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Evidence-based support for the advancement of gut health medicine and microbiota research.

As the importance of gut health grows, a group of medical practitioners and research scientists recognised the need for a not-for-profit organisation devoted solely to promoting the emerging science, through practice, research, education and accreditation

When you hear people speak about your microbiome they are referring to the ecosystem within your gut — a highly complex collection of genomes from all the microorganisms in that environment. GHS researches the individual species of bacteria and other organisms known as microbiota, analysing their relative counts, their by-products, and their combined effects upon patients, as an evidence-based approach to applying methods of clinical treatment. There is also, within GHS, an emerging line of research into the gut-brain axis.

PLEASE NOTE: we ask all Allied Health Professionals to check their scope of practice with the relevant registration board – we do not teach, nor do we recommend non-clinicians treat functional gut disorders, as per Rome IV Criteria

Please direct all gut health patient enquiries to:

referrals@gutbrainscience.com.au

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Introductory video 1: A series of patient interviews.

GHS Education Modules are open for enrolment

Thanks to all those GPs, Nutritionists, Dietitians, other Allied Health professionals who subscribed for more information about the GHS Education Modules Series. The Modules are now open, with 28 CPD hours credit.

Accredited with The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine for the triennium 2023 – 2025 for Continuing Professional Development. ACRRM ID: 28317 (tel:28317) Class name: Gut Health Science Course; 01/03/2023-29/11/2024.

Where case studies meet research findings.

GHS takes a multi-practitioner approach to advancing gut health science. Patient case studies linked to evidence-based testing create a knowledge bank of real-world scenarios where the treatment has been guided by analysis of the microbiota and the latest breakthroughs in research. Education modules are based on Rome IV Criteria, alongside clinical and in-practice advancements in understanding the effects of gut microbiota. We stand on the shoulders of the great work done by The Rome Foundation (see theromefoundation.org).

We must go deeper than bacterial phyla to understand the role of microbiota.

With decades of experience in the analysis of microbiota, Dr Butt explains the varying effects of bacterial species in the gut and warns against recommendations based on phyla alone.

Working towards a national gut health accreditation system for practitioners.

Part of the mission of GHS is standardising an evidence-based approach to gut health in Australia. If you’d like to be involved, join our database and be part of the conversation.

Get your head around gut health with our webinar & video seminar series.

Lectures and seminar discussions with Drs Henry Butt, Fi Lam and Helena Johnston address critical issues in the analysis of microbiota and the application of these analyses to patient health.

Introductory video 2: Why test for microbiota?

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