Measuring the Microbiome: Assessment Methods and Clinical Implications

Measuring the Microbiome: Assessment Methods and Clinical Implications is organized by LearnHealth Inc., SynAptiv/

Release date: Oct 15, 2018
Expiration date: Oct 15, 2020

Credits: 0.75 credits

Description:
This activity is part of a 13-course series designed to equip licensed practitioners from medical, nursing, and related disciplines with a multidisciplinary approach to managing patients through microbiome education.

2. Measuring the Microbiome: Assessment Methods and Clinical Implications
Several technologies have emerged for the assessment of the microbiome that includes bacterial, fungal, and shotgun metagenomics. In addition to DNA based assessments, there are now methods available to measure metatranscriptomics.

Educational Objectives:
After completing this activity, participants will able to:
• Compare and contrast the different approaches to assessing the microbiome
• Evaluate the reasons for why one methodology may be chosen how this affects the clinical correlation to the microbiome

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.