Professional Resources

Learning resources for professionals

We believe that knowledge is power to change, and we want to share our latest and greatest findings with the professional community in hopes it will have an even greater impact than when locked in our own archives.

Take a look and explore our resource library to get a better understanding of our ongoing work in the nutrition and digestive disease fields.

Ascend Nursing Day 2018 presentation videos:

Nutrition assessment in IBD using SGA

Nutrition assessment & dietary composition in IBD

Malnutrition & nutrition therapy in cirrhosis


State of the Art Lecture

Advances in Nutrition Therapies and Technology in IBD and Cirrhosis

Objectives:

  1. Describe the role of Nutrition Screening and Assessment tools to identify patients who are likely to benefit from nutrition therapies
  2. Discuss the role of nutrition optimization and anti-inflammatory diets in the treatment of IBD
  3. Describe an approach to using technology to empower patients to self-manage diet and stress in chronic diseases

Crohns disease and diet study 2015-2018

This paper identifies many Crohn's disease patients have suboptimal macro- and micro-nutrient intakes. 

Yoga as a Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

This paper evaluates the current evidence about the effectiveness of yoga as therapy for IBS and explores its potential mechanisms of action.