Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Nutrition is the foundation of health and wellness; yet most MD education programs do not afford
clinical training in nutrition.  ACAM has addressed this knowledge gap with our newest course.

Clinical nutrition is the foundation of integrative/holistic/complementary/functional medicine. Practitioner knowledge and practice of therapeutic nutrition is critical to successful health outcomes.
  
This nutrition workshop is designed to acquaint practitioners with nutrition knowledge and therapies that can be applied in practice immediately to bring about measurable improvements in a wide variety of symptoms and conditions. 
 
Basic concepts of clinical nutrition such as vitamins, minerals, nutraceuticals and therapeutic diets for various medical conditions will be covered.
Presentations will be interspersed with case studies and Q&A.

At the conclusion of this workshop, learners should be able to:

a)  Recognize and understand the need for nutritional intervention for prevention and treatment of various medical conditions.
b)  Apply specific nutrition protocols in addressing disease.
c)  Help their patients resolve controversies over dietary claims relating to such issues as weight loss, cancer and heart disease prevention.
d)  Identify specific supplements that play a role in prevention/treatment of medical conditions.
e)  Recognize drug, diet and nutrition interactions.
d)  Apply appropriate IV therapies for enhanced healing (optional).
  • Introduction to Nutrition Concepts
  • Diet Controversies
  • Nutrition for GI Disease/Liver Disease
  • Nutrition for Cardiovascular Disease
  • Nutrient/Drug Interactions
  • Anti-Aging Nutrition
  • Detoxification
  • Respiratory/Infectious Disease
  • Food Allergy/Intolerance
  • Renal/Urology
  • Hematology
  • Osteoporosis
  • Metabolic Syndrome/Diabetes
  • Ophthalmology/ENT
  • Food and Mood/Psychiatric Conditions
  • Neurology/Cognition
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • IV Nutrition
  • Cancer
  • Dermatology
  • Rheumatology/orthopedics
  • Nutritional Support for Surgery
  • Preconception and Pregnancy/Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Endocrine
  • Nutrition Resources for Practitioners
  • Hundreds of easy-to-apply nutritional protocols for specific conditions encountered in clinical practice

Sample Course Schedule

Day One

8:00-8:20 am Introduction to Nutrition Concepts     
8:20-9:00 am The Metabolic Syndrome & Diabetes     
9:00-9:30 am  Hidden Food Allergies & Celiac - Role in Disease     
9:30-10:00 am Healthy Fat/Unhealthy Fat     
10:00-10:30 am  AM BREAK    
10:30-11:00 am Vitamin D & Chronic Disease     
11:00-12:00 pm Prevention/Reversal of Cardiovascular Disease     
12:00-1:00 pm  LUNCH    
1:00-2:00 pm Nutritional Influences on GI Disease     
2:00-2:45 pm Food & Mood/Psych Illnesses     
2:45-3:00 pm Eyes, Ears & Olfactory     
3:00-3:30 pm  PM BREAK    
3:30-3:45 pm Osteoporosis     
3:45-4:00 pm Neurological Diseases     
4:30-5:00 pm  Q&A     
      
      
Day two   
      
8:00-9:00 am Overeating & Food Addiction/Strategies to Overcome Overeating/Achieving & Maintaining Healthy Weight - Individualization and Nutrition Controversies     
9:00-10:00 am Cancer      
10:00-10:30 am  AM BREAK    
10:30-10:45 am  Dermatology     
10:45-11:15 am  Rheumatology/Orthopedics     
11:15-11:30 am  Endocrinology     
11:30-11:45 am  Respiratory/Immune/ENT     
11:45-12:00 pm  Nutrient Depletions/Drug-Nutrient Interactions     
12:00-1:00 pm   LUNCH    
1:00-1:15 pm  Hematology     
1:15-1:45 pm  Fatigue     
1:45-2:00 pm  Nutritional Support for Surgery     
2:00-2:30 pm  Preconception & Pregnancy/OBGYN     
2:30-3:00 pm  Renal/Urology     
3:00-3:30 pm  PM BREAK    
3:30-4:10 pm IV Nutrition/Nutrition for Detoxification     
4:10-4:30 pm Nutritional Resources for Practitioners     
4:30-5:00 pm Q&A      

About the faculty:

Ronald Hoffman, MD is past president of ACAM and advisor to the Board of Directors of ACAM. He is author of 7 weeks to a Settled Stomach and How to Talk to Your Doctor about Complementary and Alternative Medicine. He is Medical Director of the Hoffman Center in New York City where he has been in private practice since 1984. Dr. Hoffman hosts a nationally syndicated daily radio program, Health Talk, on the WOR Radio Network. 

Leyla Muedin, MS, RD, CDN is a clinical nutritionist and lecturer at the Hoffman Center in New York City, and formerly worked with the late Dr. Robert Atkins at the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine. Leyla specializes in the clinical application of diet and supplements for a wide range of medical problems.

   

 

"Excellent introduction to clinical nutrition"
"5/5 on all accounts"
"Great faculty, very well-designed"
"I am more than satisfied"

 

 

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