Course Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP)™ 2025
Live Webinar
Feb 10 - Apr 27, 2025
33.5 CE/CME ...OVERVIEW
Course Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP)™ is organized by The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM).
Description:
What if clinical care could go beyond symptom management, helping you understand and treat the unique causes of disease and dysfunction in each patient? What if you could help your patients take control of their health with personalized dietary and lifestyle recommendations? Functional medicine provides an actionable framework for evaluating core clinical imbalances using IFM proprietary tools such as the timeline and matrix. By fully understanding how a patient’s genetic and family history, environment, and lifestyle factors influence their overall health, you will be able to leverage additional data that enables you to create personalized treatment plans using the therapeutic modalities that matter to them most. Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP) equips you with the clinical concepts, skills, and tools to create deeper connections with your patients and support them on their health journey.
Through a combination of video lectures, case studies, online activities, and quizzes, experienced functional medicine clinicians will guide you through a comprehensive approach to patient care. Learn how to work with your patients to personalize treatments, improve their current conditions, and support their long-term health and longevity.
AFMCP Online allows you to learn at your own pace. Access the 11-week course at any time of the day from any location with internet.
Learning Objectives:
Gain the foundational tools and knowledge that allow you to pursue advanced functional medicine training and begin your journey toward functional medicine certification. At AFMCP, you will learn how to:
- Identify root causes of dysfunction to allow personalized, precision treatments.
- Differentiate upstream causes of illness to design individualized treatments for each patient, even those with the same diagnosis.
- Foster a therapeutic partnership with patients that allows you to better understand their personal and medical history and facilitates deeper conversation about their health needs and goals.
- Explain to patients how their unique upstream factors contribute to their conditions, improving awareness, motivation, and adherence.
- Use a whole person, whole health approach by eliciting what matters to your patient.
- Engage a clinical care team and utilize point-of-care tools to improve practice efficiency and outcomes.
- Utilize physical exams to detect nutritional deficiencies and imbalances.
- Use the functional medicine model to make personalized, precision diet and lifestyle recommendations.
- Identify and address five key domains of gut dysfunction.
KEY DATES
10 Feb, 2025
Event Start Date
27 Apr, 2025
Event End Date
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
CME/CE Credit Information:
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. The CME/CE credit option is non-refundable. This option ensures your certificate of completion will indicate CME/CE hours of participation. Learners who do not complete the course within the time frame provided will lose access to all course materials and CME/CE credit. No partial CME/CE credit will be awarded.
The Institute for Functional Medicine 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 33.5 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 33.5 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 33.5 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.
- 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.
- DC: Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) provides continuing education credit for chiropractic physicians. Continuing education approval applications are submitted by NWHSU to all state chiropractic boards except Alberta, Arizona, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. Please contact IFM for details on the approval status in your state.
- LAc: This course has been approved by the California Acupuncture Board, Provider Number 0232, for 33.5 Category 1 hours of continuing education. Per the Recertification Handbook of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental (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.
TARGET AUDIENCE
NursingDentistChiropractorsPhysician AssistantNutritionistsDietitianPrimary Care ProfessionalsNurse PractitionersSPECIALITIES
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