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Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Importance of micronutrients, specifically minerals
  • Specific macrominerals and trace minerals roles and food sources
  • Factors that contribute to deficiency
  • Ways to ensure adequate mineral intake

 

Author

Tiffany Nelson, MS, LAT, ATC, NTP

An Overview of Macrominerals and Trace Minerals

An Overview of Macrominerals and Trace Minerals

1 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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Description:

Even though minerals make up only a small portion of our body, they are essential for our physical and mental well-being.  Both the macrominerals and trace minerals play a major role in proper muscle and heart function, nerve activity, and energy production, among many other critical physiologic processes. It is essential to learn how to identify a potential deficiency as serious health problems can occur. This course will list and describe the functions of the essential minerals in the body as well as expound on the foods that create a healthy balance of minerals for optimal body function.

Full Course Description
Even though minerals make up only a small portion of our body, they are essential for our physical and mental well-being.  Both the macrominerals and trace minerals play a major role in proper muscle and heart function, nerve activity, and energy production, among many other critical physiologic processes. It is essential to learn how to identify a potential deficiency as serious health problems can occur. This course will list and describe the functions of the essential minerals in the body...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on functions of the essential minerals in the body, and what foods can create a healthy balance of these minerals for optimal body function. 

Professional Objectives:

  1. Select the macrominerals and trace minerals essential for health
  2. Identify the functions and food sources of each of the essential minerals
  3. Identify the reasons we may become deficient in essential minerals
  4. Identify some of the ways to ensure adequate mineral intake and absorption

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on functions of the essential minerals in the body, and what foods can create a healthy balance of these minerals for optimal body function. 

Professional Objectives:

  1. Select the macrominerals and trace minerals essential for health
  2. Identify the functions and food sources of each of the essential minerals
  3. Identify the reasons we may become deficient in essential minerals
  4. Identify some of the ways to ensure adequate mineral intake and absorption

 

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 1 contact hour in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Nurses, Dieticians. 

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 5706. This Distance Learning-Independent is offered at 0.1 CEUs, Introductory, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Tiffany Nelson is self-employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 1 contact hour in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Nurses, Dieticians. 

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 5706. This Distance Learning-Independent is offered at 0.1 CEUs, Introductory, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Tiffany Nelson is self-employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.