Nutrition and Chronic Diseases: NS 689

Monday, January 25 - Friday, May 14, 2021

Zoom, Online Live Stream

For more information about the Applied Nutrition & Culinary Medicine certificate,visit uky.edu/ukonline.

Special Services

If you require special assistance to attend this event, please call Sara Police at (859) 218-1741.

An Equal Opportunity University.

GreenCME: As part of our “Green CME” policy, educational materials will be available online for download prior to the meeting. Any materials not available prior to the meeting will be made available immediately afterward.

Accreditation Information

In support of improving patient care, University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral 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 healthcare team.

AMA credit:
This live activity is designated for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACGME Competencies - Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and communication skills

ACPE credit:

This knowledge-based activity will award 14.0 contact hour (1.40 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognize ACPE providers

CPHCE

University of Kentucky College of Public Health certifies that this educational activity was designated for 14.00 hours of Public Health Continuing Education (CPHCE) credit. This course is approved for continuing education by the University of Kentucky College of Public Health.

Needs Statement

Nutrition education is limited and/or lacking in professional healthcare and medical curricula. Various nutritional therapies and dietary guidelines are generally controversial and therefore confusing to providers and patients.

Objectives

Upon completition of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe pathophysiology of selected chronic diseases influenced by nutrition.
2. Discuss the impact of nutritional status for each chronic disease.
3. Explain the rationale for nutritional requirements and approaches for intervention.

Target Audience

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists and Public Health Professionals

Faculty Disclosure

All planners, speakers, authors, and reviewers involved with content development for continuing education activities provided by the University of Kentucky are expected to disclose any real or perceived conflict of interest related to the content of the activity. Detailed disclosures will be included in participant materials or given prior to the start of the activity.