Microbiome Testing & Interpretation: Practical Applications for Nutrition Professionals - Dietitian CPE Continuing Professional Education, 12 CEU

Certified for 12 CPEUs

CPE Type: 741 Online/Web-Based Course/Enduring Activity

Here's How Simple It Is:

1. Read the material online
2. Complete the quiz online
3. Get your certificate of completion immediately and earn CPE towards your license renewal
   

Course Outcome

≥93% of participants will expand their expertise in applying clinical stool test interpretation to develop evidence-informed, personalized nutrition protocols for digestive, immune, hormonal, and inflammatory health.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the role of the gut microbiome in digestion, inflammation, immune signaling, and systemic health.
• Interpret key stool test markers such as beneficial and harmful microbes, fermentation capacity, immune status, and barrier function.
• Identify common microbial patterns (e.g., dysbiosis, low diversity, histamine overload) and correlate them with clinical symptoms.
• Design personalized nutrition protocols using diet, supplements, and lifestyle modifications based on microbiome test results.
• Sequence gut healing interventions into clinically appropriate phases: reduction, repair, repletion, and resilience.
• Understand when to refer or co-manage with other healthcare providers in complex or high-risk cases.
  

Who Should Enroll? 

• Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTRs): Clinicians aiming to deepen their understanding of how gut health influences whole-body outcomes and how to translate lab data into step-by-step interventions.