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The Gut in Practice: Day Pass
Foundations • Testing • Therapeutics • Cases
No CE Hours
Open to ALL Professions
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GI Clinical Cases & Therapeutics: Applying the 5R Protocol
Sponsored by Evexia Diagnostics – No CE is provided.
Transform your gut-health knowledge into true clinical confidence.
This live, case-based intensive is designed to help you move beyond memorizing protocols and start mastering them. You’ll learn how to apply the 5R Functional Medicine Framework step-by-step in real-world GI cases, including IBS, IBD, and reflux management with practical PPI deprescribing strategies. By the end, you’ll walk away with handouts, clinical pearls, and ready-to-use protocols you can integrate into patient care right away.
This session includes:
✅ Live, interactive case-based learning
✅ Downloadable assessment tools & handouts
✅ Therapeutic protocols for IBS, IBD, GERD, & dysbiosis
What You’ll Learn
You’ll see how to move beyond theory to practical, evidence-based integration:
- Apply the 5R (Remove, Replace, Reinoculate, Repair, Rebalance) framework to real GI cases
- Identify functional patterns in stool, breath, and barrier testing
- Build patient-specific supplement and nutrition protocols
- Confidently deprescribe PPIs while supporting mucosal healing
- Integrate lifestyle interventions that restore motility, digestion, and microbiome balance
Who This Is For
Physicians • Nurse Practitioners • Physician Assistants • Pharmacists • Nutritionists
If you’re ready to:
- Deepen your clinical confidence
- Stop “guessing and supplementing”
- Learn how to connect gut testing with targeted protocols…this training was made for you.
For Every Type of Learner
Walk away with frameworks that make you a gut-health authority.
Fast-paced, practical, and immediately usable—and win a gut test!
Learn in community with like-minded clinicians who want to help patients thrive naturally.
Backed by evidence, built on case data, and supported by clear handouts and references.
Course Schedule
GI Clinical Cases & Therapeutics: Applying the 5R Protocol
- Applying the 5R Framework
- Case-based integration
- Deprescribing and lifestyle strategies
Total CE/CME Credit: 0 Hours
Who Should Attend
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- NPs / PAs
- Nurses
- Clinicians integrating functional GI care
Your Course Instructors
Melody Hartzler, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, ABAAHP
Dr. Hartzler is a nationally recognized functional medicine pharmacist with extensive expertise in gastrointestinal, metabolic, and autoimmune disorders. She brings both deep clinical knowledge and practical application to help providers deliver truly integrative care.
Lara Zakaria, PharmD, CNS, IFMCP
Dr. Zakaria is an integrative pharmacist and clinical nutritionist specializing in digestive and complex chronic disease. Her expertise bridges clinical science with personalized nutrition, herbal medicine, and pharmacogenomics—making her a trusted guide for expanding your GI care toolkit
Praise From Our Students
★★★★★
“The 5R framework finally clicked for me—seeing it applied case-by-case made it so much easier to implement in practice.”
— Dr. Angela Cates Pharmacist & Functional Medicine Practitioner
Angela Cates.
★★★★★
“I loved how they broke down test interpretation and paired it with nutrition and supplement plans I can actually use.”
— Sarah Brandell, PA-C
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👩🔬 Sponsored by Evexia Diagnostics
Evexia empowers practitioners to simplify functional testing and streamline patient care through innovative diagnostic solutions and clinical support.
Functional Medicine CE – Continuing Education Designed for Practitioners Who Want to Change Lives, Not Just Treat Symptoms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to common questions about the summit
What does the $99 course fee cover?
The $99 covers all day fees and lifetime access to the course modules. It does not include any CME or CE.
Who is this course for?
This program is designed for healthcare professionals—pharmacists, physicians, PAs, NPs, and other clinicians—who are looking to deepen their understanding of GI physiology, testing, and therapeutic protocols through a functional and integrative lens.
How many continuing education credits are included?
This day pass program includes 0 hours of CE/CME credit. It’s a day full of case-based learning and is not eligible for CE/CME
Will this course help me integrate GI protocols into my existing practice?
Yes! This course is specifically designed to help you bridge the gap between knowledge and implementation. You’ll learn not just what to test or why symptoms happen—but how to build protocols, communicate findings to patients, and integrate GI-focused care into your current workflow, whether you’re in a pharmacy, clinic, or telehealth setting.
Are the case studies applicable to real-world practice?
Yes! Week 3 focuses entirely on case-based learning, featuring real-world scenarios such as PPI deprescribing, functional IBS/IBD strategies, and the integrative management of GERD using the 5R framework.
Will I receive any downloadable materials?
Absolutely. You’ll get access to downloadable tools, protocols, and resources, including:
Bonus reference PDF, 5R framework handouts, Therapeutic nutrient + supplement guides, Case interpretation worksheets