SunCloud Health brings together the nation’s foremost experts in addiction medicine, eating disorders and behavioral health to share best practices.
Upcoming Events/Courses
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Is Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Real? A Critical Perspective and Discussion of Health Inequities
Dr. Erica LaFata
November 15, 2024
11:00am – 12:15pm CST
Attendees Receive 1 CME/CE
Educational Learning Objectives
- Defining ultra-processed foods
- Operationalizing ultra-processed food addiction
- Be able to identify common categories of ultra-processed foods. Recognize the symptoms of ultra-processed food addiction as a novel clinical presentation.
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SunCloud Health brings together the nation’s foremost experts in addiction medicine, eating disorders and behavioral health to share best practices.
Upcoming Events/Courses
Mark Gold, MD
August 15, 2025
11:00-12:30p.m. CST
Attendees Receive 1.5 CE
- 1-The learner will understand the historical relevance of speed epidemics following opioids
- 2-The learner will recognize the differences between cocaine and amphetamine with and without opioids on the brain and overdose rates.
- 3-The learner will recognize that opioid and psychostimulant smoking is now the principal route of death rather than intravenous use.


Patrick McGrath, PhD
April 25, 2025
11:00-12:00p.m. CST
Attendees Receive 1 CE
Identify the varying subtypes of OCD
Understand the use of Exposure and Response Prevention therapy for the treatment of OCD.
Demonstrate the ability to utilize response prevention for a variety of OCD subtypes.
Colleen Kestel, MBA, RDN, LDN and Alexander Chevalier, MD
May 9, 2025
11:00am – 12:00pm CST
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Participants will be able to estimate the prevalence of SUD and ED in U.S. children and adolescents.
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Participants will be able to define the term “pre-addiction” and understand its relevance to prevention and early intervention.
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Participants will identify risk factors for disordered eating and recognize common symptoms in adolescents.



Denise Hien, PhD, ABPP
November 21, 2025
11:00am -12:30pm CST
- Analyze the prevalence and key contributing factors of PTSD in individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders.
- Identify key treatment models for co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders.
- Summarize the scientific evidence supporting integrated treatment approaches.