Practitioner Course

A Root Cause Approach to Autoimmune Disease

The Intersection of Immune and Metabolic Health
Format

Online Course
1 lessons

Availability

12 Months OR Subscriber Pass

Duration

2 hours total

Presenter

Lara Zakaria

About this course

This insightful presentation explores a new understanding of the root cause of autoimmune disease. There is a complex relationship between immune function and metabolic health and understanding this provides new approaches and better patient outcomes.

Learn to identify inflammatory and metabolic patterns, interpret advanced lab tests, and create new patient-centred management protocols. Dr. Lara Zakaria is a highly-credentialed functional medicine pharmacist and nutrition specialist, serving on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Allergy Research Group and the International Board of Functional Medicine Certification.

You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the interconnectedness between immune function and metabolic health, focusing on conditions such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and metabolic dysfunction like pre-diabetes. You will also be equipped to apply a root cause framework in clinical practice, enhancing early diagnosis and tailored patient care for various autoimmune conditions.
What you receive:
  • A personalised certificate of completion including continuing education hours
  • Clear protocol explanations from some of the world's top practitioners
  • Clinical pearls for improved practice results
  • Access to your audio and video recordings via the App Store
  • A downloadable PDF of the presenter’s slides
  • Links to all referenced research papers and useful clinical handouts
  • Access to the community hub where you can get answers to your questions

From this course you will learn

  • About the growing burden and prevalence of autoimmune thyroid conditions, especially among women
  • The pathophysiological mechanisms, including immune dysregulation, insulin resistance, and hormonal imbalances impacting disease progression
  • How to select and interpret functional lab tests to assess thyroid health, inflammation status, and metabolic function
  • How to understand the pathophysiology and sex differences in autoimmune thyroid disease, including hormonal influences on immune responses
  • To recognise the impact of insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk linked with thyroid dysfunction
  • How to develop practical protocols rooted in integrative lab data and lifestyle modifications to optimise patient outcomes
  • Emerging therapies and their role in functional medicine approaches to autoimmune disease management
  • Practical, patient-centred protocols integrating nutritional, lifestyle, and supplement strategies to support thyroid function and reduce systemic inflammation

What's in this course

Your Presenter

LARA ZAKARIA PharmD MS CNS

Dr Zakaria is a Functional Pharmacist and Clinical Nutritionist based in New York City. A graduate of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, at Rutgers University (BSpharm) and the University of Colorado Skaggs College Of Pharmacy (PharmD), she spent 20 years in community pharmacy practice. After developing an interest in nutrition, she earned a MS in Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and subsequently qualified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) as well as an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP).

Lara currently practices as part of a multi-disciplinary Functional Medicine clinic and supervises a professional mentorship program under the Medical Directorship of Dr Kara Fitzgerald. She is also adjunct professor of nutritional biochemistry and therapeutics at the University of Bridgeport and George Washington University, as well as guest instructor for Functional Medicine at LECOM College of Pharmacy.

Lara is passionate about gut health and the prevention and reversal of metabolic, kidney, and autoimmune disease and working with pharmacy professionals to leverage their unique expertise in medication management, drug-drug/drug-nutrient interactions, and genomics to optimize patient medical and nutritional programs.
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