Not all inflammation is created equal.
If a cut on the skin swells up, turns red, and hurts, those symptoms are signs of acute, or short-lived, inflammation. Feeling hot or losing function may be signs of inflammation from other harm to the body. Some inflammation that occurs in the body’s cells or tissues may not have outward symptoms.
Inflammation is a normal part of the body’s defense to injury or infection, and, in this way, it is beneficial. But inflammation is damaging when it occurs in healthy tissues or lasts too long. Known as chronic inflammation, it may persist for months or years.
Inflammation may result from many factors, such as:
Environmental chemicals
Injuries like scrapes, insect stings, or a splinter in your finger
Pathogens (germs) like bacteria, viruses, or fungi
Radiation
Inflammation plays a key role in many diseases, some of which are becoming more common and severe. Chronic inflammatory diseases contribute to more than half of deaths worldwide.
Inflammation is associated with diseases such as the following topics
Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis
Cardiovascular diseases like high blood pressure and heart disease
Gastrointestinal disorders like inflammatory bowel disease
Lung diseases like asthma
Mental illnesses like depression
Metabolic diseases like Type 2 diabetes
Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Dermatitis
Some types of cancer, like colon cancer
Meet Our
Keynote Speakers
Featured Speakers
May 18, 2023
Pre-Conference
Workshops
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
May 19, 2023
Breakfast Sponsored By:
Microbiome Labs
6:30 am - 7:30 am
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Inflammation from Within: Gut Dysbiosis as a Driver for Chronic Diseases (Non-CME)Lacey Hall, RDRegister*Available to the first 150 Registrants
General
Session
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
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7:30 am – 8:00 am
Opening Remarks (Non-CME)
Andrew Heyman, MD MHSA
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8:00 am - 8:40 am
The Hidden Fire Within: How the Gut is Both the Gateway and Antidote to Inflammation
Vincent Pedre, MD
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8:40 am - 9:20 am
Reducing Inflammation via TOR: Lifestyle, Rapamycin or Both?
Robert Lufkin, MD
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9:20 am - 10:00 am
Resilience in a Toxic World
Jill Carnahan, MD
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10:00 am - 11:00 am
Inflammation and CVD: Are We Screaming ‘FIRE’ in a Crowded Building?
Tom Rifai, MD, FACP
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11:00 am - 11:15 am
Founder Remarks (Non-CME)Robert Goldman, MD, PhD & Ronald Klatz, MD, DO
Afternoon
Session
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Session
1
What’s the Connection?
Hormone Imbalance and Inflammation
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Safe Adrenal Hormones: Key Supplements to Reduce Inflammation
Thierry Hertoghe, MD
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
The Science of BHRT for Women
Pamela Smith, MD, MPH, MS
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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Stress Induced Inflammation: How to Douse the Flames
Deb Matthew, MD
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
An Examination of Common Etiologies of Insomnia in Menopause
Lylen Ferris, ND
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thyroid and Inflammation
Angela Mazza, DO
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Women, Hormones and Cardiovascular Disease
Filomena Trindade, MD, MPH, ABAARM, ABFM, FMNM
Session
2
What’s the Connection?
Autoimmune Disease and Inflammation
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Efficacy of Diet on Fatigue and Quality of Life in MS and other Neuroimmune Conditions
Terry Wahls, MD, MBA, IFMCP
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Healing the Mitochondria to Quell Inflammation
Karen Mullin, DOM
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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Optimizing Nitric Oxide by Supporting Nitrate/Nitrite/Nitric Oxide Pathway to Decrease Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
Beth Shirley, RPh
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Inflammation Blocks Detoxification and Accelerates Aging
Christopher Shade, PhD
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
TBDTBD
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
TBDTBD
Session
3
What’s the Connection?
Metabolic and Environmental Factors that Contribute to Inflammation
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
The Role of Glutathione in the Cytokine Storm
Nayan Patel, PharmD
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Controlling the Inflammatory Fire via Fast Mimicking Diet and the Benefits of It
Rafael Gonzalez, PhD
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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Entangled Partners: How Vagus Nerve Stimulation is the Key to Immune and Inflammatory Control
Navaz Havib, DC
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Nitric Oxide: The Master Regulator of Acute and Chronic Inflammation
Nathan Bryan, PhD
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
TBDTBD
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3:30 PM - 4:10 PM
Inflammatory Intersections: The Endothelial Glycocalyx, Cardiovascular Health, and Post-Infection Syndromes
Patrick Hanaway, MD
Session
4
Anti-Aging Alternatives
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1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
TBDTBD
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1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
Using a Topical Carboxy to Improve Skin and Intimate Wellness
Ajanamjot Grewal, MD, FACOG
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2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Sonophoresis/Scalp inflammation and Hair Loss
Alan Bauman, MD
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3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Vaginal Facelift 4V with Dr. Durst
Debra Durst, MD
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3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
TBDTBD
Session
5
CMHC
Taming the Flames: Inflammation in Cardiometabolic Disease
- Lifestyle, Diet, Physical Activity and Inflammation
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
Welcome and IntroductionRobert H. Eckel, MD
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8:35 AM - 8:55 AM
Nutrition, inflammation and cardiometabolic diseasePam R. Taub, MD, FACC, FASPC
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8:55 AM - 9:15 AM
Physical activity and impact on chronic inflammation and cardiometabolic health: exploring the links & evidenceCarl J. Lavie, MD, FACC
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9:15 AM - 9:35 AM
Stress management, sleep & recoveryVirend Somers, MD, PhD
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9:35 AM - 9:55 AM
Cardiometabolic genetics, nutragenomics, and metabolomicsMark C. Houston, MD, MS, FACP, ABAARM
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9:55 AM - 10:15 AM
Transition of NAFLD to NASH: inflammation is the culpritStephen A. Harrison, MD
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10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Expert Panel Discussion and Q & AModerator: Robert H. Eckel, MD
Panelists: Stephen A. Harrison, MD; Mark C. Houston, MD, MS, FACP, ABAARM; Carl J. Lavie, MD, FACC; Virend Somers, MD, PhD; Pam R. Taub, MD, FACC, FASPC
- Cardiovascular Disease
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1:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Chair IntroductionChristie M. Ballantyne, MD
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1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
Keynote Address
Inflammation, oxidative stress and immune dysfunction: pathways to vascular aging and atherosclerosis developmentPeter Libby, MD -
1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
Inflammation and cardiovascular diseases: from concept to clinical applicationPaul M. Ridker, MD, MPH
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2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
The impact of inflammation in heart failure: prevention, testing, and treatmentIleana Piña, MD, MPH
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2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
The links between common inflammatory conditions & cardiovascular riskBrittany N. Weber, MD, PhD
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3:20 PM - 4:00 PM
Expert Panel Discussion and Q & AModerator: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD
Panelists: Pamela B. Morris, MD; Ileana Piña, MD, MPH; Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH; Brittany N. Weber, MD, PhD
May 20, 2023
Breakfast Sponsored By:
Gainswave
6:30 am - 7:30 am
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Sexual Health: Optimizing Treatment Outcomes and Strategies to Increase Revenue (Non-CME)David Cunningham, MD, Nicole Garcia, MD, David Garcia, MD, Mark WhiteRegister*Available to the first 50 Registrants
General
Session
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
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7:30 am – 8:00 am
GlyNAC, Mitochondria and Oxidative Stress
Mark Rosenberg, MD
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8:00 am - 8:30 am
The Surprising Anti-Inflammatory Effects of BHRT
Pamela W. Smith, MD, MPH, MS
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8:30 am - 9:00 am
The Future of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)
Andrew Heyman, MD
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9:00 am - 9:30 am
Gut-Brain Axis: Dietary Polyphenols as Crosstalk Agents for Neuroprotection
Deanna Minich, PhD
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9:30 am - 10:10 am
Connecting the Dots Between the Inflammatory Process in Cardiovascular Disease and How to Leverage Vitamin K2 in the Intervention
Leon Schurgers, PhD
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10:10 am - 11:00 am
What Do You Eat for That?
John LaPuma, MD
Afternoon
Session
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Session
1
Gut Health and Inflammation:
Solving the Problem
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
TBDTBD
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
It All Starts in the Gut: Gluten, Zonulin and Autoimmunity
Wendie Trubow, MD, MBA, IFMCP
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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction & Inflammation in Aging: Emerging Roles of the Microbiome, Diet & Lifestyle Factors
Thomas Fabian, PhD
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Inflammation and the Metabolic Syndrome: Metaflammation and Accelerated Cardiovascular Disease
Ben Gonzalez, MD
Session
2
Lifestyle Factors and Inflammation:
Solving the Problem
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Inflammaging: How Diet, Environment, and Immunity Mediate Inflammation
Deepa Verma, MD
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
EBO2, The In-Office Marriage of Intravenous Ozone, Blood Dialysis Filtration, and Photo-Bio-Modulation to Quell Inflammatory Pathways in the Body
Joseph Purita, MD
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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Inflammation, A Dual Edged Sword
Rafael Gonzalez, PhD
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Inflammation, The Role of Obesity and Poor Metabolic Health
Cynthia Thurlow, NP
Session
3
Metabolic Disorders and Inflammation:
Solving the Problem
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Detecting Cardiovascular Inflammation Early
Sam Fillingane, DO
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease: A Major Driver of Systemic Inflammation
Yousef Elyaman, MD, IFMCP
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2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Stress as a Major Driver of Inflammation and How to Reverse With a Resilience Response
Stephen Sideroff, PhD
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Effective Treatment of Long COVID through the Fascia Lens
Angeli Akey, MD, FACP, ABIHM, ABAARM
Session
4
Anti-Aging Alternatives
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1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
HBOT Increases Telomere Length and Decreases Immunosenescence in Isolated Blood Cells
Amir Hadanny, PhD
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1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
The Gut-Skin Connection: Using Stool Tests and OATs to Treat Psoriasis
Julie Greenberg, ND
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2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
Evidence for the Use of Probiotics in Dermatology: Modulation of Inflammation in Skin Disease Through the Gut-Skin-Axis
Raja Sivamani, MD, MS
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2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
TBDTBD
Session
5
CMHC
Taming the Flames: Inflammation in Cardiometabolic Disease
- Hypertension, Lipids, and Obesity
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Opening RemarksPamela B. Morris, MD
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9:05 AM - 9:25 AM
Inflammation and hypertension: novel mechanistic insightsGeorge L. Bakris, MD
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9:25 AM - 9:50 AM
Lipoproteins and inflammation - focus on LDL, Lp(a) and TG rich lipoproteins and new therapies in developmentChristie M. Ballantyne, MD
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9:50 AM - 10:15 AM
Obesity, inflammation and cardiovascular riskErin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA, FACC, FASE, FASPC
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10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Expert Panel Discussion and Q & AModerator: Pamela B. Morris, MD
Panelists: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD; George Bakris, MD; Robert H. Eckel, MD; Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA, FACC, FASE, FASPC
- Type 2 Diabetes and Kidney Disease
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1:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Chair IntroductionRobert H. Eckel, MD
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1:00 PM - 1:25 PM
Is there a role of inflammation in type 2 diabetes pathogenesis?Sam Dagogo-Jack, MD, DSc
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1:25 PM - 1:50 PM
CKD, T2DM and inflammation: pathogenesis and moreJennifer Green, MD
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1:50 PM - 2:15 PM
Prevention, screening and treatment of chronic kidney diseaseRajiv Agarwal, MD
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2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Expert Panel Discussion and Q & AModerator: Robert H. Eckel, MD
Panelists: Jennifer Green, MD; Rajiv Agarwal, MD; Sam Dagogo-Jack, MD, DSc
Conference Venue
GAYLORD PALMS RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER IN ORLANDO
6000 W Osceola Pkwy, Kissimmee, FL 34746
Room Rate: $239/night
Deadline: 4/24/23
Phone: (877) 491-0442
