LIVE WEBINAR // Tuesday, April 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM CT
The Rise of DTC Testing: A Clinical Perspective
How is direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing changing what happens in the exam room and influencing patient outcomes?
Join FMCA for an Ask the Expert webinar featuring Dr. Aaron Hartman, a functional medicine physician, clinical researcher, and author of UnCurable: From Hopeless Diagnosis to Defying All Odds. After years in family medicine and more than 70 clinical studies, Dr. Hartman is known for helping patients with complex, chronic conditions uncover root causes and improve their health.
His path into functional medicine began with his daughter’s health challenges, which pushed him to look beyond conventional care and rethink how healing happens. Today, he focuses on identifying key lifestyle and health factors that help patients restore balance and thrive.
In this session, hosted by Dr. Sandi, Dr. Hartman will share what he is seeing as more patients come in with their own test results. We will explore how this shift is affecting patient engagement, the practitioner relationship, and outcomes, along with what it means for health coaches.
This conversation offers a practical look at how data-informed patients are changing healthcare and where health coaches can play a meaningful role.
What You’ll Learn:
- What types of DTC testing patients are using today
- How access to personal data is shaping motivation and engagement
- The challenges and opportunities when patients bring their own results
- How DTC testing can support or complicate outcomes
- How practitioners are adapting to more informed patients
- Where health coaches can support clients using test results
- Key trends in functional medicine and chronic care
Featuring
Dr. Aaron Hartman
Founder of The Better Nutrition Program (BNP) and a nationally recognized leader in personalized nutrition.
Meet the Presenter
Dr. Aaron Hartman
Dr. Aaron Hartman’s journey with functional medicine started when he & his wife adopted their first daughter from foster care. She has cerebral palsy & countless dietary issues. They went from specialist to specialist and, even as a physician, he felt let down & confused. His daughter’s health struggles forced him to confront an uncomfortable realization: Our current healthcare system doesn’t have all the answers. His wife, however, refused to give up hope. She ultimately pointed him to functional medicine. His daughter & other two kids began to thrive. After years in family practice, he felt called to make a dramatic shift.
He now helps patients identify leverage points in key areas of their lifestyle & health that harness their body’s remarkable power to heal and begin living the vibrant life they deserve. He has become the ‘go-to’ doctor for difficult cases in central Virginia.
Dr. Hartman’s new book, UnCurable: From Hopeless Diagnosis to Defying All Odds, chronicles his personal and professional journey, focusing on his daughter’s diagnosis, the medical system’s treatment options, and the road Aaron was forced to take to get his girl the best care possible.
As a clinical researcher, Dr. Hartman has been involved with over 70 clinical studies, he is the founder of the Virginia Research Center and currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the VCU School of Medicine.
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