This course will provide an extensive literature review of the gastrointestinal systems and how it impacts, the brain, the immune system the cardiovascular system, and other systems of the body. An evidence-based model incorporating diet, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine will be presented. A clinical step-by-step approach will be presented addressing every major target site of gastrointestinal dysfunction. Clinicians will be provided with clinically applicable models to evaluate and manage complex gastrointestinal disorders at the end of this course.
Gastrointestinal Clinical Strategies and Treatment Applications
Gastrointestinal Clinical Strategies and Treatment Applications
Instructor
Datis Kharrazian
PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN
What you'll learn
- Understand the relationships between the gut and the brain, the immune system, the cardiovascular system, and other systems of the body.
- Review the literature on the the impact of the GI tract and human health.
- Review of clinical diseases associated with gastrointestinal dysfunction.
- Understand the clinical concepts gastrointestinal messenger pathways that impact human physiology.
- Learn how to identify disruption of the gastrointestinal tract with the history and exam.
- Learn diet, nutrition and lifestyle approaches to support brain-gut axis dysfunction.
- Learn laboratory markers to assess the gastrointestinal status.
This course includes
12 hours on-demand video
Certification Exam
Downloadable resources
Certificate of completion
Course content
Session 1 - A Comprehensive Review of How the Gastrointestinal System Works and How it Impacts Human Health
- A review of all of the cells and physiological player of the gastrointestinal tract and how it impacts human health.
- How to clinically evaluate the major areas of gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Session 2 - The Clinical Mechanisms of Digestive Dysfunction
- How to clinically identify digestive imbalances starting with chewing, swallowing, stomach, gallbladder, small intestine, and large intestine dysfunctions.
- How to clinically evaluate the major areas of gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Session 3 - The Clinical Role of Intestinal Permeability and Endotoxemia
- Diet and lifestyle approaches to support microbiome diversity.
- Literature review of lifestyle approaches to impact intestinal health.
Session 4 - The Microbiome and Its Specific Applications to Clinical Practice
- A detailed review of microbiome functions.
- Diet, lifestyle, and metabolic factors that impact the microbiome.
- The microbiome-axis interactions with the brain, skin, endocrine system, respiratory systems, and the immune system.
Session 5 - Review of Part 1
Session 6 - Questions and Answers
Session 7 - Clinical Mechanisms for Unresponsive and Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Literature review of the relationships between the intestinal barrier and the blood-brain barrier.
- Laboratory markers to evaluate the gut.
- Laboratory makers to evaluate the blood-brain barrier.
Session 8 - How to Clinically Evaluate Gastrointestinal Disorders Step-by-Step
- How to conduct a history to specifically identify areas of dysfunction throughout the gastrointestinal tract.
- How to use specifically designed questionnaire forms to evaluate gastrointestinal dysfunction.
- How to examine a patient with gastrointestinal disorders.
- How to evaluate laboratory test for gastrointestinal disorders.
Session 9 - How to Develop Treatment Programs for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
- How to develop diet, lifestyle, and nutritional programs for patients suffering from gastrointestinal disorders.
- How to manage clinical outcomes and expectations in clinical practice.
Session 10 - Gastrointestinal Case studies
- Case studies.
- Clinical principles learned from case studies.
Session 11 - Review of Part 2
Session 12 - Questions and Answers
Instructor
Dr. Datis Kharrazian
PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN - Master of Medical Science, Harvard University, 2018
- Doctor of Philosophy, Nova Southeastern University, 2018
- Doctor of Health Science, Nova Southeastern University, 2007
- Doctor of Chiropractic, Southern Calif Univ of Hlth Sc, 1999
- Master of Science, Univ of Bridgeport, 2001
- Bachelor of Science, Regent College, 1999
Dr. Datis Kharrazian is a Harvard Medical School trained researcher, clinical research scientist, academic professor, and a functional medicine health care provider. Dr. Kharrazian earned a Master of Medical Science degree (MMSc) in Clinical Investigation from Harvard Medical School, and is a member of the Harvard Medical Alumni Association and the American Association of Immunologists.
Today, Dr. Kharrazian’s clinical models of functional medicine are used by several academic institutions, and thousands of health care clinics and practices providers throughout the world.
He maintains a private practice near San Diego, California, and consults with patients from all over the world who are seeking non-pharmaceutical alternatives. His practice is focused on developing a personalized medical approach using diet, nutrition, and lifestyle approaches.
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