This 5-day course applies just such a systematic approach. Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice® is an intensive exploration of the best research and clinical experience available in the field today. The course is organised so that the information is divided into major categories of fundamental clinical imbalances that give rise to what we eventually diagnose as disease or primary risks of disease. In the case studies sessions, which follow the in-depth lecture presentations about the underlying science, you learn to sort and evaluate information to make it clinically applicable.
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Profitable Practice Seminar
- Timings: Registration: 9.00 am Start: 9.30 am – Finish: 4.30 pm
Limited Attendees & Qualification: 25 practitioners, seeing at least 10 patients a month
- Cost: £185 (including VAT at 20%)
Put Down That Bread – Gluten Sensitivity Explained – Public Lecture
Have you ever suspected that you and bread do not really get on? Do you find the smell, texture and taste delicious but that once eaten you start to feel less well?
You are not alone, literally hundreds of thousands of people in the UK are facing an environmental challenge at almost every meal – WHY – well wheat and other gluten containing grains are ubiquitous in our prepared foods and the numbers of people with an immune reaction to its principle protein –Gluten- are multitudinous. (more…)
Phospholipids: Novel Therapeutic Applications
Phospholipids and their biochemistry are essential components of cellular function. Whilst it has been tempting to see lipid therapy polarising between Omega 3 and Omega 6 there are many other essential carbon chain fats that influence health, even in complex illness. This 2 day conference is aimed at the practitioner looking for the next level of understanding in the delivery of fatty acid therapy for sophisticated clinical strategy.
Leading experts will discuss, investigations, interventions, lipid chemistry and its role as direct therapy. This 2 day conference will bring a new perspective to your clinical practice and is suited for all practitioners involved in the management of their patients using fatty acids.
Fee
BSEM Members £280, Non-members £330 ($430 BSEM Members, $500 Non-members)
Friday, November 12th
9.00 – 10.00 Life on the Membrane – Edward Kane
An Introduction to lipid biochemistry of
cell membranes and their function
10.00 – 11.00 Phospholipid Abnormalities – Patricia Kane
in Health and Disease
11.00 – 11.30 Nutrition Break
11.30 – 12.30 Lipid Signalling in Disease – Narasimham Parinandi
12.30 – 13.00 Panel Discussion
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 14.45 Phospholipids and Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Wolfgang Stremmel
14.45 – 15.30 Lipids and Endothelial Plaques – Uve Ravnskov
15.30 – 15.45 Nutrition Break
15.45 – 16.45 A Testing Portal Into The Cell – John McLaren-Howard
16.45 – 17.15 Panel Discussion
17.15 - Feedback Forms and Close
Saturday, November 13th
9.00 – 10.15 Brain Regeneration with Lipid Therapy – Patricia Kane
10.15 – 11.15 Cancer Therapy From A Cell Membrane Perspective – Meinrad Milz
11.15 -11.30 Nutrition Break
11.30 -12.30 Phospholipids and Vascular Disease – Neal Speight
12.30 -13.00 Panel Discussion
13.00 -14.00 Lunch
14.00 -14.45 Analysis of Cellular Function – John McLaren-Howard
14.45 -15.30 Clinical Case Studies – Katrin Bieber, Shideh Pouria, Patricia Kane
15.30 -15.45 Nutrition Break
15.45 -16.30 Clinical Case Studies II – Damien Downing, Neal Speight, Patricia Kane
16.30 -17.00 Panel Discussion
17.00 -17.15 Closing Remarks
For further details download the British Phospholipid Medical Conference Nov2010 brochure
The Foundations of Ecological Medicine
Ecological Medicine addresses the interactions between the individual and the environment and their health consequences – both the impact of environmental factors on the individual and that of the individuals actions on the environment, upon which we all depend.
The British Society for Ecological Medicine have put together a three stage, 2 year training programme open to all healthcare professionals and medical students.
Stage one: The Pillars of Ecological Medicine
Date: Wednesday the 10th and Thursday the 11th November 2010
Location: Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London W1W 6JJ
Cost: BSEM Members: £240 Non Members £280
The subjects for the presentation and further details can be collected from their The foundations of ecological medicine flyer.
For further information please visit their web site
Anti-Aging Seminar – Youthful Looks
An Anti-Aging Seminar on Youthful Looks with Antony Haynes.
Registration is from 6pm
More about Anti-Aging Seminar – Youthful Looks.
Autism Conference
The Autism File, an International Magazine dedicated to bringing the latest ideas and strategies about autism to parents, clinicians and carers is holding its annual conference
On: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September 2010
At: Tingle Creek Conference Suite, Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey KT10 9AJ
To download a booking form please click here: Autism Conference Booking Form (more…)
Evidence Based Nutrition Meeting 27th May 2010
The Food and Health Section of the Royal Society of Medicine is holding its next full day presentation on the 27th May 2010.
Overview
- There is currently no consensus about how the beneficial associations between the consumption of foods and food constituents and body health can be tested and firmly established. Conclusive proof is plainly required today as the basis for setting nutrient intake recommendations and for assessing the substantiating evidence for nutritional and physiological benefits in the form of health claims on foods and food constituents.
- The current imperative is that any opinions and recommendations should be ‘evidence based’, an objective with which it would be hard to disagree. However, the key questions relate to what constitutes the totality of the evidence and by what means it should be developed and weighed.
- The purpose of the workshop is therefore to review some of the problems associated with evidence-based nutrition, to discuss what constitutes efficacy for foods and food constituents and how the strength and consistency of the evidence can be assessed. (more…)
Naturopathic Approach to Childhood Allergies
The British Naturopathic Association
Presents:
Childhood Allergies, Diagnosis and Treatment
Study day : 21st March 2010
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
At: Large Lecture Theatre, University of Westminster, 115 Cavendish Street, London, W1W 6UW Directions
Cost: BNA members £50, non-members £60, BNA student members £30, non-BNA students £35
Refreshments and light lunch served. CPD certificates provided
To pay by credit/debit card or Paypal, and for more information, visit: The British Naturopathic Association web site
Speakers
- ROGER NEWMAN TURNER, ND, DO, BAc, Fellow BNA, Fellow BAC, Senior Editor Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine Project The Allergic Child – naturopathic assessment and treatment.
- DONALD HARRISON, Principal of British Institute for Allergy and Environmental Therapy Treatment approach based on oral isopathic desensitisation; role of micro organisms.
- JOHN COLLARD, Clinical Director Allergy UK Allergy or intolerance? Physiology, risk factors, treatments overview, dietary advice.
- NIGEL ABRAHAM, PhD, FIBMS, Scientific Director Genova Diagnostics Recent advances in allergy and food intolerance laboratory diagnostics. Advantages and disadvantages.
Further details may be downloaded from BNA Childood Allergy Itinerary
Effective Weight Loss – National Seminar
Date: February the 9th 2010
Times: Registration: 6.00pm Presentation begins: 6.30pm Concludes: 9.00pm
Location: The Franklin Theatre The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place London W1B 1NT (map)
Presenter: Antony Haynes BA(Hons) DipION mBANT
Price: £31.65 ( also provides online access to presentation and handouts)
What Is This About?
In 2010, Nutri-Link’s Weight Loss Seminar will focus on a doctor-created programme proven to not only help your patients lose weight but also to achieve and maintain optimal health. The programme has already achieved success in 700 participants, many of whom lost 10 lbs within the first 30 days with very little effort. The programme is a specific combination of high quality nutritional supplements combined with very specific dietary recommendations.
What is Different about this Seminar?
Unlike the Nutri-Link Weight Loss Seminars in 2009, which focused on assessing the individual imbalances associated with excess body fat with a comprehensive questionnaire and case history, this Seminar will focus on exactly what your patients can do in terms of their diet and supplements.
Whilst this is ideal for one to one consultations it has also proved to be very popular in group settings where a strategic approach that covers multiple biochemical requirements simultaneously without the need for individual laboratory assessments makes an economic and weight reducing success.
What will you learn?
Our dynamic presentation will teach you as to why this programme has such a great proven success rate and equip you to put it in practice with individual clients or selected groups the very next day.
The CONTROL-IT programme identifies and addresses the 3 most common roadblocks to weight loss.
The CONTROL-IT programme also comes with positive side effects, in addition to weight loss:
- Increased Energy
- Improved Digestion
- Improved Sleep
- Reduced PMS symptoms
- Improved Mood
- Reduced hot flashes
- Improved Skin / Complexion
- Improved Joint Comfort
- Improved Allergenic Responses
- Improved Blood Pressure
| CPD Approval | Credits/hours |
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The immune system is prone to the same grave misfortunes as any defense system handling weapons: collateral damage that comes with the destruction of the enemy on one’s own territory and friendly fire due to mistaken identity. Whereas the collateral damage is the price we pay for clearance of infections, autoimmunity is a pathological process. Nevertheless, the effector mechanisms involved in both processes are the same. Whether environment can be a cause, a trigger or an amplifier of an autoimmune disease are questions that are being intensively investigated.
