Joel Mason, M.D., and Simin Meydani, D.V.M.
Dr. Meydani reports no commercial conflict of interest. In the last three years, Dr. Mason has received grant/research support from Mead-Johnson Nutritional and also served as a consultant for Mead-Johnson Nutritional.
Release Date: 07/09/2002
Termination Date: 07/09/2005
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Cyberounds
®, the participant should be able to:
- Describe the interrelationships between nutritional status of the host and the integrity of the host's immune system
- List which nutrients, when given in supplemental doses, appear to significantly modulate the immune response
- Discuss what evidence exists to support, or refute, a clinically relevant response to such modulation of the immune system.