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IFM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME information for the 2018 Immune Advanced Practice Module will be posted in the months leading up to the event. Please check back.
DCs: DCs may or may not be eligible for CME through live stream. Please check with IFM for a complete list of states that do, or contact your state board.
Immune Advanced Practice Module (APM) - The Many Faces of Immune Dysregulation and Chronic Inflammation : Chronic Infections, Atopy and Autoimmune Disorders is organized by Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and would be held during Feb 04 - 06, 2018 at Loews Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event for immunologists, gastroenterologists, Microbiologists and Rheumatologists.
This course will focus on chronic inflammation, systemic influences on the immune system, and the consequent dysfunction that may ensue. The Immune APM will supply you with an in-depth understanding of underlying immune mechanisms and enable you to develop effective interventions even in the absence of a conventional diagnosis.
Conference Objectives are :
• Broadly understand the physiology and pathophysiology associated with inflammation and immune dysregulation and their associations with systemic disease.
• Elicit and recognize important history and physical exam findings associated with immune dysregulation and inflammation.
• Evaluate and recognize patterns associated with underlying antecedents,triggers, and mediators involved in immune dysfunction and inflammation.
• Learn how to evaluate the most useful and reliable laboratory tests associated with immune dysfunction and inflammation.
• Develop and organize individual treatment protocols that include dietary changes, lifestyle modifications, and nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and botanical treatments.
It is estimated that 25 million to 50 million Americans suffer from autoimmune diseases. Functional Medicine teaches that immune imbalance, while often resulting from a genetic disposition, will generally arise in the context of one or more of the following: the habitual consumption of a proinflammatory diet; food allergies and intolerances; microbial infections; hormonal imbalances; nutritional insufficiencies; and xenobiotic exposure.
Nearly 100 different diseases have been classified as autoimmune in nature, with 40 more suspected. While these conditions tend to be viewed as separate entities, a broader perspective may reveal that shared mechanisms are the underlying cause of these maladies. It is abundantly clear that environmental factors have important parts to play in the underlying etiology. In rheumatoid arthritis, for instance, genetic factors have been shown to be responsible for less than 50% of the risk. This means that environmental factors—and gene-environment interactions—must play a significant role. Despite this understanding, less attention has been focused on determining these other important causal factors.
IFM’S IMMUNE ADVANCED PRACTICE MODULE
This course will focus on chronic inflammation, systemic influences on the immune system, and the consequent dysfunction that may ensue. The Immune APM will supply you with an in-depth understanding of underlying immune mechanisms and enable you to develop effective interventions even in the absence of a conventional diagnosis.
Program materials and CME certificates for both in-person and live-stream programs are delivered to you through your personal IFM online account. For this reason, you may not register multiple people or someone other than yourself. Online registration will close at 4:00 pm Pacific on Friday, February 2, 2018. After online registration closes, you may still register by phone or in person at the check-in desk if you are attending the in-person program (subject to space). Late registrations will incur a $300 processing fee. No live-stream registration will be taken after 4:00 pm PST on Friday, February 2, 2018.
LIVE-STREAM PARTICIPATION POLICY
Live participation February 4-6, 2018, is required for this IFM program. You must participate in the broadcast by logging in to your unique IFM account to receive CME credit and to fulfill IFM Certification Program requirements. Live-stream log-in information is unique and cannot be shared. Those who do not log in through their own IFM account during the live broadcast will be removed from the program and will not receive program materials, recordings, CME credit, or credit toward the IFM Certification Program.
DCs may or may not be eligible for CME through live stream. Please check with your state board.
IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION POLICY
You must check in and be present in person at the in-person program to receive CME credit and to fulfill IFM Certification Program requirements. Only registered attendees with name badges will be allowed in the conference room. Children and unregistered spouses may not attend the program or sponsored events.
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We don’t accept Online Abstracts
Loews Atlanta Hotel
1065 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30309
IFM Room Block Rate: $239
Cutoff for Special Room Rate: January 5, 2018 (subject to availability)
Rooms in the block are limited and may sell out prior to the cutoff date. Reservations will open in the months leading up to the event. Please check back.
Tabitha Barth
Partner Experience & Engagement Assistant
Direct: 253.661.3013
Email: tabithabarth@ifm.org
Margaret Parus
Partner Experience & Engagement Assistant
Direct: 253.661.3049
Email: margaretparus@ifm.org
The Institute for Functional Medicine
505 S. 336th Street Suite 600
Federal Way, WA 98003
Tel: 1.800.228.0622
Main Office: 253.661.3010
Fax: 253.661.8310
Email: info@ifm.org