Accreditation November 2015
Accreditation This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Foundation for Care Management (FCM) and the Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG). The Foundation for Care Management (FCM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
FCM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 27 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Foundation for Care Management is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Program # 0347-9999-15-011-L01-P *This activity is 27 Contact Hours Pharmacy CE (knowledge based).
The Foundation for Care Management is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Washington State Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval & Recognition Program (CEARP), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Outcome Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
Pre-Conference Track #1
Discuss the importance of addressing adrenal function and key signs and symptoms of women with adrenal fatigue in perimenopause and menopause and identify the clinical and laboratory tests as well as the appropriate clinical treatment for adrenal fatigue.
List the steps necessary to help patients produce testosterone naturally, detoxify the liver, and remove negative environmental influences
Recognize the differences between screening laboratories for low testosterone and laboratories necessary for safe initiation of testosterone replacement therapy.
Analyze evidence-based medical literature demonstrating the cardio-metabolic benefits of HRT and the connection between HRT and insulin resistance, decrease in visceral fat and weight loss.
Define the dangers of ignoring TSH and discuss the use of iodine in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. Explain and discuss the population which will benefit from T3/T4 therapy over T4 therapy due to a defect in the deiodination pathway.
Define and identify the symptoms and signs of estrogen deficiency and analyze the pros and cons of various clinical treatment options.
Describe the effects of progesterone and its metabolites on the brain as well as probable mechanisms of observed mood stabilization in the perimenopausal and menopausal woman, and discuss the rational use of progesterone in promoting deep, quality sleep.
Discuss the benefits of including approved testing methods for using growth hormone or GH secretagogues when medically indicated and recognize legal implications and methods of compliance.
Pre-Conference Track #2
Differentiate the appropriate use of testosterone from the harm of and contraindications for using testosterone. Analyze literature and describe various case scenarios that might change the HRT prescription based on history of CAD or thrombophilia. Compare and contrast literature support for use of testosterone in men with misunderstanding and misinterpretation by your peers; explain when and how to prescribe and monitor testosterone after a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Recognize issues and complications in treating patients with various heart conditions who want to begin HRT and analyze and understand currently available genetic tests that can be used to diagnose the various genetic mutations to prevent CVD and improve longevity.
Discuss the factors influencing PSA and prostate volume in men treated with testosterone, and recognize the mechanism of clomiphene citrate on pituitary function.
Identify and discuss the risk factors, lifestyle, metabolic, and hormonal changes that decline with age, ultimately leading to disease states, and recognize how to interpret laboratory data and diagnostic work-ups to apply an individualized treatment plan to optimize hormonal and metabolic equilibrium.
Analyze diagnostic options for chronic elevations in CRP and discuss the clinical use of depo testosterone in women.
Recognize and appraise through interactive case discussion the benefits of bioidentical hormones and compare and contrast various delivery modalities as they pertain to males with fatigue and sexual performance issues.
Identify the components of an effective exercise program for older clients and relate how these exercise classes have benefited the three women in these case studies.
Apply troubleshooting methods for use of hormone therapies with confidence and recognize the need for pre-and post-operative enhancement with the help of preventive modalities including hormones.
Pre-Conference Track #3
Analyze current microneedling technology used for collagen induction therapy in skin and how this fits into an aesthetic practice.
Identify terminology, basic techniques and current and evolving FDA guidelines for the use of PRP in aesthetic medicine.
Describe the physiological response to certain macronutrients and analyze the process that allows for improvements in body composition and the specific timing associated with macronutrients around workouts to promote optimal aesthetic potential.
Recognize and understand the core healthcare social media platforms and analyze the latest trends/studies and the role social media plays in the medical/healthcare industry and patient health.
Evaluate the benefits of carbohydrates for healthy, aesthetic patients to maximize goals and program outcomes and learn how to use both high glycemic and low glycemic carbohydrates for improving performance in healthy athletic individuals.
Describe office-based noninvasive procedures and how these procedures can effectively change a patient’s facial profile.
Analyze the usefulness and application of microneedling combined with the use of growth factors, recognizing the importance of the mixture of growth factors.
Identify the main hormones that affect skin health and their mechanisms of action; analyze the impact of aging on these hormones and the consequences for skin health, and how hormone therapy may restore skin properties affected by aging.
Review ingredient knowledge for selecting pre- and post-skincare products to improve clinical outcomes and reduce healing time for patients.
General Session
Recognize genetic tests that can be performed on patients and describe how to integrate these new tools in a medical practice to prevent CVD and improve longevity; analyze new advances in gene editing as they relate to the cardiovascular system and new tests available related to gene expression.
Explain the risk factors of atrial fibrillation and review treatment options for elderly patients with atrial fibrillation.
Recognize how new mitochondrial nutrients support cellular energy and understand the mechanism of action of these cellular nutrients with a better understanding of pharmaco-genetics.
Discuss the fundamentals of heart-brain communication and recognize the basics of heart rate variability and its clinical relevance. Gain an understanding of the psychophysiological coherence state and its applications to self and patient care. Understand how heart coherence improves a wide range of cognitive functions and clinical outcomes
Identify which patients are currently recommended for statin treatment and understand emerging risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and how they can help optimize therapy in patients with CVD or at high risk for CVD.
Analyze the impact of hormone therapy on cardiovascular disease and discuss methods to reduce cardiovascular disease and mortality.
Recognize why most Cardiovascular attacks occur and evaluate and properly treat the dental health of a heart attack or suspected cardiac patient.
Recognize symptoms of insufficient nitric oxide production prior to onset and progression of vascular disease and the basic biochemistry of endothelial nitric oxide production, and implement safe and effective therapeutic strategies to restore NO production.
Analyze the importance of the HDL map and how to manipulate it, and the mechanism of the Cholesterol Balance Test to modify patient therapy utilizing and modifying inflammatory markers to help prevent cardiovascular events.
Identify the risk factors in personal and family history, lifestyle, and labs that decline each decade, ultimately leading to disorders of aging. Understand in-depth analysis of metabolic metrics, genetics, epigenetics, and microbiome factors in an individual, and translate the data to optimize vitality, extending the health span to match life span and what physicians can offer patients in terms of 21st century medicine.
Identify the challenges posed by cancer in terms of cellular heterogeneity and explore how advances in the identification and characterization of circulating tumor cells are generating new insights into the disease, and how these insights will change how we think about NCCN guidelines and evolve towards a real time personalized matching of combination therapies.
Describe new approaches to early detection of cancer and be aware of limitations to early intervention.
Identify potential benefits of pharmacogentic testing and clinical scenarios in which pharmacogenetic testing may be indicated.
Recognize which genetic pathways are the most relevant and how to utilize the results of genetic tests to better treat patients and increase beneficial outcomes.
Identify a number of key gene SNPs which impact adversely on normal cellular function. Outline the mechanisms by which these SNPs, and the enzymes for which they code, play critical roles in the common biochemical ‘upstream’ processes underpinning chronic disease. Identify nutrition-based interventions that have the capacity to favorably influence gene expression.
List the principals of individualizing a nutritional and detoxification program and how epigenetic control of gene expression impacts the individualization process.
Identify the basic pharmacodynamics of hydrogen gas including its role as an antioxidant and signal modulating effects and the therapeutic potential of molecular hydrogen in medical and clinical applications.
Describe the possibilities of neurogenerative therapy for vascular and circulatory disorders and subsequent scientific studies in the use of cell therapies.
Identify a paradigm shift in what is possible in medical therapy using chelation for cardiac disease.
Describe an integrative longevity practice by Identifying key aspects of physiology and human experience which are essential, and understand therapeutic benefits of bioidentical, plant-based, and synthetic hormone therapies, the impact of subjective perception on health, and how to create a therapeutic regimen to increase bone density and weight loss.
Compare and contrast different models for clinical based longevity protocols and recognize the conventional approach to applying evidence based clinical methods in longevity medicine for patient treatment and intervention.
Describe the facets of a normal erection process, causes of ED, and why present treatment for ED don’t necessarily restore function, and how stem cells may be used for ED after prostactectomy, post radiation and in Diabetes Mellitus.