Functional Medicine Advanced Practice Modules (APM) Environmental Health 2024

• CME/CE credit, if CME/CE option is selected for purchase
• A step toward becoming an IFM Certified Practitioner
• Course materials: MP4 videos of all presentations as well as MP3 audio and PDF downloads.
• Pre- and post-course interactive videos and webinars
• Up to 13 hours of lectures, Q&A sessions, and discussion (see the “Schedule and Educators” section for a full schedule of topics)
• 5-week access to IFM’s Toolkit of downloadable clinician resources that can be used in practice immediately after the course (intake forms, patient handouts, and assessment questionnaires)
• Opportunities to ask additional questions on a post-conference private online community forum moderated by IFM faculty

Clinical competencies to be mastered through the module:

• Recognize the relationship between systemic disease and toxic exposures through a clear understanding of the pathophysiology of total toxic load and synergistic effects of both toxicants and toxins.
• Identify diseases and dysfunctions potentially associated with chronic toxicity and specifically recognize the relationships between chronic toxic insult and neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, autoimmunity, mitochondrial dysfunction, endocrine disruption, and carcinogenesis.
• Apply the PURE principles for managing patients with toxicity concerns (Pattern recognition, Undernourishment, Reduce toxins, Ensure a safe detox).
• Integrate screening questionnaires and detox-specific physical exam findings within a functional medicine intake to discover and assess relevant toxic exposures, and to also track individual’s responses to their environments along with therapeutic interventions.
• Recognize and address the most important antecedents, triggers, and mediators of toxic overload, including impaired biotransformation, dysbiosis, impaired excretion, and nutritional deficiencies.
• Appropriately apply and interpret reliable laboratory evaluations of toxic load and biotransformative capacity.
• Understand the practical aspects of and identify when to consider personalized dietary treatment using the IFM Elimination Diet and Detox Food Plan suites.
• Apply various nutraceuticals, botanicals, pharmaceuticals, and lifestyle interventions to increase mobilization, biotransformation, and elimination of toxic compounds in the body.

Clinical competencies to be mastered through the Environmental Health APM conference:

• Understand the synergistic effects of both toxicants and toxins and identify potential toxic exposures as the antecedents and mediators of chronic, systemic diseases.
• Integrate clinical point-of-care tools to effectively evaluate patterns of toxicity and monitor patient progress.
• Recognize and address five clinical patterns of chronic toxicity and their effects on neurological, immunological, mitochondrial, hormonal function and carcinogenesis.
• Recognize the influence of socioeconomic determinants of health (SDOH’s) and mental, emotional, spiritual factors in an individual’s susceptibility to toxin and toxicant exposure.
• Recognize and evaluate the most important root causes and contributors of toxic load, including impaired biotransformation, impaired elimination, and nutritional deficiencies.
• Order and interpret laboratory evaluations of toxic load and biotransformation capacity.
• Maximize physical exam findings and conventional laboratory results to assess toxic load and burden.
• Apply nutritional support, toxicant reduction techniques, therapeutic detoxification regimens, and other individualized approaches to decrease total toxic load.
• Apply various nutraceuticals, botanicals, pharmaceuticals, and lifestyle interventions to increase the mobilization, biotransformation, and elimination of toxic compounds.

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The CME/CE option is intended for clinicians who need to fulfill continuing education requirements. 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 live activity for a maximum of 12.75 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 12.75 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 12.75 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 Arizona, Arkansas (Livestream), California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee and Wisconsin. For a complete list of states and approval hours, please email cme@ifm.org.

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: IFM is a continuing education provider (provider #0232) of the California Acupuncture Board (CAB). This course has been approved by CAB, Provider Number 0232, for 12.75 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 attend this course in full to receive CPEUs. Partial credit is not available.

*CME credits are subject to change.

REGISTRATION POLICY

Program materials and CME/CE certificates/certificates of completion are delivered to you through your personal IFM online account. For this reason, you may not register multiple people or someone other than yourself. No registrations will be taken after 4:00 pm PT, September 26, 2024.

PARTICIPATION

Live participation from September 27 – 28, 2024, is required for this IFM program. You must participate in the program by being present or logging in to your unique IFM account to receive CME/CE credit and to receive credit for certification. Livestream log-in information is unique and cannot be shared. Those who do not attend in person or log in through their own IFM account during the live broadcast will be removed from the program and will not receive program materials, recordings, CME/CE credit, or to receive credit for certification.

CANCELLATION POLICY

IN-PERSON CANCELLATION POLICY

LIVESTREAM CANCELLATION POLICY

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Before registering for Livestream, please click the button below to test your device’s ability to support livestreaming.

Practitioners who register for the livestream of any APM receive CME/CE credit (if the CME/CE option has been purchased), audio and video recordings, PowerPoint materials, and completion of one step toward becoming an IFM Certified Practitioner (Note: You must log in to view the live broadcast with your unique access link to receive credit toward IFM Certification).

Additional information related to how to access livestreams (including system requirements) can be found in our FAQ section.

DCs: Please note that DCs may or may not be eligible for CME/CE through livestream. For a complete list of states and approval hours, please contact IFM or check with your state board.

Livestream Chat Policy

The chat feature allows for our livestream learners to interact with their colleagues throughout this program. While we know our community has high standards for interacting respectfully with their peers and would never abuse the chat feature, we want to remind you that recruiting, advertising, soliciting, or spamming is not permitted. IFM reserves the right to remove individuals or specific comments from the chat and chat logs.

This program is being streamed from the actual event location over the internet to provide you with the ability to access this educational program from the comfort of your home or office. Although we are confident that the quality of this program will be outstanding, there may be occasional interruptions due to the nature of online streaming. All recordings of the educational sessions will be provided after the course.

We ask that you understand the nature of the internet and refrain from unnecessary comments in the chat regarding your internet issues, or the issues of others, that may occur. IFM and BroadcastMed are doing the best that they can to deliver this program, and we are confident that the event will be an overall success.

Thank you for your understanding.

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