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ForwardJune 23, 2026 MGH Clinical Conversations with MCPAP 2025-2026: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
A conversation with a Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP)
Psychiatrist or subject matter expert on a variety of behavioral health topics. The goal of MCPAP is to increase access to behavioral health treatment by making child psychiatry services – a scarce resource – available to PCPs across the Commonwealth. Through these conversations we seek to improve clinicians comfort and competency treating mild to moderate behavioral health disorders and address barriers in knowledge. MCPAP hosts a series of nine webinars throughout the year, which usually take place September through June, except December.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for pediatric and family providers.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify the clinical features, diagnostic criteria, and common presentations of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in pediatric and adolescent populations.
- Recognize screening approaches and differential diagnoses to support early identification of ARFID in primary care settings.
- Describe evidence-based strategies for assessment, referral, and multidisciplinary management of patients with suspected or diagnosed ARFID.
Additional Information
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program & Mass General Brigham
Barry Sarvet, MD - Course Director
Child Psychiatrist, Baystate Medical Center;
Chair, Department of Psychiatry,
UMass Chan Medical School – Baystate;
Medical Director, Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP)
Paula Braverman, MD
Chief, Department of Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine, Baystate Health
Professor of Pediatrics, UMass Medical School
Sarah Slabaugh, DO
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UMass Medical School
Bruce Waslick, MD
Chief of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Baystate Medical Center
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UMass Medical School
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Outpatient Psychiatric Services, Division of Child Behavioral Health – Baystate Health
Medical Director, UMass Baystate Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Mass General Brigham and Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP). Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Participation