2010 Seminars

Please use the Seminar Application Form to apply for a seminar.

The Institute for Integrative Medicine in conjunction with the S. California University of Health Sciences will sponsor the, “Comprehensive Integrative Medicine 2010 Seminar”, July 30 - August 1, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.  21 hours of CEU’s will be applied for in various states. For more information please contact Dr. James Padilla at 888 443 4611 or drpadilla@theifim.com

The purpose of this seminar is to educate the physician and the complementary health care practitioner in the assessment and application of evidence based integrative medicine and to provide them with the tools necessary in marketing and business acumen to operate a successful and profitable practice. Those attending will be empowered to utilize current guidelines and best practices to manage evidence-based integrative medicine assess health risks by incorporating the patient's history, examination, lab testing, algorithms and clinical predictive tools. In one fast paced weekend you will learn how to integrate cost-effective, integrative and functional lab testing and identify and apply evidence based natural and prescriptive therapies and how to identify and integrate state of the art tools and processes and develop and market a successful and profitable practice.  There will be sixteen speakers showing you how to incorporate integrative medicine into your new or established practice!  For conference Registration and more informationgo to www.TheIFIM.com or call 888 443 4611

On August 21-22, 2010, Standard Process of North Texas will sponsor “Blood Chemistry & Clinical Nutrition,” presented by Michael Dobbins, DC.  This 12-hour seminar is co-sponsored by Parker College of Chiropractic, and is also approved for 12 DACBN Educational Credit Hours.

The main goal of this seminar is to make certain the clinician gets the most useful information out of lab reports, to appreciate the important insights provided by blood chemistry lab results and to comprehend what each lab value represents and what factors can affect it.  Normal lab values may be indicative of impending health issues.

Topics include a basic overview of blood chemistry – “normal” vs. “abnormal” values; indications of malnutrition related to blood chemistry; how to work through a blood report with a patient; dozens of effective nutritional protocols to improve blood chemistry results.

In conjunction with this seminar, Morgan Mullican, DC, DACBN, CCN will lecture on “Ethics, Risk Management & Coding”.   This is a four-hour seminar also sponsored by Standard Process of North Texas and co-sponsored by Parker College of Chiropractic.  THIS 4-HOUR PART OF THE PROGRAM IS NOT APPROVED FOR DACBN EDUCATIONAL CREDIT HOURS.

Tuition is $240 before August 14th, including CEUs and includes the book, “Mastering Nutrition with Blood Chemistry Quick Reference” 3rd edition, the seminar notes manual and breakfast.  Location will be the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14315 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Addison, TX  75001, 972-980-8877. 

For more information and to register online: www.StandardNutritionalSeminars.com or contact Daisy Ypparila at 817-845-8325 or admin@StandardNutritionalSeminars.com.

Standard Process, Mid-Atlantic is sponsoring a 12 hour seminar entitled, “Clinical Applications & Advanced Principles: Balancing Hormones in Menopausal Women”. Annette Kutz Schippel, DC will be the lecturer. It is co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College.

Dr. Schippel will give an overview of essential female hormone physiology and principles illustrating specific testing procedures for menopausal women and test interpretations using case studies. She will explain hormonal imbalances that cause common symptoms in menopausal women. Dr. Schippel will discuss various strategies to be used when working with menopausal women in hormonal imbalance.

The class will work together to apply principles learned, and determine case plans in a hands on application followed by a question and answer period. In conclusion she will examine both conventional HRT and bio-identical HRT commonly prescribed to menopausal women, trace their physiological effects and discuss consequences, options and alternatives. A question and answer period will conclude the seminar.

This seminar will be held August 28-29, 2010 at the Hilton Columbia in Columbia Maryland. For more information, please contact John Hess at 804 370 8166 or John@spdelmarva.com

“Retained Neonatal Reflexes”, sponsored by Southern California University of Health Science (formerly Los Angeles Chiropractic College) will be presented April 17-18, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. SCUHS has recognized this seminar for up to 18 hours, including 3 hours Friday evening and 15 hours Saturday and Sunday.  Dr. James Blumenthal will be the presenter at this seminar.

Each seminar will hold an optional class on Friday evening from 7-10 pm to get people up to speed on basic muscle testing and cranial adjusting, which are tools we use throughout the weekend.

The dates and locations are:
Los Angeles, CA  -  April 17-18
St Louis, MO  -  July 24-25
Montreal, Canada  -   August 7-8
Hartford, CT  -   October 2-3
Atlanta, GA  -   November 20-21

For more information please contact Dr. James Blumenthal at 310 445 3350 or drblu427@aol.com

Standard Process of Florida will sponsor, “ Trekking the Hormone Jungle for Health and Wellness”.  This 12 hour seminar is presented by Michael Greer, MD and co-sponsored by New York Chiropractic College.  It will be held June 5 – 10, 2010 in Tampa Fl.

Dr. Greer will review in detail the actions and interplay of the principle hormones involved in health and wellness and guide participants in their regulation using herbs, supplement, vitamins and minerals with careful monitoring by laboratory testing and clinical examination.

He will review the essential need for nutrients to manufacture and facilitate hormones, the hormone cascade and point out metabolic steps that ensure the smooth productions of hormones.  He will discuss the importance of cortisol, estrogen and thyroid interaction and the consequences of too much or too little of each.

Dr. Greer will discuss adrenal health and factors associated with optimal wellness and review lab interpretation parameters that enhance wellness and counter premature aging.  He will help yo to understand the process of detoxification and the nutrients essential for detox.  Thyroid disease with special emphasis on hypothyroidism diagnosis and treatment will be reviewed, together with how to enhance weight loss through a thoughtful approach to the post-purification or detox regime. 

For more information please contact  Ms. Stefany Greene at 813 830 8009 or stefanygreer @spinfl.com

Standard Process of NY will be sponsoring Bruce Bond, DC, DACBN in an eight hour (8) lecture entitled “Functional Wellness: A Patient-Centered Approach” on March 27, 2010 in Mahwah, NJ. This seminar will be co-sponsored by New York Chiropractic College.

Class topics include: Creating the wellness practice and communicating that message; Relationship of EFAs to inflammation, stress, pregnancy and lactation, skin and hair; The Endocrine System, including hypothalamic hormones, growth hormones, adrenal glands; Digestion, including protein digestion and absorption, lipid digestion, intestinal bacterial overgrowth; Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis, Sprains and Strains; Herniated Disc and Annular Tears; Immunity and Inflammation.

Please contact Erin Schrader @ Standard Process of New York - 518-226-0197 for information & registration.

Metagenics will sponsor Dr. Robert Silverman’s six (6) hour seminar,  “Breakthroughsa in the Assessment and Rehabiliation of Musculoskeletal Injurites”, in conjunction with the University of Bridgeport.   

In this seminar, you will gain insight to a simple methodology to incorporate protocols into a clinically effective, financially rewarding, system that you’ll be able to apply to your practice immediately. This seminar is ideal for any practitioner who addresses musculoskeletal, soft-tissue, and joint injuries, and cumulative trauma disorder. Join Dr. Silverman as he shareshis knowledge and expertise in nutrition and the management of musculoskeletal injuries. 

This 1-day presentation is filled with clinical pearls and protocols based on case studies,  graphics, and extensive take-home notes with up-to-date syllabus.  

Dr. Silverman will present this seminar:

May 15, 2010 – Pittsburg, PA

May 15, 2010 – Philadelphia, PA

May 22, 2010 – Princeton, NJ

June 12, 2010 – Kansas City, MO

November 6, 2010 – Long Beach, CA 

For more information, please contact Ms. Irene Santoyo at 949 369 3380 or irenesantoyo@metagenics.com 

Standard Process, in conjunction with New York Chirorapactic College will sponsor, “Doctor of the Future:  The Practice of Rational Intervention”.  This eight (8) hour seminar will be presented by Stuart White, DC, CCN, DACBN on April 10, 2010 in Albany, NY.

Dr. White will review clinical parameters requiring nutritional intervention, biochemical and nutritional requirements to promote conception, gestation, natural delivery and abundant lactation – giving an overview of basic psychological principals surrounding illness and death and dying.  Application of ways to halt and reverse the general adaptation syndrome and reduce catecholamine secretions.   Dr. White will present principals and biochemistry influencing allergic/inflammatory responses and introduction of antigen removal including sub clinical infection and food allergies.    Current nutritional therapy for unburdening immune function and down modulation of immune sensitivity will be discussed, along with risk management and drug/herb interactions.   Dr. White will elaborate on the investigation of seven physiologic pillars of healthy function and assessment tools and introduce viscerosomatic relationships and psychoneuroimmunological and viscerolimbic connections.

For more information, please contact Ms. Erin Schrader at 518 226 0197 or erinsch@nycap.rr.com

Standard Process will sponsor, in conjunction with New York Chiropractic College, “A Wholistic Approach for Healthy Immune Function:  Alternatives to Vaccines and Natural Therapies for Infectious Disease”.  Michael Gaeta, L.Ac. will give this eight  (8) hour lecture.

The history and principles of vaccinations will be given, together with the facts about vaccine effectiveness, safety and adverse events.   This seminar will help you understand health concerns and risks of vaccines and gives an overview of state laws regarding vaccinations.  You will gain knowledge of an approach to preventing infectious disease using natural medicine and how to support patients with active infections.  Learn whole food and botanical medicine for improving immune function and preventing infections.  Pediatric care and treatment concerns will also be addressed.

This seminar will be presented on May 15, 2010 in Tarrytown, NY.

For more information, please contact Ms. Erin Schrader at 518 226 0197 or erinsch@nycap.rr.com

Standard Process of N. Florida will sponsor “Unraveling the Antioxidant Controversy”.  This two hour seminar will be presented by Michael Dobbins, DC and co-sponsored by NYCC.

“Unraveling the Antioxidant Controversy” will explore the fundamentals of oxidation-reduction chemistry and the foundational place for this information in understanding all aspects of physiology.  The use or reluctance to use antioxidant supplements will also be examined.  The important role of diet in maintaining what is best called our “oxidant defense system” will also be explained.

“HIV-Aids:  Education Up-date and Immune Support” will also be sponsored by Standard Process of N. Florida and CO-sponsored by NYCC.  This three hour seminar will be given by Michael Dobbins, DC.   

Dr. Dobbins will review the core principals of the immune system, chronic immune conditions, HIV and their relevance to ones practice.  This presentation elucidates current epidemiology, prevention and safety measures and gives the latest research, including complementary immune support that is directly applicable for all patients on a daily basis, as well as for chronic immune challenged patients.  A complimentary approach to orthodox care and adjunctive nutritional support will be presented.

The two hour seminar will be given May 7 and the three hour seminar will be given May 8, 2010 in Jacksonville, FL.  For more information please contact Ms. Jill Cordes at 407 865 7725 or cordesjill@gmail.com

Metagenics, Inc. in conjunction with the University of Bridgeport will present
“Clinical Series – Illuminating the Clinical Web:  Treating Complex Cases”. The entire program will consist of 152 hours, with 4 hours per lecture.

Speakers will include Dr. Kirsti Hughes; Deanna Minich; Lisa Perry; Joseph Lamb;
Jacob Kornberg and Jason Bachewich.

SEMINAR CITY TERRITORY DATE COMMENTS
Dallas, TX    2/27    Speaker: Minich
Santa Monica, CA    2/27    Speaker: Perry
Las Vegas, NV    2/28    Speaker: Perry
San Antonio, TX   2/28    Speaker: Minich
Kansas City, MO   3/6    Speaker: Minich
Orlando, FL    3/6    Speaker: Hughes
Reno, NV   3/6    Speaker: Perry
Atlanta, GA    3/7    Speaker: Hughes
Oklahoma City, OK   3/7    Speaker: Kornberg
San Francisco, CA   3/7    Speaker: Perry
Edison (formerly Princeton)   3/1   Speaker: Kornberg
Ft Lauderdale, FL  3/13    Speaker: Minich
Philadelphia, PA  3/13    Speaker: Lamb
Pittsburgh, PA  3/14   Speaker: Lamb
Sarasota, FL  3/14   Speaker: Minich
East Bay/Santa Cruz, CA   3/20    Speaker: Perry
Hartford, CT   3/20    Speaker: Hughes
Manhattan, NY   3/20    Speaker: Lamb
Greenwich, CT  3/21   Speaker: Lamb
Manchester, NH  3/21eaker: Hughes
Sacramento, CA   3/21    Speaker: Perry
Boston New England 3/27 Speaker: Lamb 3-1-10
Denver, CO  3/27    Speaker: Perry
Portland, Or  3/27    Speaker: Minich
Phoenix, AZ   3/28    Speaker: Perry
Portland, ME   3/28   Speaker:  Lamb
Seattle, WA   3/28    Speaker: Kornberg
Anchorage,AK  4/10   Speaker: Lamb
Irvine, CA   4/10   Speaker: Perry
Syracuse, NY 4/10    Speaker: Kornberg
Boise, ID   4/11    Speaker: Kaye
Buffalo,NY    4/11    Speaker: Kornberg
San Diego, CA    4/11   Speaker: Perry
Chicago, IL  4/17    Speaker: Minich
Salt Lake City, UT  4/17    Speaker: Hughes
Houston, TX    4/18    Speaker: Hughes
Washington DC    4/18    Speaker: Lamb
Woodland Hills, CA  4/24    Speaker: Perry
Edison (formerly Princeton)  4/25   Speaker: Kornberg

For more information, please contact Dr. Irene Santoyo at 949 369 3380   irenesantoyo@metagenics.com

New York Chiropractic College will present “Metabolic Problems that Mimic and Complicate Musculoskeletal Disorders,” March 6, 2010 at Blacksburg, VA.  This 8 hour seminar will feature Dr. Scott D. Banks. 

This seminar will look at the inter-relationship between MS disorders and metabolic imbalance and lays out an orderly plan for the evaluation of the metabolic contribution.  It also provides specific nutritional therapies for these imbalances aimed at improving overall patient outcome.  The primary objective is to help practicing doctors better manage the complexity of today’s patients.

Please contact John Hess, D.C.N. at Mid-Atlantic Standard Process Nutritional Resources – 804 370 8166  or john@spdelmarva.com

New York Chiropractic College will present “Metabolic Biotransformation and Diabetes/SyndromeX,” April 24-25, 2010 in Lake Mary, FL. This 12 hour seminar will feature Dr. Bruce I. Bond. 

There will be an additional seminar July 17-18, 2010 in Del Ray Beach, FL. For this date only, contact Liz Crowley at Standard Process of S. Florida, 1-561-654-4036

Just a few topics that will be covered during this seminar - common warning signs indicating toxicity, review of epithelium and interstitial anatomy and pertinent hepatic functions, growth hormone production and growth factors, essential fatty acids and their function, compensatory physiology and review of glucose homeostasis and glycemic index.

For more information, please contact  Ms. Jill Cordes at Standard Process of N. Florida 239 216 3747 or 407 865 7725

New York Chiropractic College will present “Clinical Nutrition A-Z,” April 17-18, 2010 in Sarasota, FL. This 12 hour seminar will feature Dr. Michael D. Dobbins’, “Introduction and Foundational Principles,” (4 hours) giving the history of protomorphology as developed by Dr. Royal Lee and clinical application of the endocrine theories of Henry Harrower, also modern phytotherapy.  “Systematic Application” (8 hours) will cover the cardiovascular system, the immune system, the digestive system and the endocrine system.

For more information, please contact  Ms. Jill Cordes at Standard Process of N. Florida 239 216 3747 or 407 865 7725

Hormone Deception:  How Hormonal Signaling Systems Promote or Hijack Health & How to Use Nutrition to Keep Us Safe

Lindsey Berkson, MA, DC, CNS, DACBN  will present, “Hormone Deception:  How Hormonal Signaling Systems Promote or Hijack Health & How to Use Nutrition to Keep Us Safe.”  This 16 hour seminar is co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College.

Dr. Berkson will lecture on understanding the role of hormones in our bodies and the environmental effects, the function of protective nutrition.  She will introduce the safe estrogen dominance, and the scientific basis for nutrition in keeping signaling systems safe.

The seminar will be held February 20-21, 2010 at the Austin Centre Conference Center in Austin, TX.  16 hours of CE’s have been applied for in TX, NM, AZ, NY and CO.

For further information please contact Patrice Turowski at 800-998-6687 or 512 440 1010.  You may email to  spcentex2@aol.com

Standard Process of North Texas will be sponsoring Bruce Bond, DC, DACBN in a 16 hour lecture entitled “Functional Wellness:  A Patient-Centered Approach” on March 20-21, 2010, and co-sponsored by Parker College of Chiropractic.  This seminar is approved for 16 DACBN Educational Credit Hours.

Class topics include:  Creating the wellness practice and communicating that message; Relationship of EFAs to inflammation, stress, pregnancy and lactation, skin and hair; The Endocrine System, including hypothalamic hormones, growth hormones, adrenal glands; Digestion, including protein digestion and absorption, lipid digestion, intestinal bacterial overgrowth; Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis, Sprains and Strains; Herniated Disc and Annular Tears; Immunity; Inflammation and much more!

“What is aging people today prematurely is not bad germs, bad genes or bad luck.  It is simply not eating right, moving enough and thinking right.  Come and see why obesity, Type II Diabetes, hypertension and abnormal blood lipids are not diseases but are “compensatory physiology.”  It is time we take a stand and start dealing with the cause vs. the effect!” 

Tuition is $220 before March 12th, including CEUs for TX, LA and AR and includes manuals and breakfast.  Location will be the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14315 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Addison, TX  75001, 972-980-8877. 

For more information, please contact Ms. Daisy Ypparila at 817-845-8325 or sp_northtx@att.net. 

THE ACA COUNCIL ON NUTRITION ANNOUNCES ITS 36TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM TO BE HELD APRIL 23-25, 2010, IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS!

16 HOURS OF CE CREDIT HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR IN ALL APPLICABLE STATES AND 12 DACBN EDUCATIONAL HOURS HAVE BEEN GRANTED!!! THIS SEMINAR IS CO-SPONSORED BY THE TEXAS CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE. COME JOIN US AND RECEIVE YOUR CE CREDIT AND YOUR DACBN EDUCATIONAL HOURS!!

Please come join us for our 36th Annual Symposium to be held April 23-25, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago! The title is “Science Based Nutrition For Today”. Subjects covered will include supporting brain function, healthy aging, options in diagnostics, marketing nutritional practice, special needs patients, treating the cancer patient and possibly a form exchange with a moderator. Our speakers for our 2010 Seminar include:

Dr. David M. Brady
Dr. Joseph L. Evans
Dr. Robert G. Silverman
Dr. Scott M. Theirl
Dr. Alex Vasquez

For more detailed information on our up-coming seminar, please go to our website councilonnutrition.com or call Bonnie at 540 635 8844.

Nutrition Seminars will be sponsoring Bruce Bond, DACBN as a lecture for three 12 hour Nutrition Seminars. Each seminar is co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College and approved for 12 DACBN Educational Credit Hours. The seminars are titled, "Functional Wellness Clinical Nutrition Course" and will be held:

JANUARY 16-17, 2010 - Westerville, OH

January 23-24, 2010 - Morgantown, WV.

Class One Topics:

Understanding functional wellness and compensatory physiology. The roles and relationships of essential fatty acids in the body. Detailed information on biochemistry and physiology of the endocrine glands including the roll and effects of their hormones. Explanation of the chemical digestion of proteins, lipids, fiber and function of the intestinal lining. Carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism and environmental toxins and their affect on cellular health.

AUGUST 28-29, 2010 - Westerville, OH.

Class Two Topics:

A review of calcium utilization, bone strength and osteoporosis and ways to reduce bone loss and improve bone strength. Adipose cells, C-Reactive protein, inflammation, hypertension and the connection to obesity. The function of insulin, glucagon and cortisol in type 2 diabetes, glucose homeostasis, elevated cholesterol, C-peptide and hemoglobin A1C. The function and physiology of the immune system, renal system and respiratory systems with nutritional support to facilitate cellular function.

OCTOBER 9-10, 2010 - Westerville, OH.

Class Three Topics:

Female endocrine function: ovulation, menstruation, estrogen dominance, PMS, menopause. Male endocrine function: the effects of testosterone on stress, obesity, prostate health and andropause. Atherosclerosis, homocysteine, elevated blood glucose and insulin, advanced glycation end-products and nutritional support for the cardiovascular system. Sprain/strain, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, collagen structure, nutrients for optimal intervertebral disc and cartilage support. The difference between fat and water soluble vitamins: Vitamins A, D, E, K, B and C deficiencies, functions, metabolism, sources and requirements.

Each respective seminar will be held at the Westerville Conference Center, 98 Commerce Park Drive, Westerville, OH 43082. For more information, please contact Mr. Tom Hamilton or Mr. Tim Bahan at 614 891 4226 or - thamilton@spohio.com    tbahan@spohio.com