Amy Volkman, RDN, LMNT will present Fiber – Why We Need Our Short (Chain Fatty Acid) Kings! on Tuesday, March 10 at noon through Zoom. This webinar is part of the Olson Center for Women’s Health and UNMC College of Nursing webinar series. 

Amy Volkman, RDN, LMNT, LD, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute's Pediatric Feeding Disorders Department.

This presentation will explain how dietary fiber supports cardiovascular health and aids digestion while describing the role of short-chain fatty acids in energy production, gut health and metabolic processes. We will also identify common foods that are rich in fiber and analyze how eating a variety of plant-based foods promotes optimal gut function.

This is a free event and open to health care providers and the community. Nursing credit is available at no cost. Register through Zoom. If you have questions, please reach out to Valeta Creason-Wahl at vcreason@unmc.edu or 402.559.7487.

The Olson Center offers similar webinars four times a year.  Following the online LIVE event, the video is uploaded to our website and nursing credit for this webinar offering is available for no charge.  To view past webinars (with or without credit), please visit our website.  

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Nebraska Medical Center and Olson Center for Women’s Health. University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 1.0 ANCC contact hour. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity. Course ID: 26OL00043