Track 1 – Get Ready…Just the Foundations Syllabus
The following syllabus is a brief description of the learning objectives for IFNA Track 1. All modules include an opportunity for case studies and clinical application.
Module 1 – An Introduction to Integrative and Functional Nutrition (IFN) – Part 1
Instructor: Kathie Swift, MS, RDN, FAND, EBQ
- Examine the multifactorial nature of chronic disease
- Describe the principles of functional medicine with its roots in systems biology
- Define integrative and functional nutrition
- Introduce integrative and functional nutrition tools for clinical practice
Module 2 – An Introduction to Integrative and Functional Nutrition (IFN) – Part 2
Instructor: Sheila Dean, DSc, RDN, LDN, IFMCP
- Describe the Nutrition Care Process
- Identify “STAIN” root causes
- Identify systems imbalances
- Apply an understanding of systems imbalances to a case vignette.
Module 3 – Food as Medicine: Origins, Healing Foods and Dietary Therapies
Instructor: John Bagnulo, PhD, MPH
- Identify those staple foods of most early or ancestral human diets.
- Explain how shifts away from traditional foods have influenced most populations’ health.
- Describe early food processing techniques that increased nutrient bioavailability.
- Outline the macro and micronutrient imbalances most common in modern human populations and identify clinical recommendations for restoring balance.
Module 4 – Conventional Labs and Functional Blood Chemistry Interpretation
Instructor: Param Dedhia, MD
- Describe a basic approach to interpreting common lab tests.
- Develop a fundamental understanding of what is being measured by common lab tests.
- List etiologies that increase or decrease lab values.
Module 5 – Functional Diagnostic Labs and Interpretation: An Orientation
Instructor: Dana Elia, DCN, MS, RDN, FAND
- Describe how functional laboratory testing differs from conventional testing.
- Identify key functional diagnostic labs and explain why they are used.
- Describe what a clinician should look for in a functional laboratory.
Module 6 – Dietary Supplements: Science, Art, Practice and Principles
Instructor: Kelly Morrow, MS, RD, CD
- Review current regulatory standards and scope of practice for dietary supplements
- Discuss evaluating quality, purity and safety of dietary supplements
- Examine ways to integrate dietary supplements into clinical practice
- Review resources for credible information on dietary supplements
TRACK 1 TOOLKIT – TABLE OF CONTENTS
Track 1 – Get Ready…Just the Foundations Syllabus
The following syllabus is a brief description of the learning objectives for IFNA Track 1. All modules include an opportunity for case studies and clinical application.
Module 1 – An Introduction to Integrative and Functional Nutrition (IFN) – Part 1
Instructor: Kathie Swift, MS, RDN, FAND, EBQ
- Examine the multifactorial nature of chronic disease
- Describe the principles of functional medicine with its roots in systems biology
- Define integrative and functional nutrition
- Introduce integrative and functional nutrition tools for clinical practice
Module 2 – An Introduction to Integrative and Functional Nutrition (IFN) – Part 2
Instructor: Sheila Dean, DSc, RDN, LDN, IFMCP
- Describe the Nutrition Care Process
- Identify “STAIN” root causes
- Identify systems imbalances
- Apply an understanding of systems imbalances to a case vignette.
Module 3 – Food as Medicine: Origins, Healing Foods and Dietary Therapies
Instructor: John Bagnulo, PhD, MPH
- Identify those staple foods of most early or ancestral human diets.
- Explain how shifts away from traditional foods have influenced most populations’ health.
- Describe early food processing techniques that increased nutrient bioavailability.
- Outline the macro and micronutrient imbalances most common in modern human populations and identify clinical recommendations for restoring balance.
Module 4 – Conventional Labs and Functional Blood Chemistry Interpretation
Instructor: Param Dedhia, MD
- Describe a basic approach to interpreting common lab tests.
- Develop a fundamental understanding of what is being measured by common lab tests.
- List etiologies that increase or decrease lab values.
Module 5 – Functional Diagnostic Labs and Interpretation: An Orientation
Instructor: Dana Elia, DCN, MS, RDN, FAND
- Describe how functional laboratory testing differs from conventional testing.
- Identify key functional diagnostic labs and explain why they are used.
- Describe what a clinician should look for in a functional laboratory.
Module 6 – Dietary Supplements: Science, Art, Practice and Principles
Instructor: Kelly Morrow, MS, RD, CD
- Review current regulatory standards and scope of practice for dietary supplements
- Discuss evaluating quality, purity and safety of dietary supplements
- Examine ways to integrate dietary supplements into clinical practice
- Review resources for credible information on dietary supplements
TRACK 1 TOOLKIT – TABLE OF CONTENTS