Clinical Executive Program: The Advanced Dietary IBD Education and Training (DIET) Program: Beyond Malnutrition

"This 9-month program is designed to provide comprehensive IBD-focused nutrition education to physicians, advanced practice providers, and registered dietitians. The program will include two 2-day in-person symposia at the beginning and end of the 9-month program. In between the symposia, participants will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays for 3 hours (8 a.m. - 11 a.m. PST) for virtual didactic and case-based learning sessions, research reviews, and small group discussions. As required this program is only successful with your active participation. An IBD physician and dietitian will lead each month’s sessions. Please note that attendance is required for all components of the program.

Topics will include:

-Diet, the microbiome, and IBD
-Evidence based diet therapies for reducing inflammation
-Evidence based diet therapies for maintaining remission
-Diets for patients with quiescent IBD and intestinal symptoms
-Perioperative nutrition optimization
-Recognizing the impacts of malnutrition and sarcopenia
-Nutrition support (Enteral Nutrition, Parenteral Nutrition)
-Integrative nutrition and complementary/alternative therapies
-Practical Applications of nutrition and diet therapy
-Implementing safe, sustainable, and culturally competent dietary strategies in IBD
-Pediatric nutrition

Faculty for this program includes over 20 world-renowned leaders in the field of diet and IBD. Participants will have an opportunity to network and learn from faculty at the two in-person symposia (September 19-20, 2024 and May 29-30, 2025) which will be held in Los Angeles, CA.

Food at the symposia for participants will be tailored to IBD-specific diets, to create an immersive experience for attendees. Participants will also have an opportunity to apply their knowledge (in the kitchen) at a cooking class for featured IBD therapeutic diets. The program will also include mentoring for career development, and practical guidance on developing and growing an integrated IBD-diet program within various practice settings. Participants can earn more than 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and ABIM and ABP MOC Points."

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