Module I
A Metabolic and
Functional Approach
to Endocrinology
December 14-16, 2017 - Las Vegas, NV
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Course Description
This module provides a functional overview of hormonal changes that manifest in men & women with aging, including the functions & interplay of specific hormones in the body. It discusses how best to identify, test for & treat hormonal deficiencies & dysfunctions, such as with hormone replacement & medication compounding.
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate a patient for iodine deficiency
- Review the roles iodine plays in the body
- Discuss treatment of iodine deficiency
- Recognize the symptoms of PMS
- Recall treatment modalities for PMS
- Test the criterion required to make the diagnosis of PCOS
- Discuss conventional & metabolic treatments for PCOS
- Discuss the Women's Health Initiative findings & its clinical implications
- Interpret the structure of the sex hormones & their metabolism
- Describe the adrenal system & its effects on other sex hormones & hormone replacement
- Review of the key signs & symptoms of adrenal fatigue
- Practice the physical examination findings present in adrenal fatigue
- Name the laboratory tests that aid in the diagnosis of adrenal fatigue
- Discuss the differences between compounding & manufacturing medications
- Review the various licenses needed to compound medications
- Discuss the various patient care areas that involve specialized compounding
- Review various medication dosage forms that can be compounded
- Discuss the various types of equipment needed in compounding
- Recognize the hormonal changes that women & men manifest with aging
- Discuss the functions of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone & DHEA in the body
- Compare the differences between synthetic & bio-identical hormones
- Review the literature on synthetic & bio-identical hormone replacement
- Propose reasons bio-identical hormone replacement should be considered
- Assess treatment, adjust dosages, alleviate side effects of BHRT
- Recognize the clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism
- Recall the crucial role that iodine has in the function of the thyroid gland
- Prescribe or suggest treatment for hormone replacement including compounded thyroid medications
- Investigate the importance of measuring tissue level of hormones, in diagnosing hormonal imbalances & in monitoring bio-identical hormone replacement
- Discuss the advantages & disadvantages of testing hormone levels in different body fluids
- Evaluate the urine monitoring of hormone levels & metabolites. Specific algorithms will be shared to facilitate ease of use in clinical practice
- Discuss the methodology of scientific support for & the differences in, saliva, urine & blood testing of hormones
Schedule
6:30 am
Breakfast Sponsored by Wavi (Non-CME)
7:30 am
What you Must Know about Women’s Hormones
Pamela Smith, MD, MPH, MS
10:00 am
Break
10:30 am
What you Must Know about Women’s Hormones Continued
Pamela Smith, MD, MPH, MS
11:00 am
Osteoporosis
Pamela Smith, MD, MPH, MS
12:00 pm
Lunch Sponsored by Douglas Lab (Non-CME)
1:00 pm
Coffee in Exhibit Hall
2:00 pm
PMS/PCOS
Pamela Smith, MD, MPH, MS
3:00 pm
Clinical Aspects to the Management of Hypothyroidism
Pamela Smith, MD, MPH, MS
4:00 pm
Break
4:30 pm
Thyroid Case Histories
Pamela W. Smith, MD, MPH, MS
5:30 pm
Close of session
4 - 6 pm
Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall – Sponsored by Douglas Lab
6:30 am
Breakfast Sponsored by InvigoMEDIA (Non-CME)
7:30 am
Estrogen Dominance and its Clinical Implications
Jennifer Landa, MD, FMNM, ABAARM
8:30 am
How to Assess and Improve Estrogen Detoxification
Jennifer Landa, MD, FMNM, ABAARM
9:30 am
Break
10:00 am
Personalizing BHRT
Filomena Trindade, MD, MPH, ABAARM, ABFM, FMNM
12:00 pm
Lunch Sponsored by Metabolic Code (Non-CME)
1:00 pm
Coffee in Exhibit Hall
2:00 pm
Male Hormones
Jack Monaco, MD, FABOG, FMNM
3:00 pm
Case Histories: Male Hormones
Jack Monaco, MD, FABOG, FMNM
4:00 pm
Break
4:30 pm
A Metabolic Approach to Hypocortisolism and Hypercortisolism
Alison McAllister, ND
6:00 pm
Close of session
6:00 am
Fellows Breakfast
7:00 am
A Metabolic Approach to Insulin Resistance
Filomena Trindade, MD, MPH, ABAARM, ABFM, FMNM
9:00 am
Break
9:30 am
Problem Solving through Contemporary Compounding
Sahar Swidan, PharmD, BCPS, ABAAHP, FMNM
10:30 am
Cases Histories BHRT: PMS, PCOS, Menopause, Andropause
Pamela Smith, MD, MPH, MS
11:30 am
Lunch in Exhibit Hall with ticket
12:30 pm
Mercedes Car Drawing in Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm
New Treatment Modalities for Insulin Resistance
Case Histories: Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
Pamela Smith, MD, MPH, MS
3:30 pm
Break
4:00 pm
Cases Histories BHRT: PMS, PCOS, Menopause, Andropause Continued
Pamela W. Smith, MD, MPH, MS
Sahar Swidan, PharmD, BCPS, ABAAHP, FMNM
5:00 pm
Close of session
Speakers
Jennifer Landa,
MD, FMNM, ABAARM
Jennifer Landa, MD, FMNM, ABAARM, OB/Gyn specializes in helping women and men balance their hormones, restore their energy, and replenish their sex lives. At the heart of her practice is the belief that maintaining one’s health is hard work and she encourages her patients to make lifestyle changes that will result in increased health.
Dr. Landa’s focused, energetic, and straightforward style comes across well when she speaks in front of groups and on camera. She lectures nationally on preventive medicine and has appeared on national and local television. Dr. Landa just completed her first book with co-author Virginia Hopkins. Their book, The Sex Drive Solution for Women, is a no-nonsense approach to many of the sex drive issues that Dr. Landa addresses with her patients every day.
Alison McAllister,
ND
Dr. Alison McAllister is passionate about medical education and enjoys teaching both colleagues and patients. She is a clinical consultant at ZRT laboratory and also works in her own private practice. She graduated from Smith College in Northampton, MA, and later received her naturopathic medical doctorate in 1999 at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She has done advanced work in midwifery as well as doing a 3 year residency in integrative oncology. On a nice summer day, Dr, McAllister can be found digging in her garden with her young daughter.
Jack Monaco,
MD, FABOG, FMNM
Jack Monaco, MD, FABOG, FMNM, received his MD from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in North Carolina. He completed a residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology and practiced this specialty until 2007. He is Fellowship trained and Board Certified in Anti-Aging, Functional & Regenerative Medicine. At The Monaco Center for Health & Healing, he and his trained staff help his patients achieve health & wellness. He is an Oral Board Examiner for A4M and lectures throughout the United States.
Pamela W. Smith,
MD, MPH, MS
Pamela Wartian Smith, M.D., MPH, MS spent her first twenty years of practice as an emergency room physician with the Detroit Medical Center and then the next twenty years as an Anti-Aging/Functional Medicine specialist. She is a diplomat of the Board of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Physicians and is an internationally known speaker and author on the subject of Metabolic, Anti-Aging and Functional Medicine. She also holds a Master’s in Public Health Degree along with a Master’s Degree in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine.
She has been featured on CNN, PBS, and many other television networks, has been interviewed in numerous consumer magazines, and has hosted two of her own radio shows. She is a regular contributor for Fox News Radio. Dr. Smith is currently the Director of the Center for Personalized Medicine and the founder of The Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative, and Functional Medicine. Dr. Smith is also the co-director of the Master’s Program in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine at the Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida. In addition, she is the Director of Medical Education for the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. She is the author of the best-selling books, “HRT: The Answers,” “Vitamins Hype or Hope,” “Demystifying Weight Loss,” “What You Must Know About Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & More,” “What You Must Know about Women’s Hormones,” “Why You Can’t Lose Weight.,” and “What You Must Know About Memory Loss and How You Can Stop It,” “What You Must Know About Thyroid Disorders,” and “What You Must Know About Allergy Relief,” of which she is a co-author. Her newest book: “What You Must Know About Autoimmune Diseases,” is scheduled to come out this fall.
Sahar Swidan,
PharmD
Dr. Sahar Swidan obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Michigan and then she completed a 3 year research fellowship in Bio-Pharmaceutics at the University of Michigan. She previously was the Director of Pharmacy at Chelsea Community Hospital and the clinical pharmacist for the inpatient head and chronic pain service. Currently she is President & CEO of Pharmacy Solutions in Ann Arbor, MI which is a unique, personal and educational specialty pharmacy and Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Swidan is board certified and an advanced fellow in anti-aging and regenerative medicine. Dr. Swidan is an internationally known speaker in the areas of pain management and BHRT and she has authored several books, articles and patient education material in the area of pain management and functional medicine. Currently, she is completing a Master’s program in Cardio-Metabolic and Functional Medicine.
Filomena Trindade,
MD, MPH, ABAARM, ABFM, FMNM
Filomena Trindade, MD, MPH, ABAARM, ABFM, FMNM is a teacher, author, and international speaker in functional medicine. She is a graduate of the fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine and teaches in the Fellowship (a Master’s program through the Morsani School of Medicine, University of South Florida).
In addition, she is faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). After obtaining her BA degree in Biology she went on to finish a Master’s in Public Health in the area of environmental health and epidemiology before starting medical school. She graduated first in her class in family practice from the University of California Davis School of Medicine and did her residency training in family practice at the U.C. San Francisco/Santa Rosa Program. She has been in clinical practice for over 20 years. Before starting her own private practice in 2004 in functional medicine she was the medical director of a non-profit organization that catered to the underserved. Her work has been published in Townsend Letter, Guide to Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine, Saúde Actual, and the Border Health Journal among others. She is currently very active in developing teaching programs in Functional Medicine in the USA, Latin America and Europe. Keep up with her activities at www.drtrindade.com.
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Accreditation Information
Physician Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Global Education Group (Global) and MMI. Global is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This activity has been approved for 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Nursing Continuing Education
Global Education Group is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA
This activity has been approved for 21.5 nursing contact hours.
Pharmacist Accreditation Statement
Global Education Group is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
This activity has been approved for 21.5 contact hours (2.15 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities
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