(HS Schmidtgall 078842 2024) Functional Nutrition for Orthopedics Food as Medicine for Common Orthopedic Diagnoses

Course overview

Dip your toes into the waters of functional nutrition, or food as medicine! Discover what functional nutrition is and how to apply the principles to orthopedic-related conditions including osteoarthritis, weight optimization before joint replacement surgery, fractures, osteoporosis, and concussions. Evidence backed supplements to help manage orthopedic conditions will be discussed. You will develop effective methods to introduce functional nutrition topics to patients in a standard office visit and learn techniques to overcome common barriers. Kristin Schmidtgall MPH, MPAS, PA-C, will share real life examples from her own orthopedic practice and the patient transformations that have taken place!