Microbiome: Research Update and Cutting Edge Applications

On-demand Activity Start Date: November 1, 2017

On-demand Activity Expiration Date (all CE credit must be claimed by the expiration date): December 31, 2017

Speakers:

FACULTY AND TOPICS

Overview of the Gut Microbiome

Gerard Mullin, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Integrative GI Nutrition Services, Director of Capsule Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Disturbances in the Gut Microbiota and its Fermentation Byproducts

Gail Cresci, PhD, MS, RD, LD, CNSC
Associate Staff, Department of Gastroenterology & Pathobiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH

MODERATOR

Carol Ireton-Jones, PhD, RDN, CNSC, FACN, FASPEN

Nutrition Therapy Specialist, Consultant, Professional Nutrition Therapists, Dallas, TX

Format: Online as MP3 files and PDF Handouts  

Lecture of the Month CE Activity Overall Goal:

This CE activity serves to promote the process of life-long learning for physicians, dietitians, pharmacists, and nurses who specialize in the sciences of clinical nutrition and metabolism.

Goal and Target Audience:

This educational activity is directed toward clinical nutrition and metabolism professionals and others who wish to update their knowledge of clinical nutrition and metabolism. By participating in this educational activity, the reader may expect to:

• Acquire knowledge in the area of clinical nutrition and metabolism research

• Update or confirm your understanding of appropriate clinical nutrition and metabolism practices.

• Identify further learning needs as they relate to the subject matter.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the gut microbiome and its role in health and disease

2. Summarize how the gut microbiome and its fermentation byproducts are affected by diet, antibiotics, and stress

3. Propose applications of the gut microbiome in nutrition support

Speaker Credentials and Affiliations:

Gerard Mullin, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Integrative GI Nutrition Services, Director of Capsule Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Gail Cresci, PhD, MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Associate Staff, Department of Gastroenterology & Pathobiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH

Requirements for Successful Completion:
To obtain CE credit for this activity, attendees must listen to the education recording, complete an online knowledge assessment for each education recording and achieve a score of 100%, and complete an online activity evaluation. All CE credit must be claimed prior to the expiration date. Note: successfully completing the posttest is required for nurses, pharmacists and physicians, not dietitians. Dietitians may claim credit for viewing/listening to the recording per CDR guidelines.

Accreditation Statements/Continuing Education Credit:

Nurses, Pharmacists, and Physicians

In support of improving patient care, The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

ASPEN designates each enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEU) per activity. All are knowledge activities.

ASPEN designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM per activity. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ASPEN is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP 3970.

ACPE UAN: 0216-0000-17-070-H04-P

Dietitians

ASPEN, Provider Number AM005, is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR level 2. Dietitians may post comments on this program on www.cdrnet.org.

Policies/Information:

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Refund Policy: Refunds are not available. 

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Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship has been received for this enduring continuing education activity.

Commercial Relationships Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest (COI) of Speakers/Faculty

In relation to the topic being presented.

Nothing to disclose: Gerard Mullin, Gail Cresci, Carol Ireton-Jones