The purpose of this course is to help healthcare professionals in all practice settings increase their knowledge base on medicinal mushrooms. In addition, members of the public may use this course to enhance their personal knowledge of the subject matter presented.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Name the main bioactive compounds found in medicinal mushrooms.
2. Discuss which medicinal mushrooms should be used cautiously with certain disease states.
3. Recognize which medicinal mushrooms have the potential to cause severe adverse effects.
4. Identify interactions between specific medicinal mushrooms and drugs, herbs, and supplements.
5. Describe which conditions specific medicinal mushrooms have evidence to support their use.
This 3-hour continuing education course is available for download for professional development; if continuing education credit is desired, please see instructions included in eBook.
