Food, Pharma and Autoimmunity:
Pharmacists at the Frontline of an Epidemic
Nashville - September 24, 2022
Who's Speaking
Kirsty Washam
PharmD
Dani Williamson
FNP
Jeff Robins
RPh, FAARRFM, ABAAHP
Vincent Pedre
MD, FMCP
Melody Hartzler
PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM
Event Schedule
Food, Pharma and Autoimmunity: Pharmacists at the Frontline of an Epidemic
September 24, 2022
Program introduction and overview
- Discuss the prevalence of autoimmune disorders
- Explore the patient's despair and anguish managing the challenges of undiagnosed autoimmune disease
- Define treatment opportunities for thyroiditis
Learning Objectives
- Review role of the gut and GI microbiome
- Identify common medications that cause Drug-Induced Microbiome Disruption (DIMD)
- Successful approaches to counsel patients with DIMD
Learning Objectives
The session will guide attendees in how to detect the source of an autoimmune disorder, remove the triggers and then heal the body for good.- Define the role of the gut barrier in autoimmune disorder
- Identify how food challenges can initiate a systemic cascade leading to autoimmune dysfunction
- Explore successful approaches to alleviate triggers leading to autoimmune challenges
Learning Objectives
- Explore the presentation of real-life autoimmune disfunction
- Identify successful treatments approaches to autoimmune challenges
Each lunch and move!
Learning Objectives
- Discuss side effect profile of chronic PPI therapy
- Present the role of the gut wall barrier in autoimmune disease
- Review the challenges of weaning a patient off PPI therapy
- Present a protocol for successfully phasing patients off PPIs and healing the root cause of gut issues
Learning Objectives
- Explore the patient disfunction brought on by long-term use of PPIs
- Identify successful treatments approaches to reduce PPI use and rebuild the gut-immune barrier
Learning Objectives
- Define the common causes of inflammation
- Explore the inflammation-autoimmune connection
- Discuss successful approaches to manage inflammation
- Apply knowledge to patient cases
Learning Objectives
- Identify tools available to enhance patient care and program success
- Review the day's learnings from a functional pharmacist's perspective
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