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The Evolution of Medicine Summit - Free Online Event |
The Evolution of Medicine Summit is a free online event that will feature presentations from 40+ leading medical doctors, researchers, practitioners and other health and wellness experts on the latest research and information in diverse topics within the area of healthcare.
Participants can expect to learn why health and medicine will look very different over the next decade, which best practices can be integrated now, how to take control of their own health. The summit will take place from September 8 to 15, 2014.
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The Evolution of Consciousness
Deepak Chopra, MD -
Physician; Best Selling Author; Digital Innovator; Ayurvedic and Mind/Body Medicine
- How technology is proving the amazing effects of mind / body medicine
- Why stress, sleep and relationships hold the key for a long, healthy life
- Where is medicine going? How we can all accelerate its evolution
The Evolution of Medical Paradigm
Mark Hyman, MD - Physician; Multiple Best Selling Author; Chairman of IFM
- The threat of chronic disease and why medicine has to evolve to adapt
- What signal does the Cleveland Clinic’s investment in Functional Medicine send?
- What impact on the health industry will the Cleveland Clinic’s investment in Functional Medicine have?
- Great tips for patients, doctors and health organizations who want to play a part
How to "Disease Proof" Yourself
David Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP - Director, Yale Prevention Research Center, Author, Blogger, Lecturer
- How our forks, feet and fingers determine our long term health prospects
- What we learn from the ‘Blue Zones’ about living long, happy, healthy lives
- 6 simple steps to keep you, your family and your patients healthy
The Evolution of Neurology: Gut Brain Connection
David Perlmutter, MD - Renowned Neurologist, Brain Health Expert, Best Selling Author, Editor "Brain and Gut"
- Why neurology can no longer be viewed in isolation
- How to stop the inflammatory cascade and prevent chronic neurological disease
- Simple steps for doctors to deliver great medicine in a connected system
The Evolution of Health Technology
Robin Berzin, MD - Digital Health Innovator, Blogger and Curator
- How technology is disrupting the current medical paradigm
- How the iWatch will change what patients and physicians focus on
- Easy ways to use new technology to keep you and your family healthy
Are YOU Deluded by Disease?
Jeffrey Bland, PhD - Father of Functional Medicine, Author, Lecturer
- Why the modern epidemics struggle to fit our existing concepts of disease
- Root causes of chronic disease and proven strategies to reverse them
- How evolved medicine empowers all of us into the driving seat of our health
Activism: Empowered Medical Evolution
Foodbabe aka Vani Hari - Activist Blogger; Author, Digital Innovator
- How the American food industry puts our health as risk, and what to do about it
- Why the internet is crucial to holding companies accountable over their practices
- How anyone can take action to keep themselves and their community healthy
The Great Health Outsourcing Experiment
Joe Cross aka Joe the Juicer - Star of "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead"
- How Westerners have outsourced their health to 'medicine'
- Why Joe's story is relevant to the Evolution of Medicine
- How you can start to insource your health, feel better and make a difference in your community
The Evolution of Paleo
Chris Kresser, LAC - Acupuncturist; Author; Blogger; Digital Innovator
- Why evolutionary concepts in nutrition hold the key to sustainable health
- Do we need to eat exactly as our ancestors did? Have we evolved since then?
- Easy to follow strategies for using food to prevent and reverse disease
Microbes: Antibiotics and a Better Way
Robynne Chutkan, MD - Integrative Gastroenterologist; Author; Lecturer
- How her daughter’s health issues helped her understand gut health
- The Human Microbiome Project’s impact on our understanding of germs
- Simple steps to ‘live dirty’ safely and keep a healthy microbiome
The Evolution of Immunology
Ari Vojdani, PhD, MSC, CLS - Professor of Neuroimmunology; Scientific Advisor Cyrex Labs LLC
- The gut-brain-immune connection and the implications for the science of immunology
- Mucosal immunity and its overall importance in optimal health
- The scientific perspective on the Evolution of Medicine
The Evolution of Endocrinology
Mark Menolascino, MD - Boarded in Internal, Functional, Anti-Aging and Holistic Medicine
- Why the endocrine system can no longer be viewed, or treated, in isolation
- The crucial roles of serotonin, gut microbes and mental health in endocrinology
- Clinical nuggets for hormone balance from a vastly experienced physician
The Evolution of Psychiatry
Kelly Brogan, MD - Boarded in Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Holistic Medicine; Blogger
- Is the monoamine hypothesis of mental health getting long term results?
- The proven role of inflammation in mental health, the gut-brain connection
- The empowering proposition of a holistic approach to mental health
The Evolution of Autoimmunity
Tom O'Bryan, DC - Renowned Gluten Expert, Digital Innovator; Lecturer; IFM Faculty
- The new science of autoimmunity. What is causing this modern epidemic?
- How gluten and leaky gut play a key role in autoimmunity
- How physicians can deliver great care, prevent and reverse autoimmunity
Getting Patients Off Drugs
Derrick Desilva, MD - Veteran Holistic Physician; Radio and TV Personality
- Why patients are better off in the long term by being on fewer drugs
- Effective strategies for guiding patients off their medications and regaining health
- Supplements and probiotics that can help in the process of healing
Delivering Evolved Medicine
Tom Blue - Chief Strategy Officer, American Academy of Private Physicians
- The “Third Era of Medicine” and medicine’s new operating system
- Why businesses and health organizations must adapt or die
- New opportunities for doctors to do great medicine in new surroundings
The Evolution of Delivery: Group Visits
Shilpa Saxena, MD - Physician; Group Visit Innovator; Author; IFM Faculty
- Why group visits work for treating chronic disease: community and accountability
- How to avoid common pitfalls (like insurance billing) with groups visits
- Easy steps for physicians to deliver patient-centered care in a group format
The Evolution of Delivery: Health Coaches
Frank Lipman, MD - Founder, Eleven Eleven Wellness Center; Author, Blogger
- How apartheid in medicine cannot last, integrating East and West for best results
- Why health coaches are the nurses of the health revolutions
- Practical tips for doctors and coaches on working together effectively
The Evolution of Delivery: Integrative Medicine 2.0
Jeff Gladd, MD - Physician; Digital Innovator; Lecturer and Micropractice Advocate
- How to release fear and transform your practice towards serving patients first
- Why the micropractice revolution is a practical strategy to save American medicine
- How telemedicine and digital technology can make this transformation seamless
Evolutionary Nutrition: Recovering from MS and Autoimmune Disease
Terry Wahls, MD - Physician; Author, Lecturer, IFM Faculty
- The lessons of her recovery for medicine and treating autoimmune disease
- Why adapting to our environment will always be a big part of health and medicine
- Easy tips for clinicians on how to empower patients to play their part in health
The Evolution of Exercise and Fitness
Darryl Edwards - Trainer and Primal Play Advocate; Author
- Why most of us fail at the gym or crossfit, and what to do about it
- What we can learn from our ancestors about health, exercise and fitness
- Simple steps to become more active, and prevent and reverse modern diseases
Empowerment in the New Compliance
Gabriel Hoffman - Integrative Nutritionist; Co-Founder Functional Forum
- Why compliance is an outdated concept in helping patients with lifestyle disease
- How empowerment is a crucial part of an evolved medical system
- 3 simple steps for physicians and health professionals to empower patients
Getting to the Core of Behavior Change: Habits and Addictions?
Dana James, MS, CDN and Alex Jamieson, CHC - Triple Board Certified Nutritionist, CBT Practitioner and Star "Supersize Me"; Nutritionist, Health Coach; Author
- Why behavior change and the mind hold the key to keeping healthy
- What cravings and urges tell you about what your body needs
- Easy strategies for changing your mindset and achieving your health goals
MindBodyGreen: Democratizing Health Information
Jason Wachob - CEO and Founder, MindBodyGreen
- Lighting at your office: Is it the next big wave of environmental health?
- Current trends in wellness and how they are breaking into the mainstream
- Empowering change: Preaching to the choir vs. building the church
Family Unit as an Engine of Sustainable Change
Alejandra Carrasco, MD - Board Certified Family Medicine; Blogger
- Why behavior change and community are crucial to an evolved medical system
- How families provide a perfect unit for driving systemic change
- Easy, inspirational strategies to keep your whole family healthy
The Evolution of Evidence Base of Medicine
Sayer Ji - Author; Educator; Founder GreenMedInfo.com
- How the medical evidence base has driven medicine to its detriment
- The empowering role of the internet in making evidence available to all
- Easy nutritional strategies to keep your family healthy
Toxic Babies: Threat to Our Evolution?
Latham Thomas and Penelope Jagessar Schaffer
CHC, Empowered Birthing and Environmental Health Advocate, Author and Film Maker; Lecturer, Author
- How the massive barrage of chemicals and toxins is affecting our children’s health
- Why it is imperative for each of us to take responsibility for this… NOW!
- Simple steps for avoiding common chemicals and developmental toxins
Beyond The Germ Theory: True Holism in Action
Larry Palevsky, MD - Board Certified Pediatrician; Lecturer
- Why pediatrics must evolve quickly to deal with massive pediatric chronic illness
- How our new understanding of microbes is giving new credibility to holism
- How our human and viral elements work together to restore homeostasis
The Evolution of Oncology
Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO - Board Certified in Naturopathic Oncology
- Is going the ‘natural route’ a wise move after diagnosis?
- Why integrative oncology is so important in an evolved medical system
- Easy, proven tools to help prevent cancer and support current oncology strategies
The Evolution of Men's Health
Geo Espinosa, ND - Expert in Natural Approaches to Men's Health, Holistic Urology
- Why the penis is a perfect barometer for overall men’s health
- Innovative strategies for men to engage in preventative health
- What role divorce and diagnoses have in empowering the modern man
The Evolution of Women's Health
Aviva Romm, MD - Physician, Midwife, Herbalist, Author, Ecologist and Mom
- Why women’s health is so crucial to the Evolution of Medicine (and our species)
- Simple steps for women to have a more empowered relationship with their health
- Proven herbs and strategies for non invasive, evolved self care
Silicon Valley's Perspective on the Evolution of Medicine
Stephanie Tilenius - Digital Health Guru, "Executive-in-Residence" @ Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers
- Why Silicon Valley is so interested in the Evolution of Medicine
- How health technology is shaping the future of “integrated medicine”
- The best tools, apps and strategies for staying healthy and helping others
The Evolution of Gastroenterology
Ronald Hoffman, MD - Veteran Holistic Physician; Author, Lecturer, Podcaster and Radio Personality
- How the gut is connected to everything and its implications for care
- Best strategies for developing a robust microbiome and reversing chronic disease
- Clinical tips and tools from 30 years of clinical practice
Evolved Medicine: Patient Centered Care
Leo Galland, MD, FACP, FACN - Veteran Holistic Physician, Author, Lecturer
- Why you deserve a “patient-centered diagnosis”
- The 3 factors driving and mediating chronic disease
- Questions to ask your physicians to tell if you’re getting the best care
The Evolution of Cardiology
Steven Masley, MD, FAHA, FAAFP, FACN, CNS - Clinical Professor USF, Author "30 Day Heart Tune Up"
- How the evolution of heart health will empower you
- Simple steps to improve your heart and overall health
- Chef tips on the best foods for long-term health heart
The Evolution of Medicine
Joel Evens, MD - Board Certified OB/GYN, Senior Teaching Faculty IFM and Center for Mind/Body Medicine
- Where medicine is needing to evolve most rapidly
- Why mind/body medicine is finally moving into the mainstream
- The importance of nutrition in all phases of human reproduction and evolution