GastroPsych

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

Virtual CE Learning Opportunity: Earn up to 8 CE Credits. Includes 1 hour of CE in pharmacology. Cost for the 2 days of programming: $300. Attendees must complete any associated evaluation forms in order to receive credit.

Learn about the biopsychosocial model of disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) and how APPs can effectively address the psychosocial needs of patients with IBS-C and other DGBI to improve outcomes and quality of life.

Advanced Practice Providers (APPs; NPs/PAs) are taking an increasingly important role in the management of patients with DGBI. This 8-hour introductory workshop will provide practical guidance for APPs on how to identify and address psychosocial and behavioral factors contributing to brain-gut dysregulation in patients with IBS-C. The course will provide education on the biopsychosocial model of IBS-C as well as behavioral tools to enhance clinical practice, including motivational interviewing techniques, diaphragmatic breathing skills, how to refer for behavioral treatment, and the use of central neuromodulators to treat DGBI. This course is targeted for APPs, although any healthcare professional involved in caring for patients with DGBI is welcome to attend.

GastroPsych

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

CE Credits: 1 hour of continuing education credit for Licensed Psychologists will be awarded for each seminar. Cost for the entire series (6) of programming: $100.00. Attendees must complete each seminar's associated evaluation form in order to receive credit. 

This clinical case series will highlight pediatric gastrointestinal (GI) conditions and associated challenges that are commonly encountered by mental health providers in clinical practice. Each seminar will be one hour in length and feature a psychogastroenterology provider presenting on his/her area of expertise. The seminar will include a didactic presentation, including an overview of the medical condition, the rationale for psychological treatment, and the scientific basis for the approach. This will be followed by a case example to illustrate the condition and approach being presented. The program will draw upon current research findings related to the content as well as the clinical practice knowledge of the presenter. The program will conclude with a moderated question and answer session.

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Psychological Care for Adults with Chronic Pancreatitis

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

CE Credits: 1 hour of continuing education credit for Licensed Psychologists will be awarded. There is no cost to attend. Attendees must complete the seminar's associated evaluation form in order to receive credit. 

Level: Intermediate 

Description: 

Patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including functional bowel disorders, gastroparesis, chronic pancreatitis, esophageal conditions, and inflammatory bowel disease may experience brain-gut dysregulation that can impact their symptoms and/or disease experience. In an engaging and practical case series, leading experts in psychogastroenterology will discuss how to utilize psychological interventions with complex and unique GI presentations. Each seminar will include a didactic presentation, including an overview of the condition being treated, the rationale for psychological treatment and the scientific basis for the approach. This will be followed by a case example to illustrate the condition and approach being presented. The program will draw upon current research findings related to the content as well as the clinical practice knowledge of the presenter.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Describe at least 3 psychosocial factors that influence the experience of pain and quality of life in chronic pancreatitis

2. Explain how to apply cognitive behavioral interventions for patients with chronic pancreatitis

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Behavioral Treatment for Sleep Disturbance in DGBIs

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

CE Credits: 1 hour of continuing education credit for Licensed Psychologists will be awarded. There is no cost to attend. Attendees must complete the seminar's associated evaluation form in order to receive credit. 

Level: Intermediate 

Description: 

Patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including functional bowel disorders, gastroparesis, chronic pancreatitis, esophageal conditions, and inflammatory bowel disease may experience brain-gut dysregulation that can impact their symptoms and/or disease experience. In an engaging and practical case series, leading experts in psychogastroenterology will discuss how to utilize psychological interventions with complex and unique GI presentations. Each seminar will include a didactic presentation, including an overview of the condition being treated, the rationale for psychological treatment and the scientific basis for the approach. This will be followed by a case example to illustrate the condition and approach being presented. The program will draw upon current research findings related to the content as well as the clinical practice knowledge of the presenter.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Identify the relationship between poor sleep and disorders of gut brain interaction

2. Describe the key techniques of behavioral treatment for insomnia in DGBIs 

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Psychological Intervention with Adolescent/Young Adult Patients with DGBIs

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

CE Credits: 1 hour of continuing education credit for Licensed Psychologists will be awarded. There is no cost to attend. Attendees must complete the seminar's associated evaluation form in order to receive credit. 

Level: Intermediate 

Description: 

Patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including functional bowel disorders, gastroparesis, chronic pancreatitis, esophageal conditions, and inflammatory bowel disease may experience brain-gut dysregulation that can impact their symptoms and/or disease experience. In an engaging and practical case series, leading experts in psychogastroenterology will discuss how to utilize psychological interventions with complex and unique GI presentations. Each seminar will include a didactic presentation, including an overview of the condition being treated, the rationale for psychological treatment and the scientific basis for the approach. This will be followed by a case example to illustrate the condition and approach being presented. The program will draw upon current research findings related to the content as well as the clinical practice knowledge of the presenter.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to explain the scientific basis for integrating behavioral health interventions for AYA patients with DGBI diagnoses

2. Participants will be able to discuss characteristics unique to the AYA population that are critical for informing psychological treatment

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Behavioral Medicine Interventions for Eosinophilic Esophagitis

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

CE Credits: 1 hour of continuing education credit for Licensed Psychologists will be awarded. There is no cost to attend. Attendees must complete the seminar's associated evaluation form in order to receive credit. 

Level: Intermediate 

Description: 

Patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including functional bowel disorders, gastroparesis, chronic pancreatitis, esophageal conditions, and inflammatory bowel disease may experience brain-gut dysregulation that can impact their symptoms and/or disease experience. In an engaging and practical case series, leading experts in psychogastroenterology will discuss how to utilize psychological interventions with complex and unique GI presentations. Each seminar will include a didactic presentation, including an overview of the condition being treated, the rationale for psychological treatment and the scientific basis for the approach. This will be followed by a case example to illustrate the condition and approach being presented. The program will draw upon current research findings related to the content as well as the clinical practice knowledge of the presenter.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will become knowledgeable about the main psychological effects of eosinophilic esophagitis and its treatments, including illness specific anxiety, food related quality of life, and depression

2. Participants will understand the role of behavioral medicine interventions in the multidisciplinary management of eosinophilic esophagitis including commonly used treatments targeting anxiety, hypervigilance, and esophageal hypersensitivity

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Psychological Treatment Strategies for Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

CE Credits: 1 hour of continuing education credit for Licensed Psychologists will be awarded for this seminar. There is no cost to attend. Attendees must complete the seminar's associated evaluation form in order to receive credit. 

Level: Intermediate 

Description: 

Patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including functional bowel disorders, gastroparesis, chronic pancreatitis, esophageal conditions, and inflammatory bowel disease may experience brain-gut dysregulation that can impact their symptoms and/or disease experience. In an engaging and practical case series, leading experts in psychogastroenterology will discuss how to utilize psychological interventions with complex and unique GI presentations. Each seminar will include a didactic presentation, including an overview of the condition being treated, the rationale for psychological treatment and the scientific basis for the approach. This will be followed by a case example to illustrate the condition and approach being presented. The program will draw upon current research findings related to the content as well as the clinical practice knowledge of the presenter.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the etiology and symptoms of cyclic vomiting syndrome

2. Identifying and applying psychological strategies to promote the management and adaptation to cyclic vomiting syndrome

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Case Conceptualization and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Avoidant Restrictive Food

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

CE Credits: 1 hour of continuing education credit for Licensed Psychologists will be awarded for this seminar. There is no cost to attend. Attendees must complete the seminar's associated evaluation form in order to receive credit. 

Level: Intermediate 

Description: 

Patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including functional bowel disorders, gastroparesis, chronic pancreatitis, esophageal conditions, and inflammatory bowel disease may experience brain-gut dysregulation that can impact their symptoms and/or disease experience. In an engaging and practical case series, leading experts in psychogastroenterology will discuss how to utilize psychological interventions with complex and unique GI presentations. Each seminar will include a didactic presentation, including an overview of the condition being treated, the rationale for psychological treatment and the scientific basis for the approach. This will be followed by a case example to illustrate the condition and approach being presented. The program will draw upon current research findings related to the content as well as the clinical practice knowledge of the presenter.

Learning Objectives:

1. Develop a case conceptualization of dimensional avoidant/restrictive food intake symptoms and their interaction with disorders of gut-brain interaction from a cognitive-behavioral framework 

2. Understand the basic tenets of exposure-based cognitive-behavioral treatment for avoidant/restrictive intake symptoms

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with a patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and an Ostomy

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

Level: Intermediate 

Patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including functional bowel disorders, gastroparesis, chronic pancreatitis, esophageal conditions, and inflammatory bowel disease may experience brain-gut dysregulation that can impact their symptoms and/or disease experience. In an engaging and practical case series, leading experts in psychogastroenterology will discuss how to utilize psychological interventions with complex and unique GI presentations. Each seminar will include a didactic presentation, including an overview of the condition being treated, the rationale for psychological treatment and the scientific basis for the approach. This will be followed by a case example to illustrate the condition and approach being presented. The program will draw upon current research findings related to the content as well as the clinical practice knowledge of the presenter.

• Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify common concerns of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) referred for psychological and behavioral treatments 

  2. Describe the structure and core components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for GI conditions 

CE Credits: 1 hour of continuing education credit for Licensed Psychologists will be awarded for this seminar. There is no cost to attend. Attendees must complete the seminar's associated evaluation form in order to receive credit. 

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Session Eight: GI illness and Sexual Dysfunction

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

Level: Intermediate 

Description: 

Patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions, including functional bowel disorders, gastroparesis, chronic pancreatitis, esophageal conditions, and inflammatory bowel disease may experience brain-gut dysregulation that can impact their symptoms and/or disease experience. In an engaging and practical case series, leading experts in psychogastroenterology will discuss how to utilize psychological interventions with complex and unique GI presentations. Each seminar will include a didactic presentation, including an overview of the condition being treated, the rationale for psychological treatment and the scientific basis for the approach. This will be followed by a case example to illustrate the condition and approach being presented. The program will draw upon current research findings related to the content as well as the clinical practice knowledge of the presenter.

• Learning Objectives:

   1. Participants will identify two strategies for assessing sexual issues in GI patient populations

  2. Participants will describe a biopsychosocial conceptualization of sexual dysfunction in GI disorders

GastroPsych

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

Series of 4 virtual, 1-hr On-Demand Webinars
CE Learning Opportunity 
Earn up to 4 CE credits

Pediatric disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs; formally called functional gastrointestinal disorders) are common in young people and are often disruptive of daily routines, including school participation. These conditions are most appropriately treated from a biopsychosocial framework. Through this lens, school participation is both a potential source of psychological and social stress that may exacerbate or maintain DGBIs and also a valued functional outcome. As students prepare to return to school, this educational program will prepare healthcare providers to support adaptive school adjustment as part of DGBI management.

For healthcare providers working with youth with DGBIs including functional abdominal pain disorders (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia). This may include physicians, advanced practice nurses, PAs, nursing staff, behavioral health professionals (psychologists, social workers, counselors) and other allied healthcare providers.

GastroPsych

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

In this workshop, we modify and/or expand upon the fundamentals of GI behavioral health to incorporate socioeconomic and cultural considerations, both challenges patients and providers may face, and ways to address them. 

This workshop should be of particular benefit to providers delivering care in lower income and/or culturally diverse settings. After reviewing the fundamentals of GI behavioral health, we explain the rationale for this workshop, including the relationship between socioeconomic and cultural factors and mental and physical health care status. 

We then discuss the specific challenges that might arise when working with people with gastrointestinal disorders, possible assessment strategies providers may use to explore existence of these challenges, and ways to further expand and/or modify the principles of GI behavioral health to address them. Finally, we illustrate these principles through case examples.

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Learn about the emerging field of psychogastroenterology and how brain-gut psychotherapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and gut-directed hypnotherapy, can improve outcomes and quality of life for many patients with chronic GI disorders.

The Psychogastroenterology Basic Skills workshop will provide mental health practitioners with a foundation for working with patients with Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI), such as irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, and functional heartburn. Psychological processes play a key role in the development and maintenance of DGBI and brain-gut psychotherapies are among the most effective treatments for patients. In this introductory workshop, international experts in psychogastroenterology will explain the biopsychosocial model for DGBI and discuss the structure and efficacy behind brain-gut psychotherapies for both adult and pediatric populations. Training will also include guidance on developing a successful integrated GI psychology practice.

GastroPsych

Learn about the emerging field of psychogastroenterology and how brain-gut psychotherapies, such as gut-directed hypnotherapy can improve outcomes and quality of life for many patients with chronic GI disorders.

GastroPsych

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an emerging transdiagnostic psychotherapeutic approach for the treatment of long-term chronic conditions, including Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI), such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Using an experiential approach, this session intends to introduce practitioners to the ACT model of case conceptualization in DGBIs. Further to that, a brief description of the model of intervention will also be provided, alongside some brief ACT consistent practices that can be easily incorporated into current patient management.

GastroPsych

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

Psychological and behavioral factors play a key role in developing and maintaining DGBI conditions, including disorders of the upper GI tract. Several complex upper GI disorders can be effectively treated with behavioral interventions delivered by multidisciplinary care team members, including psychologists and speech-language pathologists. In a practical and engaging lecture series, leading experts in psychogastroenterology will discuss the anatomy and physiology of the upper GI tract and behavioral techniques to treat belching disorders, rumination syndrome, and gastroesophageal reflux. Each seminar will include a didactic presentation, an overview of the condition being treated, the rationale for behavioral intervention, and the scientific basis for the approach. The program will draw upon current research findings as well as the presenters’ clinical expertise.

GastroPsych

Individuals with chronic gastrointestinal (GI) conditions are at higher risk for developing Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)– particularly individuals with DGBIs and dietary-treated conditions. Co-occurring ARFID can have significant health and psychosocial consequences and impact GI condition management. This in-depth workshop will provide Gastropsych clinicians with up-to-date education on ARFID prevalence in GI conditions, diagnostic criteria, and evidence-based treatment strategies, with a particular focus on the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy for ARFID. This program will benefit the multidisciplinary team of GI clinicians that care for individuals with chronic GI conditions (e.g., dietitians, advance practice providers, gastroenterologists) in addition to GI mental health clinicians.

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By the end of this session, participants will be able to: