The Advances in Integrative Nutrition Conference is designed for healthcare professionals who are interested in deepening their understanding and implementation of integrative nutritional approaches to provide advanced, patient-centered care. Developed by Daniel A. Monti, MD and the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University, this multidisciplinary program offers participants the opportunity to learn from Integrative Nutrition experts presenting on the latest research and practices. This year’s featured topics include:
- Whole Person Health
- Creating High Impact Nutrition Programs
- Nutrition and Metabolic Health
- Diet and Brain Health
- Nutrients as Pharmaceuticals
- Gut Microbiome
- Advanced Nutritional Strategies for Specialized Populations
Advances in Integrative Nutrition annual CME Conference objectives
Upon completion of the program, participants will understand how to:
- Identify lifestyle and behavior change(s) designed to improve overall patient health and wellness.
- Evaluate scientific advances related to the gut microbiome.
- Discuss microorganisms and their effect on health and well-being.
- Apply the foundations of clinical nutrition.
- Compare various popular diets and the evidence basis for each.
- Analyze the role of peptides in maintaining homeostasis and in therapeutic application.
- Explain the role of nutrition in brain health.
- Explain the current research on the potential effects of vitamins, nutrients, and supplements on brain health and physiology.
- Evaluate the status of nutrients and supplements from a regulatory perspective.
Integrative Nutrition Conference attendance options & registration
Participants may attend the conference on-campus, virtually, or view the recordings within 30 days of the event to earn CME credits.
Register before October 20, 2022 for the Early Bird rate.
Benefits of Integrative Nutrition in patient-centered care
Despite being one of the most medically advanced countries in the world, the US population is arguably one of the most unwell. As the demand for more comprehensive approaches for treating illnesses and improving wellness increases, patients look to their healthcare providers to incorporate holistic methods in their care plans to help them heal, strengthen, and thrive.
Integrative nutrition is particularly beneficial for treating patients who experience chronic and nutrition-related conditions such as:
- Cancer
- Thyroid disorders
- Mitochondrial dysfunction
- Inflammatory and infectious diseases
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease
- IBS, IBD, and other gastrointestinal disorders.
Education in integrative nutrition also helps healthcare providers speak more fluently with the many patients exploring today’s popular diet plans and allows us to speak from an evidence-based perspective to guide patients towards healthy choices. Additionally, patients seeking preventative care or ways to advance fitness training also benefit from working with a clinician who is able develop an integrative nutrition plan.
In sum, this certification better equips healthcare providers to use nutrition as a tool to optimize all patient outcomes.
The Marcus Institute’s historical beginnings and innovative patient treatment programs
The Marcus Institute of Integrative Health was established by the Marcus Foundation and Jefferson Health University in 2017 as a free-standing institute at Thomas Jefferson University, providing comprehensive care by leading integrative health experts including:
- Accelerated Healing is based on a thorough initial assessment to identify underlying causes of complex and chronic health issues and uses advanced testing, nutritional therapies, and lifestyle interventions to speed healing.
- Executive Health is a premier, personalized program designed to help working executives to optimize their health, wellness, and performance through rigorous, extensive screenings and consultations all in one day.
- Functional Medicine addresses health concerns that can occur in the body as we age.
- Hormone Replacement Therapy safely balances hormones and relieves a range of hormone-related issues.
- Micronutrient Therapies replenishes the body with intravenous nutrient infusions for patients who have become nutrient-depleted from a range of health issues.
- Mind-Body Therapies uses progressive techniques, such as the Neuro-Emotional Technique, hypnosis, biofeedback, and more to alleviate chronic illness and pain, neutralize stress, and achieve optimal mind, body, and spirit health.
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teaches the practice of incorporating mindfulness to manage all types of stress through a variety of techniques.
- Optimal Brain Health assesses brain function for those with cognitive issues or concussion injuries and offers proven approaches to improve performance and aid in recovery.
The Marcus Institute continues to set the international standard for patient-centered, evidence-based integrative care through expanding research, education, and the broad clinical care profile of Jefferson’s integrative medicine program.
Integrative medicine education at Thomas Jefferson University
Established in 2019, the Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University is the first-of-its-kind to be housed in a conventional medical school. The Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences focuses on evidence-based integrative medicine clinical programs, educational training, and research.
Integrative Medicine is formally taught as an equal peer to other clinical departments at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University. Our academic programming offers several college credit programs including a Master of Science degree in Integrative Health Sciences and an Advanced Practice Certificate in Integrative Nutrition.
Level-up your practice with Integrative Nutrition
Earn CME credits, virtually or in-person, with the Marcus Institute at Thomas Jefferson University
Integrative nutrition is a complex, changing field and the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health is at the forefront of this promising frontier. As part of Thomas Jefferson University, jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), you can trust our programs are grounded in medical excellence and will provide significant value for the time you invest.
We invite you to participate in the Advances in Integrative Nutrition Annual Conference and earn your CME credits Thursday, November 10 – Friday, November 11, 2022.
Register before October 20, 2022 for the Early Bird rate.
