Course overview
Board Review:
Nutrition in Clinical Practice
In course, you will be provided with a a comprehensive review of nutrition in preparation for the ABOIM exam.
Faculty
Erika Cappelluti, MD, PhD, MA, FCCP, ABOIM, ABIHM
Board Review Series
ABOIM Domain 1
Time to Complete
1.25 hours
Credits
Non-CME Eligible
Course Summary
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Overview
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By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Discuss the role of glycemic index and load in relation to food.
- Differentiate various therapeutic dietary approaches, including whole foods diet, DASH, low glycemic diets, elimination diet, anti-inflammatory diets, and low carbohydrate approaches.
- Identify environmental factors that influence food quality.
- Define functional foods and their role in diet.
This course includes:
Course Components and Activities
Course Faculty
Erika
Cappelluti MD, PhD, MA, FCCP, ABOIM, ABIHM
About Erika
Dr. Cappelluti is board certified in internal
medicine, pulmonary disease, critical care, and integrative medicine (IM). She began her career as a research scientist,
obtaining a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the Medical College
of Virginia where she later completed her medical training. She was a resident, chief resident, and
fellow at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, MA, then joined Connecticut
Multispecialty Group (CMG, now called Starling Physicians) in 2004. She became a diplomate of the ABIHM in 2008
and of the ABOIM in 2015 and obtained a Master of Arts degree in IM in
2009. She founded and was the Medical
Director of the Center for Integrative Health and Healing, the integrative
medicine division of CMG, which later became the Center for Healing Arts after
merging with the Hartford Hospital IM program. She has authored many scientific articles and
abstracts and has written many articles about IM.
Dr.
Cappelluti is the current Director of the AIHM Fellowship program.