Cow Milk Allergy and the Gut Microbiota: Is There a Connection?

This lecture will provide in-depth information on cow’s milk allergy and the gut microbiome.

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Course curriculum

    1. Evaluation

Course Details

  • $18.00
  • 0 hours of video content
  • Presented by Venus Kalami MNSP, RD, CSP

About the course

1.0 contact hour 
Expiration date: December 18, 2027

This lecture will provide in-depth information on cow’s milk allergy (CMA) and the gut microbiome:

  • Prevalence of CMA

  • Signs and symptoms

  • Pathophysiology

  • Two types of CMA: IGE mediated and non-IGE mediated

  • Supporting breastfeeding children with CMA

  • Dietary management options for infants with CMA

  • Components of human milk

  • Soy formula guidelines

  • Criteria of hypoallergenic formulas

  • Overview of the gut microbiome and its role in the immune system

  • Importance of the gut microbiota in early life

  • Role of specific prebiotics and probiotics in the dietary management of infants with CMA


Learning Outcome
The learner will report this educational activity provides information that improves, supports, or causes a change in their practice.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

To obtain CE credits, learners must complete the video module and submit an evaluation form. Learners will receive a CE certificate upon completion of the lecture and submission of a course evaluation form. 

Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this lecture. 

Conflict of Interest
The following individual in a position to control content for this activity declares they have a financial relationship with an illegible company that is relevant to the content of the activity, and it has been mitigated by the nurse planner: Venus Kalami MNSP, RD, CSP is employed by Nutricia North America.


The course will be available in 2026. Check back for updates! 

Instructor

Venus Kalami MNSP, RD, CSP

Venus recently joined the medical affairs team at Nutricia North America as the West Coast Medical Science Liaison. Her professional background spans a variety of domains. She is an experienced pediatric dietitian and nutrition communicator, as well as a recently published co-author of a bestselling book on infant nutrition and feeding. She completed her dietetic internship at Stanford Medicine and her graduate degree at Tufts University as a James Beard Foundation Scholar. Much of her clinical experience took place at Stanford Children’s, where she also helped found the inaugural nutrition program for the internationally-recognized Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Celiac Disease Center of Excellence. Venus is an advocate for inclusive nutrition for babies, children, and their families and specializes in nutrition for infants and children with digestive and allergic conditions.