Functional Medicine CE Virtual Symposium

Event Schedule

Discuss the hormones that impact mens’ health including sex, stress, and metabolic hormones
Explain the interplay between estrogen and aromatase and its role in andropause
List the factors that increase cardiovascular risk in men including inflammation, stress and HPA axis
Review the role of the Glycocalyx and the links to increased morbidity and mortality in covid, vascular disease, and cancer risk
Discuss strategies to support patients who are taking exogenous hormone therapy

Identify the relevant physical assessment and laboratory work-up in assessing and monitoring men’s health beyond testosterone
Discuss controversies in topical testosterone replacement therapy monitoring
Describe relevant laboratory evaluations for cardiac risk reduction including advanced lipids, metabolism, and inflammatory markers

Each lunch and move! Take a walk or do something active.

Discuss the unique nutritional needs and popular topics for men’s health, including biohacking, time restricted eating (TRE)/intermittent fasting (IF), and disordered eating
Identify useful supplement strategies in managing men’s health
Discuss available evidence for popular dietary patterns and behavioral modification for better hormone and cardiometabolic health in men

Identify the signs, symptoms and lab markers for toxic metals exposure for aluminum, mercury, arsenic, lead and cadmium
Choose appropriate protocols for the indicated chelation of arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury
Identify sources of exposure for aluminum, mercury, arsenic, lead and cadmium

Discuss case study involving monitoring and management of hormone replacement therapy in men
Identify opportunities to optimize metabolic health in men and design a comprehensive functional medicine protocol