Diana McFarlane MPAS, PA-C

Neurogastroenterology & GI Motility Workshop on Anorectal Disorders — Participant

September 2025

Attended and participated in an intensive hands-on workshop program on the diagnosis and management of complex neuromotility disorders of the pelvic floor as it relates to defecation dysfunction hosted by Dr. Satish Rao, including direct observation of Anorectal Manometry, Translumbosacral Anorectal Magnetic Stimulation, Translumbosacral Neuromodulation Therapy, and Anorectal Biofeedback therapy with and without BioAnatoner device on patient volunteers. Developed GI Motility lab design and implementation expertise.

Speaker, Medical Educator

Ardelyx

June 2025 - Present

Medical education provided to GI specialized Advanced Practice Providers and MDs at private dinner programs and medical conference product theatres. Travel throughout the Pacific Northwest and Western United States to accommodate reach and access for various medical practices.

Consultant, Speaker, Medical Educator

Enterra Medical

August 2022 - Present

Medical education development, slide deck creation, course speaker, and panelist regarding diagnosing, screening, treating those with medically refractory gastroparesis, and gastric neurostimulator programming education. Scaled up educational programs using webinars.

GI PA-C, APP Lead, Gastroparesis Clinical Director, Speaker

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

September 2007 - Present

Clinical Practice: Inpatient and outpatient GI provider and expert in motility and functional bowel disorders. Provide tertiary level 2nd opinions for five state Pacific Northwest Region.

APP Lead: Manage 10 GI APP's. Interview and hire APP's, design and implement onboarding, training, role utilization, template design. Mentor APP's and negotiate compensation redesign.

Clinical Director, Gastroparesis Program: Develop referral pathways, screening and diagnostic algorithms, multidisciplinary treatment regimens, and marketing plans. Provide medical education, conduct clinical trials, publish updates in gastroparesis management. Oversee multistate outreach efforts of our nationally renowned gastroparesis center.

Speaker: Continuing medical education speaker for VMFH hosted CME programs including Grand Rounds, GI and Hepatology Annual Courses, Multidisciplinary Pelvic Floor Annual Courses, Noon Resident Lectures, Fellows Lectures, Schwartz Rounds. Washington State Physician Assistant Academy Conference - IBD surgical management.

Board and Committee Participation: Complex GI Case Conference (Founder), IBS and Motility Workgroup, Gastroparesis Workgroup, Severe Acute Pancreatitis Committee, Colorectal Workgroup Committee, Multidisciplinary Pelvic Floor Committee & Case Conference, Medical Quality Assurance Committee, Mary McClintin Safety Award Selection Committee, Schwartz Rounds Planning Committee, Reducing Readmissions Kaizan Event, Pathology Conference, Radiology Conference, Chronic Non-Cancer Opioid Therapy Section Champion.

GI PA-C

Digestive Health Specialists

October 2005 - September 2007

GI PA-C caring for inpatients and outpatients with a focus on General GI, Hepatology, IBD, and Therapeutic GI.