Concurrent Sessions
Jun 4, 2021 2:00pm ‐ Jun 4, 2021 3:30pm
Identification: CC02
Please choose from one of the below sessions.
Conversation with Linus Pauling Award Winner & IFM 30th Year Celebration (Optional, Non-CME)
Jun 4, 2021 2:30pm ‐ Jun 4, 2021 3:45pm
Identification: 213-214
Happy Hour (Optional, Non-CME)
Jun 4, 2021 3:45pm ‐ Jun 4, 2021 4:45pm
Identification: HH
Virtual Exhibit Hall open
IFM Resource Center open
Wellness Lounge open
Cocktail & Cooking Class with Kalea Wattles, ND and Leah Alvarado, ND (5:00-5:30 PM PDT)
Community Engagement
Connection Cafe open
Poster Sessions
Braindates
Bookstore
Coffee Cart
Wellness Lounge: Mat Yoga Class for Energy & Focus (Optional, Non-CME)
Jun 5, 2021 5:00am ‐ Jun 5, 2021 5:45am
Identification: WL04
This well-choreographed sequence will get you moving while focusing on chest opening postures to increase oxygen flow. It will be interspersed with balance postures for grounding and focus.
Early Morning Activities (Optional, Non-CME)
Jun 5, 2021 5:00am ‐ Jun 5, 2021 6:00am
Identification: EMA02
Virtual Exhibit Hall open
IFM Resource Center open
Wellness Lounge open
Mat Yoga for Energy & Focus class (6:00-6:45 AM PDT)
Cooking Demos
Community Engagement
Connection Cafe open
Poster Sessions
Braindates
Bookstore
Coffee Cart
Concurrent Session 14: Impact of Early Life Stress Across the Lifespan (CME)
Jun 5, 2021 6:00am ‐ Jun 5, 2021 6:45am
Identification: 301
In this talk, Dr. Berkowitz will explore the topic of early life stress and its impact on health across the lifespan. This talk includes discussion of how an individual’s cumulative lifetime trauma exposure can contribute to overall health and well-being.
Concurrent Session 15: How to Alleviate the Cost of Functional Medicine: What to Offer Patients that Costs Little to Nothing (CME)
Jun 5, 2021 6:00am ‐ Jun 5, 2021 6:45am
Identification: 302
Access to functional medicine in an insurance-based model is a limiting factor for many patients. Consequently, the cost perception of functional medicine care can prevent patients from seeking these services. In this talk, Kalea Wattles, ND, and Kirsten Ramsdell, MS, will highlight therapeutic measures that can be incorporated into treatment plans for little to no cost outside the commitment of time. In a tour through the modifiable lifestyle factors, this presentation explores a variety of foundational, therapeutic approaches, including breathing exercises, mindfulness, sleep hygiene, fasting, meditation, gratitude, and fostering a healthy social community.
Concurrent Session 16: Growing from the Ground Up: Whole Health Communities and the Whole Health Institute (CME)
Jun 5, 2021 6:00am ‐ Jun 5, 2021 6:45am
Identification: 303
In this talk, Dr. Roca will discuss the Whole Health Model and its combination of self-care, team care, community, and intersection with functional medicine. Dr. Roca will explore the formula and foundation for changing the healthcare system to empower patients to take charge of their health to live full and meaningful lives.
Concurrent Session 17: Precision Medicine for Cognitive Decline: Successful Proof-of-Concept Trial (CME)
Jun 5, 2021 6:00am ‐ Jun 5, 2021 6:45am
Identification: 304
Previous clinical trials for cognitive decline have predetermined a treatment (typically a drug candidate) and virtually all failed. Therefore, in a proof-of-concept trial, we used a precision medicine/functional medicine approach for 25 patients with MCI (mild cognitive impairment) or early dementia, and after nine months of treatment, cognitive testing revealed that 21 improved (84%), one showed no change (4%), and three declined (12%).These strongly positive results support the view that identifying and treating the contributors to cognitive decline for each patient, with a personalized protocol, represents an effective treatment approach for patients with MCI or early dementia. Supported by the Evanthea Foundation; performed in collaboration with the QuesGen CRO.