Lifestyle: The Foundations of Functional Medicine
Webcast
4 CE/CME ...OVERVIEW
Lifestyle: The Foundations of Functional Medicine is organized by The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM).
Release Date: November 8, 2022
Last Reviewed Date: August 31, 2022
Termination Date: August 31, 2025
Description:
Lifestyle-based therapies offer a key point of leverage for enhancing patient health and improving clinical outcomes. However, knowing the therapeutic benefit of modifying lifestyle behaviors is not always enough to help patients make sustainable change. Are you implementing these cost-effective strategies into your practice?
Research continues to demonstrate how lifestyle-based interventions can improve outcomes for a range of chronic conditions. Lifestyle: The Foundations of Functional Medicine™ online course provides clinicians with the foundational information, tools, and techniques to implement successful, sustainable, lifestyle-based therapeutics in any clinical practice. This course will equip you the knowledge and skills to provide personalized dietary and lifestyle recommendations that empower your patients to take control of their health.
Learning Objectives:
- Key foundational information about the impact of lifestyle—including sleep and rest; exercise and movement; nutrition; relationships; stress management; and behavior modification—on health and well-being.
- How to design lifestyle interventions that appropriately address the causes of chronic conditions and dysfunction.
- Tools and techniques to personalize lifestyle interventions and meet each patient where they are.
- How to improve patient engagement with lifestyle treatments and the important factors in making lifestyle changes sustainable, improving their resulting outcomes.
What's Included:
Your registration for Lifestyle: The Foundations of Functional Medicine includes six-month access to a specialized clinical toolkit featuring clinical pearls and strategies to enhance your practice. Downloadable resources include:
- Patient education materials and handouts
- Customizable food plans, including a weekly planner and recipes
- Assessment tools and patient lifestyle journals
- Strategies for supporting behavior change
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
CME/CE 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.
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 enduring material activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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.
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
PhysicianNursingPhysician AssistantCliniciansStudentsNaturopathic PhysiciansNutritionistsNursesHealth coachesRegistered Dieticians & Dietetic TechniciansPrimary Care ProvidersSPECIALITIES
Functional MedicineLifestyle Medicine
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