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• How to identify racism
• Understand the impact of racism on mental and physical health
• How to provide healthcare services to embrace ethno-cultural diversity

Goals and Outlines

Goals and Objectives

Course Outline

1. Introduction
2. Symptoms & Causes of Neck Pain
3. Tui Na Neck & Shoulder Treatment – Seated
4. Tui Na Neck & Shoulder Treatment – Supine
5. Acupuncture Opening Treatments for the Neck
6. Cupping, Seven Star Hammer & Guasha
7. Qi Dynamics of the Neck & Principles of Acupuncture Treatment for Neck Pain and Stiffness
8. Wind in the Neck: Points and Treatment
9. Distal Complimentary Acupuncture Points & Treatments
10. Root & Node Treatments and Neck Pain
11. Key Herbal Formulas for Neck Pain: Formula Based/Pathogen Based Diagnosis
1. Ge Gen Tang & Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen
2. Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang + Ge Gen
3. Blood Stasis Formulas
4. Yi Guan Jian + Si Ni San
5. Juan Bi Tang – Bi Syndrome
12. External Application of Herbs
13. Rehabilitative Qi Gong Exercises for the Neck
1. Owl Turns Its Head
2. Cock Pecks the Rice
3. The “Back Stretch”
4. King/Queen Arises From the Throne
5. Nine Ghosts Drawing Swords
6. Rhinoceros Gazes at the Moon
7. Na Mou Searches the Sea
8. Turning Heaven & Earth

Goals and Objectives

• Understand the role of environmental toxins in damaging fertility
• Be able to help patients decrease their toxin exposure
• Understand the importance of preparing the body before beginning a detoxification program
• Be able to provide guidance to patients wanting a comprehensive detoxification

Course Outline

• Environmental toxins damage fertility epidemic
• Key strategies for decreasing toxin exposure
• Gut restoration protocol
• Liver preparation protocol
• Kidney preparation protocol
• Intense systemic detoxification

• Understand how estrogen (endogenous or exogenous) moves through phase 1, 2 and 3 detoxification
• Review the genetic snps and enzymes involved in each phase in order to optimize clearance and reduce risks/symptoms
• Discuss the microbiome and estrobolome and its influence on estrogen clearance
• Discuss food sources and natural treatments that have been shown in the literature to improve estrogen metabolism outcomes through the different phases.

Attendees of this course/presentation will:

1. Understand how to perform a comprehensive initial naturopathic evaluation of fertility for a couple
2. Feel confident ordering and interpreting conventional and functional lab tests for fertility patients
3. Easily work through a clinical algorithm to reach both the conventional/western diagnosis of infertility and to identify the functional/naturopathic root cause
4. Build a cache of template treatment plans for easy application with patients

By the end of the seminar, participants will have:

1. An understanding of the theoretical and clinical significance of the seven po souls and their relationship to inner alchemy.
2. A working knowledge of biomedical and energetic imbalances that can arise from un-transcended life lessons in each dantien.
3. How to weave the individual’s life story into therapeutic principles and acupuncture treatment strategies.

Course Outline

• Part 1 – Introduction into Genetics
  • Genetics overview
  • Application of genetics in clinical practice
  • Epigenetics and environment – genes interactions
• Part 2 – Nutrigenomics
• Understand how genetics impacts nutrient absorption, transport, metabolism and utilization.
• Genetic variants, vitamin A and estrogen
• Methylation and fertility
• Using nutrigenomics for personalized nutrition/dosing
• Part 3 – Hormone dysfunction
• Review steroidogenesis and genetics variants that influence hormone balance
• Impact on female related hormone dysfunction: PCOS, infertility, endometriosis
• Case presentation
• Part 4 – Environmental toxins, Genetic impact on Detoxification and insights into chronic disease
• Effect of genetic variants on phase I and phase II biotransformation
• Endocrine disruptors, gene expression and their impact on disease
• Case presentation
• Part 5 – Practical Approach to Genetic testing
• How to apply genetic testing to a case
• Direct to consumer testing – how to choose a reliable company
• Step by step plan of applying genetic testing into clinical practice – where to start, follow up labs, program development
• Case presentation, Q&A

Goals and Objectives

• Clinician will have an understanding into how lifestyle/nutritional genetics impacts infertility. Areas include personalized nutrition, hormone dysfunction and sensitivity to detoxification through the lens of women’s health. Discuss real cases, protocols and receive resources and strategies.
• Understand the application of genetic testing in clinical practice in relation to predicting disease, additional lab testing, and individual treatment.
• Understand limitation of genetic testing and determine appropriate genetic companies for clinical application.

Course Outline:

• Participants will understand the importance and balance of the various microbiomes within the male and female body
• Participants will understand strategies to optimise microbiome health to ensure the health and wellbeing of the fetus (infant)
• Participants will understand the impact of bacteria and other microbes and the importance of supporting healthy commensals and treating opportunistic infections
• Participants will understand the health implications of vaginal vs caesarean deliveries
• Participants will learn useful clinical treatment strategies to improve the health of both parents, improve pregnancy and labour outcomes, and the health of the child

Detailed Content:

The microbiome in reproduction

Infections

Seminal microbiome

Maternal microbiomes

• Vaginal microbiome
• Cervical microbiome
• Uterine microbiome
  • Pre-term birth prevention and inventions
• Pregnancy microbiome
  • Oral microbiome
• Placental microbiome

Fetal and neonatal microbiome

• Amniotic fluid microbiome
• Respiratory microbiome
• Developmental impact – ASD, obesity and others
• Gastrointestinal microbiome

Labour

• Vaginal vs cesarean
• Vernix caseosa

Treatment options

• Modifying microbiome strategies and treatment options
• Maternal prenatal stress

Summary, Q&A

Course Outline:

• Understand how a systematic review is conducted
• Be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a systematic review
• Understand what happens during a meta-analysis and how to interpret the outcomes
• Identify different components of an acupuncture ‘dose’ and how these contribute to fertility outcomes
• Determine clinically relevant treatment guidelines for IVF patients based on the latest research