This course is a first step in offering physicians and nutrition professionals an overview of the ABCDs of Functional Nutrition Evaluation, a step-by-step system that guides practitioners in the what and how of assessing nutrition status. Experts will demonstrate elements of the nutrition physical exam as well as how those exam findings suggest specific nutritional insufficiencies. The course will also explore how common laboratory tests can be used to glean detailed information about nutritional status.
Earn up to 1.5 CME credits in approximately 1.5 hours with the following learning objectives and key takeaways.
Evaluate the role nutrition plays in causing dysfunction and restoring health in patients with chronic disease.
Describe how functional nutrition can be used to evaluate patients for nutritional insufficiencies and direct individualized interventions that lead to improved health in patients with chronic diseases.
Utilize the Functional Nutrition Operating System (Gather, Organize, and Initiate Care).
Describe the ABCDs of the Functional Nutrition Evaluation process (Anthropometrics, Biomarkers and Functional Labs, Clinical Indicators from Physical Exam, and the Diet, Nutrition, and Lifestyle Journal)
Evaluate how food is energy, information, connection, and medicine and the various ways we relate to food.
Implement Functional Nutrition tools.
