Navigating Disordered Eating in Complex Adolescent and Adult GI Patients (M20)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 16, 2026

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-027-L01-P

Course level:

Intermediate

Pediatric Content Included

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Outline the gastrointestinal and nutrition issues that may overlap with disordered eating in complex GI patients.
  • Identify ways to decrease the need for home nutrition support in complex GI patients.
  • Provide appropriate outpatient nursing triage and education for complex GI patients.
  • Summarize the principles of Polyvagal Theory and how this can be a helpful tool in working with complex GI patients.

Topics & Presenters

When Eating Disorders and Gastrointestinal Illnesses Collide

Lesley Williams
MD

Physician/Eating Disorder Specialist

Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, AZ

Nourishing the Autonomic Nervous System: Integrating Polyvagal Theory and Team-Based Practice in Complex GI Patients

Sherry Tarleton
RDN, CNSC

Dietitian

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, AZ

Seeing the Subtleties: A Nursing Lens on Navigating Disordered Eating in Complex GI Patients

Elizabeth Gray
RN, BSN

Registered Nurse

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, AZ

Approach to Nutrition Support in Complex GI Patients with Disordered Eating

John DiBaise
MD, FACG, FASPEN

Professor of Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic

Consultant

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic

Phoenix, AZ

Moderators:

Carol Ireton-Jones

PhD, RDN, LD, CNSC, FASPEN, FAND

Nutrition Therapy Specialist

Good Nutrition for Good Living

Carrollton, TX

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