IFM Exploring the Functional Medicine Model: A Case-Based Approach January 16 2016

The Functional Medicine Association of North Texas is Proud to be Working in Collaboration with the Institute for Functional Medicine on the January Event.

CHANGE YOUR FOCUS, CHANGE YOUR RESULTS

Functional Medicine practitioners treat patients, not symptoms. IFM’s new 1-day, case-based foundational training course, illustrates how you can achieve amazing results with your hard-to-treat patients by changing your focus. The Functional Medicine approach recognizes that a symptom may have myriad causes, so it makes no sense to treat all patients who have that symptom in the same way.

REPLACING THE CONVENTIONAL MODEL

An epidemic of chronic disease—largely preventable and reversible—is compromising the health of populations around the world, increasing human suffering, death rates, and economic burdens. It’s time to meet this challenge head on. Because of its focus on acute care, the current medical model fails to confront both the causes of and solutions for the chronic disease epidemic. Functional Medicine practitioners are replacing it with a model of comprehensive care and prevention that is systems-based, integrative, patient-centered, and more effective.

LOCATION JANUARY 16, 2016 – DALLAS, TX

– See more at: https://www.functionalmedicine.org/conference.aspx?id=3022&cid=0&section=t700#sthash.VSNOSCPw.dpuf

PRESENTERS

Patrick Hanaway, MD, is Chief Medical Education Officer for The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and also Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. He serves on the Executive Committee for the American Board of Integrative Medicine and is Past President of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. He co-founded Family to Family: Your Home for Whole Family Health, and has been initiated as a Marakame (Shaman) by the Huichol people in the Sierra Madres of Central Mexico. His interests are in the continued development of healthcare delivery models that learn from traditional medical systems and promote research to demonstrate improved value in patient outcomes per dollar.

Shilpa Saxena, MD, serves as Clinical Faculty for IFM and internal lead for the IFM Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module. Dr. Saxena opened the SevaMed Institute early in her medical career, where she practices integrative and functional family medicine. She applies the core principle of “Patients Powered by Knowledge,” achieving tremendous success by finding, treating, and reversing the root causes of illness. Her Center for Living Wellness offers advanced clinical lectures, healthy cooking classes, a community-based organic co-op, and fitness and yoga. – See more at: https://www.functionalmedicine.org/conference.aspx?id=3022&cid=0&section=t701#sthash.CWBNYaaf.dpuf

EXPLORING THE FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE MODEL

At this 1-day seminars, using a case-based approach, you will gain:

An understanding of systems biology and clinical imbalances necessary for effectively addressing the underlying causes of common chronic diseases Novel skills in anthropometrics, laboratory assessment, physical examination, and dietary history to improve the detection of nutrient imbalances that contribute to chronic disease Basic skills in use of the Functional Medicine operating system to facilitate the detection and treatment of the root causes of chronic diseases Expanded assessment and treatment skills to improve outcomes for patients with complex chronic disease

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YOUR TUITION WILL INCLUDE

• CME credit
• 6 onsite lectures – view the full agenda
• Continental breakfast, lunch, and healthful break-time refreshments
• Presentation slides in PDF format
• Temporary access to the IFM Clinical Practice Toolkit (200+ patient intake forms, questionnaires, food plans, and more)
• Question & Answer sessions with presenters

– See more at: https://www.functionalmedicine.org/conference.aspx?id=3022&cid=0&section=t696#sthash.CkAG8GdJ.dpuf