Management of Mold Related Illness for the Practitioner

This course is designed to teach the medical basics of mold related illness to physicians and industry professionals. While mold exposure is well known to cause allergic responses and pulmonary disease, less well recognized is the inflammatory response generated in vulnerable individuals. Over the past decade, countless research studies have uncovered the systemic reactions to mold and mycotoxins, and the resultant multi symptom, multi system illness that arises. This course is designed to cover the fundamental mechanisms by which this illness arises and offer a framework for ancillary providers and industry professionals to communicate effectively with this clinical population. Once registered, you will receive an access code to access the course materials.

The registration is available via: https://web.cvent.com/event/cffb0afd-b598-4ae2-bff2-a83788265323/summary?environment=P2

Once registered, you will receive an access code to access the course materials.

Target Audience

This activity is intended to meet the educational needs of the healthcare team including but not limited to:

Physicians
Residents
Medical Students
Pharmacists
Physician assistants
Nurses
Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:

To review the epidemiology of mold related illness
To identify common complaints and symptoms
To understand the basic pathophysiology of how mycotoxin exposure initiates an inflammatory response
To synthesize common assessments and treatments
To build a framework to communicate effectively with individuals affected by water damaged buildings and mold exposure

Course summary

Available credit:

20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
20.00 Completion

Course opens:

12/20/2025

Course expires:

12/20/2028

1. Thirty years of published research on human health effects of exposure to the interior environment of water damaged built environments

2. The Art and Science of CIRS. Pp 10-60

3. Videos: Cell Danger Response (CDR); and CIRS Dx 1 and CIRS Dx 2

4. The Art and Science of CIRS. Pp 65-83

5. Credentials CIRS Course Slide Deck

6. Endotoxins in WDB slide deck

7. NeuroQuant and CIRS slide deck

8. Video: CIRS Treatment Protocol

9. The Art and Science of CIRS. Pp. 84-148

10. Video: Transcriptomics in CIRS

11. Video Case 1

12. A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Parkinson’s Disease June 2025

13. Video Case 2

14. Multiple Choice Exam

Faculty & Disclosure

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence, GW requires all planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content to disclose the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with any ineligible companies within the

Planning Committee

Andrew Heyman, MD, MHSA

Fellowship Director of Integrative and Metabolic Medicine

The George Washington University

Disclosure Statement(s)

Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships

None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Relevant Financial Relationships

Upon review of all collected information about financial relationships with ineligible companies, GW has determined that the following planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content have relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

An individual is considered to have a relevant financial relationship if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.

[Insert name], [insert role] for this accredited CE activity, is [nature of relationship(s)] for [insert name of the ineligible company(ies)].

All relevant financial relationships listed for these individual(s) have been mitigated.

All others in a position to control content for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclaimer

The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The George Washington University.

Accreditation Statements

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement(s)

Physicians (CME)

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)

The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ earned as AOA Category 2 credit.

It is the physician's responsibility to report CME credits earned directly to AOA.

Ways to report CME Credit:

Email: Your CME Certificate to Physician Education & CME at [email protected].
Online: Via the CME Self-Reporting Tool (login required).

Other Healthcare Professionals (Attendance)

All other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Many credentialing bodies such as the ANCC, AANP, and AAPA accept certificates of attendance for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. If you have doubts about whether an activity will qualify for CE, please contact your certifying organization for clarification on credit eligibility.

Available Credit

20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
20.00 Completion

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