Pharmacy Grand Rounds
Probiotics or No-biotics: Pros and Cons of Probiotic Use 

• ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA0000238-0000-20-028-L01-P
• Session Type: Knowledge-based
• CE Credits: A maximum of 0.75 contact hour (0.075 CEU) for the following: 
  • AAPA Category 1 CME Credits
  • ACPE
  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • ANCC

• Session Fee: Free for Mayo Clinic staff

SESSION LOCATIONS

Live Session: (11:00am - 11:45am CST)

Until future notice, learners must watch Pharmacy Grand Rounds live via the web by going to the Video Exchange and selecting “Pharmacy Grand Rounds” in the “Streaming Now” section.

Participants may attend by viewing: Live Webcast
Video Recording - access two weeks after session date

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The use of probiotics has significantly increased the past 10 years; however, a lack of well-designed clinical trials to clearly assess efficacy and safety exists. The wide variety of probiotics available also calls into question if the benefits seen with one strain would be a class-effect that can be applied to other strains. While probiotics are generally regarded as safe, there is hesitation with using them in immunosuppressed populations due to lack of safety data. In this presentation, the speaker will identify the different strains of bacteria found in probiotics, discuss target populations for probiotic use, and describe the use of probiotics in immunocompromised patients.

At the conclusion of this knowledge-based CE session, participants should be able to:

1. Identify different strains of bacteria found in probiotics
2. Discuss target populations for probiotic use
3. Describe the use of probiotics in immunocompromised patients

Session Announcement

Session Slides

FACULTY INFORMATION

Jennifer (Jen) L. Adema, PharmD, MBA
PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident
Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester, MN

Jen received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC.  She completed PGY1 Pharmacy Residency training at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC and is currently a PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester with practice interests in infectious disease, anticoagulation, and precepting.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS

As a provider accredited by Joint Accreditation Interprofessional Continuing Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Mayo Clinic School of CPD) must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Course Director(s), Planning Committee Members, Faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place. Faculty also will disclose any off label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation. Disclosure of these relevant financial relationships will be published in activity materials so those participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation.

Listed below are individuals with control of the content of this program:

The faculty report the following relationships:

• Jennifer (Jen) L. Adema, PharmD, MBA
  • Declares no financial relationships pertinent to this session
  • Declares off-label use of devices and medications will not be discussed during this presentation

Course Director and Planning Committee Members declare no relevant financial relationship(s) pertinent to this session.  Members include:

• Brenda Amaris
• Mary Ellen Cordes, MS, APRN, CNC, NE-BC
• Michael Huckabee, MPAS, PA-C, PhD
• Wayne (Nick) Nicholson, MD, PharmD, BCPS
• Garrett Schramm, PharmD, BCPS
• Lee Skrupky, PharmD, BCPS