Eating Disorders and Gastrointestinal Diseases (NA2322)
Author(s): Newsletter
Pre-Approved for: CA BRN, CCAPP, CE Broker Provider, COHN/COHN-S, Delaware BON, FCB, MCBAP-Related, NAADAC, RNs
Credit Hours: 3
Course Format
This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.
Course Overview
This course is the Nutrients Journal review of correlations between Eating Disorders and Gastrointestinal Diseases. The aim of this review is to analyze the links between ED and GI diseases and to present potential key factors underlying these conditions.
Course Objectives
- Recognize eating disorders (ED) are frequently associated with a wide range of psychiatric or somatic comorbidities and are a crucial health problem in Western countries in young populations.
- Identify the three major categories of ED and comprehend the quality-of-life challenges connected with food consumption issues.
- Promote investigations of GI disorders in patients with ED and screenings for ED patients with unexplained GI complaints to better address therapeutic issues for these difficult medical conditions.
- Maximize resources to educate and expand knowledge of treatment options for better quality-of-life patient outcomes.
Course Outline
- Abstract
- Eating Disorders
- ED and GI Tract
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Intestine
- Gut Microbiota
- Conclusions
- References
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