Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice^™(AFMCP)

Learn New Tools for Treating Common Conditions

Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice^™(AFMCP) integrates the latest medical research with a model of care that accounts for each patient’s individual history, unique genetic makeup, and environmental and lifestyle factors. Many chronic diseases occur when fundamental lifestyle factors like diet, movement, rest, and/or sleep are lacking or mismatch with a patient’s genetic makeup. AFMCP shows clinicians how to design effective, personalized treatments for every patient.

A mutually empowering patient-practitioner relationship is a key element of the functional medicine model.

At AFMCP, expert educators provide case-based, interactive presentations using real-world situations to model the use of a suite of new clinical tools. These tools help clinicians make more personalized assessments, design appropriate treatments to address each patient’s unique combination of history, genetics, and lifestyle, and guide patients through the sometimes difficult process of making sustainable lifestyle changes that lead to better outcomes. Integrating the simple strategies of modifiable lifestyle factors in a healthcare plan can help patients feel more empowered to take charge of their own health, thereby increasing overall health and well-being.

About AFMCP

+ Course Testimonials

+ Elimination Diet Challenge

+ Clinical competencies to be mastered through the course

+ CME Information

+ Most Common Questions About AFMCP

Insights and Research Discussed at AFMCP

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Improving Access to Functional Medicine Care

Delivering cost-effective collaborative care with tools such as group visits helps support health in underserved communities.

Chronobiology & Circadian Medicine

The consideration of an individual’s regulatory clock genes and “chronotype” may help create a more personalized treatment.

Hearing Loss: Risk Factor for Dementia?

Hearing loss is a common condition affecting adults as they age. What is the connection between hearing loss and cognitive health?

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Connections Between Leaky Gut and Arthritis

Research suggests that gut dysbiosis may contribute to the pathology of some rheumatic diseases.

Nutrigenomics: Personalizing Diets

A person’s gene-nutrient interactions as well as variations of gut microbiome composition are informing new dietary therapies.

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Understanding PTSD with Polyvagal Theory

Research on polyvagal theory and the autonomic nervous system is expanding care options for trauma & mental health concerns.

This approach will change how we approach patient care forever. We are able to intervene and work with the patient to move their entire self, body and mind, towards wellness and longevity, with the goal of continuously encouraging the body to work the way it was built to.

AFMCP Online Attendee

2020

This course was AMAZING! I am glad I had the opportunity to learn and get in touch with all of that, through those amazing presenters. It was an incredible learning opportunity for me, which will certainly change my medical practice. Now I am able to understand the linking gap that I was searching for, a gap that my traditional medical training could not fulfill by itself.

AFMCP Online Attendee

2019

The AFMCP program has introduced me to wonderful practitioners who have a genuine interest in growing and learning to serve their patients more fully by better relating to their experiences. I am honored to partner with my clients on their health journeys!

AFMCP Elimination Diet Participant

2022

So thankful for these courses and the inspiration they provide to renew my passion for practicing the art and science of medicine

AFMCP Online Attendee

2017

The health coach helped me come up with creative ways to make the elimination diet fit my lifestyle and preferences.

AFMCP Elimination Diet Participant

2022

Well organized program with expert clinicians presenting materials to transform your practice.

AFMCP Online Attendee

2021

IFM has changed the way I think about the starting point for a patient. This is was what I had been searching for as a guiding point and advancement in my education.

AFMCP Online Attendee

2016

Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice^™(AFMCP)

Learn New Tools for Treating Common Conditions

AFMCP: Online - Learn At Your Own Pace

AFMCP January 2024

90-day online cohort
January 29 - April 28, 2024

About AFMCP