FREE LIVE EVENT MAY 14 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET | ONLINE
Practice Forward:
The Modern Nurse Live
You didn't become a nurse to chart all day and see 30 patients. There's a better way.
Join us for a free 3-hour virtual event for nurses and nurse practitioners who are curious about, or actively building, a profitable functional medicine practice.
Is this event for you?
For nurses at every stage of the journey.
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Curious about functional private practice
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In practice but haven't fully systematized it yet
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Burned out on volume-based care
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Running a practice and want to scale
💡 Save your seat. You'll leave knowing exactly what your next move is.
What you'll learn
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What it actually looks like to leave volume-based nursing behind and the pathways other nurses took to get there
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How to read lab work through a functional lens and identify patterns of dysfunction that conventional care misses
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How to integrate a functional approach into your current role and where it naturally leads
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The business model behind a scalable, freedom-based practice built around fewer patients and more impact
Event Agenda
| Time | Session |
| 11:00 AM ET |
Welcome · Host |
| 11:05 AM ET |
Session 1: From Prescription to Purpose: A Nurse Practitioner's Path into Functional Medicine Speaker · Lorri Kercher, MSN, CRNP, AFMCP, FMACP |
| 11:35 AM ET |
Session 2: Functional Medicine Testing for Nurses: Understanding Optimal Ranges, Patterns of Dysfunction, and Application Within Scope Speaker · Melissa Schreibfeder, BSN, RN, BC-FMP |
| 12:10 PM ET |
Session 3: Practitioner Panel: The Transformation Files Speakers · Beverly Mazza and Lindsey O’Shea |
| 12:35 PM ET |
Session 4: Functional Nursing in Practice: Reconnecting With Your Purpose While Expanding Your Impact Speaker · Dr. Brigitte Sager |
| 1:10 PM ET |
Session 5: The Business of Functional Practice: A Freedom-Based Practice on Your Own Terms Speaker · Dr. Isaac Jones |
| 1:45 PM ET |
Session 6: The Care Engine Speaker · Practice Better |
| 2:00 PM ET |
Close |
| After 2:00 PM ET |
Optional: Talk to our Team |
Meet the Speakers
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After 25 years as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a personal health crisis that traditional medicine couldn't answer, Lorri found her way into functional medicine. Today she mentors nurses and NPs ready to practice differently and helps build the clinical tools that make root-cause care sustainable.
Melissa is a registered nurse and board-certified functional medicine practitioner who built a successful root-cause practice after overcoming her own health challenges. She founded the Functional Nurse Academy, one of the most established functional nursing programs in the U.S., with over 600 nurses trained.
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Dr. Sager is a family nurse practitioner, board-certified nurse educator, and host of The Functional Nurse Podcast. She has educated over 1,000 RNs and NPs in functional medicine and entrepreneurship through her IFM-certified faculty team at the Institute for Functional Nursing™.
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Dr. Isaac Jones built a multi-7-figure health center and pioneered virtual practice in 2008. Through Health Experts Alliance, he's since helped thousands of practitioners build scalable, freedom-based practices, seeing fewer patients, earning more, and practicing on their own terms.
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Founder, Purely Present Health
Beverly is a registered nurse and board-certified nurse coach who supports perimenopausal and menopausal women with prediabetes using personalized functional and integrative strategies, including lifestyle, nutrition, and CGM data.
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Lindsey is a dual-certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife with 18 years of experience and certification in Applied Functional Medicine. She founded a fast-growing root-cause practice focused on helping patients move beyond symptom management to lasting wellness.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will a recording be available?
A: Yes! A full replay will be sent automatically to everyone who registers. You won't need to do anything to access it — it'll land in your inbox after the event.
Who is this event for?
Nurses and nurse practitioners at every stage of the functional practice journey — whether you're exploring private practice for the first time or already running one and looking to grow.
How do I access the downloads?
All resources, handouts, and done-for-you materials will be shared during the live sessions. You’ll also receive access links in the follow-up email along with the event replay — so you can download them at your convenience.
Is this event really free?
Yes, completely free. Just register and show up.
What platform is the event on?
The event will be hosted online. You'll receive the link and everything you need in your confirmation email right after registering.