AGA Expert Exchange: Nutrition in IBD
Overview
Welcome to our six-part podcast series AGA Expert Exchange: Nutrition in IBD. Our hosts Dr. Eric Vasiliauskas and Kelly Issokson, RD, LDN, speak with leading experts to explore evidence-based nutrition strategies as part of therapeutic care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They also provide practical guidance on collaborating effectively with registered dietitians and multidisciplinary care teams (MD, PsyD) to improve patient outcomes.
• Episode 1: Diet as therapy featuring Dale Lee, MD, MSCE
• Episode 2: Dietary counseling & working with an RD featuring by Rotem Sigall Boneh, RD
• Episode 3: Malnutrition featuring Victoria Christianson, RD
This comprehensive educational initiative also featured an interactive Tweetorial on X and a live Gastro Bites webinar, now available on-demand. Together, these resources aim to elevate clinical knowledge and practice nutrition management in IBD.
Learning objectives
Describe the role of diet as therapy (episode 1).
- Symptoms vs. disease control.
- Enteral nutrition therapies.
- Whole food-based diets.
Identify the best ways to collaborate with a GI dietitian (episode 2).
- Personalizing -- right diet for the right patient at the right time.
- Referring to a dietitian (and discussing nutritionist vs dietitian).
Recognize malnutrition (episode 3).
- Screening and assessment (including red flags)
- Sarcopenia and obesity – how fat mass impacts clinical course
- Ambulatory vs. inpatient, including NPO status
Key dates
- Released date:
- Dec. 10, 2025
- Expiration date:
- Dec. 01, 2027
Sponsored by
This educational activity is sponsored by Pfizer.
Agenda
All times are Eastern.
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10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Session Sub-title 2
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11:00 - 12:00 midday
Session Sub-title 3
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
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10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Session Sub-title 2
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11:00 - 12:00 midday
Session Sub-title 3
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Course contents
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Episode 1: Diet as therapy featuring Dale Lee, MD, MSCE
Podcast
25 minsTest
Evaluation
Episode 2: Dietary counseling & working with an RD featuring Rotem Sigall Boneh, RD
Podcast
25 minsTest
Evaluation
Episode 3: Malnutrition featuring Victoria Christianson, RD
Podcast
23 minsTest
Evaluation
Course Faculty
Faculty
Kelly Issokson, MS, RD, LDN
Senior Dietitian, Nutrition & Food Services/Clinical Nutrition,
University of California, San Francisco
Eric Vasiliauskas, MD
Professor of Medicine,
Cedars-Sinai Associate Clinical Director,
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program
Resources
Credit information
CME Expiration Date: Dec. 1, 2027
Accreditation Statement
The AGA Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The AGA Institute designates this this enduring material for a maximum of 1.4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies held within the past 24 months. The AGA Institute implements a mechanism to identify and mitigate all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.
Financial disclosures (pdf)