The Essentials of Functional Medicine

Episode 67: The Essentials of Functional Medicine

Evaluation and Credit:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MedChat67

Target Audience This activity is targeted toward primary care and advanced providers.

Statement of Need This program will highlight the essentials of functional medicine; defining how it addresses illness in respect to looking at the underlying cause of the disease. According to the CDC, 6 out of 10 Americans have at least one form of chronic disease that could be modified by lifestyle. This podcast will highlight key aspects of functional medicine and its role in lifestyle modification with tips on how providers can incorporate key principles into practice.

Objectives At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to: 

1. Define functional medicine.
2. Discuss the benefits of functional medicine. 
3. Discuss key principles of functional medicine that can be incorporated into practice.

Moderator Elizabeth Archer-Nanda, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC Clinical Director Norton Healthcare Office of Advanced Practice Manager, Norton Cancer Institute Behavioral Oncology Program Norton Healthcare Louisville, Kentucky

Speaker Carl Paige, M.D., FAARM, FSSRP Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder Medical Transformation Center Louisville, Kentucky

Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures  The planners and speakers of this activity do not have any relevant relationships to disclose. The moderator, Elizabeth Archer-Nanda, DNP, APRN, PMHSNC-BC discloses a relevant relationship with BeiGene as a consultant. This relationship has been successfully mitigated.

Commercial Support  There was no commercial support for this activity. 

Physician Credits

Accreditation Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credits Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.  

For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.

Resources for Additional Study:

Exercise as medicine: Providing practitioner guidance on exercise prescription https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33659155/

The impact of functional medicine on patient-reported outcomes in inflammatory arthritis: A retrospective study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33031458/

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