MODERATOR
:
John K. DiBaise, MD, FACG, Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
SPEAKER
(S):
Tamar Ringel-Kulka, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Maternal and Child Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Eamonn M. M. Quigley, MD, FRCP, FACP, FACG, FRCPI, Professor of Medicine and Human Physiology, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Lee Morrow, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Description
1. Describe the scientific basis for the use of pre and probiotics in the pediatric population
2. Critically appraise the clinical evidence to support the use of pre and probiotics in adults
3. Discuss the controversies regarding probiotic use in critically ill patients