It is important to stay current in this rapidly advancing field. Dr. Petchauer has advanced training in the areas of nutritional evaluations and treatment programs. This includes many forms of diagnostic testing (blood, saliva, hair, etc.). Below is a list of post graduate classes he has attended in the past several years.

• Anti-aging Nutritional Factors
• Balancing Female Hormones
• Balancing Female Hormones Naturally: Physiology and Principles
• Balancing Hormones in Menopausal Women: Clinical Applications and Advanced Principles
• Child Nutritional Issues
• Clinical Applications of Cold Laser Therapy
• Clinical Nutrition and Blood Chemistry Analysis
• Clinical Purification and Detoxification
• Diagnosing and Treating Gastrointestinal Diseases
• Drugs that Don’t Work and Natural Therapies that Do
• Essentials of Nutritional Therapy
• Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis
• Fundamentals of Laser Therapy
• Health Aging
• Holistic Medicine for the 21st Century
• Interpretation of Salivary Hormones
• Interpretation of Blood Chemistry Results
• Interpretation of Salivary Hormones
• Medical Blood Testing Interpretation
• Minerals and Genetic Expression
• Natural Alternatives to the Top Ten Health Complaints
• Naturopathic Patient Treatment Applications
• New Directions in Therapeutic Nutrition
• Nutrition Response Testing
• Nutritional Management of Thyroid Dysfunction
• Restorative Endocrinology – A Functional Approach to Female Hormones
• Symposium on Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
• Symposium on Toxins, Free Radicals, and Carcinogens:
  Balancing the Inflammatory – Anti-Inflammatory Response
• The Therapeutic Use of Trace Minerals
• The Vitamin Complexes and Alternative Strategies
• Thyroid and Adrenal Testing and Treatment
• Understanding Cholesterol and Therapeutic Options
• Understanding Weight Management and Detoxification
• Holistic Approach to Thyroid Disorders
• Laboratory Evaluation of Digestive Disorders
• Reversing the Epidemic of Degenerative Diseases
• Food Allergy Testing
• Testing and Treating Menstruating Women
• Practical Applications for Menopausal Women

Functional Diagnostic Medicine Training Curriculum

Further Functional Medicine Coursework:
	Introduction to Functional Diagnostic Medicine
	The Functional Medicine Thinking Mechanism
	The Business of Running an FDM Office
	The New Patient Health History
	Intro to Physical Examination – General Survey and Vitals
	Physical Examination & Associated Pathology of the Skin
	Physical Examination & Associated Pathology of the Head and Neck
	Physical Examination & Associated Pathology of the Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular System
	Physical Examination & Associated Pathology of the Respiratory System
	Examination & Associated Pathology of the Abdomen
	Physical Examination & Associated Pathology of the Neurological and Musculo-Skeletal System
	Physical Examination of the Male Genitilia, Hernias and Rectum
	Physical Examination & Associated Pathology of the Breast and Female Pelvis
	Blood Chemistry & CBC Analysis
	Urinalysis
	Advanced FDM Testing
	The Initial Report, the Summary of Findings Report, and the Progress Questionnaire
	Clinical Application
Digestion, Absorption and Mucosal Integrity:
	The Biology of Digestion, Absorption, Utilization and Excretion
	The Physiology of GALT, Enteric Nervous System, and Mucosal Barrier
	Assessing for Dysfunctions and Imbalance in Digestion, Absorption, and GI Flora using Primary FDM Testing
	Special Topic: Gastric acid analysis and H. pylori testing
	Advanced FDM Testing and Interpretation: Stool Analysis, Stool Pathogens and Organic Acid Testing
	Advanced FDM Testing and Interpretation: Celiac Testing
	Advanced FDM Testing and Interpretation: Mucosal Barrier Function Testing
	Clinical Approaches to Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
The Immune System
	The Biology of the Immune system
	Assessing for Immune Dysfunction Using Primary FDM Testing
	Advanced FDM Testing: Food Allergy Testing
	Special Topic: The Modified Elimination Diet
	Advanced FDM Testing: Viral Load
	Clinical Approaches to Immune Dysfunction
Energy Production, Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction
	The Biology of Energy Production and Oxidative Stress
	Physiology of Insulin and Blood Glucose Regulation
	Assessing Blood Sugar Regulation Using Primary FDM Testing
	Assessing for Oxidative Stress and Energy Dysregulation Using Primary FDM Testing
	Advanced FDM Testing: Oxidative Stress Assessment
	Clinical Approaches to Blood Sugar Dysregulation and Oxidative Stress
Inflammation
	The Biology of the Inflammatory Process
	Assessing for Inflammation Using Primary FDM Testing
	Advanced FDM Testing: Essential Fatty Acid testing
	Special Topic: Functional Medicine Approach to Cardiovascular Disease
	Special Topic: Cytokine Testing
	Clinical Approaches to Inflammatory Dysfunctions
Detoxification
	The Biology of Detoxification and the Liver-GI Axis
	Assessing for Detoxification Capacities Using Primary FDM Testing
	Advanced FDM Testing: Detoxification Profiles
	Advanced FDM Testing: RBC Mineral and Heavy Metal Analysis
	Special Topic: Chemical and Environmental Testing
	Clinical Approaches to Detoxification
	Special Topic: The Functional Detoxification Program
	Special Topic: Heavy Metal Detoxification
Neuroendocrine Regulation
	The Biology of Stress and the Adrenals
	Assessing Adrenal Health Using Primary FDM Testing
	Advanced FDM Testing: The Adrenal Stress Index
	Clinical Approaches to Adrenal Dysfunction
	Special Topic: Vitamin D
	Physiology of the Thyroid
	Assessing Thyroid Function Using FDM Testing
	Clinical Approaches to Thyroid Dysfunctions
	Physiology of the Male and Female Sex Hormones
	Assessing Sex Hormone Function Using FDM Testing>
	Advanced FDM Testing: Estrogen Metabolism
	Advanced FDM Testing: Female Hormone Panels (Pre-Menopause)
	Advanced FDM Testing: Male Hormone Panels
	Advanced FDM Testing: Female Hormone Panels (Post-Menopause)
	Clinical Approaches to Female Hormone Dysfunction
	Clinical Approaches to Male Hormone Dysfunction
Psychological, Emotional and Spiritual Balance
	Assessing the Readiness to Change
	Managing Stress: Yoga, Breathing, Prayer, Imagery and Meditation
	Toxic Emotions
Structural Integrity
	Biomechanical Assessment and Treatment
	Gait Analysis
	Myofascial Rehabilitation
	Special Topic: Shoe Analysis and Orthotics
	Exercise Therapy