Functional Medicine

ALL grades of clinicians, allied health professionals, advanced practitioners, staff grades and medical students are WELCOME to attend this engaging event.

This afternoon webinar will include the following talks:

Asthma mimics
Dr Tom Pantin, Clinical Team for Severe Asthma Lead, Manchester University NHS FT (Wythenshawe)

Learning objectives:

• Understand what inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) is and its presentation
• Understand what breathing pattern disorder (BPD) is and its presentation
• Explore the role of the Manchester Airway Service Complex breathlessness clinic in investigating, treating and medicine optimisation
   

Functional Neurological Disorders
Dr Rachael Power, Consultant Neurologist, Clinical Lead for Neurology, Manchester Centre for Clinical Neuroscience and Associate Hospital Dean, University of Manchester

Learning objectives

• The pathophysiology of FND
• How to explain FND to the patient
• How to manage FND
   

Functional gastroenterology 
Professor Peter Whorwell, Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Manchester and Director of South Manchester Functional Bowel Service 

Attendees will receive a CPD certificate of attendance