Course Overview
The Assessing Common Dysbiosis Patterns with GI-MAP course explores the three primary patterns seen on the GI-MAP: insufficiency dysbiosis, inflammatory dysbiosis, and digestive dysfunction dysbiosis. Dr. Tom Fabian reviews each pattern, including what to look for on the GI-MAP test and the clinical significance of specific markers. Members of the Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory Medical Education Team weigh in with commonly asked questions pertaining to each pattern. This course also includes quick reference guides that highlight key features of the patterns and therapeutic interventions.
Course Learning Objectives
Use the GI-MAP to identify primary dysbiosis patterns.
Draw connections between different markers on the GI-MAP to better understand the clinical significance of these dysbiosis patterns.
Use an understanding of the dysbiosis patterns to inform clinical interventions.
Curriculum
Meet Your Instructor
Tom Fabian, PhD, CNTP
Dr. Fabian is the leading expert on the role of the microbiome in health, immune function, chronic disease, and aging. As a translational scientist, his primary focus is on the clinical application of microbiome research in the integrative and functional medicine space. He received his PhD in molecular biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has worked as a biomedical researcher in the biotechnology industry, and more recently, as a consultant in the microbiome testing field. Currently, Dr. Fabian serves a consultant and science advisor with Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory, and he is also a Science Advisory Board member with Designs for Health. In addition, he is certified as a Nutrition Therapy Practitioner by the Nutrition Therapy Institute in Denver.