Practitioner Course

Vaginosis and the Vaginal Ecosystem

A detailed discussion of the vaginal ecosystem and the concept of vaginal dysbiosis in the pathogenesis of thrush, recurrent urinary tract infections, Group B streptococcal infections and bacterial vaginosis.
Format

Online Course
1 lessons

Availability

12 Months OR Subscriber Pass

Duration

90 min/lesson
1.5 Hours total

Presenter

Jason Hawrelak

About this course

We all know how intestinal dysbiosis affects many gastrointestinal and systemic conditions however the vaginal ecosystem is often overlooked. Bacterial vaginosis is the most common vaginal infection in women of childbearing age.

Jason Hawrelak, PhD is presenting a detailed discussion of the vaginal ecosystem and the concept of vaginal dysbiosis in the pathogenesis of thrush, recurrent urinary tract infections, Group B streptococcal infections and bacterial vaginosis.

These conditions can be difficult to treat with persistent recurrence. Each will be thoroughly reviewed and Jason is discussing the evidence-based and his novel approaches including specific vaginal prebiotics, probiotics and herbs.

What you receive:
  • Clear protocol explanations from some of the world's top practitioners
  • Clinical pearls for improved practice results
  • Access to your audio and video recordings via the App Store
  • A downloadable PDF of the presenter’s slides
  • Links to all referenced research papers and useful clinical handouts
  • Access to the community hub where you can get answers to your questions
  • A 30-day money back guarantee

What's in this course

Your Presenter

Jason Hawrelak

Dr Hawrelak is Head of Research at ProbioticAdvisor.com. His passion for gastrointestinal health, the GIT microbiota, and probiotics was ignited during the final year of his undergraduate training in 1999. Subsequently, Dr Hawrelak did his Honours (First Class) and PhD degrees in the areas of the gastrointestinal microbiota, irritable bowel syndrome, and the clinical applications of pre- and probiotics. He has written extensively in the medical literature on these topics. 

Dr Hawrelak has taught health professionals at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level for the past 20 years. He currently coordinates and teaches the Evidence-based Complementary Medicine Program in the College of Health & Medicine at the University of Tasmania (Hobart, Australia) and is the Gastrointestinal Imbalances lecturer in the Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine program at the University of Western States (Portland, Oregon). He is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) at the University of Technology Sydney (Sydney, Australia).

He regularly presents to other health professionals at National and International conferences and has been featured on a number of online Gut Health Summits. His lectures and publications have changed the way thousands of practitioners in Australia, Canada, and the US manage gastrointestinal conditions and modify the microbiome – specifically their use of prebiotics and probiotics.

Dr Hawrelak is a clinician with over 20 years’ experience working in busy natural medicine apothecaries and clinics. The main focus of his practice is modification of the gastrointestinal microbiota and the treatment of gastrointestinal conditions, both acute and chronic – such as irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, gluten-related disorders, peptic ulcer disease, intestinal parasites, fructose intolerance, autism spectrum disorders, and SIBO.