Webinar

The GI Effects Comprehensive Stool Profile: Interpretation and Implementation

Speakers

Patti Devers, DO

35 minutes

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About this webinar

The GI Effects® Comprehensive Stool Profile is designed to evaluate multiple aspects of gastrointestinal function, including digestion and absorption, inflammation and immunology, the gut microbiome, metabolite production, and infectious organisms. Understanding how to interpret these findings can help clinicians move beyond isolated biomarkers to identify clinically meaningful patterns and inform clinical assessment.

In this session, Dr. Patti Devers will walk through the structure of the GI Effects report, including the Results Overview, Functional Imbalance Scores, microbiome synthesis pages, dysbiosis patterns, and organism identification. The webinar will also review Genova's approach to microbiome analysis—including abundance, pattern, and balance—as well as interpretation of digestion, inflammation, metabolite, bacteriology, mycology, and parasitology findings.

The session concludes with a clinical case study demonstrating how the report can be applied in practice to synthesize laboratory findings and support clinical decision-making.

Key takeaways

  • Review the structure of the GI Effects® Comprehensive Stool Profile and learn how to interpret the Results Overview and Functional Imbalance Scores.
  • Understand Genova's microbiome interpretation framework, including assessment of microbial abundance, dysbiosis patterns, and commensal balance.
  • Examine key report sections covering digestion and absorption, inflammation and immunology, gut microbiome metabolites, and infectious findings.
  • Explore the interpretation of bacteriology, mycology, and parasitology results, including Genova's combined microscopy and PCR approach for parasite detection.
  • Apply report interpretation principles through a patient case study that demonstrates synthesis of laboratory findings and clinical implementation.