On Demand MicronutrientCoach® Compact Course

The individual videos and handouts are available to you directly after purchase in your Log In area under "My Webinars".

The webinar series consists of 15 on-demand webinars and a subsequent qualification exam (online). The individual videos are varied and we bring you closer to the topic of micronutrients. This training concludes with a qualification exam. The exam is online and can be taken by arrangement with the Biogena Academy.

The online course is a self-study training. The requirement for participants is to put into practice the knowledge learned from the webinar.

For exam preparation, you will receive all documents and all necessary access to our exam platform Moodle as well as to the online tool MicronutrientCoach® on request. If you pass the exam, you will receive the MicronutrientCoach® certificate.

• What are micronutrients and what do they do in our body?
• At what point do we speak of a micronutrient deficiency? How can this be determined or measured? What effects does a micronutrient deficiency have on the body and how can I counteract it?
• What is the current legal situation?
• What quality criteria should I look for in micronutrient preparations?
• The following health topics will be discussed in detail: acid-base balance, enzymes, digestion and food intolerances, vitamin D, healthy aging, musculoskeletal system (bones, joints, tendons...) as well as skin and hair.

The training costs of EUR 690,- include the following services:

• 15 On Demand Webinars
• Extensive course and exam documentation
• The videos, as well as all documents are available after purchase in the log in area under "My Webinars".
• Micronutrients-Coach® Book. The Micronutrients-Coach® Book is published by "Verlagshaus der Ärzte" and summarizes detailed knowledge about micronutrients on a total of 1158 pages. (This will be sent to you by post).
• Introduction to the MicronutrientCoach® online tool. The MikronährstoffCoach® Online-Tool offers up-to-date knowledge about micronutrients including source information and intelligent search function.
• Online examination without additional fees. A second attempt at the exam is included in the course fees. For each additional attempt we provide EUR 50,-. 
• As a micronutrient ambassador you receive 15% on products of your own use.

Your benefit

• Complement your professional competence and confidence in the use of micronutrients for health promotion and therapy support
• Improvement of your own health and performance through targeted micronutrient substitution
• Enjoyment of your profession through positive patient/client feedback
• Multi-professional exchange and networking opportunities
• Certificate after passing the examination

Benefits for your patients/clients

• Improvement or maintenance of health and performance
• Optimization of quality of life
• Natural therapy support, for example for diabetes, chronic wounds, rheumatic diseases, digestive problems and many more

• To be able to reflect, assess and optimize one's own nutritional habits as well as one's own health behavior.
• Know the health-promoting and preventive aspects of micronutrients
• Be able to recognize and assess risk groups as well as signs of latent micronutrient deficiencies
• Be able to use micronutrients according to the state of the art for health promotion, prevention and therapy support
• Understand the possible interactions between medications and micronutrients and be able to take this knowledge into account when counseling patients/clients
• Expand competencies in the area of micronutrients
• Know the quality criteria for the selection of micronutrient preparations
• Know the legal framework of micronutrient supplements and their use
• Know the possibilities of diagnosing micronutrient deficiencies
• Be able to use the online platform MikronährstoffCoach® specifically to search for information about micronutrients and their possible uses

For organizational reasons, we have opted for an online examination procedure on the Moodle platform. Te exact procedure will be explained in the course of the webinar series. As soon as you have decided on an exam date, you will receive a confirmation. The access data for the Moodle exam platform will be sent to you about one week before the exam date. To familiarize yourself with the platform and the examination modalities, you can take a sample test before the examination. The sample test contains four questions to give you an idea of the structure of the questions in the exam. This sample test is not graded.

On the day of the exam, you will have a one-time 30 minutes to take the test. You can enter no earlier than 00:01 and no later than 23:29 to have the full 30 minutes available.The exam contains 30 single-choice questions.The questions are divided into knowledge queries and case studies. Only one answer is correct. To complete the exam positively, it is necessary to answer 65% of the questions correctly. The result will be announced to you immediately after the end of the exam.

Two attempts are included in the course fee, for each additional attempt we charge EUR 50,-.

• EDV - basic knowledge
• Internet access
• Self-study and examination
• Desire to learn 
• Personal responsibility
• Independence (meeting deadlines, showing initiative)
• Willingness to learn (online exam at the end of the training)