the time to raise awareness and a special thank you to Whole Foods for co-sponsoring with McCallum Place for this year's walk. To learn more about the upcoming NEDA Walk or to register online, click here.

First Lady Michelle Obama Combating Obesity, Wants US to Write Her Taskforce

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:52:53 GMT

Michelle Obama has announced that combating childhood obesity will be one of her primary missions as First Lady. As such, she has established a task force comprised of representatives from numerous government agencies. This task force has 90 days to make recommendations on the following goals:

(a) ensuring access to healthy, affordable food;
(b) increasing physical activity in schools and communities;
(c) providing healthier food in schools; and
(d) empowering parents with information and tools to make good choices for themselves and their families

The task force is seeking feedback from the community to assist them in this significant endeavor. This is our chance to ensure that eating disorders are heard! They are accepting public comments. The deadline is March 26, 2010.

NEDA urges you to write to the task force today to educate them about the dangers of misinformed obesity prevention, to encourage programs that promote healthy behaviors and body satisfaction, and which incorporate the emotional aspects of eating and body image.

Resources to help you write you letter:

Click here for facts about the need for eating disorder informed obesity interventions. Click here for the Academy for Eating Disorders Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs. Click here for an article written by expert, Kathy Kater, on the dangers of misinformed "obesity prevention." These resources may be helpful to augment your comments.

To submit your comments to the task force, and for more information about the obesity initiative, please click here.

Senate Committee Hearing March 30 at Noon

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:05:38 GMT

The Senate Committee Hearing will be Tuesday, March 30 at Noon in Jefferson City. This is a much needed opportunity to share stories about insurance, availability of treatment, finanical stress, and the realities of eating disorders. It is critical that we all continue to educate our Missouri legislators on this disease and educating this committee is the first and very important step.

The bill will be heard in the Senate Committee for Small Business, Insurance and Industry. Please write to the committee members and let them know why this bill matters to you. It is very important they hear from you, personal letters are best. Lynn Stark, A.P.R.N., M.S.N. will be in Jefferson City for this hearing and will be speaking to our representatives on our behalf.

Committee members and contact information is as follows:

Scott Rupp, Chairman, Republican from District 2 – Lincoln County and part of North St. Charles County

State Capitol Building
Room 426
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-1282
FAX: (573) 526-4766
Toll-Free: 1-866-271-2844

Luanne Ridgway, Republican, District 17 – Clay County
State Capitol Building
Room 221
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-2547

Dan Clemens, Republican, District 20 - Christian, Douglas, Webster and part of Greene Counties
State Capitol Building
Room 418
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-4008
FAX: (573) 751-4096
Toll-Free: 866-242-0810

Victor Callahan, Democrat, District 11- Part of Jackson County

State Capitol Building
Room 333
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-3074
FAX: (573) 751-4551

Timothy Greene, Democrat, District 13, part of St. Louis County

State Capitol Building
Room 219
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-2420
FAX: (573) 751-1598
timothy_green@senate.mo.gov

Carl Vogel, Republican, District 6, Callaway, Cole, Miller, Moniteau and Morgan

State Capitol Building
Room 321
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-2076
FAX: (573) 751-2582

Joan Bray, Democrat, District 24, part of St. Louis County

State Capitol Building
Room 431
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-2514
FAX: (573) 526-2612
jbray@senate.mo.gov

Jack Goodman, Republican, District 29, Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, Ozark, Stone and Taney Counties

State Capitol Building
Room 331A
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-2234
FAX: (573) 526-9808

Jason Crowell, Republican, District 27, Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, Perry and Scott Counties

State Capitol Building
Room 323
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-2459
FAX: (573) 522-9289

Rita Heard Days, Democrat, District 14, Part of St. Louis County

Senator Days was the bill’s sponsor last year! Please thank her!

State Capitol Building
Room 220
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-4106
FAX: (573) 751-0467

Register for 2nd Annual St. Louis NEDA WALK!

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:16:06 GMT

Update: Please visit www.facebook.com/mccallumplace and click on the "photos" tab; here you will be able to view many photos from the 2010 walk!

The St. Louis area's 2nd Annual NEDA Walk (1 mile) will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 10am! McCallum Place will be hosting the walk again this year and are co-sponsoring the walk with Whole Foods and Starbucks. The location of the Walk is once again at Tower Grove Park's Sons of Rest Pavillion. Click here for a map of Tower Grove Park and surrounding area. You are welcome to arrive before 10am as we will have check-in and T-shirt pick-up, coffee and snacks, various booths and activities, and a warm-up exercise from 9:45am to 10:00am. The walk itself will begin at 10am. After the walk we will have various activities to participate in as well as a talk by Judith Shaw, Recovery Speaker. Miss Missouri Tara Osseck will be attending and emceeing, but will have to leave by 11:00am. Be sure to arrive early to meet her as she supports this year's NEDA Walk and helps to raise awareness for eating disorders.

McCallum Place's Kate Evett, RD, LD is the St. Louis area's NEDA Walk Coordinator. The NEDA Walk is a collective effort of volunteers who are committed to raising awareness of the dangers surrounding eating disorders and the need for early intervention and treatment. All proceeds raised will go to NEDA!

Online Registration and fundraising are now available. Click here for online registration. Registration is $30 and this includes the event T-shirt. Participants may choose to register the day of the walk at Tower Grove Park for $25, but T-shirts will not be guaranteed. If there are any leftover shirts after the walk, day-of-walk registrants may purchase them for $10. To volunteer or for more information, email info@mccallumplace.com or call (314) 968-1900 ext.13, ext. 26, or ext. 34. Check out our Event Page on Facebook for more information and for an RSVP option by clicking here.

Sponsors of this event include:

Starbucks/Webster Groves

Our Aftercare Group's NEDAwareness Week Mission

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:50:22 GMT

As part of NEDAwareness Week, our Aftercare Group gave back to current patients in treatment by honoring the mission of Operation Beautiful: they covered up patients' bathroom mirrors with positive messages of beauty. Our photos have been selected to be displayed on Operation Beautiful's web site, as well as the National Eating Disorder Association's (NEDA) web site. Visit www.operationbeautiful.com, scroll down to the bottom of the homepage, and click on "Saturday Notes - February 27, 2010" or click here to view the photos! The photos on NEDA's website can be viewed by clicking here. In addition, the photos are available for viewing on the McCallum Place Facebook page; click here to view the photos on Facebook. A special thank you to our Aftercare Group for spreading the power of positivity!

Successful Eating Disorders Awareness Day at the Capitol!

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:08:32 GMT

Many thanks to everyone who participated in the 2nd Annual Eating Disorders Awareness Day which was held Tuesday, February 2, at the Missouri State Capitol Building–Jefferson City, MO–The Rotunda. If you missed the day, please try to attend next year. Every year, the event gets better and more powerful. It is a great opportunity to educate elected officials about eating disorders and demonstrate that this bill is important to Missouri citizens.

I’d like to thank our speakers who inspired us and empowered us: Rebecca Lester, Katie Seal, Tara Osseck (Miss Missouri 2009), Jessica Sullivan (Miss Springfield 2009) and John Culp all reminded us of why this legislation is so important. Our legislative sponsors, Representative Rachel Storch, Representative Rick Stream and Senator David Pearce, talked about the process and encouraged us to keep educating elected officials about this disease. Getting a bill passed takes consistency, effort and commitment and while we are well on the way to success, we must keep up the pressure.

We currently have 34 co-sponsors for the house bill, which is amazing progress. Last session we had 9 co-sponsors!

Following are some of the exciting outcomes from this year’s Eating Disorders Awareness day.

We had representation from Warrensburg, Springfield, Lexington, St. Louis and Kansas City.
We proved to legislators that eating disorders is a state-wide disease.
We have many more Representatives and Senators evaluating the bill, which means they have been moved to action.
We will be following up with them to persuade them to support the bill.

Many thanks to Michelle Zignago who generously donated her time to develop the flyers and ED Awareness Day Stickers! Michelle also donated her time last year and provided us with professional and impactful materials throughout the session.

Support Eating Disorders Legislation! Eating disorders are misunderstood , stigmatized and not treated seriously. Insurance does not provide fair coverage or access to treatment. Yet eating disorders have the highest fatality rate of any mental illness. We must show legislators this issue is important! Meet with your state Representative and Senator to let them know why this legislation is important to you. Please know who your state reps are. Go to www.mo.gov for the legislator lookup.
We need your help to show legislators there is a real need for assistance for those suffering from eating disorders.
For more information contact annieseal@sbcglobal.net

NEDAwareness Week Feb. 21-27: Find Events Here!

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:08:15 GMT

Theme: It's Time to Talk About It.
What is NEDAwareness Week?
NEDAwareness Week is a collective effort of primarily volunteers, eating disorder professionals, health care providers, educators, social workers, and individuals committed to raising awareness of the dangers surrounding eating disorders and the need for early intervention and treatment.
FIND NEDAwareness Week Events in St. Louis by clicking here

How NEDAwareness Week Works:
This year, NEDA is calling for everyone to do just one thing to help raise awareness and provide accurate information about eating disorders. NEDAwareness Week participants can choose from a huge range of ways to contribute: Distribute info pamphlets and put up posters, write one letter for Media Watchdogs, register as a Volunteer Speaker or host a Volunteer Speaker, coordinate a NEDA Walk, or arrange interactive and educational activities such as panel discussions, fashion shows, body fairs, movie screenings, art exhibits and more. As an official NEDAwareness Week participant you can be involved in any way that works with your schedule, resources, community, and interests. These events and activities attract public media attention - on local, national and international levels.

McCallum Place is an official Sponsor of NEDA and NEDAwareness Week.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Looking Good-but not feeling good"

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:48:31 GMT

Jan 25, 2010 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Dr. Randy Flanery in Looking good-but not feeling good iwas nterviewed about Brittany Murphy's death as well as body image issues occuring in males.

Read this article!

Dr. McCallum's Latest Interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Eating disorders striking more children, men and older women

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:21:43 GMT

By Blythe Bernhard

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

06/04/2009

Eating disorders are mental illnesses, but they increasingly cause serious physical problems and even death. Hospitalizations for complications from eating disorders increased by nearly 20 percent between 1999 and 2006, according to a recent report from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Patients with anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders are treated for conditions ranging from dehydration, anemia and kidney failure to cardiac and intestinal problems caused by severe malnutrition. Read More...

Multisite Anorexia Research Study at Washington University

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:19:21 GMT

Free Family therapy for teens with Anorexia Nervosa (AN). To be eligible, families with an adolescent age 12-18 years old with a diagnosis of AN will be randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups. To date, this is the largest National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded AN research study. The study will examine two forms of family therapy: Behavioral Family Therapy (BFT) and Systems Family Therapy (SFT). Both treatments have been established as effective treatments for AN. Participation in the study is entirely voluntary and includes family treatment, medication, and medical monitoring. For more information, contact the Project Coordinator at 314-286-0076 at Washington University.

McCallum Place is Blogging!

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:19:09 GMT

McCallum Place is blogging. Current contributing writer is Tara Ossek, Miss Missouri 2009. Read our blogs! http://mccallumplacestl.blogspot.com or click here.

St. Charles native named Miss Missouri

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:26:50 GMT

ASSOCIATED PRESS

June 8, 2009

MEXICO, Mo. -- Tara Osseck, Miss Lake of the Ozarks, was crowned the new
Miss Missouri on Saturday in Mexico, Mo.

The 22-year-old is a native of St. Charles. Her platform for the year will be
"Education and awareness of eating disorders." Her parents are John and Tammy
Osseck of St. Charles....Read More

Hungry to be heard: educators on eating disorders

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:41:49 GMT

The Current

by Suzanne M. Rogers

March 2, 2009

Last week was National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Started by the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), NED Awareness Week is the largest eating disorders outreach effort in the country. This year, the University of Missouri - St. Louis got involved.

UM-St. Louis' Health, Wellness and Counseling Services observed NED Awareness Week on Feb. 25 and held a film viewing in the Oak Hall game room of the documentary Killing Us Softly 3, which followed with a discussion. Almost half of Americans know someone with an eating disorder. Over the course of one's lifetime, 50,000 people who suffer from eating disorders will die as a result of their illness......Read More