AIC 2023: Advancements in Clinical Research and Innovative Practices in Functional Medicine
Welcome to IFM’s In-Person Conference
The conference will explore the latest advances in functional medicine research and offer actionable, clinically relevant insights for creating healthier outcomes with patients. The need for more personalized and sustainable approaches to health care that truly address the needs of each patient as an individual is more critical today than ever before. AIC 2023 will illuminate new windows of opportunity for addressing the underlying factors at the root cause of disease and enable patients to achieve a higher expression of health.
AIC Topics
AIC will explore the critical advancements in the field of functional medicine along with innovative clinical approaches that can help you optimize the health outcomes of your practice. Topic areas include:
- Functional medicine approaches to oncology and cancer care
- Understanding mast cell activation syndromes
- Innovative treatment options for mental health care
- Updates on the microbiome, oral microbiome, and systemic disease
- Impact of intermittent thermal stress on aging and longevity
- Therapeutic application of medical cannabis and endocannabinoids
- Wearable devices and the unlocked potential of remote health monitoring
- Strategies for approaching long COVID-19 symptoms
- The role of environmental toxins in autoimmune etiology
RECONNECT WITH YOUR FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE COMMUNITY
Attendees will have several opportunities to meet, network, and reconnect with fellow colleagues. We are excited to bring back a few attendee-favorite features from past in-person events:
- Our crowd-favorite smoothie bar and espresso cart
- Dedicated networking sessions within the program schedule
- An exhibit hall with over 100 featured companies with products, services, and technologies to help grow your practice
- Live poster sessions and practice implementation presentations
- Daily mindfulness and morning movement activities
This year’s AIC is more than just an opportunity to gather and connect in-person; it’s an opportunity to share our experiences, build stronger connections throughout the functional medicine ecosystem, and to learn new ways to help patients achieve healthier lives for years to come.
Accreditation
Up to 14.75 CME Credits
The CME option is intended for clinicians who need to fulfill continuing education requirements. If you do not need CME credits, you may purchase the non-CME option.
IFM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
MD/DO: The Institute for Functional Medicine designates the in-person option of this activity for 14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and the limited livestream option for 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC points available: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 14.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points for the in-person option and 5.5 Medical Knowledge MOC points for the limited livestream option in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
DC: Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) provides continuing education credit for chiropractic physicians. Continuing education approval applications were submitted by NWHSU to all state chiropractic boards except Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.
ND: Generally, state naturopathic boards accept courses accredited through the ACCME.
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 are accepted.
PA: For the purpose of re-certification with the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), contact hours approved through ACCME are accepted.
RD: The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) automatically accepts courses accredited through the ACCME.
Acupuncturist: IFM is a continuing education provider (provider #0232) of the California Acupuncture Board (CAB). CAB approved this course for 13 Category 1 hours of continuing education. Per the Recertification Handbook of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), courses approved by a state acupuncture regulatory board are eligible to submit with the re-certification application.
Other: For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board or other credentialing organization regarding the acceptance of contact hours through ACCME-accredited organizations.
Continuing education credits are subject to change.
