An Overview of Dietary Supplements

28.95

Course Overview

Healthcare professionals routinely encounter patients using dietary supplements. Oftentimes patients ingest supplements without the consent or assessment of a healthcare professional. This course is designed to provide an overview of dietary supplements, their efficacy and safety profiles, and regulatory landscape to empower healthcare professional assessment of dietary supplements encountered in practice.    

This educational program is designed to provide an overview of the following: 

  • The regulation of nutritional supplements.
  • Categories of nutritional supplements and their safety and efficacy profiles. 
  • Resources available to provide additional information.

Evidence-based practice is summarized, where appropriate, to support the safe and efficacious use of dietary supplements. Practice considerations are included to further aid in applying this information. 
 

Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

  • Identify the major categories of dietary supplements and describe their purported mechanisms of action and proposed therapeutic uses. 
  • Recognize the regulatory landscape surrounding dietary supplements, including key legislation and the roles of regulatory agencies.  
  • Appraise the current state of evidence for the efficacy and safety of dietary supplements. 
  • Recommend appropriate patient management of dietary supplements including considerations to product quality, protentional interactions with drugs or disease states, and coordination of care with other healthcare professionals.
     

About the Author/Presenter 

Diana Solomon, Pharm.D., BCCCP, is a critical care clinical pharmacy specialist at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. She offers pharmacotherapy clinical services in the medical-surgical, coronary, trauma, and neuroscience intensive care units. Dr. Solomon earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As post-graduate training, she completed a pharmacy practice residency at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, New Jersey, and then specialized in critical care at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in conjunction with Cooper University Hospital. Dr. Solomon’s research interests involve pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetics in critical illness, nutrition support therapy, and education. Additionally, Dr. Solomon’s professional interests include interprofessional education, advanced cardiac life support, leadership development, wellness, and public health.
 

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals 
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE 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. 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details): 
Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician

Colibri Healthcare 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details): 
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