Classes
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Our compassionate GI nutrition experts provide outstanding personalized care. Call 310-206-6279 to connect with a specialist.
Digestive Diseases Nutrition Education
- Virtual, group classes
- Open to UCLA Health patients, 18+ years of age
- Classes are 60-minute, video visits through MyChart
- Insurance billed: Our staff can answer your billing questions
- Which classes should you register for?
- Sign up for only one date in your condition of interest
- You can sign up for as many different conditions as needed
Combating Gas and Bloating
Jamie Kessler, MS, RDN
Register: 818-843-9038
- Wednesday, February 11; 1 pm
- Wednesday, April 15; 1 pm
- Wednesday, June 17; 1 pm
Diet and Nutrition Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Christina Fasulo, MS, RDN, CNSC
Register: 310-206-6279
- Wednesday, March 11; 1 pm
- Wednesday, April 8; 1 pm
- Wednesday, May 13; 1 pm
For only those diagnosed with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease
FODMAP Reintroductions
Sophia Scattaglia, DCN, MS, RDN, CEDS
Register: 805-370-0127
- Tuesday, April 21; 1 pm
- Wednesday, May 20; 1 pm
- Tuesday, June 16; 1 pm
Introduction to the Gluten Free Diet
Janelle Smith, MS, RDN, CEDS
Register: 310-530-8013
- Wednesday, January 28; 1 pm
- Wednesday, March 25; 1 pm
- Wednesday, May 27; 1 pm
For only those diagnosed with celiac disease and/or non-celiac wheat sensitivity
Mediterranean Diet
Sophia Scattaglia, DCN, MS, RDN, CEDS
Register: 805-370-0127
- Wednesday, February 25; 1 pm
- Wednesday, March 25; 1 pm
- Wednesday, April 29; 1 pm
- Wednesday, May 27; 1 pm
- Wednesday, June 24; 1 pm
Nutritional Strategies for Constipation
Menopause Nutrition Education Series
The UCLA GI Nutrition Program is partnering with the UCLA Comprehensive Menopause Program to offer a holistic, evidence-based, and personalized approach to care for individuals experiencing perimenopause and menopause. Nutrition counseling has been shown to alleviate menopause symptoms and help reduce related risk factors such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis.
- Virtual, group classes
- Second Tuesday of the month; 3 pm
- Register: 310-273-0040
- Open to UCLA Health patients, women in perimenopause or menopause
- Classes are 60-minute, video visits through MyChart
- Insurance billed: Our staff can answer your billing questions
- $58 out-of-pocket cost if not covered by insurance
- The classes can be taken as a series, or you can join individual classes
- The series repeats every quarter
Menopause Nutrition Topics and Dates
Nancee Jaffe, MS, RDN, CSDH
Register: 310-273-0040
Series 1
- January 13 - Menopause Nutrition Basics, Muscles and Weight
- February 10 - Menopause Nutrition and the Gut
- March 10 - Menopause Nutrition Bones, Brain and Heart
Series 2
- April 14 - Menopause Nutrition Basics, Muscles and Weight
- May 12 - Menopause Nutrition and the Gut
- June 9 - Menopause Nutrition Bones, Brain and Heart
Series 3
- July 14 - Menopause Nutrition Basics, Muscles and Weight
- August 11 - Menopause Nutrition and the Gut
- September 8 - Menopause Nutrition Bones, Brain and Heart