Probiotics: Why, When, How?
Release Date: March 10, 2009
Expiration Date: March 10, 2011
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Estimated Time of Completion: 30 minutes
Description
Probiotics: Why, When, How webcast was captured in front of a live audience at the 7th Annual Dr. Roizen’s Complementary and Alternative Medicine Conference. This webcast will discuss the different probiotics you can choose in the real world, why not all probiotics are created equal, and provide a look into the future in terms of potential new uses for probiotics and what they can do to enhance quality of life and to maintain good health.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:
- Discuss the initial and continuing rationale for probiotics – to change the products produced by gut bacteria and absorbed by the body;
- Demonstrate that probiotics are not all created equal, and describe the differences between spore and live cultures;
- Evaluate the breadth, depth, and limitations of scientific data on probiotic use.
Target Audience
This webcast is designed for complementary and alternative medical therapy professionals, family and general practitioners, internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, anesthesiologists, acupuncturists, pain managers and therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, nurses, nurse practitioners, dietitians, physical therapists, physician assistants, and other interested professionals.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
Activity Director/Faculty
Michael F. Roizen, MD
Chief Wellness Officer
Chair, Wellness Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Faculty Disclosure
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.
Dr. Roizen has indicated that he may have a relationship, which in the context of his presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
| Board of Directors/Investor | Cobalt Development Partners | ||
| TV Program Host |
Detroit PBS | ||
| Author/Speaker | Free Press/Simon and Schuster | ||
| Series Host | GE Patient TV | ||
| Author/Speaker | Harper Collins | ||
| Radio Show Host | Harpo | ||
| Board of Directors | Healthcorps | ||
| Radio Show Host | Healthnet Radio | ||
| Speaker / Radio Show / Sponsor / Consultant | Humana | ||
| Investor | Investlink | ||
| Scientific Advisor | Martek | ||
| Founder - but no longer financially associated with, except as Speaker or Consultant |
RealAge, Inc. |
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| Speaker | Speaking of Women's Health Foundation | ||
| Speaker / Board of Directors / Shareholder | Trio Health |
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education
acknowledges an educational grant for support of this activity from:
Ganeden Biotech, Inc.
This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Center for Continuing Education and UNITECH Communications®.
