CPD on-demand | Getting to Grips With Functional Testing Getting to Grips With Functional Testing Watch the trailer Overview This CPD course... is delivered: As an online course recorded over 12 month's ago. is for: Nutritional therapy practitioners, nutritionists, dieticians, naturopaths, other health care providers and final year nutrition students interested in applying functional medicine approaches to health and well-being is with: Giulietta Durante spans: 1 day provides: 5 CPD hours, no longer BANT/NNA Accredited. The focus of this course is to show you how to use functional lab testing to grow both your confidence as a practitioner AND a successful practice. It will help to unpack common concerns held by nutritional therapy practitioners about functional testing and will inspire you to start using functional tests in your practice. Nutritional therapy practitioners often feel overwhelmed when it comes to functional testing – there are lots of tests to choose from; they can be expensive and there can be apprehension around the time and knowledge needed to interpret them. This practical day will guide you through a number of popular functional tests so that you feel confident in using them in your practice. The course will focus on a number of popular functional tests such as the DUTCH hormone panels, the GI 360 and comprehensive thyroid panels. It will also look at how functional testing differs from conventional serum testing (and how they can be used to compliment each other). The course will also draw upon various case study presentations to give you a solid practical understanding of how to interpret and translate findings into clinical recommendations. The course will be delivered online via presentations and case study examples with online chat discussion. You will be provided with essential information, practical tips and take-home resources. Book What will I learn? By the end of the recording you will be able to: Feel confident in critiquing and choosing tests Have a better ability to quickly interpret results and use them to inform your clinical recommendations Have greater clarity on how you can use functional testing to grow your practice Have had the chance to hear the advice from a highly experienced speaker What will be covered? Course details Session 1 (approx 1hr 10 mins) Introduction & advantages of using functional tests in your practice What is functional testing? Functional Testing vs conventional serum testing Three main advantages of using functional testing Three mistakes’ people make with testing and how to avoid them How to get started: How to choose the test and the lab When to test The practicalities of ordering the tests How to explain the value of a test to a client How to avoid overwhelm Ethical considerations Common questions and objections posed by clients (online chat function) Session key points Q&A Session 2 (approx 1hr 30 mins) Incorporating tests into your treatment plans: Part 1 The Dutch Hormone Panels Digging deep into the DUTCH panels - run through of the Dutch panels (Dutch Complete, Dutch Plus and Dutch Cycle Mapping) Case study examples Session key points Q&A Session 3 (approx 50 mins) Incorporating tests in your treatment plans: Part 2 The GI360 and Comprehensive Thyroid Panel Running through the GI 360 and Comprehensive Thyroid Panel Genetic tests – when to use them Session 4 (approx 1 hr) Speed Interpretation, Group Discussion & Action Planning Speed interpretation case studies Group discussion using chat function Q & A and next steps Who is leading the course? Giulietta Durante CNHC, MBANT Giulietta has been running a busy nutrition practice for over ten years. She specialises in women’s health and in conditions like endometriosis, PCOS and fibroids. Her main reason for focusing on women’s health stemmed from a frustration at the lack of options offered to her by her own doctors when trying to deal with her own hormonal challenges. Early on in her practice Giulietta realised that functional testing was key to developing personalised programmes so that her clients could achieve long lasting and sustainable positive changes in their health. As a result her clinic quickly flourished as many clients began to experience improvements in their health after many years of struggling with chronic conditions. In the past few years Giulietta has become passionate about teaching about the menstrual cycle and she has created a number of online programmes to educate and inspire others to learn about this very important topic. She cares deeply about providing accessible information about hormone health and is very active on social media (she is renowned for her fun but educational reels on Instagram). She is also the co-host of The FemmePowered Podcast, a show about hormone health, cyclical living and what it means to be a woman today How will I be taught? ION’s CPD courses reflect best practice for online teaching and learning practice. This is an edited recording of a live course. It contains presentations interspersed with exercises and recorded Q&A sessions. How much does it cost and what’s included? The course price is £79.00 PDF of Powerpoint(s) Approx. 5 hours edited recording You can access the course up to 12 times. CPD 5 hours Important information About this on-demand recording The speaker is not present on this recording and you will not be able to ask them questions but you will be able to see the recorded Q and A sessions. This course was recorded in January 2023. The majority of course are removed approximately one year after they are recorded so that we can ensure our courses contain up to date information. Occasionally courses will if deemed suitable, be available for extending viewing. In this instance, this course will remain for a further 12 months but not exceeding 24 months. You will be able to access the course up to 12 times before the materials are taken down. How do I book? Please check you have read ION’s FAQs including our cancellation and refund policy before booking Click the "BOOK" button at the top or bottom of this page - you will be taken to our webinar platform 'Big Marker' to purchase your ticket. Please ensure you use the same name and email to register, login and purchase tickets on our website and any partner platforms. Registration links and materials You will be automatically sent a link to the course when you register. Please do not share this with anyone. 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