Foundations of Functional Medicine for Kids
with Dr Liz Mumper, MD, FAAP, IFMCP
Overview
In this webinar, we will explore the foundational principles of functional medicine and how they can be applied to support the health and wellbeing of children. The session will examine how nutrition, lifestyle, gut health, immune function, environmental exposures, and genetics influence a child’s overall health. It will also highlight the importance of looking beyond individual symptoms to better understand underlying imbalances and contributing factors, helping families take a more personalised and root cause approach to healthcare.
Objectives
- Understand the core principles of functional medicine and how they can be applied in paediatric healthcare.
- Recognise how nutrition, gut health, immune function, genetics and environmental factors may influence a child’s health and development.
- Explore how different body systems interact and how underlying imbalances may contribute to common childhood health concerns.
- Identify key lifestyle and environmental factors that can support or disrupt healthy growth, development and resilience.
- Apply a broader, more personalised and systems-based perspective when considering strategies to support children’s long-term health and wellbeing.
Bio - Dr Liz Mumper, MD, FAAP, IFMCP
Dr. Elizabeth Mumper, MD, FAAP, IFMCP, is a seasoned pediatrician with several decades of experience in clinical practice and medical education.
Dr. Mumper’s extensive clinical experience includes over a decade as Director of Pediatric Education in a Family Practice Residency Program, 16 years as clinical faculty at the University of Virginia, and five years as Medical Director of the Autism Research Institute.
Her dedication to pediatric education extends to her current role on the faculty of the Medical Academy for Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS), where she developed the first advanced clinical training in pediatrics for the Institute of Functional Medicine, of which she is also a certified member. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Mumper has contributed to the medical field through writing book chapters, publishing her clinical research from the Rimland Center in peer-reviewed journals, and lecturing both nationally and internationally.
Dr Mumper is also a founding member of the Mindd Advisory Board.
