Webinar: The Gut-Brain Connection: How Digestion Affects Physical and Mental Health - (1 CE )
Sierra Tucson & Addiction Professional Webinar
Wednesday, September 16, 2020| 1:00 p.m. ET, 12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT
You may log in 15 minutes before the event but must stay for the full event to receive CE credit. There is no cost to attend this presentation.
The Gut-Brain Connection: How Digestion Affects Physical and Mental Health
This presentation will explore the science and research behind the complex gut/brain relationship. Topics will include the impact of nutrient absorption on neurotransmitter creation, the enteric nervous system, and the relationship between the microbiome in our digestive track our mental health and addiction. We will also include a review of digestive disorders and their relationship to mental health.
Objectives:
- Identify the connection between the enteric nervous system and the central nervous system as it relates to mental health
- Assess effects of the GI microbiome on mental health
- Explain how addiction, chronic stress and medications impact the nervous system and digestive system
- Discuss strategies to improve patient outcomes by optimizing digestion.
Maureen Schwehr, NMD - Director of Integrative Services
Maureen Schwehr, NMD, serves as Sierra Tucson’s director of integrative services. Her department provides a unique combination of physical and mental health support for residents. Dr. Schwehr oversees a team of experienced and talented staff whose services include naturopathic medical consults, acupuncture, physical therapy, chiropractic services, massage therapy, shiatsu, zero balancing, somato-emotional release, and craniosacral therapy. In addition to supervising staff, she works one-on-one with residents to help them determine the root cause of their problems. Focus is given to nutritional status and hormonal balance, supporting biochemical pathways that help the body function more effectively. Dr. Schwehr holds a doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle, WA. Past experience includes a position as the medical director at Mirasol, a residential eating disorder facility. As part of the Sierra Tucson staff, she has the opportunity to be part of a truly integrative team that provides a unique, empowering perspective for residents.
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This is a Sierra Tucson co-hosted webinar with Addiction Professional
Please contact Melissa Pangaro: mpangaro@NACCME.com with any registration and education credits requests.
Addiction Professionals - NAADAC
Addiction Professionals
This course has been approved by NACCME, LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #182840. NACCME is responsible for all aspects of the programing.
About NAADAC
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, represents the professional interests of more than 85,000 addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals in the United States, Canada and abroad. NAADAC’s members are addiction counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals, who specialize in addiction prevention, treatment, recovery support and education. An important part of the healthcare continuum, NAADAC members and its 47 state affiliates work to create healthier individuals, families and communities through prevention, intervention, quality treatment and recovery support.
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