When your Patients ask about Probiotics – What Every Clinician Needs to Know – Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

On completion of this program, participants will be better able to:

1. Review the human microbiome and implications of bacterial diversity
2. Recognise the role of probiotics, particularly the impact of probiotics on Antibiotic Associated Diarrhoea (AAD), in pregnancy and on eczema
3. Recall when probiotics are contraindicated or to be used with caution, to ensure patient safety
4. Differentiate between probiotic strains available in Australian supplements