Continuing Medical Education (CME) and General Information

INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

Accreditation Statement
The Institute for Functional Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

The credit designation statements below apply to the full Introduction to Functional Medicine course. To
obtain credit you must complete all chapters and pass the assessment.

MD/DO: The Institute for Functional Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.5
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.

ND: Generally, programs that are accredited through the ACCME for CME credits are approved by naturopathic
state licensing boards. Please contact your state naturopathic board to inquire if CME credits from ACCME-
accredited organizations are accepted.

NURSING PROFESSIONAL: For the purpose of re-certification with the American Nurses Credentialing Center
(ANCC) or American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), contact hours approved through ACCME can be
used. Please contact your state nursing board to inquire if continuing education credits from ACCME-
accredited organizations are accepted.

PA: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts all continuing education credits from
organizations accredited by the ACCME. Please contact your state physician assistant board to inquire if
continuing education credits from ACCME-accredited organizations are accepted.

RD: The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) accepts Continuing Professional Education (CPE) from
organizations accredited by the ACCME.

OTHER: Please contact your regulatory board to inquire if continuing education credits obtained from ACCME-
accredited programs are accepted and can be used toward fulfilling your continuing education requirements.

Statement of Need
Patients have become more complex, and those with multiple chronic conditions are increasing. Such
estimates rarely include obesity, however, which affects nearly 40% of American adults, and incorporating
these rising obesity rates means most patients have comorbid diagnoses.

For many of these patients, lifestyle interventions can change their disease trajectory, yet lifestyle change
remains a challenge for most clinicians and patients.

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Despite the effectiveness of a multifactorial approach to treating complex conditions like food reactions and
depression, clinicians often do not utilize such methods. Clinicians need feasible strategies that can be
personalized for specific patients.

Intended Audience
This course has been developed to address the needs of all primary care practitioners, including: MDs, DOs,
DCs, NDs, RDs NPs, and nutritionists.

Learning Objectives
This course is designed to teach clinicians to:

1. Collect and interpret a thorough clinical history using the Functional Medicine Timeline with
Antecedents, Triggers, and Mediators.
2. Differentiate between food allergy, food intolerance, and food sensitivity.
3. Select tests for and interpret results to recognize food allergy, food intolerance, and food
sensitivity.
4. Recognize the many potential causes of depression.
5. Apply a multifactorial analysis of depression symptoms in a particular case.
6. Synthesize information using the Functional Medicine Matrix to identify root cause and
appropriate interventions.

Disclosure Policies
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Institute for Functional Medicine wishes
CME course attendees to know of its policies concerning this important issue:

1) All continuing medical education activities sponsored by The Institute for Functional Medicine shall
provide independent, balanced, objective, and scientifically rigorous presentations that are free of
commercial bias.
2) In accordance with ACCME criteria and policies, The Institute for Functional Medicine is responsible for
all decisions on key components of activity development, including the development of activity goals
and objectives, promotional material, content, faculty selection and approval, activity evaluation, and
maintenance of physicians’ credits.

If at any time during this course you believe these policies have been violated, please contact an IFM staff
person immediately.

All individuals in a position to control content of a CME activity sponsored by the Institute for Functional
Medicine are required to disclose relevant financial relationships with commercial interests, defined as “any
entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on,
patients.” This excludes providers of clinical service directly to patients, certain 501-C non-profits, group
medical practices, diagnostic labs, government organizations, non-health care related companies, liability
insurance providers, health insurance providers, hospitals, rehab centers, nursing homes, and blood banks.
The intent of these disclosures is to identify any conflicts of interest and resolve them appropriately prior to

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the commencement of an educational activity. The following disclosed information was reviewed and
resolved.

PRESENTERS DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS

Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD disclosed she had no relevant financial relationships with any commercial
interests.

Kristine Burke, MD disclosed she was a stockholder of Xymogen and Help Your Diabetes. She also disclosed
she was a speaker for CardioDx.

David Haase, MD disclosed he was a stockholder, consultant, and advisory board member of Xymogen. He also
disclosed he was an advisory board member for Evoke Neuroscience and a consultant for Bioceuticals.

Timothy Guthrie, MD disclosed he had no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

Lisa Portera-Perry, DC disclosed she had no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

Thomas Sult, MD disclosed he had no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

Jill Valerius, MD disclosed she had no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

Melissa Young, MD disclosed she had no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

PLANNERS DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS

All of the planners of this activity disclosed they had no relevant financial relationships with any commercial
interests. Below is a list of the planners.
1. Brian Rewerts, ND

REVIEWERS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

All of the reviewers of this activity disclosed they had no relevant financial relationships with any commercial
interests. Below is a list of the reviewers.
1. Kelly McCarron, PsyD
2. Wunmi Osinubi, MD
3. Brian Rewerts, ND