Eating Disorders in Competitive Athletes and the Rising Curiosity of Using Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Agonists (GLP1a)
ABOUT:
This webinar aims to describe the link between the biopsychosocial components of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors in athletes with the ever growing weight loss culture and use of popular medications such as glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists (GLP1a). Utilizing both a clinical sport psychologist and clinical pharmacist perspective, Drs. Streno and Cannon will provide a look behind the curtain to help athletes, coaches, and sports medicine providers navigate the questions and uncertainties around this important topic.
At the end of this presentation, attendees will be better able to:
- Summarize information about the development and prevalence of eating disorders in the athlete population.
- Identify the risk factors athletes face that predispose them to eating disorder concerns, behaviors, and body image issues.
- Recognize medications in the class of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 agonists (GLP1a).
- Summarize athlete-specific considerations when assessing the appropriateness of GLP1a use.
Target Audience: ATs, RDs, CSCS, and other sports medicine or athlete support staff
Speaker:
Athena Cannon, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist and Sports Pharmacy Consultant
Dr. Athena Cannon is an ambulatory care trained pharmacist at Indian Health Board Medical Clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a sports pharmacy consultant with Drug Free Sport International, and the founding Chair of the U.S. Sports Pharmacy Group. She completed her pharmacy prerequisites at the University of Texas at Arlington and Doctor of Pharmacy at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in Abilene, Texas. She has had unique experiences working with and learning from various sports medicine organizations including the U.S. Anti-doping Agency, Texas Tech University Athletics, Partnership for Clean Competition, Minnesota Athletic Trainer’s Association, and sports medicine clinics within the Twin Cities. She has served as an expert in the field of sports pharmacy through research, lecturing, consulting, and committee work nationally and internationally.
Melissa Streno, PsyD, CMPC
Licensed Clinical Sport Psychologist
Melissa Streno, PsyD, CMPC, currently practices as a licensed clinical sport psychologist with Lantern Psychology in Denver, CO, her native city. Upon moving back home after her predoctoral internship at The University of Oklahoma, Dr. Streno completed her postdoctoral fellowship within an eating disorder treatment program focusing on developing and leading a track designed specifically for athletes. She spent three years as a primary therapist in the eating disorder partial hospitalization program before venturing into full-time private practice. She taught as an Adjunct Professor in the Sport and Performance Psychology Program at the University of Denver as well and has co-authored the books, “What You Need to Know About Eating Disorders” and “AT LAST: Life After Sport Transition.” She has served as TrueSport®’s body image expert since 2020 and enjoys presenting and writing about eating disorders and body image. Dr. Streno is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and consults with youth, high school, collegiate, elite, professional, and Olympic athletes from a variety of sport and performance domains, including dancers and musicians, as well as those active in a business setting.
Drug Free Sport International (BOC AP# P8729) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers. This program is eligible for a maximum of 1.25 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the session.
