Looking to grow your skills as a GI dietitian?
Most of what I’ve learned as a GI dietitian didn’t come from a textbook or a course. It came from mentorship, presenting cases, asking questions, and having the opportunity to work through complex patients with other dietitians.
And that’s something I’ve found dietitians often lack when working in GI.
For the past few years, our team has run small-group GI dietitian supervision groups, combining case presentation and discussion with topics based on each group’s own GI learning wish list.
We're excited to run the group again this year with a small group of 12 dietitians.
We’ll meet for five 1-hour sessions, focused on the practical management of complex GI patients—including nutrition management, navigating complex diagnoses, and advocating for patients when it comes to testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
Topics may range from bile acid diarrhea and EoE to mast cell disorders and their intersection with GI conditions - and so much more, depending on what the group is most interested in learning about.
Ultimately, there won’t be a predetermined list of topics or mandatory case presentations. We've found that every group has different learning needs, so we’ll let the group help shape what we discuss each week.
Don’t have many complex GI cases yet?
No problem! I’ll always have a case ready to bring to the group if no one has a particular case they’d like to present.
FAQ
What's in it for you?
- Gain confidence and competence in case presentation and discussion - if you haven't had the opportunity to present cases in a rounds-style fashion before, I find this is a really great skill to learn so you're comfortable talking with doctors and other HCP's about GI cases. I find the more confident you are in case presentation, the easier it is to advocate for your patients where needed. Typically, any cases dietitians need support with will be presented at the beginning of each session, followed by suggestions on management from me, and of course the group is welcome to offer their expertise as well.**I will share my case presentation templates with you!
- Nutrition Managements of Complex GI Patients - each groups learning wish-list has been different, however, popular topics include:
- Nutrition management and medical advocacy for SIBO diagnosis & treatment
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Microscopic colitis
- IBD (EEN, PEN, research update/discussion on dietary interventions, often end up chatting about emulsifiers too)
- Functional dyspepsia
- Bile Acid Diarrhea
- IBS - how to manage when the Low FODMAP diet fails - nutrition considerations & other interventions
The session will be held over Zoom (SCHEDULE BELOW), and will be recorded for you to watch in case you can't make it - they will be housed on GutEd for you with any resources/papers we discuss available there for you as well.
What is the cost of this program?
The investment for the 5 sessions is $450 CAD.
Don't miss this opportunity to level up your skills!
Limited Spots Available
We will be accepting about 12 dietitians into this cohort for GI supervision. If enrolment is closed, please email marlee@ignitenutrition.ca to inquire!
Hope to see you there!
- Andrea & Marlee