Below is a link directly to the FDA site online with the answer to the question every patient should know before their next visit to the doctor.
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Doctors, are you prepared to answer with knowledge the questions your patients are going to start asking about prevention, weight management and supplementation?
For 12 CME Credits on the following contact i-Medical for a list of courses and locations for 2011.
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Course Objectives:
Session: Nutrition Principles for the Clinician Objectives:
At the end of this session you should be able to:
• Understand how poor dietary trends have lead to alarming prevalence rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and other chronic diseases.
• The current state of the American diet.
• Role and importance of the macronutrients, micronutrients and minerals.
• The structure and function of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates.
• The significance of glycemic index/glycemic load for optimal nutrition.
• The types, role and therapeutic applications of dietary fiber.
• The nature, composition and role of fats and oils.
• The impact, advantages and disadvantages of various food pyramids.
• What constitutes the fundamentals of healthy eating.
• Appreciate and recognize the role and responsibility of society for promoting good
nutrition.
• Understand how to respond to the nutritional needs of our nation.
• Learn the challenges for modifying the nation's poor nutritional behaviors.
Session: Pathophysiology and Nutrition I Objectives:
At the end of this session you should be able to:
• Understand the different types, sources and nature of oxidants or free radicals.
• Learn the role and impact of oxidant stress on health.
• Explain how oxidant stress may play a role in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular
disease, cancer, aging, retinopathy and other diseases.
• Know the biomarkers for evaluating oxidant stress.
• Learn the importance and functions of antioxidants.
• Know the various bioflavonoids, antioxidant vitamins and minerals.
• Appreciate the recent medical literature on the bioflavonoids including: in vitro studies,
animal models and clinical trials.
• Know the principles and significance of the ORAC assay.
• Appreciate the natural food sources that are high in ORAC.
Session: Pathophysiology and Nutrition II Objectives:
At the end of this session you should be able to:
• Appreciate the role of inflammation in chronic diseases such as: cardiovascular, asthma, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, rhino-sinusitis.
• Know the key cell types, cytokines, eicosonoids and adhesion molecules involved in the inflammatory process
• Learn the importance of biomarkers in inflammation
• Understand the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid metabolic pathways
• Know the consequences of an overproduction of omega-6 with a concomitant underproduction of omega-3 fatty acids.
• Appreciate the AHA guidelines for the use of omega-3.
• Understand the role of Vitamins B-6, B-12 and folate in homocysteine metabolism.
• Know the importance of homocysteine in inflammation and cardiovascular disease.
Session: Metabolism and Nutrition Objectives: At the end of this session you should be able to:
• Understand the importance, role and effects of insulin resistance in contributing to abnormal carbohydrate metabolism.
• Learn the pathways towards developing insulin resistance.
• Describe the spectrum and features of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism including:
early, late insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and Type II diabetes.
• Learn the essentials of an effective weight management system including: nutritional
interventions, patient education, training and follow up.
• Review the importance of low glycemic index foods for weight control
• Understand the role of calcium and vitamin D in normal bone metabolism.
Session: Nutrigenetics and Clinical Applications Objectives:
At the end of this session you should be able to:
• Know the fundamental principles of genetic testing with respect to its applications to nutritional requirements.
• Explain the concept of genetic nucleotide polymorphism (gene SNP) and provide some examples.
• Appreciate the applications of gene SNP to areas such as: heart health, antioxidant/detoxification mechanisms, Vitamin B metabolism, bone health, diseases of inflammation and insulin sensitivity.
• Learn how to interpret and explain a gene SNP report to your patients.
• Appreciate the future role and direction of nutrigenetics.
Session: Nutrition Interventions Part I and II Objectives:
At the end of this session you should be able to:
• Know the fundamentals of nutrition supplement and bioavailability and delivery
• Learn what nutritional modalities are needed for: optimal health and health
maintenance, bone and joint health, immune health, anti-inflammation, digestive health,
vision and cognitive health female and male health
• Describe the benefits and define the role for key nutritional ingredients including:
glucosamine, omega-3 fish oils, calcium, bioflavonoids (i.e. lutein, lycopene, oligomeric proanthocyanidins, polyphenols), fat and water soluble vitamins, minerals, fiber and some common herbs.
Session: Educating and Motivating Patients Objectives:
At the end of this session you should be able to:
• Learn how to educate and motivate patients to improve compliance.
• Understand how to use audio, DVDs and printed materials to implement an effective
nutrition patient education program into your practice.
• Know how to navigate and effectively use the Natural Comprehensive Medicine Database.
• Learn the importance of literature searches and databases.
Session: Quality Control and Regulatory Issues in the Nutraceutical Industry Objectives:
At the end of this session you should be able to:
• Understand the regulatory issues of the nutrition supplemental industry such as DSHEA.
• Know the difference between a structure/function claim vs. a disease claim.
• Provide examples of structure/function claims for a particular supplement.
• Learn the essentials of risk management when using nutritional interventions.
• Review the fundamentals of HIPPA.
• Know how to report adverse reactions for nutritional supplements.
• Appreciate the quality control measures that are important when evaluating a nutritional
supplement.
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