Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, often known as Long-Haul Syndrome, represents a complex multi-factorial phenomenon that is being observed clinically in a significant percentage of those individuals that have recovered from initial acute...
In this session, James S. Gordon, MD, the world’s leading expert in healing population-wide trauma, will present a comprehensive approach to trauma healing which emphasizes our capacity to transform a...
Integrative and Functional Medicine has laid significant groundwork for providing a format to apply metabolomics in practice, though it has been slow to incorporate newer findings. As the clinical application...
In this session, Dr. Didwania will discuss various aspects of microaggressions. Microaggressions can potentially impact health outcomes. Patients may not feel comfortable sharing personal information with a clinician they view...
In his 40 years of practice as a holistic optometrist and acupuncturist, Dr. Marc Grossman believes that the eyes are an external representation of your body's inner workings. His approach...
The role of mast cells is complex. They are an important component of the innate immune system. Emerging research supports the role of mast cells in the adaptive immune system...
Health disparities negatively impact the health and wellbeing of communities of color and a leading cause of health disparities is social determinants of health. These social determinants of health contribute...
According to functional medicine - and Hippocrates - the gut is where both health and disease begin. However, due to chronic stress, overuse of antibiotics, contamination of the food supply...
There seems to be an increase incidence of premenopausal breast cancer in the United States. Traditionally, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been blamed as a causative factor and also genetics...
Effective care of patients requires a deep understanding of self and patient. Narrative writing is the application of personal reflection, writing, and sharing to explore our own and others life...
Reflecting sweeping changes in our understanding of gender and sexuality over the past decade, this session will provide an informative and affirming discussion of addiction treatment for clinicians working with...
For many years, mainstream textbooks typically characterized irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a psychosomatic disorder with a strong emotional component. Sophisticated molecular diagnostic techniques combined with genomic analysis have now...
Modern scientific medicine has advanced rapidly, but those advances have not resulted in better health or health care. Ignoring the healing power of nature and the organism's intrinsic mechanisms of...
In this talk, Dr. Bubbs will discuss the principles of human performance that translate to everyday clinical practice. He'll highlight the fundamental principles common across all diets and how understanding...
Compared to third world countries, the United States has some of the cleanest drinking water in the world. Despite this, U.S. drinking water has become increasingly contaminated with a variety...
This presentation will examine the role of integrative health and holistic wellness in combating the loneliness pandemic. Topics include issues of overprescribing and overdiagnosis within the context of traditional clinical...
Addiction to alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, cannabis, and opioids can be devastating, as we all know. But video games, online porn, internet gaming, internet gambling, and other technological...
DNA methylation is a well-researched, primary epigenetic process that has been used to establish biological age assessments, namely DNA methylation “clocks,” which act as surrogate markers of age-related morbidity and...
In a 2019 poll 74% of practitioners did not know which genetic test to trust. In this presentation we will explore the different types of genetic tests in the marketplace....
Healthcare professionals, faculty, and trainees are at risk for stress and burnout, which can impact wellbeing, optimal patient care, and effective leadership. More recently, pandemic-associated stressors have posed significant emotional,...
It is well known that post COVID syndrome includes a high percentage of patient experiencing neuropsychiatric symptoms, including delirium, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This syndrome does have...
The role of the gut microbiome in relation to skin health and dermatology has gained more interest in the clinical practice setting. This lecture will review the mechanisms by which...
This presentation will provide an overview of the scientific evidence supporting the utility of exercise in maintaining health and decreasing the risk of chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, coronary...
There is growing recognition that solving the obesity epidemic and its downstream health consequences depends on preventative efforts at the individual, community and public health level. Health professionals are on...
This presentation, given by Joel M. Evans, MD, the Co-Director of Institute of Functional Medicine's Course on COVID-19 and the leader of the project to create the IFM Clinical Guide...
Front-line emergency personnel are usually what comes to mind when people think of health professionals during the COVID-19 crisis. But the role for certified professional health coaches is vitally important,...
Dysbiosis in the oral microbiome, as seen in the gut, will lead to inflammation, illness and disease well beyond the oral cavity. There are over 700 species of bacteria in...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), one of the leading forms of talk therapy, uses a variety of interventions to address common thought distortions. Stressors associated with the Covid-19 pandemic have exacerbated...
As we care for others, healthcare providers have had their own considerable challenges. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, far too many have struggled with burnout and the pandemic has made...
Improved cellular efficiency has the ability to promote favorable outcomes for metabolic, infectious and autoimmune disease regardless of the etiology. Metabolic flexibility of the cell modulates interaction of cell metabolism...
As the field of glycomics continues to expand, so does research into the endothelial glycocalyx, a glycan-based structure essential to vascular and systemic health. Yet awareness of this important protective...
With cannabis becoming more readily available in multiple states, healthcare professionals need to have the most updated information available on cannabis and cannabidiol to help patients make informed decisions. This...