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Unveiling the Influence of Environmental Stressors on the Brain-Gut Connection: Probiotics, Prebiotics, Diet and Health
Activity description
This activity consists of a recorded presentation from the "33rd Annual National Conference" held October 14-16, 2024, in Bloomington, Minn. It is designed to meet the educational needs of counselors, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, psychologists, physicians, PAs, social workers and therapists.
This activity will delve into the realm of the gut-brain axis and outline the crucial role of gut microbiota in mental and neurologic health, including their influence on mood, cognition and overall mental well-being. Participants will explore the mechanisms of gut-brain communication, the impact of probiotics and prebiotics on mental health, and their potential to prevent and treat mental disorders and cognitive decline. Insights into practical approaches for incorporating gut microbiota modulation into treatment plans will be discussed.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify the fundamental concepts of brain-gut communication and the role of the enteric nervous system in this interaction.
- Describe how environmental stressors impact brain-gut communication.
- Discuss how gut microbiota influence the central nervous system and brain function and contribute to the prevention and management of stress, and various disorders including obesity, eating behaviors, mental health and cognitive health.
- Assess the efficacy of probiotics, prebiotics, and diet in modulating brain-gut microbiota to support health, and potentially prevent the development of disease.
- Identify the latest data and clinical applications for probiotics, prebiotics, and diet in treating health conditions.
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This activity is jointly provided by Optum Health Education.
Commercial support
There was no commercial support received for this activity.
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Presenter
Arpana Church, PhD
Associate Professor and Co-Director
Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center
Director, Neuroimaging Core
Director, Obesity, Metabolic Disorders and Eating Behaviors
G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience
UCLA Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases
David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA Health
Planners
Elizabeth Albert, MD
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Eden Prairie, MN
Sara Fleszar, PharmD, BCOP
Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Optum Health Solutions
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Eden Prairie, MN
Lisa Latts, MD, MSPH, MBA, FACP
Senior Medical Director, Value-Based Care
Optum
Eden Prairie, MN
Katie L. Lo Coco RN, BSN, CCTC, CCM
Clinical Operations Manager for Transplant Solutions M&R
Optum Health
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, OptumHealth Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias
The presenter and planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit designation statements
This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 0.75 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Pharmacists/Pharmacy technicians
This activity is approved for 0.75 contact hours ([0.075] CEU) in states that recognize ACPE.
Attending the full program will earn 0.75 contact hours.
Unique Activity Number(s): JA0007123-0000-24-098-H01-P/T
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Psychologists
Optum Health Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this program. 0.75 CE hour.
Social workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 0.75 enduring continuing education credits.
Counselors and/or marriage and family therapists
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers.
Other States: If your state is not specifically listed, nearly all state Counselor and MFT boards accept either APA or ASWB approval, or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals. Check with your board to be sure.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been pre-approved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization with which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacists
- 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
- 0.75 AMA - Physicians
- 0.75 ANCC - Nurses
- 0.75 APA - Psychologists
- 0.75 Attendance - General Attendance
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