Clinicians everywhere struggle with caring for the diverse array of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. 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 2024-2025 lecture series will include presentations of common and 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.   

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

November 12, 3 PM ET: GI Barriers to Effective Tube Feeding: Why 'TF Intolerance' is NOT the Diagnosis  

December 10, 3 PM ET: Nausea, Vomiting, and Malnutrition: What Could Go Wrong?   

January 14, 3 PM ET: Some Things Clinicians Should Know When Kids with Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders Transition to Adult Care  

February 12, 3 PM ET: When Surgical Loss Has a Cost: Complex Nutritional Issues after GI Surgery 

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.