OVERVIEW
Integrative Medicine for Mental Health (IMMH) Presents : Integrative Therapies for Anxiety and Depression 2017 is organized by Integrative Medicine for Mental Health (IMMH) and would be held during Mar 25 - 26, 2017 at Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa And Marina, San Diego, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 10 CME/CEU Credits Available.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
If you see patients who struggle with anxiety and depression and you are looking for new ways to help them, this interactive workshop will provide you with practical information that you can implement in your practice immediately. If you are searching for ways to find the true root causes of many symptoms of anxiety and depression and help your patients heal, while reducing the need for pharmaceutical medications when possible, this workshop is for you. Have you attended the annual IMMH Conference? This workshop will be an excellent follow-up to the conference and will help you go from theory to mastery of the principles discussed there.
WORKSHOP AT-A-GLANCE :
• Two-day, intensive workshop
• Led by IMMH Scientific Advisory Board members
• Limited registration for more interaction
• Focus on practical application and real dialogue
• Clinical application of specific integrative laboratory testing and therapies
• Case study discussions
• Ask-the-expert forum to address specific cases in your practice
• Submit your most difficult cases to our workshop leaders in advance
• Continue the discussion after the workshop by joining the IMMH Yahoo discussion group online
• Attendance makes you eligible to join the IMMH Clinician Registry
Conference Objectives Day 1:
• Identify inflammatory cytokines that interfere with neurotransmitter metabolism and neuroendocrine regulation.
• Describe the clinical manifestations of a compromised gut flora.
• Determine the appropriate probiotic regimen treatment depending on clinical symptoms and laboratory data.
• Describe factors contributing to amino acid deficiency states.
• Understand the specific nutrients that active enzymes to synthesize mood-modulating neurotransmitters.
• Identify therapeutic dose ranges for tryptophan, phenylalanine, and 5-HTP.
Conference Objectives Day 2 :
• Relate the emerging evidence that suggests that deficiencies cholesterol and EFAs are associated with the pathophysiology and treatment of depression.
• Understand the association between low plasma levels of cholesterol and relapse.
• Evaluate the efficacy of essential fatty acid supplementation in supporting pharmacological interventions and minimizing side effects.
• Vitamin Deficiencies in Depression and Anxiety
• Identify evidence for the use of vitamin cofactors in mental health treatment.
• Describe the relationship of vitamin cofactors in the development of mood disorders.
• Identify genetic variants that contribute to folate deficiency and increased risk for depression.
Price :
Before February 29: USD 449.00
Between March 1 and March 16 : USD 499.00
After March 16 : USD 549.00
Speakers : James Greenblatt, William Shaw.
KEY DATES
25 Mar, 2017
Event Start Date
26 Mar, 2017
Event End Date
SPECIALITIES
Internal Medicine and General MedicineSUGGESTED HOTELS
CONFERENCE VENUE
Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina 1441 Quivira Rd