Course Description: Patients have thousands of dietary supplement options available to them in today's market. Many of these patients will ask you, their physician, physician assistant, local pharmacist, nurse provider or dietitian, for help in deciding if they need a dietary supplement and which one to purchase. This activity is designed to support your counseling efforts by examining dietary supplement regulation with specific emphasis on the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), describing voluntary quality verification programs, identifying counseling points for assisting patients, and discussing the adverse event reporting process.Please note: The information and views presented in this activity are those of the faculty through clinical practice and knowledge of the professional literature. Portions of this activity may include the use of drugs and/or devices for unlabeled indications, which should be considered experimental. Participants are advised to consult manufacturer product information and the professional literature, and use professional judgment in applying the presented information in patient-care activities.Access Duration:Access to this course expires 60 days from the date of registration or until you mark the course ‘Complete’ – whichever occurs first.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- List three key components of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA)
- Outline labeling, claims and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements covered by DSHEA
- Describe voluntary programs that attest to the quality of dietary supplements Identify counseling points for assisting patients in making informed choices
- Describe how to report adverse events involving dietary supplements
This CE activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education credit for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, dietitians, physicians, and physician assistants. Click here for full accreditation information.
Faculty:Joseph BoullataPharmD, RPh, BCNSP, FASPEN Professor, Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing Pharmacy Specialist, Nutrition Support Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Michele NicoloMS, RD, CDE, CNSD, LDN Postdoctoral Fellow Research Trainee University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Kathleen W Stratton JD, MA, RD, LDN Clinical Dietitian Clinical Nutrition Support Services Hospital of the Uni