Our congress will take place from October 24-25, 2025 at the Congress Center Alpbach, Tyrol.
The program for the conference 2025 is available.
Click here for Registration and find here our prices.
Unfortunately, we must announce with great regret that Associate Professor Dr. Günther Rathner, our founder and long-time chairman of the Eating Disorders Network, initiator, long-time scientific director, and congress president, passed away on August 31, 2025. This congress is being held in grateful memory of him and his long-standing contribution to the study of eating disorders.
As every year, our congress is aimed at people affected by eating disorders and their relatives, general practitioners, school doctors, dentists, specialists in pediatrics, psychiatry in childhood, adolescence and adulthood, as well as all doctors in training, psychologists and psychotherapists, dieticians, occupational therapists, nurses and other professions who want to expand their expertise in the special field of eating disorders.
The aim of the congress, which will be held virtually and on-site in a hybrid format, is to present the current state of research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders and obesity and to promote scientific and clinical-therapeutic exchange. The two-day event will include presentations on clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic topics related to eating disorders, as well as presentations by support groups, family members, and eating disorder sufferers.
We are looking forward to receiving your registrations.
Journey
For your journey to Alpbach, it is best to take the express train (ICE/IC/EC) to Jenbach (20 km) or Wörgl (25 km) or the regional train to Brixlegg (10 km) or Rattenberg (12 km). If you arrive by train or bus, you can take the VVT line (Regiobus) to Alpbach free of charge with your accommodation reservation confirmation from/to Jenbach, Wörgl, Brixlegg and Rattenberg train stations. On site you will receive the free Alpbachtal Card from the respective landlord. During your stay, this serves as a pass for journeys with the Regiobus and offers additional inclusive services.
Program
This year´s program is soon available in the PDF file below.
Keynote Speaker
For our congress we were able to win excellent experts from all relevant areas on the subject of eating disorders as keynote speakers. We are happy to announce: will be announced soon…
Prof. Dr.in Katrin Giel
Professor of Translational Psychotherapy Research at the University of Tübingen and a recognized expert in the psychological and neurobiological foundations of eating behavior and eating disorders. Her research focuses on the interactions between cognition, emotion, and body perception in individuals with disordered eating behavior, as well as on the development of innovative psychotherapeutic approaches. Prof. Giel is actively involved in numerous national and international scientific societies and has published extensively.
Prof. Dr. med. Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
Emeritus Director of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital RWTH Aachen. She is internationally regarded as a leading expert on eating disorders in children and adolescents. Her scientific focus includes the diagnosis, treatment, and neurobiology of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other eating disorders in young people. Prof. Herpertz-Dahlmann played a key role in the development of innovative treatment approaches, including Family-Based Treatment (FBT) and day-clinic therapy models, which are now widely used. She is the author of numerous seminal publications and actively participates in national and international expert committees dedicated to advancing mental health care for children and adolescents.
Prof. Dr.in Gry Kjaersdam Telléus
Dr Gry Kjærsdam Telléus, PhD, FAED, Senior Researcher, Associate Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist is head of the Research Program for Eating Disorders at Unit for Psychiatric Research (Aalborg University Hospital) and Director of Clinical Training at the Department of Communication and Psychology (Aalborg University). Dr Kjærsdam Telléus is trained in CRT by Professor Kate Tchanturia who has developed CRT for eating disorders. With 20 years of experience working in the field of eating disorders, her clinical and research interest cover eating disorders from various perspectives. Dr Kjærsdam Telléus is fellow of Academy of Eating Disorders (FAED) where she also serves as president.
Dr.in Elisabeth Lechner, BA, MA
Cultural studies scholar at the University of Vienna and active as an author and science communicator. Her research lies at the intersection of literary, cultural, and media studies, body and affect studies, and feminist theory. She is currently working on her habilitation project on the role of food in women’s auto/biographical writing in British literature. Her doctoral thesis addressed the topic of “disgusting” female bodies, body positivity, and digital feminist activism (University of Vienna, 2020). In addition to numerous academic publications, she authored the widely noted nonfiction book Riot Don’t Diet! The Revolt of Rebellious Bodies (2021, now in its third edition), which brings her research to a broader public audience.
Netzwerk Essstörungen
Innrain 28/8
A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
T + 43-512-57 60 26
F + 43-512-58 36 54
kongressbuero@netzwerk-essstoerungen.at
www.netzwerk-essstoerungen.at
Congress organization
Lena Ribitsch BSc
Convenor & Chair
Dr. Karin Waldherr
Ferdinand Porsche FernFH, Wiener Neustadt; vice-president of the Austrian Society on Eating Disorders
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schüßler
Medical University Innsbruck/ MedUni Graz
Co-Convenors & Co-Chairs
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Karwautz
Medical University Vienna; president of the Austrian Society on Eating Disorders
In collaboration with:
Austrian Society for Eating Disorders (ASED)
