José is a middle-aged community college professor whose presenting complaint is lower back pain. He is stressed, overweight, and—you discover—clinically depressed. How often do you see patients like José?
Patients have become more complex, and those with multiple chronic conditions are increasing.1-6 Such estimates rarely include obesity, however, which affects nearly 40% of American adults,7 and incorporating these rising obesity rates means most patients have comorbid diagnoses.
For many of these patients, lifestyle interventions can change their disease trajectory,8-9 yet lifestyle change remains a challenge for most clinicians and patients.10-14
This interactive course with two patient cases provides the tools to effectively connect with patients, educate them about lifestyle interactions, and apply core Functional Medicine principles and techniques to restore health.