NUTRITION & IBD SPEAKER
GUEST LECTURER | EVENT SPEAKER EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPER | FREELANCE WRITER
MY BELIEF
Is pretty simple: people with IBD deserve better, and that starts with accessible nutrition knowledge and competent, compassionate clinicians. By providing you with the latest and greatest in IBD nutrition science, I aim to leave you feeling confident enough to apply the skills that are so greatly needed to improve the care of our patients.
TOPICS & LESSON PLANS
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This topic addresses common nutrition myths, debunks them, and provides strategies for implementing research-based nutrition recommendations in a way that’s actually useful.
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This topic covers medical diet therapies, such as the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), Crohn’s disease Exclusion Diet (CDED), and the Mediterranean Diet (MD) eating pattern. Together, we explore the latest research for diet therapy as well as resources for finding an approach that works for you.
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Which well-researched medical diet options are available for IBD? Are food sensitivities testing worth my time and money? How can I be more participative in asking for and understanding my nutrition-related labs from my GI provider?
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What if anemia isn’t part of the problem? What are some other nutritional strategies to manage fatigue in IBD within multidisciplinary GI care teams?
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Is Intuitive Eating an appropriate diet approach in pediatric IBD? This topic answers this question and explores challenges and barriers to Intuitive Eating principles and when/how to address them in the Pediatric IBD setting.
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What is a dietitian’s role in the inpatient setting, or in an outpatient setting when presented with a patient with IBD? How can you advocate best for your patients based on your work location? What sort of care coordination needs to happen?
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Two sides of the same coin: How healthcare inaccessibility affects outcomes from both a patient and a healthcare professional perspective.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2024
Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, Las Vegas, NV: How to Talk to My Patients: J-Pouch and Ileostomy; The Ins and Outs of Nutritional Support: Choosing your IBD Dietitian and Working with Available Resources
Poster presentation: Effects of Nutrition Status and Perioperative Nutrition Supplement Completion on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Undergoing Surgery
2023
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Virtual Digestive Disease Nutrition Series: How to Advocate for Your Patients with IBD: Inpatient and Private Practice Perspectives (co-presentation with Rebecca Goodrich, MS, RD)
Advanced DIET Clinical Executive Program, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles: Diet Strategies to Induce Remission in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Marina Del Rey, CA Patient Education Conference: Diet Therapies in IBD
MyIBD Learning, Virtual: Gut-Friendly Diets
Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, Denver, CO: Nutritional Approaches for Fatigue in IBD
Digestive Diseases Nutrition Series Conference, Virtual: How to Advocate for Your Patients with IBD: Inpatient, Outpatient, and Beyond
Crohn’s & Colitis Young Adult Network, Virtual: What IBD Dietitians Do
Cal State Northridge Dietetic Interns, Virtual: What GI RDs do
2022
Panelist for Crohn’s & Colitis Congress, Virtual: Malnutrition in Surgery and Mental Health in Surgery
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Newport Beach, CA Patient Education Conference: Common Nutrition Misconceptions in IBD
NASPGHAN/CPNP/APGNN Kick-off Event, Virtual: Removing Dieting from Diet Therapies in Pediatric GI Disease
Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, San Angelo, TX: Advocating for Your Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
2021
The University of Texas at Austin, guest-lecturer for Medical Nutrition Therapy II: How to Advocate for Your Patients with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis
The University of Central Oklahoma, guest-lecturer for Public Health and Health Policy: Navigating the American Healthcare System: Provider and Patient Perspectives
BOOKING INQUIRY
MEET YOUR SPEAKER
Stacey Collins, MA, RDN/LD
Before I was ever a dietitian, I was a patient first.
Diagnosed with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis in 2012, I never received an answer to the question, “So what can I eat?”
I felt like my concerns were dismissed.
I know what it’s like to fall through the cracks of a broken healthcare system, so here’s a safe place to land, wherever you are on your journey with Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis, you’re welcome here!
Being a patient means that I speak the same first language as other patients, but we are all unique, and no person’s IBD nutrition or medication regimen looks identical to the next. This means you can expect me to believe your experience, seek understanding, and help move you into a place of action for your nutrition needs safely.
