Total Credits: 1 including 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
Learning objectives:
1. Dr. Pasternak will review how to identify, diagnose, and treat malabsorption.
2. Presents the phases of nutrient absorption and examples of different types of defects.
3. Reviews celiac disease, symptoms, treatment, and testing and non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
4. Shares case studies and best practices to treat malabsorption and maldigestion.
Disclosures: none.
The New York State Osteopathic Medical Society (NYSOMS) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic medical education to physicians. NYSOMS designates this program for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 1-A CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.
All grievances may be directed to NYSOMS Executive Director at nysoms@nysoms.org. All grievances will receive an initial response within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
Herb Pasternak, DO graduated with the first class of NYITCOM in 1981. After completing his AOA Internal Medicine residency, he did a Gastroenterology fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center of New York of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He has been an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology at NYITCOM since 1987 teaching the clinical gastroenterology course to the second-year students. He has won the professor of the year award twice. He is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology at TouroCOM for the last decade taching the second year students, and is Medical Director of Gastrointestinal Care of Long Island, his private practice in Massapequa, for the past 35 years.