Online Courses and Continuing Education

Dr. Altman has put her courses on in an online format on Teachable. The links below will bring you to the courses.

Integrative Gastroenterology Topics

 

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

NOTE: THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE

Dr. Altman has turned her 5-week SIBO mentorship training into an online Teachable Course that can be done at your own pace. The following topics are covered in this course:

  • SIBO and the underlying pathologies

  • Testing and detailed interpretation of tests

  • Different types and how to treat (hydrogen, methane and hydrogen sulfide)

  • How to prevent recurrence of SIBO

  • Adjunctive therapies for SIBO treatment, prevention and gut healing

  • Case discussions

  • Treatment discussion will include:

    • Herbs

      • Individual herbs and combination products

      • Duration of treatment

    • Antibiotics

      • How antibiotic choice differs with different types of gasses

    • Elemental diet

      • When to use and when it is contraindicated

      • How to use and for how long

      • How to deal with side effects of the diet

      • Fungal overgrowth and the elemental diet

      • How to transition off of diet

    • Low FODMAP diet

      • When to use and when it is contraindicated

      • How to challenge FODMAPs

Mast Cell Activation Disorders

Dr. Altman has over a decade of personal and clinical experience with mast cell activation disorders. She frequently consults with other physicians to help them with their mast cell related cases. Dr. Altman has put her 2-week Mast Cell Activation Disorders Mentorship training on Teachable.

Topics covered include:

  • Mast cell mediators and how they affect the body

  • Different types of mast cell disorders and how to differentiate them

  • Diagnostic criteria for MCAS and Systemic Mastocytosis

  • How Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and Systemic Mastocytosis differ from allergy and histamine intolerance.

  • Treatment discussion will include:

    • Pharmaceuticals

      • H1 blockers, H2 blockers, leukotriene inhibitors, corticosteroids, low dose naltrexone, etc…

    • Herbal and nutrient treatments and dosing

    • Histamine reducing diets

    • Supporting histamine clearance pathways

  • Cost: $150

Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth

Intestinal fungal overgrowth, also known as intestinal candidiasis, has been shown to be present in about 26% of people with unexplained digestive symptoms despite extensive work-up. According to another study, it also co-occurs with SIBO approximately 34% of the time. SIBO treatment can actually exacerbate intestinal fungal overgrowth, worsening or not fully resolving digestive symptoms. Knowledge of how to effectively diagnose and treat fungal overgrowth is essential for any practitioner seeing patients with SIBO or other digestive complaints.

Topics covered include:

  • Underlying etiology

  • Associated conditions

  • Signs and symptoms

  • Diagnosis and testing

  • Treatment including:

    • Herbs and nutrients

    • Non-herbal natural products

    • Pharmaceuticals

    • Diet

  • Case Discussions

  • Cost: $75