Nutrition and IBD for Dietitians

Duration 15h
Last Update September 28, 2020

Description

For patients with inflammatory bowel disease, proper nutritional care can be life-changing – and even lifesaving.

Conditions like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can make it hard to properly ingest, digest, and absorb food and water. Because of this, they need to be managed carefully to keep patients as healthy as possible, and to prevent or alleviate nutrition-related complications like malnutrition and obstruction.

After completing this course, you will walk away with a greater understanding of the role of nutritional care in IBD, as well as a deeper insight into the science behind IBD pathophysiology and treatment.

Nutrition and IBD for Dietitians is designed to provide you with IBD-specific knowledge that you can apply in your practice as a dietitian.

It can be counted towards 15 CPD hours.

(Course accessible for one year following enrolment – price inclusive of GST)

The objectives of this course are to:

Understand the biological processes behind the development and presentation of IBD
Explore the diagnosis and treatment of IBD, including medical, surgical, and nutritional strategies
Apply this insight to the dietetic management of IBD patients, both throughout the patient journey and in a variety of disease contexts
Identify and reflect on the different nutritional therapies used to treat inflammation, complications, and symptoms
Apply knowledge of the biology, diagnosis, and treatment of coeliac disease to its dietetic management

Click here to download a course overview.

The GutSmart Team would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their generous contributions to this course:

Elizabeth Purcell, AdvAPD
Dr Emma Halmos, PhD, APD
Jessica Moon, APD
Dr Darcy Holt, MD

Topics for this course

65 Lessons15h

Module 1 – Introducing IBD

Module 1: Introduction

Introduction to IBD1:36

Symptoms

Knowledge check 1.1

Aetiology3:52

Aetiology (continued)

Knowledge check 1.2

Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology (continued)

Knowledge check 1.3

Complications

Complications (continued)

Knowledge check 1.4

The role of the dietitian

Reflection 1.1

References

Module 1: Final quiz

Module 2 – Diagnosis And Treatment

Module 2: Introduction

Diagnosis

Diagnosis (continued)

Differential diagnosis

Knowledge check 2.1

Treatment10:42

Medical management

Knowledge check 2.2

Medical management (continued)

Ongoing management

Knowledge check 2.3

Australian IBD Standards

References

Module 2: Final quiz

Module 3 – Nutritional care

Module 3: Introduction

Nutritional care in IBD

Nutritional assessment

Reflection 3.1

Nutritional adequacy in IBD2:47

Nutritional adequacy in IBD (continued)

Knowledge check 3.1

Nutritional therapy

Reflection 3.2

Diets to treat active disease

Diets to treat active disease (continued)

Knowledge check 3.2

Diets to treat symptoms in IBD

Knowledge check 3.3

Diets to treat complications of IBD

Reflection 3.3

FAQ

References

Module 3: Final quiz

Module 4 – Surgical management

Module 4: Introduction

Introduction to surgery in IBD

Surgery for IBD complications

Knowledge check 4.1

Resection and anastomosis

Colectomy and proctocolectomy

Knowledge check 4.2

Ostomies and IBD

Ostomies and IBD (continued)1:37

Knowledge check 4.3

Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis

Reflection 4.1

Perioperative nutritional support2:55

Reflection 4.2

References

Module 4: Final quiz

Module 5 – Intestinal failure

Module 5: Introduction

Intestinal failure

Intestinal failure (continued)

Knowledge check 5.1

Short bowel syndrome

Knowledge check 5.2

Short bowel syndrome (continued)

Reflection 5.1

Intestinal rehabilitation

Nutritional management4:51

Nutritional management (continued)

Reflection 5.2

Fluid and electrolyte management

Knowledge check 5.3

Complications of SBS

References

Module 5: Final quiz

Module 6 – Coeliac Disease

Module 6: Introduction

Introduction to Coeliac Disease0:30

Aetiology and pathophysiology

Knowledge check 6.1

Clinical manifestations and complications1:43

Knowledge check 6.2

Diagnosis3:55

Knowledge check 6.3

Treatment

Reflection 6.1

Treatment (continued)

Knowledge check 6.4

Response and remission

Knowledge check 6.5

Managing uncertainty

References

Module 6: Final quiz

Thank you