Module 995: Clinical Neurochemistry & Nutrition IV - Gut Part 2, The Immune System and Autoimmunity
By: Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Course Description

  • How to Use This Course
  • The 4 Neurochemical Priorities (never get lost!)
  • The Road map
  • How to Work Up a Real Patient
  • The 10 Core Principles
  • Review of Modules 1, 2 and 3 through analysis of SEVEN different real-life cases.
  • Review of Functional/Optimal ranges from Module 1 and 2
  • Schematic view of the Immune System
    • Barriers
    • Acute Phase Response
    • Innate Immune System
    • Adaptive Immune System: T cells, B cells and more
    • Cytokines
    • Immunoglobulins, Antibodies and Isotypes
  • How the Immune System Works
  • Challenges for the Immune System: Discrimination, Flexibility, Managing Infection, Memory
  • Antibody Generation, T Cell Receptors
  • Autoimmunity
  • Lab testing: WBC and Differential, C-Reactive Protein/hs CRP, Vitamin D
  • Microbiome/Microbiota
    • Microbiota-Gut-Brain Concepts
    • Microbiota-Gut-Brain-Immune Axis
    • Short chain fatty acids and their clinical applications
    • Dendritic Cells
    • Induction of Treg cells
    • Effects of Antibiotics
    • Ectopic Colonization
  • Intestinal Permeability Revisited: Tight Junctions
  • Gut Barrier and Blood-Brain Barrier
  • Feeding Microbiota and Protecting the Barrier
  • Autoimmunity…the Deep Dive
    • Pre-requisites
    • Clinical Presentations
  • Food Antigens and the Immune System
    • Oral Tolerance
    • Cross-reactivity
    • Food Sensitivity Testing: the good news and bad news, and the really bad news
  • Testing for clinically significant autoimmunity
    • Clinical Immune System Challenge: the rules and how to interpret
    • Predictive Antibody testing
      • Survey of common antibody tests and what they mean clinically
  • Type 1 Diabetes
  • Celiac Disease
  • Regulating the Immune System with Diet, Exercise and Supplementation
  • The Anti-inflammatory Diet
  • Anti-inflammatory/Immune Regulatory Supplementation
  • Case Study – 60 year old woman with bone loss throughout her body
  • Case Study – 55 year old woman Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Case Study – 20 year old man with brain fog, low motivation, low energy, lack of focus and low affect
  • Case Study – 15 year old boy with muscle fatigue, joint pain, migraines, brain fog and balance deficits
  • Case Study – 19 year old male with irritable bowel syndrome, ADD and Autism
  • Case Study -10 year old girl with pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

Course Details

  • Module 995: Clinical Neurochemistry & Nutrition IV - Gut Part 2, The Immune System and Autoimmunity
  • By:    Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
  • Instructor:    Dr. David Clark
  • Total CE Hours:    25
  • Course Format:     Online Distance Learning
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  • Course Subjects | CE HOURS:
    • Neurology  -10 CE Hours
    • Nutrition  -15 CE Hours