Nutrition in Liver Disease - a Holistic Approach


Purpose

To gain confidence in identifying liver conditions requiring nutritional interventions and provision of relevant and practical advice to patients.

Learning Outcomes
  • Discussion of the causes and contributing factors of malnutrition and nutrition related problems requiring intervention for liver disease.
  • Understand the nutritional consequences of compensated and decompensated liver disease with the presence or absence of liver cirrhosis.
  • The role of the dietitian in treating patients with alcohol liver disease.
  • Identification of non-nutritional factors that will impact the nutritional care of the patient.
  • Employment of food first strategies to reduce supplement use in appropriate groups of patients.   
  • Use of Anthropometry in the nutritional assessment and monitoring of patients with Liver disease.
  • Alcohol liver disease
  • Identify when enteral feeding should be considered in patients with liver disease.
  • Weight reduction in NAFLD and role of reversal of fibrosis.
Audience

Band 5-7 Dietitians

Method

Lecture, Case study & Discussions (virtual presentation day 2)

 

Cost

Please note you will be informed in advance if there is a direct cost to you or your organisation for your attendance at this programme.




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Programme 1 - 25/26
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Day 1 Friday, 06 March 2026 - Time: 09:30 - 16:00 CEC - Belfast Stephanie Pope Fiona McCallion
Saoirse Gullifer
Outside facilitator
Day 2 Monday, 09 March 2026 - Time: 09:30 - 13:00 Online via Zoom Stephanie Pope Fiona McCallion
Saoirse Gullifer
Outside facilitator
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