Probiotics, Prebiotics and the Role of the Infant Intestinal Microbiota in Health and Allergic Disease

Event date: 7/13/2018

Please join Kelly A. Tappenden, PhD, RD, FASPEN for an educational presentation on probiotics, prebiotics and the role of the infant intestinal microbiota in health and allergic disease. Dr. Tappenden is Head of the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of lllinois at Chicago and the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
Presentation objectives:

  • Discuss development of the intestinal microbiota in early life.
  • Explain dysbiosis in the early life intestinal microbiota and allergic diseases.
  • Understand the role of specific probiotics and prebiotics in pediatric nutrition.
  • Explore emerging evidence in the management of cow milk allergy.

*Nurses may claim CE credit for this webinar. RDs may claim CE credit for this webinar from 7/13/2018 to 7/13/2021. To obtain the code for your certificate of attendance, please fill out this brief survey.; Make note of the webinar code prior to submitting the survey. Then enter the code within the CE credit request section to receive your certificate.

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