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 sponsorship of the Foundation for Care Management (FCM) and the Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG). FCM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
FCM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 27 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. 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 #0347-9999-12-028-L01-P*.
*This CE activity is 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.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
- Discuss the scientific basis for brain aging and clinical options and techniques that physicians use as preventive treatments to avoid neurological disorders, such as meditation, sleep regulation and hormone regulation, and how to evaluate and develop treatment plans for patients who demonstrate onset of brain dysfunction such as stress, depression and Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Identify the scientific and medical necessity for incorporating fitness assessment and fitness programs into a clinical practice and evidence based assessment protocols and use that information to develop an individualized patient treatment program based on using resistance, sprint and interval training techniques.
- Evaluate the current genetic testing protocols that are commonly used in Age Management Medicine and understand which tests are appropriate and how to apply these to the patient evaluation process and subsequent treatment plans.
- Discuss thyroid disorders and hypothyroidism and describe, identify and compare the various causation factors, particularly the role that iodine plays in thyroid health and clinical options for treatment.
- Describe and discuss the current regenerative therapeutic strategies to reverse the progression of advanced cardiac disorders, including the use of adult stem cells, exercise, nutrition and hormone substitution as well as the physician’s expertise in using and understanding advanced lipid panels.
- Through case discussion and literature review identify how conventional medical care differs from the care that can be offered by Age Management Medicine, including the use of extensive patient evaluation protocols, individualized treatment plans and the use of hormone regulation to provide longevity benefits and decreased mortality.
- Discuss the relationship between immune function and chronic inflammation and the impact that chemicals, toxins, biologicals, viruses, parasites, etc. have on auto immune disease and general health.
- Describe new developments in the scientific knowledge of telomere sand through case discussion understand the epigenetics of identical twins and this relationship to Aging and Age Management Medicine.
- Describe current advances in orthopedic medicine and the implications for traditionally non athletic patients as they undergo lifestyle modification and the addition of exercise and fitness to their treatment plans.