The GASTRODIET conferences have been a series of international scientific meetings generated by the Monash Translational Nutrition team to bridge the gap between diet/nutrition and gastrointestinal health. Previous meetings have been held in the Monash University facility in Prato, Italy, and have covered a wide range of topics of relevance to gastroenterologists, scientists and dietitians working in the gastrointestinal space. At the last Prato meeting in 2023, dietitians and gastroenterologists who attended from the Asia-Pacific region requested that the meeting be held within Asia and offer educational opportunities for filling a huge deficiency in the training of dietitians and gastroenterologists alike in clinical practice. Hence, GASTRODIET2024 was developed to be held at the Monash University campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

GASTRODIET2024 was only possible because of the sponsorship of The Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation (JGHF), which fosters research, education and training in gastroenterology and hepatology. While the Foundation has generously supported previous meetings, it asked if we could fully sponsor 50 dietitians involved in gastroenterology from across Asia with the notion that the meeting will be a ‘train-the-trainer’ affair. In other words, their learnings from the meeting will form a strong base for teaching others in their own countries, with subsequent enhancement of the application of evidence-based nutritional and dietetic management of gastroenterological patients and of the quality of dietetic teaching. This fulfils the vision of the JGH Foundation and of the Monash University Translational Nutrition team to enhance the practice of gastroenterology across the Asia-Pacific.

We hope that you enjoy this 'virtual' version of GASTRODIET2024.

Peter Gibson - Professor of Gastroenterology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia


The 'virtual' conference contains the recordings and slides from many of the presenters from GASTRODIET2024. Learning activities for each talk are include to affirm your knew knowledge.

The 7 hours and 45 minutes of video course is available for each learner for 9 months.

A certificate of completion will be available to download upon completion of this course.

Conference Overview

PRE-CONFERENCE LECTURE: JGH FOUNDATION LECTURE

JGHF Lecture: What is a Gastroenterological Dietitian?

GUT HEALTH: MANIPULATING THE GUT MICROBIOME VIA DIET

The Gut Microbiome

  • Does it matter?
  • Host-microbe-diet interactions

Role of food components:

  • Macronutrients
  • Additives
  • Probiotics and fermented food

Panel Discussion: Current use of diet to manipulate microbiota in clinical practice

SESSION 2: REVOLUTION IN MEASURING DIETARY EFFECTS

Faecal sniffing

Assessing structure and function with gastrointestinal ultrasound

EVOLVING DIET TRENDS IN ASIA

Defining eating habits and their evolution

  • In Western society
  • Across Asia

Traditional Chinese nutrition therapy: partners or enemies of western dietetics

Modern diet panacea – how adoptable is a Mediterranean diet to Asia?

Panel Discussion: How are diet therapies developed in the West going to fit into the East?

DISORDERS OF GUT-BRAIN INTERACTION

Role of Diet Therapy in Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction

KEY CONSIDERATIONS IN LONG-TERM DIETARY MANAGEMENT IN DGBI

  • Long-term vs short-term diets
  • Minimising risk
  • Maximising quality of diet
  • Discussion

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

Dietitian’s Role in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

GLUTEN-RELATED DISORDERS

Coeliac disease

Non-coeliac wheat/gluten sensitivity

Discussion: Tricks and challenges for instituting a gluten-free diet in Asia

HOW TO IMPLEMENT PRACTICE-CHANGE ACROSS ASIA

Educating the gastroenterologists

Educating dietitians

Barriers related to training and funding of dietitians

Discussion

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