Dietary management and the low FODMAP diet in IBS – Advanced course

Program Overview

Dietary management and the low FODMAP diet in IBS – Advanced course

Course Overview

This comprehensive online course has been set up to train registered dietitians on how to successfully deliver and implement the low FODMAP diet for optimal efficacy.

Course Features

• Learn with world experts in nutrition.
• A diet low in fermentable short chain carbohydrates (FODMAPs) has been shown to be clinically effective in minimising the symptoms of functional gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome.
• The low FODMAP diet originated in Australia and has been successfully adapted to the UK.
• This course is taught with pre-recorded lectures. This is a self-paced, self-learning course. Live interactive sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams to ask questions about the coursework and to ask the experts questions related to the management of IBS.

Course Dates

• You can join at any time. This is a self-learning course which can be completed at your own pace within 12 months between September and August.

Course Duration

• Equivalent to 4 days CPD (Continuing Professional Development).
• The course comprises approximately 24 hours of direct learning with an additional 14 hours of self-directed learning to be completed within 19 weeks.

Weekly Study

• It is advised that delegates complete all topics up to and including FODMAP restriction (approximately 20 hours of time commitment) within the first 4 weeks and continue to work through the rest of the course at regular intervals to enable optimal experiential learning.

Course Content

This course will provide an integrated approach to the clinical and dietary management of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders with particular reference to the role of FODMAPs.

• Through case studies and problem centred learning, participants will develop their skills in producing nutrition care plans.
• Online lectures, forum discussions on clinical cases and case studies based on practice examples will develop a deeper knowledge of the role of diet, including FODMAPs in functional gastrointestinal disorders.
• In particular the course will:
  • Provide an introduction to the medical management of functional gastrointestinal disorders
  • Discuss the mechanisms for FODMAPs and the different stages of the low FODMAP diet
  • Provide opportunities to learn how to manage the dietary needs of complex patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders
  • Discuss long term management of functional gastrointestinal disorders

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will:

• Have a critical understanding of the basis for medical and dietary management of patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders
• Be able to adapt menus and recipes suitable for a low FODMAP diet
• Be competent to integrate and interpret the principles of and evidence for avoidance of FODMAPs to a variety of clinical situations
• Know how to develop a care pathway for local delivery of a diet low in FODMAPs
• Be able to plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a diet low in FODMAPs for patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders

Entry Requirements

• You must be a registered dietitian to join this course.
• This course is designed for qualified dietitians in clinical practice who regularly see patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders.
• Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of functional gastrointestinal disorders, so that they are able to apply the course to their own area of clinical practice.

Assessment

• This course is not assessed externally, but there are self-checking activities and plenty of opportunities to discuss and to compare your thinking with others.
• Upon completion of all activities, participants will be awarded a King's College London Certificate of Attendance.

Fees & Discounts

• Full Price: £500.00
• King's College London Staff (Dietitian): £450
• FODMAP Introduction Course Discount: £375

CPD Accreditation

Who will I be taught by

• Professor Miranda Lomer: Professor of Dietetics in Gastroenterology
• Professor Kevin Whelan: Professor of Dietetics

Offered by

• Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
• Department of Nutritional Sciences