2019 Annual International Conference (AIC)

JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa
23808 Resort Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78261

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IFM Room Block Rate: $269
Cutoff for Special Room Rate: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 (subject to availability)

Rooms in the block are limited and may sell out prior to the cutoff date.

To make your reservation, book online or call 1.877.622.3140 and mention you are booking in the “IFM Annual International Conference” room block.

Registration Policy

Program materials and CME certificates are delivered to you through your personal IFM online account. For this reason, you may not register multiple people or someone other than yourself. Registration at regular tuition will close 4:00 pm PT, Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Late registration by phone is open 4:00 pm PT, Tuesday, May 28, until 12:00 pm PT, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Late registration tuition includes a $300 processing fee. To register at the late registration tuition, call our office at 800.228.0622. Late registration in-person at the conference (subject to space) will incur a $300 processing fee.

You must check in and be present at the in-person program to receive CME credit. Only registered attendees with name badges will be allowed in the conference room. Children and unregistered spouses may not attend the program or sponsored events.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received in writing no later than May 20, 2019, to be eligible for a refund, less a $150 cancellation fee. Cancellations received after May 20 and before May 30, 2019, are eligible for a refund less a $300 late cancellation fee. Tuition is non-transferable. Failure to appear at the program with no prior written cancellation will result in complete forfeiture of tuition (nonrefundable, nontransferable, no exceptions). Program materials are available only to onsite attendees.

Cancellation requests must be received in writing by email or fax: kenleeguss@ifm.org or 253.661.8310. IFM will reply with a written acknowledgement.

My registration for the 2019 Annual International Conference signifies that I have read and agreed to IFM’s cancellation policy found above. My participation in the IFM Program is not a substitute for any licensing requirements that may be applicable to me and does not independently authorize me to render care, prescribe regimens or prescribe medications or supplements. My activities in the health and wellness field remain subject to my education, qualifications and licensure.

Thank you for your interest in exhibiting at the 2019 Annual International Conference.

IFM is proud to assemble a variety of companies that offer products and services to assist practitioners implement Functional Medicine. To that end, the exhibit hall is a Practice Implementation Showroom, with companies arranged by primary business category so attendees can easily locate what they’re looking for.

To be added to our database for 2019 notifications, please email exhibiting@ifm.org.

Call for Posters:
The purpose of AIC is to attract a Functional Medicine veteran audience with innovative topics and cutting-edge research. The Institute for Functional Medicine is proud to announce an open call for poster sessions at the 2019 Annual International Conference in San Antonio, TX. The poster session is meant provide a platform for clinicians, researchers, and students to showcase their research findings and clinical experiences. The poster session is not intended to serve any marketing function or sell any product or service. Please follow this link to submit your applications for presenting a poster at AIC 2019.

Format
The format for the poster sessions will be electronic. All posters will be submitted via a web-based platform. There will be six touch-screen monitors each capable of displaying whichever poster a given attendee selects. During scheduled times, each poster’s presenter will be expected to be present in the poster session area to discuss their session and answer attendees’ questions.

Timeline

• March 30, 2019 – Poster session applications due; decisions to be announced after this date.
• May 20, 2019 – All iPosters must be published.
• May 30, 2019 – onsite to review your iPosters in the afternoon before the welcome reception.

Topics should be relevant to the practice of Functional Medicine.
Topics of focus for AIC 2019 include:

• Stress
• Pain
• Addiction
• Pediatric Population
• Military population
• Underserved population

We are particularly interested in research focusing on outcomes associated with Functional Medicine approaches.

Functional Medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease, using a systems-oriented approach and engaging both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership. Each symptom or differential diagnosis may be one of many contributing to an individual’s illness.