From Dismissed to Diagnosed

Mastering ARFID and Extreme Picky Eating Screening, Assessment & Treatment
child showing picky eating

Release: January 21, 2026 – Expiration: January 21, 2028

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and Kids Eat in Color 

Estimated time to complete activity: 1 hour and 15 minutes

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare practitioners who care for patients with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

  • Physicians: maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
  • Nurses: maximum of 1.25 ANCC contact hours
  • Psychologists: maximum of 1.25 of CE

 

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Explain why early identification and early aggressive treatment are essential in ARFID and extreme
    picky eating
  • Identify how to screen and assess patients for ARFID and Extreme Picky Eating
  • Describe ARFID treatment options for families

Faculty

Jennifer Anderson, Founder of Kids Eat in Color and CEO of BetterBites

Disclosures

Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to Partners policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.

  • Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN, faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) and Kids Eat in Color.  Partners 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.

Physician Continuing Education

Partners designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 1.25 ANCC contact hours.

Psychologist Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

Credit Designation: This program offers 1.25 continuing education credits for psychologists.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Instructions for Credit

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 1.25 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive CE credit, learners must follow these steps during the period from <release date> through <expiration date>:

  1. Review the objectives and disclosures
  2. Study the educational content
  3. Visit the evaluation link
  4. Complete the activity evaluation

For additional information about the accreditation of this activity, please visit https://partnersed.com.

Computer system requirements

  • Operating System: Current versions of Windows or macOS.
  • Web Browser: Latest Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari.

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