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Functional Medicine Advanced Practice Modules (APM) Cardiometabolic 2025
Online CourseTransforming the Assessment, Prevention, and Management of Chronic Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disorders
- Only the CME/CE option is eligible for commensurate CME/CE credits. More Info
- Base tuition for this program is $1,875. Automatic discounts, including membership pricing, have already been applied for logged in users. More Info
- APMs are advanced functional medicine courses that build upon foundational concepts presented in AFMCP. To make the most of your experience, we strongly recommend taking AFMCP to start your educational journey.
- This course is part of the IFM Certification Program and the Functional Medicine Certification Program™. More Info
- This course is eligible for Resident and Medical Student Tuition. More Info
- IFM offers a military discount. More Info
- 60 Day Online Cohort: January 13 - March 13. 2025
NEW COHORT FORMAT—LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE!
This module is now offered as a 60-day online cohort course. Following a semi-synchronous format, learners can review lectures at their own pace. Learners will have access to a private discussion forum to network with colleagues and further their understanding of course materials with the support of IFM facilitators and educators. The new format expands access to functional medicine education, allowing for clinicians to balance the demands of their practice and their training. Learners can access the course at any time and learn when it is most convenient for them. The quality and rigor of the course remain the same, but now clinicians have more time to fully understand and apply the course materials.
Today’s Landscape
During the past decade, convincing evidence has accumulated that conquering heart disease is not simply a
matter of driving serum cholesterol down. In fact, one half of the people who have a heart attack have normal cholesterol and now low cholesterol is being associated with a significant risk of early cognitive decline. New information is available. Clinicians are no longer limited to using antiquated measures of cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugars as the primary markers of increased risk for cardiometabolic disorders: advanced lipid assays, markers of oxidative stress, inflammation, hormones, and body composition are all providing new opportunities for safer and more effective early interventions to prevent and reverse cardiometabolic disease.
Functional Medicine Advanced Practice Modules® (APM) Cardiometabolic
The module will help clinicians understand the physiology underlying cardiometabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, new approaches to effective assessments and treatments, and how to integrate these lifesaving tools into practice.
APM Cardiometabolic Online allows you to access the 60-day course at any time of the day, from any location with internet.
Additional Program Information
IFM Planning Calendar
This course includes 20 lectures WITH EDUCATORS:
| Session | Educator |
|---|---|
| Welcome and Orientation | Dan Lukaczer, ND |
| The New Era of Managing Cardiometabolic Risk | Shilpa Saxena, MD |
| Widening the Lens on Metabolic Syndrome: A Continuum of Causes and Effects | Shilpa Saxena, MD |
| An Expanded Approach to Dyslipidemias | Yousef Elyaman, MD |
| A Guide to Risk Assessment for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Functional Medicine Lens | Yousef Elyaman, MD |
| Functional Considerations in Preventing and Reversing Dyslipidemias and Atherosclerosis | Mimi Guarneri, MD |
| Exploring Dietary Choices for Cardiovascular Disease | P. Michael Stone, MD |
| Strength in the Storm: Enhancing Resiliency to Impact the Effect of Stress | Mimi Guarneri, MD |
| Fire in the Hole: The Metabolic Connecting Points Between Major Chronic Diseases | Shilpa Saxena, MD |
| Cardiometabolic Lifestyle Roundtable: Diet | Shilpa Saxena, MD Yousef Elyaman, MD P. Michael Stone, MD Mimi Guarneri, MD |
| A Functional Approach to Hypertension and Case Study Discussion | P. Michael Stone, MD Dan Lukaczer, ND |
| Case Studies and Implementation Strategies | Shilpa Saxena, MD |
| Question and Answer Session (pre-recorded) | Shilpa Saxena, MD Yousef Elyaman, MD P. Michael Stone, MD Mimi Guarneri, MD |
| Maintaining the Heart in Medicine: The Art of Compassion in Health Care | Mimi Guarneri, MD |
| Putting Genetic Variation into the Cardiovascular Equation Part 2 | Yousef Elyaman, MD |
| The Exercise Prescription: Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk Through Movement | Shilpa Saxena, MD |
| Cardiometabolic Lifestyle Roundtable: Exercise | Shilpa Saxena, MD Yousef Elyaman, MD P. Michael Stone, MD Mimi Guarneri, MD |
| Tackling Common Cardiovascular Conundrums and Discussion | Shilpa Saxena, MD Yousef Elyaman, MD P. Michael Stone, MD Mimi Guarneri, MD |
| Case Studies and Implementation Strategies | P. Michael Stone, MD Yousef Elyaman, MD Shilpa Saxena, MD |
| Reflections and Closing | Shilpa Saxena, MD |
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Additional Information
Tools and Takeaways
Your tuition includes a comprehensive toolkit, clinical pearls to apply directly to your practice, and strategies to enhance your practice and approach to medicine. These include:
- Over 20 hours of video divided into segments so learners can come and go as they please within a 60-day timeframe.
- CME/CE credit, if CME/CE option is selected for purchase
- Entirely online; access the content from anywhere with a stable internet connection
- Course Materials: PDF presentation slides, MP3 audio recordings, and MP4 video recordings of the most recent Cardiometabolic APM offering. Recordings will be made available after the close of the course to those who have completed the course. Course materials access lasts for one year post cohort.
- Pre- and post-course videos and webinars
- Access to IFM’s Toolkit, including intake forms, assessment questionnaires, patient handouts, customizable food plans, and laboratory assessment tools for the duration of the 60-day course.
- Access to an IFM-hosted private discussion group for community interaction and moderated discussion.
What You Will Learn
Clinical competencies to be mastered through the Cardiometabolic APM conference:
- Utilize the functional medicine matrix to develop a systems-based organization of clinical imbalance when taking a cardiovascular medical history.
- Evaluate the evidence demonstrating the primary mechanisms underlying the relationship between endothelial dysfunction and the progressive development of atherosclerosis.
- Identify the relationships between chronic stress and the development of dyslipidemias, hypertension, weight gain, and metabolic syndrome.
- Evaluate and utilize new assessment approaches for identifying chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, autoimmunity, toxicity, and hormonal dysregulation in patients with cardiometabolic dysfunction.
- Analyze the most practical and useful laboratory assessments and biomarkers necessary to evaluate cardiovascular risks and recognize functional patterns associated with metabolic disease.
- Evaluate and utilize specific nutrients, phytonutrients, botanicals, pharmaceuticals, dietary plans, stress reduction techniques, and lifestyle interventions to improve the prevention and management of patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
CME Information
The CME/CE option is intended for clinicians who need to fulfill continuing education requirements. CME/CE is non-refundable. If you do not need CME/CE credits, you may purchase the non-CME option.
IFM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
MD/DO: The Institute for Functional Medicine designates this other activity (an online semi-synchronous cohort) for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
New! ABP MOC points available: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 20.25 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
ABIM MOC points available: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 20.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
DC: Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) provides continuing education credit for chiropractic physicians. Continuing education approval applications were submitted by NWHSU to all state chiropractic boards except, Alberta, Arizona, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee and Wisconsin. For a complete list of states and approval hours, please contact IFM.
ND: Generally, state naturopathic boards accept courses accredited through the ACCME.
Nursing Professional: The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accept contact hours approved through ACCME.
PA: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts contact hours approved through ACCME.
RD: The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) accepts contact hours approved through ACCME.
Acupuncturist: This course has been approved by the California Acupuncture Board (CAB), Provider Number 0232, for 19.5 Category 1 hours of continuing education. Per the Recertification Handbook of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), courses approved by a state acupuncture regulatory board are eligible to submit with the re-certification application. Note: California acupuncturists must complete this course in full to receive CPEUs. Partial credit is not available.
Other: For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board or other credentialing organization regarding the acceptance of contact hours through ACCME-accredited organizations.
* CME/CE credits are subject to change.
Registration, Participation, and Cancellation Policies
REGISTRATION POLICY
Program materials and CME/CE certificates are delivered to you through your personal IFM online account. Online access cannot be shared – course materials, course content, and CME/CE credit are provided to the individual registrant only. For this reason, you may not register multiple people or someone other than yourself. No registrations will be taken after 4:00 pm PT, Monday, January 20, 2025.
Participation
Participants of the Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module have 60 days from the course start date (Monday, January 13) to complete the program. If registrants are not current IFM members,60 day access to IFM’s Clinical Practice Toolkit is included beginning on the course start date (Monday, January 13). Learners who do not complete within the time frame will lose access to all course materials. Our systems does not allow for course extensions for any reason. No partial CME/CE credit will be awarded.
CANCELLATION POLICY
| Cancellation Request Received | Eligible Refund |
| Date of registration/purchase – December 14, 2024* | Refund less 10% administrative fee |
| December 15, 2024 – January 12, 2025* | Refund less 25% administrative fee |
| January 13, 2025 – January 28, 2025* | Refund less 50% administrative fee |
| After January 29, 2025* | No Refund |
| *Next tier of fees in effect at midnight Pacific time
Tuition is non-transferable. Failure to log in to the online course with no prior written cancellation or switch will result in complete forfeiture of tuition, course materials, and the course will not count toward certification (nonrefundable, nontransferable, no exceptions). Program materials are available only to registered participants. Log-in information is unique and cannot be shared. If you have completed your purchase through Affirm, your cancellation will incur an additional fee of up to 6%. Cancellation requests must be submitted via the Course Cancellation Form. IFM will reply with a written acknowledgement once processed. IFM will reply with a written acknowledgement once processed. My registration for the Advanced Practice Module (APM) signifies that I have read and agreed to IFM’s cancellation policy found above. My participation in the APM 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. |
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Practitioner Testimonials
This APM was the most translatable to my formal medical training. I felt this APM addressed topics that would be the most easily translatable for an existing clinical practice today. I would highly recommend this APM for any clinician who is curious about functional medicine and is ready to dip their toes into the all-encompassing, evidence-based-medicine approach for the next generation in healthcare. It is a deep dive into physiology, pathophysiology, biochemistry, nutraceuticals and more that will not only reignite your passion to practice medicine, but also greatly benefit your patients. A true win-win.
I had so many WOW moments in this course. I had no idea that so many solutions were available to offer to people, apart from "diet and exercise" And the ability to tailor solutions specifically to patient's issues. I took a different course before this one from a different provider that did not supply any evidence or science behind the solutions, which is why I decided to pursue IFM certification. I feel so much more empowered to help people with functional medicine. Also, it confirmed my reluctance to prescribe statins (unless truly needed)!