From A to Zinc - What's the Latest on Vitamins and Minerals

BARB’s back in the classroom!  Join her for a day to learn about vitamins and minerals and have these questions answered:  What is the newest clinically relevant evidence-based information about vitamins and minerals? Can vitamins and minerals boost immunity? Do vitamins and minerals interfere with drugs such as levothyroxine? Can certain vitamins interfere with lab tests? What are the best vitamin and mineral supplements for age-related macular degeneration? Should we all be taking a multivitamin? Is it dangerous to take a multivitamin with iron? What are the best foods for vitamins and minerals? Is it better to take vitamins in supplement form or in food—or does it matter? What are the pros and cons of salt in the diet? [5 CE]

Course Objectives:

1.     Describe important vitamin and mineral deficiencies in various patient populations.

2.     Discuss common causes of vitamin and mineral deficiencies in various patient populations.

3.     Correlate common vitamin and mineral deficiencies with clinical signs and symptoms.

4.     Provide treatment recommendations for common vitamin and mineral deficiencies in various patient populations.

5.     Discuss the role of vitamins C and D in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

6.     Describe the types of anemias associated with vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

7.     Discuss the role of B12 in the central and peripheral nervous system as well as the hematological system.

8.     Address the controversy related to calcium supplements, bone metabolism and coronary artery disease.