GI Nutrition Series for Clinicians 2023-2024

Clinicians everywhere struggle with caring for the diverse array of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. In addition to untoward signs and symptoms, patients with GI disorders and diseases are at risk for compromised nutrition status. Alterations in GI function and physiology, either because of surgery or an underlying disease state, can result in a serious decline in one's nutrition status and quality of life. Understanding GI disorders and the tools available for their diagnosis and treatment allows the clinician to design an appropriate nutrition regimen and provide the best care to patients. This 2023-2024 lecture series will include presentations of common or very complex GI topics by clinicians who have worked at the bedside with these patients, and hence developed expertise and skills that are not always in the textbook.

1. High Output Ileostomy: Preventing Acute Kidney Injury
2. Benefits of Bile Acids—Just Keep Them Out of the Colon
3. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) – Taking Your Breath (test) Away?
4. Truths and Tricks of the Home PN Trade: Avoiding Common Pitfalls

Each session will be moderated by the course director and GI nutrition support expert, Carol Rees Parrish, MS, RDN.

Overall Course Learning Objectives

1. Summarize details involved in the nutritional care of patients with GI disorders.
   
2. Identify reliable resources to explore more information regarding nutrition support and GI nutrition as it relates to various GI disease states.
   
3. Differentiate appropriate drugs and their dosing for specific GI disease states.
   
4. Improve collaboration between gastroenterologists and nutrition professionals.

Supported in part by Baxter