Hosted by the BDA Gastroenterology Specialist Group
Join us on our upcoming face-to-face event focusing on the latest IBS and coeliac disease guidelines, alongside a practical session exploring constipation management as discussed in our last webinar.
If you are a dietitian working with people with IBS or coeliac disease and looking to strengthen and update your knowledge, this event will be highly relevant to your practice.
Watch the latest webinar on the launch of the new BDA dietary guidelines for the management of chronic constipation below:
Agenda
May be subject to change
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Speakers
- Marianne Williams, Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian presenting on Beyond diet: the creation of multidisciplinary and patient-informed guideline statements to support dietitians in the non-dietary management of IBS
More about Marianne - Marianne Williams, BSc Hons, RD, MSc Allergy, is an award-winning Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian who pioneered the UK’s first dietetic-led primary care gastroenterology clinic and co-developed a nationally adopted IBS pathway. Now in private practice, she continues to shape national guidelines and digital health projects while supporting patients with gut disorders
About the session - Go beyond diet with new multidisciplinary, patient-informed guideline statements for IBS care. This session examines how dietitians can incorporate non-dietary considerations into practice, strengthening collaboration, appropriate referral and person-centred support.
- Claire Donnelly, Adult Integrated Care Dietitian at Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust presenting on The Mediterranean Diet for IBS
- Nick Trott, Gastro Dietitian at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals presenting on Updated Coeliac Disease Guidelines and Panel Discussion
More about Nick - Nick is a Gastroenterology Dietitian at the Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, specialising in coeliac disease, gluten ataxia, and dietary management of disorders of gut-brain interaction. He is a member of Coeliac UK’s Health Advisory Board and is undertaking a PhD exploring the role of dietitians in coeliac disease management.
More about the session - Review of the newly published British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the diagnosis and management of coeliac disease. The session will cover the rationale and scope of the update, key diagnostic recommendations, less common presentations, non-responsive and refractory coeliac disease, and the implications for dietary management.
- Cristian Costas, Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust presenting on Updated Coeliac Disease Guidelines
More about Christian - Cristian is a Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian running the dietitian-led celiac service at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He is actively involved in celiac disease research, has won multiple awards for his efforts in the field of celiac disease and is also very passionate about advocating for celiac disease on social media.
More about the session - Cristian Costas and Nick Trott will provide an update on the newly published British Society of Gastroenterology Coeliac Disease Guidelines to help cover the key changes and how these can be incorporated into clinics and coeliac services.
- Angela Cleaver, BSc Hons, RD, MSc, is Clinical Lead Dietitian at University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board presenting on BDA IBS Guidelines update: FODMAP and gluten section
More about Angela - Angela Cleaver, BSc Hons, RD, MSc, is Clinical Lead Dietitian at University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. With over 30 years' experience in NHS dietetics, she specialises in gastroenterology, particularly IBS, alongside leading workforce development, student training and service improvement initiatives.
More about the session - What has changed in FODMAPs since the 2016 BDA guidelines. A review of the literature and good practice points.
- Penelope Klebe, lead Specialist Community Gastroenterology Dietitian for Kent Community Health presenting on BDA IBS Guidelines update: Fibre, kiwifruit and prebiotics
More about Penelope - Penelope Klebe is the lead Specialist Community Gastroenterology Dietitian for Kent Community Health and NIHR PhD Candidate. She was the education lead for the BDA Gastroenterology Group for many years, is on the International Society of Coeliac Disease (ISSCD) young researcher Journal Club Committee and has recently been awarded a ISSCD Global Mentee-in-Mentorship under the tutelage of Dr Anne Lee, Assistant Professor in Nutritional Medicine at Columbia University.
More about the session - Since the publication of the 2016 IBS guidelines, new evidence has expanded our understanding of the role of dietary fibre in IBS. This session explores the individual roles of fibre supplements, kiwifruit, and prebiotics in symptom management, and provides practical recommendations for clinicians.
- Olivia Radcliffe, Community Gastro Dietitian, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust presenting on Getting the Basics Right: Traditional Dietary Advice for IBS Management’
More about Olivia - Olivia graduated from the University of Surrey with her degree in Dietetics in 2019. She started her role as a gastroenterology specialist dietitian at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in 2021, and her interest in IBS has continued to grow since. Through her work, Olivia recognises just how burdensome the condition can be, and how a multifaceted approach to treatment is needed to reduce disease burden.
More about the session - With the popularity of the low FODMAP diet, and the emerging evidence for approaches like the Mediterranean diet, do the simple principles of regular eating, moderating intakes of fat, caffeine and spice, still apply? Olivia will talk through what traditional dietary advice is, and the evidence that supports its use as a treatment option for IBS.
- Julie Thompson, Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian and Information Manager for Guts UK charity presenting on BDA IBS Guidelines update: probiotics
More about Julie - Julie Thompson is a Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian and Information Manager for Guts UK charity. She is also a member of the Gut Microbiota for Health Expert panel of the British Society of Gastroenterology due to being a member of the working group that published the systematic review of systematic reviews of probiotics in IBS that informed the 2016 BDA IBS guidelines.
More about the session - This session will update the previous BDA IBS and diet guidelines in probiotics and IBS. It will also describe what considerations need to be taken into account when reviewing RCTs in this subject area and how to use these practical guidelines with patients who choose probiotics as treatment for IBS.
- Maria Cazzulani, Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian, Nottingham University Hospital presenting on
BDA IBS Guidelines update: 2026 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy (GDH)
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Dr Yvonne Jeanes, Research Officer for Gastro Specialist Group, BDA presenting on Development of the guidelines.. the long and winding road
More about Yvonne - Yvonne was the Research Officer for GSG at the start of the guidelines project, an academic and Head of Research and Impact at the BDA
More about the session - This session will provide an insight into the newly updated British Dietetic Association (BDA) guidelines on the management of IBS for dietitians.
Cost
Early bird rates (available until 1st September)
- Gastroenterology Specialist Group members - £50
- BDA members - £75
- BDA student members - £40
- Non BDA members - £125
Standard rates (after 1st September)
- Gastroenterology Specialist Group members - £65
- BDA members - £90
- BDA student members - £55
- Non BDA members - £140
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