2nd BioCeuticals Research Symposium

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PRESENTER

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Plenary: On the Precipice of a Revolution in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

Dr. Mark Houston

1. Identify current top 5 cardio vascular risk factors

2. Discuss the importance of advanced lipid profiles, visceral obesity and dysglycemic parameters as factors in cardiovascular disease.

3. List 3 reasons to justify the value of 24hr ambulatory bp monitoring.

4. Explain the value of non-invasive vascular testing.

Plenary: Healthease

Dr Raymond Schwartz

TBA

Plenary: Obesity

Dr Robert Buist

1. List the main causes of the obesity epidemic

2. Recognise key physiological indicators often occurring in an obese patient.

3. identify typical co-morbidities

4. Explain the relevance of sleep and stress in obesity.

5. Appraise how willpower can be supported and developed.

Plenary: Probiotics and Mastitis

Belinda Reynolds

TBA.

Plenary: Probiotics and allergy prevention

Associate Professor John Sinn

1. discuss the potential of prebiotics and probiotic bacteria added to infant feeds to prevent sensitisation of infants to dietary allergens.

2.Evaluate recent meta analysis linking use of probiotics and eczema reduction in children.

3. Identify the species of bacteria used in treatment of allergy in children.

4. Discuss the emerging evidence with the use of prebiotics in the prevention of eczema and asthma in children.

Plenary: Achieving Wellness – a hierarchy of what is important

Dr Michael Murray (USA)

1. Discuss a definition of health as proposed by Dr. Murray

2. Identify the key factors contributing to wellness.

3. Appreciate the roles of social, psychological, dietary and lifestyle factors in wellness .

4. Create a hierachy of wellness.

5. Discuss relevant results from recent medical literature in the field of wellness.

Parallel Workshop 1: Obesity – clinical perspectives/case studies

Dr Robert Buist

1. Identify changes that can be made to normalize food intake and improve the quality of selected food.

2. Appreciate how calorie restriction leads to so many positive health effects including longevity.

3. Discuss the different types of fats and carbohydrates

Parallel Workshop 2: Probiotics/pregnancy – clinical workshop

Amie Skilton

TBA

Parallel Workshop 1: Natural approaches to inflammation

Dr Michael Murray (USA)

1. List dietary factors linked to producing inflammation.

2. Identify the role of the gastrointestinal tract in inflammatory conditions.

3. Understand how proteolytic enzymes can be used in autoimmune conditions.

4. Appreciate how stress, insulin resistance, and attitude all impact silent inflammation

5. Explain how curcumin and other natural products turn off inflammatory processes.

Parallel Workshop 2: Probiotics and allergy management – case studies

Associate Professor John Sinn

1. Discuss the proposition that the composition of the intestinal microflora may be different in individuals with atopic eczema from those without this condition.

2. Acknowledge the potential of prebiotics and probiotic bacteria to prevent sensitisation of infants to dietary allergens.

3. Discuss case studies presented and demonstrate an understanding of the potential of probiotics and prebiotics for the prevention of allergic disease.

Q&A with Mark Donohoe

Mark Donohoe

N/A

Introductory comments – clinical perspective

Dr Mark Donohoe

N/A

Plenary talk + Q&A: Evolutionary basis for human nutrition – health implications for century diets

Prof. Loren Cordain

1. Identify the seven key dietary nutritional characteristics of ancestral hominin diets.

2. Understand the effect of diet related chronic diseases in Western world.

3. Identify nutritional characteristics of modern foods.

4. Realise the multi factorial dietary causes of specific  chronic diseases.

5. Describe the effect modern diet is having with regard to the human genome.

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Panel discussion – Is there a role for integrative medicine in specialist practice

Healthease Group

TBA

Plenary talk: Synbiotics – an emerging treatment for kidney disease

Megan Rossi

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the role of the bacterial environment in the gut and the production of kidney failure toxins.

2. Identify the two key uremic toxins generated solely from the gut bacteria.

3. Appreciate the benefits of synbiotic therapy in the CKD population.

Molecular genetics of migraine – implications for their development

Lyn Griffiths

1. Appreciate the genetic involvement in familial hemiplegic migraine.

2.Demonstrate understanding of hormonal triggers of migraine in women.

3. Demonstrate understanding of vascular triggers of migraine

4. Discuss the potential importance of pharmacogenetic interventions in migraine treatment.

Plenary talk: Integrative approach to diabetes

Dr Gary Deed

1. List 5 cardiometabolic diseases.

2. Identify 3 risk reduction strategies in cardiometabolic diseases.

3. Explain the roles of genomics, inflammation, nutritional and hormonal imbalances in cardiometabolic diseases.

Plenary talk: The push of insulin resistance and the pull of energy in malignancy

Dr Lise Alschuler (USA)

1. Identify systemic insulin resistance as is one of the most critical risk factors for cancer development and progression.

2. Explain the link between insulin resistance and cancer from mechanistic, epidemiological and clinical perspectives.

3. List the carcinogenic mechanisms of action of insulin resistance.

4. Appreciate the molecular and pathophysiological carcinogenic impacts of stress.

5. Discuss clinically relevant and scientifically studied stress reduction strategies and interventions.

6. Explore ways to interact with patients about stress and cancer without implying blame or guilt.

Parallel Workshop 1: Essentials of renal nutrition

Dr Katrina Campbell and Megan Rossi

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the prevalence of Chronic kidney disease (CKD).

2. Identify the cornerstone of CKD management.

3. Illustrate a basic understanding of renal nutrition.

4. Identify macro nutrients and key minerals identified as essential for kidney health in the latest published studies.

Parallel Workshop 2: TBA

Lyn Griffiths

TBA

Parallel Workshop 1: Integrative approach to diabetes – case studies

Dr Gary Deed

1. Identify process to create individualised management for patients.

2. Appraise the use of management templates.

3. Analyse principles of assessment, investigation, and interventions for  common chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes.

Parallel Workshop 2 Case management of breast cancer

Dr Lise Alschuler (USA)

1. Demonstrate a working understanding of the use of biomarkers and hormonal analysis to establish the extent of breast cancer.

2. Be able to prescribe evidence-based nutritional and herbal therapies for use in the prevention and management of breast cancer.