FMCA Events

Education is at the core of everything we do. Whether you're a prospective student, currently enrolled, an alumnus, or just interested in wellness and health coaching, we want to inform and inspire. FMCA brings in experts from all over the world to share their insights on crucial topics in functional medicine and health coaching.

Live Q&A Featuring

Lisa Fraley, JD

Attorney, Legal Coach®, Speaker, Podcast Host

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LIVE Q&A WEBINAR // Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT

Labs, Supplements, and Legal Liability: Where Coaching Ends and Practicing Medicine Begins

Learn how to practice functional health coaching safely and legally

Join FMCA for an objective, no-nonsense Ask the Expert Q&A featuring Lisa Fraley, JD, Legal Coach®, and former health coach. As technology and access expands around lab testing and supplementation, the legal lines for current and potential coaches have never felt blurrier. In this straightforward, 60-minute session hosted by Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, Lisa will cut through the industry noise to demystify the legal landscape of functional health coaching.

Rather than a formal presentation, this session will dive directly into answering the most critical legal and liability questions from the health coaching community. Lisa will provide clear, neutral reality checks on lab interpretation, supplements, and scope of practice. Join us to learn how to protect your clients, protect your livelihood, and build a legally robust practice.

What You’ll Learn:

  • How state medical and dietetics laws interact with private health coach or “practitioner” certifications.
  • The legal mechanics and boundaries around direct-to-consumer lab ordering, physician authorization networks, and lab interpretation.
  • How to safely educate clients on functional knowledge and supplements without “prescribing.”
  • The limits of client disclaimers and what actually triggers a State Medical Board investigation.
  • How to legally and safely navigate holding multiple credentials (e.g., NBHWC and functional practitioner certifications).

Replays Of Past Events

While we don’t make public replays of every FMCA virtual event, we try to share as many as possible. Here’s a list of available webinars we’ve hosted in the past: