CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
CLINICAL PROTOCOLS FOR BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES
BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE INITIATIVE SYMPOSIUM
Our Education Programs Are Open Across Borders
TARGET AUDIENCE: ALL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
FALL SYMPOSIUM: Saturday, October 27th, 2012
EVENT SCHEDULE: 8am to 7pm - One Full Day of Clinical Protocols
LOCATION: Park Hyatt Hotel, 4 Avenue Road. Toronto, Ontario
EDUCATOR: Dr. Erika Schwartz, MD
FEE: $899CDN + HST
EARLY BIRD FEE: Register Before August 15th and SAVE $125
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FEATURED PRESENTER; DR. ERIKA SCHWARTZ, M.D.Erika Schwartz, M.D.– Founder and Chief Medical Officer the Age Management Institute, NewYork; Founding Director, Bio-Identical Hormone Initiative. Member of NAMS, MSSNY, AACOG, AFTRA/SAG, NYSSIM. Board of Managers and Trustees, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Leading expert in the field of Bio-Identical Hormones (BHRT) , wellness, Alzheimer’s and true disease prevention. Author of four best-selling books. By-lined in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. International speaker and television personality. Featured on many well know television shows - Oprah, The Today Show, CBS News and The View.
A cum laude graduate, AOA honor society member, from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Dr. Schwartz trained at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. in Internal Medicine and Critical Care. Upon completion of her postgraduate training, at the age of 28, she became the first woman and youngest physician to be named Director of Emergency Medicine at Westchester County Medical Center- New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y.
Since the start of her distinguished career, Dr. Schwartz has been committed to empowering patients and teaching physician’s compassion alongside with scientific and clinical information. She has lectured at Harvard, authored the seminal article on the use of hormones in wellness and disease prevention in the prestigious peer reviewed publication Medical Clinics.
SYMPOSIUM DESCRIPTIONS: This intense one-day symposium includes the science, current research, and extensive clinical application of female and male hormone replacement therapies and other evidence-based integrative therapies for the treatment of the symptoms of hormone imbalance, the prevention of disease, and the management of aging.
SYMPOSIUM FORMAT: One Full Day of Clinical Protocols - Comprised of 5 Units, consisting of presentation, physician participation and review of clinical protocols and case studies. Interactive study materials, including articles, and extensive survey of past and current PubMed literature will be available to all participants.
TOPICS ADDRESSED:
. Focuses on Male & Female Hormones
· Advanced Course with Basic Introduction (easy to understand format)
· Comprehensive Protocols for Treating Adult Male/Female Hormone Deficiencies
· Introducing Hormones Into Your Practice
· Hormone Imbalance Symptoms
· Dosing & Titration
· Utilizing Advanced Testing & Diagnostics
. How to Decipher Lab Test Results - Blood & Saliva
· What are Bioidentical Hormones & How Are They Different to Synthetic Hormones
· Treat Menopause
. Treat "Andropause" - Male Menopause, Erectile Dysfunction, and Low Libido
. Testosterone Therapy for Men
. Why Both Men & Women Need Testosterone
. Discover Why Testosterone Levels are Crucial for Sexual Functioning
. How to Detect & Treat Thyroid & Adrenal Imbalances
· Diet, Exercise & Lifestyle Factors
· Nutritional Supplementation
· Cardiovascular Risk, Breast Cancer Risk, & Vascular Thrombosis
· Scientific Perspectives: IMS, WHI, Million Women Study & Other Significant Studies
· Review & Analysis of Clinical Case Studie. Gain Knowledge of Treatment Regimens
· Review of Current Scientific Literature
. Distinguish How Different Molecules Act Differently in the Human Body
• With a Theoretical Understanding of Hormone Restoration Comes the Challenge of
Putting it All Togetehr in Practice
. Estrogen, Progesterone, DHEA & Pregnenolone Deficiencies
. The Psychological Impact of Deficiencies
. Iodine Treatments for Females
. Interactive Q & A with Dr. Erika, MD
. Network with Leading Physicians
SUPPORT GIVEN TO PHYSICIANS AFTER THE SYMPOSIUM
TruBalance is one of the most unique business models in Canada. We support the physician once you have completed your BHRT education & embark on integrating BHRT into your practice. You receive complete support from TruBalance Healthcare no matter what province your based in.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This advance symposium with a basic introduction (easy to understand format) for medical professionals and all healthcare providers - ie: anti-aging specialists, age management specialists, endocrinologists, dermatologists, doctors of osteopathic, OB/GYNs, GPs, NDs, RNs, nurse practitioners, breast health practioners, endocrinologists, plastic surgeons, internists, geriatricians, psychiatrists, sports medicine doctors, chiropractors, and cardiologists. We also encourage other healthcare professionals including physician assistants, and operations managers and others in this field to attend this highly informative educational symposium.
EDUCATIONAL GOALS: To provide physicians and healthcare professionals in a comprehensive manner, the expertise and knowledge required to diagnose effectively and treat hormone deficencies in their patients. Bio-Identical Hormones and Age Management Medicine is the new healthcare paradigm, “the wave of the future” offering a solution to help you stay young and to slow the aging process. The science of Age Management Medicine is multi-disciplinary – represented by advances in the fields of bio-chemistry, biology, and physiology, including sports medicine, molecular genetics, and emerging medical technologies. To provide reliable and predictive body chemistry management centered on hormone analysis, interpretation, & bio-identical hormones. The key to this fundamental goal is not one size fits all treatment, rather to provide the patient with a precise treatment protocol specific to their body requirements to give them optimum results. We recognize the demand in the industry as patients are now becoming highly educated on aging and preventative medicine, therefore the goal is to naturally optimize preventative medicine customized to the patient taking into account their lifestyle.
COURSE FEE:
$899.00CDN + HST
Register a staff member for only $750
Group discount rates available - 4 or more people
Pay at the door fee, paid day of event - $1099
Open to all past attendees Fee: $350, After August 15 fee is $450 .
**This event always sells out - BOOK EARLY!!
Event is Limited to 40 People
***CME Credits are available for courses as of Fall 2012
LOCATION: Park Hyatt Hotel | A 5 Star Hotel | 4 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON.,
M5R 2E8 | Special Rates Available | Tel: 1.888.421.1442
AIRLINE DISCOUNT: Once you register we will give you the Air Canada Promo Code
TO REGISTER, PLEASE CALL:
Donna A.G. Kingman
Director of Business Development & Education
Direct: 647.884.0663
OUR PAST EDUCATOR'S BIO'S
Mark L. Gordon, M.D., FAAFP
“A World Leading Age Management Specialist” Founder & Medical Director of Millennium Health Centers, Inc., Encino, California
Mark L. Gordon, M.D. is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and holds a clinical professorship at USC in the Department of Family Medicine. He also has the notoriety of starting the clinical rotation in Aesthetic and Anti-Aging medicine for the department of Internal Medicine at UCLA . Doctor Gordon is the author of “The Clinical Application of Interventional Endocrinology." Dr. Gordon is renowned for his knowledge of Traumatic Brain Injury, which is now being recognized as a causative factor for accelerated hormonal deficiencies.
DECEMBER 2012 book launch - Traumatic Brain Injury: The Clinical Approach to Diagnosis & Treatment
Sangeeta Pati, M.D., FACOG
“An International Expert in the Field of Natural Hormones” Founder & Medical Director of the SaJune Medical Center & Medical Spa, Orlando, Florida
Faculty I.W. Lane College Integrative Medicine:
Board Certified American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology;
Board Certified American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Sangeeta Pati, M.D. graduated at the top of her medical class at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, and served a residency at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. She has practiced extensively in the U.S. and internationally including serving as Medical Director for a 350-employee, non-profit organization. Dr. Pati is multi-lingual and is renowned in her field having authored numerous scientific articles and addressing audiences both nationally and internationally. She is recognized by physicians internationally as a foremost authority in the field of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Dr. Pati holds board certifications from the American Board of OB/ GYN and the American Anti-Aging Board of Medicine.
Watch Dr. Pati on The Wellness Hour - talk about Bio-Hormone Replacement Therapy
Gordon D. Ko, M.D., CCFP(EM), FRCPC
Co-Founder & Medical Director of the Canadian Centre for Integrative Medicine, Markham, ON. Canada (Dr. Ko sits on our Advisory Committee only, he is not an educator on BHRT) Gordon D. Ko, M.D., is a specialist in Rehabilitation, Pain & Anti-Aging Medicine. His expertise integrates Bio-Identical Hormones (BHRT) with his multi-disciplinary practice and the Fibromyalgia Treatment Clinic, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON., Canada
Advisory Committee Only
FAST FACTS FOR PHYSICIAN EDUCATION
•We can accommodate groups of up to 40 doctors
• One-on-one sessions with the educator/physician are available
• Private one-on-one perceptorship education programs are available on location of the MD's practice
• We will customize educational seminars according to the specific needs of your practice
• Customized brochures and templates
• Physicians network across Canada
• Speaker programs - book a well known physican for your conference or event
• You will walk away well informed, with a premium support system to help you implement BHRT into
your practice.
• Our objective is to create a balance in your practice and with your patients.
Cardiology: GH/IGF-1 Deficiency in GHD Individuals Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Mortality.
2009 AACE GH Guidelines
GH-deficient adults
Beginning to end: Cardiovascular implications of GH deficiency/ GH therapy - IGF-1 As A Cardiac Hormone: Physiological/ Pathophysiological Implications In Heart Disease. A preliminary study of growth hormone in the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Enhanced lipoprotein lipase secretion and foam cell formation.
Acute hemodynamic effects of Testosterone in men with chronic heart failure.
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
Testosterone and The Aging Male
Testosterone for Life: Recharge Your Vitality, Sex Drive, Muscle Mass & Overall Health
Effects of GH replacement on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and its circadian rhythm in adult GH deficiency.
Boneloss - Present And Future Of Osteoporosis Therapy.
Potential Role Of Insulin-like Growth Factor In Fracture Healing.
Pulmonology
Immunology
Metabolism - Androgens, insulin resistance and vascular disease in men.
Sex steroids and endothelial function
Cardiovascular effects of testosterone: implications of “Andropause - male menopause"
Interference of Progestins With Endothelial Actions of Estrogens.
The Nuts and Bolts of Hormone Restoration for Women by Sangeeta Pati, M.D.
Optimal aging
Restorative model
Hormone overview: Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, Thyroid, Insulin, Cortisol, GH, and Melatonin
DHEA
Pregnenolone
Brief overview of Nutrition and Detoxification as pertains to case studies
Hormone deficiencies in women
Proper dosing in women
What are Bio-Identical Hormones?
Hormones and the heart
Brain: E3 and Cognitive function
Estradiol therapy
How does Testosterone improve sexual function?
Extensive Q & A with the Doctors/Educators
Case Studies on Female/Male Hormone Replacement
Network with Leading Physicians
TruBalance Healthcare Inc. - “The Natural Hormone Experts”
Advance Hormone Testing (saliva & blood)
The Effects Hormones Have on Our Lifestyles
NTx Boneloss Analysis
Bone Health and Osteoporosis
Efficacy of Low-dose Intravaginal Estriol on Urogenital Aging in Postmenopausal Women
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PRIVATE PERCEPTORSHIP EDUCATION
PRIVATE ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATION IS AVAILABLE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
For those of you who cannot attend the group education symposium, TruBalance Healthcare offers private one-on-one education perceptorships with one of our top educators in the field of Bio-Identical Horomones.
NEW YORK CITY
The Age Management Institute, Manhattan, New York
Erika Schwartz, MD - Chief Medical Director & Founder
Contact: Gene Calderone
Tel: 212.873.3420
**All perceptorships are held at Dr. Erika's Clinic in Manhattan NYC
**TruBalance Healthcare education attendee's receive a discount on Dr. Schwartz's NYC
In-Clinic Perceptorship (Call TruBalance Healthcare for details & discount code)
FLORIDA
Sajune Medical Center & Spa, Orlando, FL
Sangetta Pati, MD - Medical Director/ Founder
Contact: Zena Andrews - VP of Operations
Tel: 407.478.9797
Preceptorship Program - This program has been designed to teach clinicians how to restore optimal health through restoring hormones and nutrients, removing toxicities and rebalancing the mind and the body. It is a 4-day preceptorship that centers on direct patient management and discussion with Dr. Sangeeta Pati, who is based in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Credentials:
Sangeeta Pati, M.D., FACOG,
Medical Director SaJune Institute for Restorative Medicine
The objectives for learning are as follows:
1. Ability to describe and apply the Restorative Health Model.
2. First hand participation in interpretation of laboratory tests (hormones, nutrients, toxicities) and prescribing therapy for men and women from ages 13 to 90, based on the individual's symptoms, examination, and lab results as regards:
a) The full array of hormones
b) Nutritional supplements
c) Removal of toxicities
d) Balancing the mind & body
3. Turn key operational forms to establish a practice utilizing the "Restorative Health Model" including consent, H&P, progress notes. 4. Protocols for each aspect of the model.
We look forward to hearing from you to schedule your week with the staff of Sajune Medical Center - Institute for Restorative Medicine.
CALIFORNIA
Millennium Health Centers, Inc., Encino, California
Mark L. Gordon, M.D., FAAFP - Founder & Medical Director
TO REGISTER FOR ALL EVENTS & CONFERENCES PLEASE CONTACT:
Donna A.G. Kingman - Director of Business Development & Communications
Direct: 647.884.0663 (Toronto)
Email: donna@trubalancehealthcare.com