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Physician Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Global Education Group (Global) and MMI. Global is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit Designation 

Global Education Group designates this live activity for a maximum of 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Education

Global Education Group is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.

This educational activity for 24.0 contact hours is provided by Global Education Group. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacist Accreditation Statement

ACPEGlobal Education Group is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Credit Designation

Global Education Group designates this continuing education activity for 24.0 contact hour(s) (2.40CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. (Universal Activity Number - 0530-xxx-xx-xxx-xxx)

This is a knowledge based activity.

Please note, ACPE does not allow participants to claim partial credit. If you are a pharmacist, you must attend the full day’s sessions in order to claim credit. Credit is broken out by day (day one, 7 hours, day two, 7 hours).

Global Contact Information

For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 or cme@globaleducationgroup.com.

Instructions to Receive Credit

An email will be sent following the conclusion of this activity and it will include the online evaluation form and post-test. Both the online evaluation and post-test are required to receive continuing education credit.

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The Metabolic Systems Triad system creates a framework to assess & treat patients by first understanding these important interrelationship hierarchies & then provides specific treatment recommendations. The Metabolic Systems Triad Training is a breakthrough approach in clinical medicine that serves to organize complex patient presentations into a unified treatment approach.

The module will cover five triads that together underlie the clinical framework of the Metabolic Systems. Case-based teaching forms a central part of the training, ensuring that the learner gains specific tools & techniques to effectively treat patients immediately after completing the course.

Triad 1: Adrenals - Thyroid - Pancreas - Reviews the significant physiologic, reciprocal relationships between cortisol levels, thyroid functions & insulin sensitivity. Patients often report fatigue & depression, while progressing towards insulin resistance & auto-immunity when this triad deteriorates. This lecture will explore these interactions, common clinical presenting symptoms & how to effectively manage them therapeutically.

Triad 2: Gut - Immune - Brain - Reviews the physiologic relationships between the digestive tract, immune system & brain. We will also examine the important role stress plays as a mediator of these interconnections. Understanding Triad 2 is critical to evaluating patients with complex presentations such as fibromyalgia, auto-immune diseases, cancer, mood disorders, cognitive impairments & digestive problems.

Triad 3: Cardio - Pulmonary - Neuro-Vascular - Reviews the physiologic relationships between mood, the central & peripheral nervous systems & cardiac function. The brain, mind, lungs & heart are connected in intimate ways, with early disturbances leading to endothelial dysfunction, a precursor to hypertension, vascular pathologies & heart disease.

Triad 4: Liver - Lymph - Kidney - Reviews the interrelationships between the 'drainage' systems of the body including the liver, lymph & kidneys. There is a growing awareness of the impact environmental toxins have on human physiology. Organophosphates, chemical byproducts, heavy metals, antibiotics & hormones all contribute to many chronic diseases. It is critical that health practitioners learn methods to assess the clinical burden of environmental exposure & acquire tools to safely remove these factors from their patients.

Triad 5: Estrogen - Progesterone - Testosterone - Reviews the role sex hormones play in human health. Their decline with age contributes to the worsening of the most common chronic illnesses & creates a large burden on quality of life for many men & women. Understanding how to balance & restore when appropriate, these hormones is a centerpiece of any anti-aging practice. Estrogen, progesterone & testosterone will be explored in detail with regard to normal functioning & in particular how they interrelate in the context of human physiology. Methods of assessment & treatment will be reviewed for both men & women.

Learn how the Metabolic Systems Triad works

Look at an example of a triad, The Brain-Gut-Inflammation Triad & see how triad organizational thought would be helping organize complex patient therapies

Review normal physiology of adrenals, thyroid & pancreas

Review common ways patients present with multiple metabolic abnormalities

Review natural & hormonal treatment strategies for cortisol, insulin & thyroid

Andrew Heyman, MD, MHSA

Andrew Heyman, MD, MHSA is an internationally recognized expert in Integrative Medicine. He is currently the Program Director of Integrative and Metabolic Medicine at The George Washington University. Prior to assuming this role, he spent 16 years at the University of Michigan, serving to build one of the largest and most successful academic-based Integrative Medicine programs in the United States.

James LaValle, RPh, CCN

James LaValle, RPh, CCN is a nationally recognized clinical pharmacist, author, board certified clinical nutritionist, founder of Metabolic Code Enterprises, Inc., a web platform and practice solution enterprise, launching AIR Support and the Metabolic Code Assessment. In addition, he founded Practices at Progressive Medical Center in Orange County, CA. In 2001, he founded and operated LaValle Metabolic Institute, an interdisciplinary medicine facility in Cincinnati for the past 15 years (sold in 2014) where he served thousands of patients using his metabolic model for health. He also founded Integrative Health Resources 15 years ago, which is focused as a natural products industry consulting company.

Jennifer Landa, MD, FMNM, ABAARM

Jennifer Landa, MD, Ob/Gyn specializes in helping women and men balance their hormones, restore their energy, and replenish their sex lives. At the heart of her practice is the belief that maintaining one’s health is hard work and she encourages her patients to make lifestyle changes that will result in increased health.

Dr. Landa’s focused, energetic, and straightforward style comes across well when she speaks in front of groups and on camera. She lectures nationally on preventive medicine and has appeared on national and local television. Dr. Landa just completed her first book with co-author Virginia Hopkins. Their book, The Sex Drive Solution for Women, is a no-nonsense approach to many of the sex drive issues that Dr. Landa addresses with her patients every day.

Kenneth Varano, DO

Kenneth Varano, DO holds board certifications in Integrative Medicine, Family Practice and Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. He has completed the MMI Advanced Fellowship in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine and has recently been appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at The George Washington University. Dr. Varano has been featured in Esquire Magazine, CBS News, and Comcast Network as an expert in Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy. Dr. Varano specializes in teasing apart the metabolic imbalances found in complex patients and presenting simple therapies that restore health and function.

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Chicago Marriott Downtown

540 North Michigan Ave

Chicago IL, 60611

Phone: 877-303-0104

Rm Rate: $288/night

Room Rate Expires: 8-23-17

Submission Info

A4M conferences and exhibitions aim to ensure that all medical professionals are up-to-date with the latest scientific research and the most recent medical and surgical advances that collectively work to prevent and treat the effects of aging.

Our exhibitions offer your company an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of the rapidly developing Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine industries. They represent the optimal platform to establish new business contacts with other medical professionals, while networking and building rapport with practitioners from across the globe.

Market to Your Potential Customers in a $115 Billion Annual Marketplace

This is your opportunity to brand yourself with the largest Anti-Aging society in the world. With over 26,000 members from 110 countries, you will truly be able to mark your company as international.

The A4M Anti-Aging Conferences and Events offer a multitude of ways for your company to increase your visibility, build booth traffic, and leave a lasting impression on the most qualified buyers in the sphere of anti-aging medicine.

American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine / Metabolic Medical Institute

Phone: 888-997-0112

Email: info@a4m.com