Embark on a Journey into The Future of Pediatric Medicine

Discover the evolving landscape of pediatric healthcare with our groundbreaking event - The Future of Pediatric Medicine. This symposium is a unique exploration into the advancements, innovations, and transformative possibilities that await the realm of pediatric care.

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Key Highlights

Cutting-Edge Functional Approaches
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Cutting-Edge Functional Approaches:

Discover the evolving landscape of pediatric healthcare with our groundbreaking event - The Future of Pediatric Medicine. This symposium is a unique exploration into the advancements, innovations, and transformative possibilities that await the realm of pediatric care.

Integrative Therapies
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Integrative Therapies:

Explore state-of-the-art integrative therapies poised to redefine pediatric diagnostics, treatments, and patient care. From personalized nutrition to mind-body interventions, witness the tools that will shape the future of pediatric healthcare.

Holistic Pediatric Wellness
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Holistic Pediatric Wellness:

Embrace a holistic view of pediatric health. Learn about integrative and comprehensive approaches that consider the physical, emotional, social, and environmental factors influencing pediatric well-being.

Patient-Centered Functional Care
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Patient-Centered Functional Care:

Understand the importance of patient-centered, functional care in pediatric medicine. Explore strategies to enhance communication, build trust, and create positive healthcare experiences for young patients and their families.

Networking Opportunities
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Networking Opportunities:

Connect with like-minded professionals, functional medicine experts, and researchers in the field. Engage in meaningful conversations, share insights, and foster collaborations that will drive the future of pediatric healthcare.

Why Register?

Stay Informed:
Stay ahead in your field by gaining insights into the future trends and advancements in functional pediatric medicine.

Functional Medicine Integration:
Explore how functional medicine principles can be integrated into pediatric care for more personalized and effective treatment approaches.

Professional Growth:
Expand your knowledge base, refine your skills, and discover new perspectives to elevate your practice in pediatric care.

Networking:
Connect with industry leaders, fellow pediatricians, and functional medicine experts. Build relationships that can contribute to your professional growth and development.

Be Part of the Transformation:
Be at the forefront of the functional pediatric medicine revolution. Contribute to discussions that shape the future of healthcare for our youngest patients.

Join us for a visionary experience that paves the way for The Future of Pediatric Medicine.

Program Chair

Dr. Elisa Song, MD is a Stanford-, NYU-, UCSF-trained integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mom to 2 thriving children - and she is on a mission to revolutionize the future of children's health. Dr. Song is the author of the national bestseller Healthy Kids, Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician's Guide to Whole Child Resilience. Dr. Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids (www.healthykidshappykids.com) as an online holistic pediatric resource to help practitioners and parents bridge the gap between conventional and integrative pediatrics with an evidence-based, pediatrician-backed, mom-approved approach. In her integrative pediatric practice, she's helped 1000s of kids get to the root causes of their health concerns and empowered parents to help their children thrive by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and essential oils. Dr. Song is chair of A4M's pediatric education and has lectured around the world at leading integrative and functional medicine conferences and premier parenting events. She has also been featured in hundreds of top podcasts, print and online media outlets, including the Wellness Mama podcast, BloomTV, Forbes, Healthline, MindBodyGreen, National Geographic, PopSugar, Parents, Motherly, Parade, Verywell Health, and New York Post.

Schedule

Bringing the Joy Back to Pediatric Medicine to Help Our Kids Thrive
Bill Sears, MD
Growing Healthy Babies Before Birth
Leslie Stone, MD and Emily Rydbom, CNC, BCHN, CNP
Pediatric Herbal Medicine: Is this the answer to medication failure
Jill Crista, ND
What if Everything Your Knew About Vision Was Wrong?
Bryce Applebaum, OD
Bifidobacteria: The Loss of Our Children’s Microbiome
Sabine Hazan, MD
Strategies for Restoring Missing Bifidobacterium in C-Section Babies and Children Exposed to Antibiotics
Taylor Soderborg, MD, PhD
Functional Dentistry and the Pediatric Oral Microbiome
Staci Whitman, DDS, IFMCP, NMD, CIHC
Afternoon Speaker Panel for Q & A
Genomics and Precision Pediatrics
Sharon Hausman-Cohen, MD
Laboratory Clues in the Management of Complex Childhood Disease
Amy Derksen, ND
The Gut-Brain Microbiome Axis
Michelle Perro, MD
Can Suicide Be Prevented?
James Greenblatt, MD
Morning Speaker Panel for Q & A
Using Therapeutic diets and Personalized Nutrition to Improve Autism, ADHD and Anxiety
Julie Matthews, MS, CNC
Helping Kids Thrive in Our Toxic World
Elisa Song, MD
Pediatric Use and Indications for CBD and THC
David Berger, MD
Afternoon Speaker Panel for Q & A
The Role of Bacterial Endotoxins and Neuroinflammation in Mental Health Disorders
Pejman Katiraei, DO
Myelination, Neurodevelopment and Breaking Autism
Dayan Goodenowe, PhD
Integrative/Functional Medicine Approach to Autism
Emily Gutierrez, NP
Precision Medicine for Pediatric Tic Disorders (and Sports Performance!)
Piper Gibson, PhD, DFM, AHND, TND, BCDNM, FDN-P
Morning Speaker Panel for Q & A
PANS/PANDAS: Could Folate Receptor Alpha Autoantibodies Be the Missing Piece?
Nancy O’Hara, MD
Practical Applications of Hypnosis and Neurolinguistic Programming to Treat Severe OCD and Anxiety in Children
Scott Antoine, DO
The Vagus Nerve: The Key to Healing Chronic Childhood Disease
Navaz Habib, DC
Afternoon Speaker Panel for Q & A

Registration

Pediatric Medicine
$899