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Week 3: Nutrition

5 Lessons
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Course Overview

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1hr 30min
Duration
Jun 2020
Released
Feb 2021
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92% avg
Completion

What You'll Learn

Welcome to week 3 which explores the important topic of nutrition!

Introduction to Diet

This course will cover the definition of diet and how dietary recommendations are established, identify limitations of dietary research, and review common dietary patterns many patients are exposed to.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Differentiate between the main popular diets
  2. Define the RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance)
  3. Identify 3 anti-inflammatory dietary herbs

An Introduction to Supplements

This activity offers an introduction to supplement use from a conventional perspective.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the history of supplements and the role of the FDA
  2. Identify some key issues around recommending supplements to patients

Food Allergies and Testing

When did food get so complicated? Journey through the variations of immune responses to food. This course will review how we become sensitized to foods and offer a guide on testing.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Evaluate and review the skin's importance in the pathophysiology of food allergies
  2. Define what increases susceptibility to food allergies
  3. Review the most common types of food allergy tests
  4. Compare data for management of clinical disease

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Ayurvedic Approach to Food and Nutrition

Nutrition is a core part of Ayurvedic medicine with the approach that foods and diet can be personalized. This lecture will present the framework for how foods are used to address imbalances and how foods can be paired to create a personalized dietary plan.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify how foods can create balance or imbalance in the doshas
  2. Recall how foods are classified by tastes and post-digestive effects
  3. Review the evidence for how temperature affects digestion

Faculty

Accreditation Information

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of clinicians involved in the care of dermatology patients.

Physician Credit

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of SynAptiv and LearnHealth. SynAptiv is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

SynAptiv designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

SynAptiv ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational programs. In accordance with this policy, SynAptiv identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by SynAptiv to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing education activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. SynAptiv is committed to providing its learners with high-quality activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of FacultyReported Financial Relationship

Ankmalika Gupta, MD

Speakers Bureau. Regeneron, AZ, Takeda

Apple Bodemer, MD

No financial relationships to disclose

Peter Lio, MD

Consulting Fees/Advisory Board. Grants/Research Support. Speakers Bureau. National Eczema Association, Modernizing Medicine, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, DermTap, Inc., Pierre Fabre Dermatologie, La Fondation pour la Dermatite Atopique (Foundation for Atopic Dermatitis), Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, IntraDerm Pharmaceuticals, Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, Regeneron, Sanofi US Services, Exeltis, AOBiome LLC, Theraplex, Odeza LLC, Realm Therapeutics, Pfizer Inc., La Roche-Posay Laboratorie Pharmaceutique, L’Oreal USA Inc., Menlo Therapeutics, Franklin BioScience, AbbVie, Syncere Skin Systems, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Unilever, gpower, inc., UCB, Altus Labs, Dermavant Sciences, Micreos Human Health B.V.-, Dermira, LearnHealth/LearnSkin, AbbVie, Medable, Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc, TopMD, Amyris, Inc., LEO Laboratories Ltd (LEO Pharma)

Raja Sivamani, MD MS AP

Consulting Fees. Burt’s Bees and Dermala; Medical Editor at LearnHealth Inc.

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of Content ManagerReported Financial Relationship

Venita Sivamani, Planner

LearnHealth founder and shareholder

Planners at SynAptiv

No financial relationships to disclose

All other faculty, planner and/or content managers have nothing to disclose nor do they have any vested interests or affiliations. All conflicts of interest have been resolved 

Method Participation

Participants must 1) read the program information, 2) study the educational activity, 3) complete the posttest by recording the best answer to each quiz question, and 4) complete the evaluation form.

A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed post-test with a score of 70% or better. Statements of credit will be available once the midterm and final exams are completed and evaluation forms submitted.

Media

Internet

Disclaimer

The content, views, and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty/authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SynAptiv and/or LearnHealth. The faculty/authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.

Learners are required to adhere to the privacy and confidentiality policy as it relates to the CE activities provided on the Internet. Please see the policy at yourcesource.com/privacy.htm.

Contact Information

This activity is jointly provided by SynAptiv and LearnHealth.

Questions about CE accreditation or CE certificates related to this course, please contact us via email at [email protected]. For all other questions, please contact [email protected].

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Lesson 10hr 34min

Introduction to Diet

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Lesson 20hr 18min

An Introduction to Supplements

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Lesson 30hr 52min

Food Allergies and Testing

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Lesson 40hr 38min

Ayurvedic Approach to Food and Nutrition

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Lesson 51hr 2min

Nutrition Office Hours

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Post-Quiz

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Questions
3
Passing Score
70%
Average Score
92%

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