The Mount Sinai IBD and Nutrition team will be hosting the 3rd Annual Mount Sinai Nutrition-IBD Education Session on Wednesday, September 17th from 8:00 -11:30 AM ET virtually. This free virtual event will include talks about the impact of ultra-processed foods in IBD, obesity management in patients with IBD, nutrition optimization before surgery, use of diet to reduce the risk of IBD complications, as well as nutrition recommendations for patients with concomitant IBS and IBD. Register here for access to the zoom link: https://form.jotform.com/kalish39/third-annual-mount-sinai-nutrition

Topics Include:

- 8:00-8:05: Introductions/Outline of the talks (Stephanie Gold, MD)
- 8:05-8:25: Invited Lecture: The Role of Ultra-Processed Foods in the Pathogenesis and Progression of IBD (Benoit Chassaing, PhD)
- 8:30-8:50: Preventing IBD Complications Through Nutrition: From Mechanisms to Management (Sydney Anzellotti, RD)
- 8:55-9:15: From the Double G to the Triple G and Beyond: A New Frontier in Obesity Treatment for IBD Patients (Stephanie Gold, MD)
- 9:20-9:40: From FODMAPs to Fiber: Evidence-Based Nutrition Recommendations for IBS in Patients with IBD (Kristen Nicolai, MS, RD)
- 9:45-10:05: Dietary Strategies for the Prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Emerging Evidence and Future Directions (Elizabeth Spencer MD, MS)
- 10:10-10:30: Optimizing Surgical Outcomes in IBD: The Role of Preoperative Nutrition (Kelly Issokson MS, RD)
- 10:35-10:55: A Year in Review: Nutrition and IBD Research Highlights (Natasha Haskey RD, PhD)
- 10:55 to 11:15: Questions and Answers with the panel
- 11:15 to 11:30: Wrap Up/Conclusions