Skill Building Workshop Series for Dietitians

About this event

½ Day Workshop – Bariatric Surgery Red Flags and Dietetic Dilemmas

½ Day Workshop – Expanding Your Practice Toolkit: Managing Gastrointestinal Issues in Eating Disorders

Date: Tuesday 6 August

Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm (WA) / 9:30am - 6:30pm (Adelaide/Darwin) / 10:00am - 7:00pm (Melb/Syd)

Location: Online only

Cost: No cost for NMHS/WAEDSS dietitians / $165 for others

Bariatric Surgery Red Flags and Dietetic Dilemma Workshop

Bariatric surgery is often approached as a last resort after a lifetime of dieting. The same type of dieting that is known to increase susceptibility to an eating disorder. Those living in larger bodies may not identify as having an eating disorder, and assessing for an eating disorder may be overlooked by clinicians in this population. The surgery almost certainly transforms the physical and primary outcomes such as preventing nutrient deficiencies, weight loss, and monitoring adherence to dietary protocols may see poor food relationships go under the radar. This is despite calls to screen for eating disorders for early detection and treatment. As clinicians, how do we address all the competing care demands in this population with complex needs. What tools can we add to our toolbox to better meet the challenges for supporting those who are living with bariatric surgery and disordered eating.

This collaborative workshop will include information on:

• Identifying different types of bariatric screening tools and the role of the dietitian
• Identifying and managing nutrition priorities with people living with an eating disorder post bariatric surgery
• Prescribing appropriate supplementation for post bariatric surgery management
• Identifying and working collaboratively with disordered eating | eating disorder individuals post bariatric surgery who haven’t been identified pre-bariatric surgery

Expanding Your Practice Toolkit: Managing Gastrointestinal Issues in Eating Disorders

If you are a dietitian working in the area of eating disorders, then you will certainly have come across digestive disorders, and don’t they make everything more difficult! The prevalence of functional digestive disorders in eating disorders has been cited as up to 97%. There is a clear bi-directional relationship between gastrointestinal disorders and mental illnesses including eating disorders. Gastrointestinal discomfort can contribute to disordered eating behaviours, and malnutrition and restriction can contribute to further dysfunction of the digestive tract. Contrary to past thinking, it is common that gastrointestinal disturbance may persist long after nutritional status has been restored and eating disorder behaviours have been resolved. Having clear goals and expectations of treatment with clients who experience both digestive and eating disorders can help to optimise outcomes, digestive symptom improvement, and ultimately recovery.

This collaborative workshop will include information on:

• The most common presentations of gastrointestinal disturbances you are likely to see in clients living with eating disorders, including how to assess their symptoms and evaluate progress over time.
• Discussion of the evidence based dietary and non-dietary interventions that have been shown to improve digestive disorders, and how best to apply these in the eating disorder population.
• A collection of practical tools to take away and use with your clients, including how to set clear goals and expectations of treatment for digestive concerns.
• Case studies highlighting common presentations such as clients with severe constipation, clients with IBS, and clients with gastroparesis such as those receiving Semaglutides

Education provided at this skill building workshop is suitable for dietitians across all care settings. It is assumed dietitians attending this training already possess the qualifications, knowledge, training, and professional development profile to meet minimum standards in line with the ANZAED dietetic practice standards.

Through the day attendees will be provided with didactic, interactive and experiential practise opportunities.

It is implied that dietitians attending this workshop already understand the foundations of evidence based dietetic management for eating disorders.