A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program

Summary:

In this program, we will take a multidisciplinary look at the management of IBS-C. We will hear from Dr. Greg Sayuk about the latest approaches to diagnosis and pharmacological management of IBS-C, GI Dietitian Bethany Doerfler on the role of diet, particularly fiber, in the management of IBS-C and Dr. Laurie Keefer regarding the core behavioral strategies known to help manage IBS-C.

Objectives:

A Rome Foundation Continuing Medical Education program.

Rome Foundation Diet and Nutrition Webinar: an on-demand and live educational opportunity to discuss how to initiate a conversation with the patient around diet and its role in Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI). The webinar will give both the physician and dietitian perspectives and provide phrases that clinicians can use to address patients' perception of food and when tackling tough patient questions.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand how DGBI and diet are interconnected

2. Integrate nutrition into medical care plans

3. Formulate responses to common patient questions around diet

4. ​Build a toolbox with conversation points surrounding how to start conversations about diet in patients with a DGBI

Speakers:

Joshua D Novak, MD

Bethany Doerfler, MS, RDN