Using Functional Nutrition to Impact Gastrointestinal Health: Applications for Free-Living Patients - 46th Annual Course Session Recording

Overview: Brian McFarlin, PhD FACSM presents on Using Functional Nutrition to Impact Gastrointestinal Health: Applications for Free-Living Patients.

In the first section of this session we will provide a detailed background linking gastrointestinal health and disease. This will include a mechanistic exploration of the underlying anatomy and physiology. We will also discuss targets and side effects of various pharmaceutical treatments that are currently on the market. In the second phase of this session we will discuss various functional nutrition treatments (i.e. probiotics, prebiotics, and other active components) that can be used to improve gastrointestinal health and reduce disease risk. We will focus on the mechanism of action for these treatments and how to monitor their effectiveness in free-living patients. The latest trends in functional nutritional will be explored using a combination of research from our laboratory and others. The key goal of this session is to empower the attendees with practical knowledge that they can use to implement functional nutrition into a larger outpatient treatment strategy.

The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc., is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This course is worth 1.0 contact hour(s). Contact hour(s) expire on 4/15/2022.

SGNA is provider-approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11579. Check with your state board of nursing for acceptability of education sessions for re-licensure.

ABCGN: According to the criteria of the American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses (ABCGN), 1.0 hour(s) earned in this activity are considered GI Specific for the purpose of recertification by contact hours through the ABCGN. 
CBSPD: According to the criteria of the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution, Inc. (CBSPD), 1 contact hour(s) earned in this activity are considered approved. 
IAHCSMM: According to the criteria of the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM), 1 hour(s) earned in this activity are considered approved.

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