India's biggest online annual Functional Medicine conference

Learn Functional Medicine, the future of healthcare

IAFMCON 2026, the sixth annual IAFM conference. Beyond symptoms, find the root cause of disease.

Two days, live online, with more than thirty international and Indian experts. Learn to trace chronic disease back to its root cause, from the lab report to the mechanism to the treatment plan, and take that thinking straight into your practice.

Built for
  • Doctors
  • Nutritionists and dietitians
  • Health coaches
Dates
5 & 6 December 2026 (Sat–Sun)
Time
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST, both days
Format
Live Online on Zoom
Recording + Certificate of Participation
See the programme

Early price. It rises to ₹500 at the next release.

Chronic infection Gut microbiome Hormones Immune signalling Insulin resistance Heavy metals Thyroid Neurotransmitters Infection Microbiome Hormones Immunity
30+ speakers23 sessions and 2 panels2 full days, liveRecordings and certificate included

Why we hold IAFMCON every year

Chronic disease is changing faster than most clinical training can keep up with. Once a year, IAFM brings the Functional Medicine community of India together to close that gap.

  1. 20211st edition
  2. 20222nd edition
  3. 20233rd edition
  4. 20244th edition
  5. 20255th edition, autoimmunity
  6. 20266th edition, root cause of disease

  • Chronic disease is most of the work now

    Diabetes, thyroid disorders, PCOS, fatty liver, autoimmunity and heart disease fill Indian clinics every day. Managing them visit after visit is not enough. Practitioners need the tools to find out why they develop.

  • The science moves every year

    The microbiome, functional lab testing, hormones and immunology are moving quickly. What was new last December is routine practice now. One weekend a year keeps your clinical thinking current.

  • Better medicine is built together

    Many Functional Medicine practitioners in India work on their own. IAFMCON gives them one place each December to compare cases, question methods and raise the standard of care.

Be part of the sixth edition, from wherever you practise.

Why Functional Medicine is the future of healthcare

Conventional medicine is superb at acute care and emergencies. Chronic disease asks a different question. Functional Medicine answers it by working alongside conventional care, not instead of it.

Chronic disease care todayChronic disease care in the future
Where care startsThe diagnosis and the prescription padThe patient's whole story, mapped on a timeline
The question askedWhat disease is this?Why did it develop in this person?
Reading reportsNormal or abnormal against a reference rangePatterns and early shifts, spotted years before disease appears
TreatmentOne medicine for each symptom, often for lifeA personalised plan for the root causes, with conventional treatment where it is needed
Care teamOne doctor and a short consultationDoctor, nutritionist and health coach working as one team
Success meansThe numbers are under controlFunction is restored and the next disease is prevented

Learn the model that chronic disease care is moving towards.

One question, worked through for two days

What actually drives chronic disease, and how do we find it? The programme is built around clinical reasoning rather than lecture, so each session follows the same path a practitioner takes with a complex patient.

  1. First

    The data

    Organic acids, DUTCH hormone panels, qEEG, stool analysis and the routine blood tests most clinicians already order, read past the reference range.

  2. Then

    The mechanism

    How latent infection, gut barrier failure, mast cell activation, heavy metals and insulin resistance connect into one biological story.

  3. Finally

    The decision

    What to test, what to treat first and when to stop testing, argued out in cases and in two open panels.

Learn to think this way in one weekend.

The programme, session by session

Every session and both panels are streamed live. Day 1 moves from data to diagnosis; Day 2 connects the dots across complex disease.

From data to diagnosis. Ten sessions and one panel, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST.

  1. Opening address
  2. HighlightFrom Data to Diagnosis: Connecting the Dots in a Complex Patient
    Dr Priti Nanda Sibal
  3. Chronic Infections, Chronic Disease and the Missing Connection
    Dr Ashwani Garg
  4. When Infection Persists: What the Microbiome Can Reveal
    Speaker to be announced
  5. Tea break
  6. OAT in Clinical Practice: From Metabolites to Root Cause
    Anil Grover
  7. Hormone (DUTCH) to Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
    Mahesh Jayaraman
  8. The Neurotransmitter, Gut and Hormone Connection
    Dr Aarti Midha
  9. Lunch break
  10. Beyond the Reference Range: Reading the Biological Story in Routine Blood Tests
    Dr Anish Musa
  11. PanelAre We Testing Too Much?
    Dr Milli ShahModerator: Dr Priti Nanda Sibal
  12. Mapping the Functional Brain: qEEG, Lifestyle and the Future of Personalised Medicine
    Dr Sweta Adatia
  13. Tea break
  14. Therapeutic Apheresis: When Removing the Signal Changes the Biology
    Madhu
  15. From Cancer Diagnosis to Root Cause
    Dr Thomas Lodi

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30). The programme may change as further faculty are confirmed.

All 23 sessions and both panels, live, for ₹299.

The faculty

Physicians and practitioners who run clinics, read the labs and treat the patients these sessions are about, led by the founding clinicians of IAFM.

  • Dr Anish Musa

    Dr Anish Musa

    Co-founder and President, IAFM

    Beyond the Reference Range

  • Dr Priti Nanda Sibal

    Dr Priti Nanda Sibal

    Co-founder, IAFM

    From Data to Diagnosis; moderates the Day 1 panel

  • Dr Ashwani Garg

    Dr Ashwani Garg

    Co-founder, IAFM

    Chronic Infections, Chronic Disease; MCAS

  • Dr Ruhi Agarwala

    Dr Ruhi Agarwala

    Co-founder, IAFM

    Identifying the Drivers of Autoimmunity

  • Ushy Mohan Das

    Ushy Mohan Das

    Keynote

    Day 2 keynote address

  • Dr Thomas Lodi

    Dr Thomas Lodi

    From Cancer Diagnosis to Root Cause

  • Anil Grover

    Anil Grover

    OAT in Clinical Practice

  • Mahesh Jayaraman

    Mahesh Jayaraman

    Hormone (DUTCH) to MHT

  • Dr Aarti Midha

    Dr Aarti Midha

    The Neurotransmitter, Gut and Hormone Connection

  • Dr Sweta Adatia

    Dr Sweta Adatia

    Mapping the Functional Brain

  • Dr Milli Shah

    Dr Milli Shah

    Panellist

    Are We Testing Too Much?

  • Dr Lenny Da Costa

    Dr Lenny Da Costa

    Insulin Resistance Is the Signal

  • Siddarth Goel

    Siddarth Goel

    The Gut and Liver Axis

  • Dr Manjari Chandra

    Dr Manjari Chandra

    Panellist

    How to Improve Neuroplasticity

  • Dr Kalpana Gupta Shekhawat

    Dr Kalpana Gupta Shekhawat

    From Dysbiosis to Multisystem Dysfunction

  • Dr Arjun Dang

    Dr Arjun Dang

    The Gut Barrier and Immune Connection

  • Dr Sandeep Huilgol

    Dr Sandeep Huilgol

    The Kidney in the Bigger Picture

  • Dr Sarthak

    The Cardiometabolic Web

  • Madhu

    Therapeutic Apheresis

  • Jyoti Arora

    Sound Healing

More than thirty speakers in all. Further international faculty and panellists will be announced shortly.

Learn from 30+ Functional Medicine experts without leaving your clinic.

Sample Certificate of Distinguished Participation
Certificate of Distinguished Participation
Sample Letter of Gratitude
Letter of Gratitude

How IAFMCON changed the way Dr Arpit practises

A doctor from Bengaluru on what shifted after IAFMCON 2025, and why every patient now starts with a different question.

“For years I wrote a separate prescription for every complaint. IAFMCON taught me to ask what connects them. That one question changed the way I see every patient.”

Dr Arpit Dalhiya
Bengaluru. Participant at IAFMCON 2025

  1. Before

    Fatigue, bloating, a thyroid report and joint pain came in as four separate problems, each with its own prescription. If a blood test sat inside the reference range, there was nothing to act on.

  2. At the conference

    The 2025 programme on autoimmune disease walked through real cases where gut permeability, chronic infection and stress sat underneath a list of unrelated diagnoses. For the first time, the pieces fitted together.

  3. After

    Dr Arpit now starts with a timeline of the patient's history, reads reports for patterns rather than flags, and builds a plan aimed at the cause together with nutritionists and health coaches. Patients stay with it because they understand why.

Your turn to think beyond the symptom.

The price rises at the next release.

Limited Seats Only 3000Can fill anytime. Register Now

The price rises in stages as the conference approaches, so ₹299 today is the lowest it will be. Register now to lock it in.

  1. Now₹299Early price, open today
  2. Next₹500Second release
  3. Then₹999Final release
  4. After thatClosedBooking closes for good

  • The next edition is a year away

    IAFMCON runs once a year. Miss 5 & 6 December and the next chance to hear this faculty together is December 2027.

  • Recordings are for delegates only

    Session recordings and the certificate of participation go only to people registered for the conference.

  • About ₹12 a session

    23 sessions and two panels with 30+ experts for ₹299, less than a meal out.

Lock in ₹299 before the price moves to ₹500.

Both days, live, for ₹299

One registration covers the full conference stream on 5 & 6 December 2026 (Sat–Sun). Watch from your clinic or your home, and come back to any session later.

  • Live stream of both days, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST
  • All 23 sessions and both panels, with 30+ speakers
  • Recordings of every session, shared afterwards
  • Certificate of participation from IAFM

Early price, online delegate pass

₹299

One payment for both days, 5 & 6 December 2026 (Sat–Sun)

A short form, then pay securely by card, UPI or net banking.

Rises to ₹500 next, then ₹999

IAFM is a not-for-profit organisation.

Questions, answered

Everything you need to know before you register.

What does the ₹299 pass include?

The live stream of both conference days, every session and both panels, recordings of the sessions afterwards, and a certificate of participation.

When does it happen?

5 & 6 December 2026 (Sat–Sun), from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Indian Standard Time on both days. If you are joining from outside India, convert from IST (UTC+5:30).

Who is it for?

Doctors, nutritionists, dietitians and health coaches who work with chronic disease and want a systems based, root cause approach they can apply in clinic. Practitioners new to Functional Medicine are welcome.

I can't watch every session live. Will I miss out?

No. Recordings are shared with all registered delegates after the conference, so you can catch up on anything you missed or rewatch the sessions you want to study.

How many people can attend?

The conference is online, so a seat is always available while registration is open. Registration closes once the final release sells out or the conference begins, whichever comes first.

Will the price go up?

Yes. The early price is ₹299. It then rises to ₹500, then to ₹999, and after that booking closes. The price you pay is locked in the moment you register.

How do I register?

Tap any "Register" button on this page, enter your name, mobile, email and profession, and pay securely with any card, UPI app or net banking. Your confirmed payment is your registration.

How will I receive the streaming link?

IAFM shares the live streaming link with every registered delegate before the conference begins, and sends the recordings and certificate afterwards.

One short form and a secure payment, and you're in.

Hosted by the Indian Association of Functional Medicine

IAFM is a non-profit professional association for Functional Medicine doctors, nutritionists and health coaches practising in India. It exists to raise the standard of that practice through research, education and training.

IAFMCON has convened the national Functional Medicine community every year since 2021. The fifth edition, in December 2025, was dedicated to autoimmune disease. Functional Medicine is practised as part of, not as a replacement for, conventional medical care.

Join the sixth IAFMCON, live online.

₹299₹500 at the next release