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Holistic Children’s Health - Brisbane



Event Location

Date: 28th August 2019
Location: Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane, Terrace Room 23 Leichhardt St (Cnr Wickham Terrace) BRISBANE QLD Australia 5000


Event Details

Holistic Children’s Health
BioCeuticals Seminar Series with Dr Elisa Song

Dr Elisa Song, founded Whole Family Wellness in 2005 with a mission to create a nurturing environment that integrates allopathic and natural medicine customised to each unique child, in order to help children thrive to their fullest potentials. In this seminar, Dr Song draws on her areas of expertise to provide effective integrative treatment strategies for children with complex medical issues, including autism, attention deficit hyperactivitydisorder (ADHD), autoimmune illness, failure to thrive, food allergies/sensitivities, neurological disorders and environmental illness.

The seminar will be filmed at ABC studios in Sydney. All registered attendees will get access to this session recording post event.

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Register for two of our upcoming National Seminars and the third is FREE. Miss any of the seminars included in our Bundle Deals and you'll have access to our live recorded sessions.

Included National Seminars:

  • Pyrroles, Histamine and Methylation with Trudy Scott, Isabelle Baissac and Amie Skilton
  • Holistic Children's Health with Dr Elise Song
  • The Science of Ketogenesis with Professor Dominic D'Agostino

CPD Accreditation:

  • PSA - seeking accreditation
  • ANTA - 3.5 CPD points
  • NHAA - 7 CPD points
  • ATMS - 3.5 CPD points
  • CMA - 3.5 CPD points

Session 1: Discovering Clinical Clues in Paediatric Functional Medicine
Chronic childhood illness is both preventable and reversible – using a functional medicine approach!
As we face an epidemic of childhood chronic disease, it is imperative that functional medicine practitioners understand and are comfortable with the unique considerations in diagnosing and treating their paediatric patients. During this seminar, we will review the clinical clues on physical exam and history that will help guide our understanding of which core biochemical imbalances may be most relevant. We will look specifically at how children present with:
• the most common nutrient deficiencies
• gut dysbiosis
• mitochondrial dysfunction
• mast cell/histamine dysregulation
• neuro-endocrine imbalance and immune dysfunction
We will explore when and which laboratory tests may be appropriate, and how to prioritise key supplements, diet and lifestyle modifications.
Applications will be discussed for specific conditions such as autism, PANS/PANDAS, atopic disease, and other common childhood concerns.

Session 2: A Functional Medicine Approach to Teenage Anxiety
Our teenagers are facing an alarming epidemic of anxiety along with its many comorbid physical and mental health disorders. Without an understanding of root causes and the underlying pathophysiology and biochemical imbalances associated with teenage anxiety, adolescents may be relegated to a potential lifelong polypharmacy of psychiatric medications, often without relief.
During this seminar, we will:
• explore the physiology of the developing teenage brain to gain insight into why adolescents are so uniquely primed for anxiety and addiction on the one hand, and for adaptive learning and success on the other insults that occur during this critical time of brain development can lead to improper synaptic growth and pruning with lifelong impacts on mental and physical health and wellbeing.
• discuss the potential insults that our teenagers face today and how they can affect teen anxiety – including the Standard American/Australian Diet, and our modern-day teen addictions to addictions to video games, social media, sugar, and ‘Juul’ing’.
• explore how to use a holistic, functional medicine approach to identify core clinical imbalances and use diet, nutritional supplements, and lifestyle modifications to optimise teenage mood and brain development.
• discuss the challenges of working with a teenage population, and how to motivate change and empower teens to choose a path that will help them thrive into adulthood.
• and finally, discuss how to start young and “stress-proof” our children before adolescent anxiety takes hold.

Seminar Dates                                        Wednesday 28 August 2019
 
Registration                                            NOW OPEN
 
Program
2:30pm - 3:00pm Registration and afternoon tea
3:00pm - 4:30pm Session 1 - Discovering Clinical Clues in Paediatric Functional Medicine
4:30pm - 5:00pm Break
5:00pm - 6:30pm Session 2 - A Functional Medicine Approach to Teenage Anxiety
6:30pm - 7:00pm Q&A Interview with Andrew Whitfield-Cook (FX Medicine)
7:00pm - 8:00pm Buffet Dinner 
 
**Please note: Cancellations made prior to 10 working days will receive a full refund. If you are unable to attend, a colleague may attend at no extra charge. Refunds for cancellations made after this time will be made on a case by case basis. If you are unable to attend, a substitute is welcome at no charge.

Discovering Clinical Clues in Paediatric Functional Medicine

  • Explain why a functional medicine approach is so important for children
  • Explain the elemens of an optimal pediatric physical exam and clinical history
  • Identify the key physical exam and history findings for the most common childhood nutritional deificiencies
  • Recognise the different manifestations of food allergies and sensitivities in children
  • Demonstrate how children may present with various types of gut dysbiosis
  • Discuss the clinical clues that your pediatric patient my have underlying core clinical imbalances, including mitochondrial dysfunction, mast cell dysregulation, detoxification impairment, neuro-endorcrine imbalance, and immune dysfunction
  • Prioritise appropriate laboratory testing and key supplement, diet and lifestyle modifications for your pediatric patient
  • Demonstrate specific applications to common childhood conditions

A Functional Medicine Approach to Teenage Anxiety

  • Describe the unique physiology of the developing teenage brain
  • Explain how the gut-brain connection axis underlies teenage anxiety
  • Identify the various factors that can harm the developing teenage brain
  • Identify the core clinical imbalances that underlie teenage anxiety
  • Discuss how to implement a functional medicine approach to optimising teenage brain development and reversing anxiety
  • Explain how to address the unique challenges associated with working with teenagers
  • Describe how to 'stress-proof' children to prevent teenage anxiety
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