Key Compounding Pharmacy through its Key2Health Professional Webinar Series is helping to foster awareness of these new developments and evolve their practices to meet the new clinical future. Through its blog, podcast and other media, Key Compounding Pharmacy is helping empower patients to navigate this new medical landscape.

Key2Health Professional Webinars is a series of accredited webinars presented by leading physicians and designed to help you build your clinical practice. All webinars are recorded and available for purchase from our webinar archives. Continuing education credits for these webinars are also available to pharmacists via the Washington State Association of Pharmacists (WSAP).

Paul S. Anderson, ND – Key2Health Genomic Webinar Program Chair

Dr. Anderson has spent the past twenty years involved in teaching and research into biochemical physiology as well as that same time period in patient care. Just because “SNP Analysis” is a seemingly new thing do not think that some experienced physicians have not been employing these therapies for quite a long time. The ability to assess the genome is simply a wonderful addition to our understanding of the process! Dr. Anderson will use his extensive teaching, clinical and research background to bring these sessions to clinically relevant life.

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Rapid changes in genomics, medical technology, medically oriented consumer electronics, biomaterials, artificial intelligence and tissue engineering are pointing the way to a radically different future for medicine. In addition to changing the way diagnoses are made and therapies applied, these developments will create a major shift in the traditional patient-physician relationship.

Key Compounding Pharmacy through its Key2Health Professional Webinar Series is helping to foster awareness of these new developments and evolve their practices to meet the new clinical future.  Our Key2Health Professional Webinar Series offer continuing education credits to pharmacists through the Washington State Association of Pharmacists (WSAP).

Genomic Medicine Series - 2017 updated 7 Webinar Set(9 Hours)

Price: $299.00

Level I Genomic Medicine Series by Paul Anderson, NMD

Genomic Medicine: What is it? How do we test it? And what clinical applications can we make with it?

1.5 Hours

Methyl cycle and Related Pathway Abnormalities – Assessment and Treatment [Part-1]1.5 Hours

Methyl cycle and Related Pathway Abnormalities – Assessment and Treatment [Part-2]1.5 Hours

Detoxification: How Genomics affect it & How to Use it to Augment Current Therapies

1.5 Hours

Genomic Abnormalities and core organ function deficits: Effects on Immune System, Vitamin D and A function, Vision, Thyroid, GI and other primary body functions.

1.5 Hours

“ Final Project” – Going through a genomic report from “A to Z”

1.5 Hours

Abstract

In this presentation Dr. Anderson will set the stage and introduce all of the players necessary to understand the inner workings of genomic medicine. This is not the typical “introduction” where common knowledge information is read to you! This presentation is designed to allow the participant to become knowledgeable with the various parts of the system so that they can quickly move to a working knowledge of the topics.

Genomic Medicine: What is it?(1.5 Hours)

Price: $59.00

• What is a SNP and how can it affect health?
• What ways to assess related signs and symptoms do we have?
• What testing methods exist and how do I use them?
• What kind of timeline would be reasonable for different presentations?
• Where do I start / or what do I do next clinically?

Methyl cycle and Related Pathway Abnormalities – Assessment and Treatment (3 Hours)

Price: $99.00

• Where in biochemistry does the methyl cycle exist and what pathways does it intersect with?
• What are the components of the methyl cycle and what makes them work?
• What tissue specific activities does the methyl cycle have and how do they affect health?
• How do I clinically apply the discussed therapeutic interventions?
• How long should I wait for results?
• Troubleshooting – How do I restore balance if they have a reaction?

Detoxification: How Genomics affect it? (1.5 Hours)

Price: $59.00

Most clinicians know (if only from the memories of Pharmacology classes) that detoxification is controlled by genomic predicates. “CYP” SNP’s have long been studied in drug metabolism to provide one example. All phases of biological detoxification are affected by genomics and thus all areas of detoxification support can be impacted by these genomic abnormalities. This presentation will take both a “top down” as well as a clinical “bottom up” look at the places most clinically relevant to genomic medicine and detoxification.

Learning Objectives

• How do Phase 1&2 interact, and what SNP’s modulate them?
• How about Phase-3 and accessory pathways as well?
• What areas modulate chemical detoxification versus metal detoxification?
• Clinically how do I troubleshoot a fast “Phase” detoxifier versus a slow or mixed one?
• How do I incorporate this into my current depuration and detoxification programs?

Genomic Abnormalities (1.5 Hours)

Price: $59.00

As we can now locate and assess SNP defects that change the genome and epigenetics we also can assess and treat these areas for both preventive and disease specific outcomes. Do you ever wonder why some patients get “every infection” and their partner doesn’t? Why some take a dose of a drug and have horrible side effects and some do not? Why some families have thyroiditis or maculopathy “running in them” and others don’t? It is all of course multifactorial but it is also the interplay between the genome and epigenome. In this presentation Dr. Anderson will point out the signs, symptoms, family history and SNP’s to look into. Where early detection is critical, and how to clinically manage these areas.

Learning Objectives

• These and other areas will be discussed:
  • Immune System – Allergy and Autoimmunity
  • Digestive System
  • Mitochondria
  • Vitamin D and A function
  • Vision
  • Thyroid
• Clinical management and troubleshooting will be outlined for each area

“Final Project” – Going through a genomic report from “A to Z”(1.5 Hours)

Price: $59.00

This is equivalent to a “capstone” project in graduate school. We have spent the past five sessions dissecting the meaning of each part of the patients potential results and now we will see how it looks in a real life example with all the pieces in place. Dr. Anderson will view an 18 page genetic report and categorize and prioritize the results. Then he will match those results to therapeutic interventions.

Learning Objectives

• Top down look at the big picture and how to relate that to the patient
• Which categories come first and why
• What are the time frame expectations for the “roll-out” of therapies
• What cautions and follow up criteria should you have with the patient

• Importance of choosing lab
• sample Lab report:how to read, what to look for
• In what disease state  of patient clinicians need assessment on genomic profile and how to discuss it with patient.
• where is online help to figure out lab data
• how to strategize treatment plan to benefit overall clinical picture

Genomic Medicine Series - 2017 updated 7 Webinar Set(9 Hours)

Price: $299.00

Level II Advanced Genomics Series -7 Webinars(10.5 Hours)

Price: $350.00

♦Epigenetics: How to think about it and implement their assessment into your practice

♦Immunology and genetics: Where to look on the SNP profile for immune affecting genetics and what you can do them

♦Neurology and genetics -I &II: SNP factors affecting neurotransmission and neuropsychiatric function and what you can do about them

♦Oncogenomics – I&II: Focus of this session is understanding the basics and clinical importance of pharmaco-genomics and risk factors in the genome for cancer.

♦Gl Function and genetics: SNP’s and their effect on Gl function and what you can do about them

10.5 Hours

Thank you for participating in Key2Health Nutri-genomics Series. Here,  we would like to invite you to the next level of genomic medicine mastery.

You have probably noticed that your chronically ill patients are presenting to you sicker and more difficult to effectively treat using tried and true methods that worked ten years ago. Genomic medicine is an emerging frontier the application of which can help you understand your patients’ pathology on a deeper level, and use that information to implement more effective therapies and treatment plans. Genomics profiles can be difficult and painstaking to interpret, however, and you may be overwhelmed by where to start, especially when applying information to complex cases. Lucky for you, Dr. Paul Anderson, NMD has created these webinars to aid you to step by step in implementing Genomic Medicine into your practice model with his trademark humor and encyclopedic knowledge.

Tolle totum: Treat the Whole Person.

Your patients do not present as just one organ system and you will certainly benefit most by purchasing the original series, Introduction to Clinical Genomics 9.0 Hours Price: $299 in its entirety with updated 2017 bonus webinar, although not 100% essential but Level I will give  an excellent background to Level II series as Dr. Anderson plans to use that information as a jumping off point for the webinar sessions. We are offering Level II Nutri-Genomic 7 webinars at the discounted price of $350 totaling 10.5 Hours and Advanced Clinical Webinar Series – 6 Webinar Set(9 Hours) as following. If you choose to do one at a time, please check in Webinar curriculum to access the Genomic Medicine Series webinar archive files. You can access webinar series as many as you want. Just click the streaming links from confirmation email from us to view the corresponding webinar in your browser.

Epigenetics: How to think about it (1.5 Hours)

Price: $59.00

In this session we want to focus on two clinically relevant aspects of the use of genomics and SNP assessment in clinical practice:

• How to employ key areas in tools you already are clinically using to assess a patients epigenetic load.
  • Patient and family history
  • Toxic exposures / Drug exposures and reactions
  • Dietary and other intake history
  • And more!
• How to use the new longer SNP reports (such as the long version of “Sterling’s App”) and be able to read and discuss them quickly.

This session is the third of a thirteen-part Level II Advanced Clinical Genomics series that will break down this enormous topic into portions that any clinician can use to understand and incorporate this vast topic into their practice.

Part One of the series is “Providing a Roadmap and Review on Clinical Management from the Perspective of Clinical Genomics.”

Part Two of the series is “Details on Clinical Management from the Perspective of Clinical Genomics.”

The goal of this format is to use each session to build a progressive understanding of the topics involved while having time to process and implement the information.

Neurology and genetics -I & II Combo(3 Hours )

Price: $99.00

In this Webinar on neurotransmitter  function that are affected by known SNP’s, he will focus on clinical implications of neuropathology and immune-imbalance.  The overview of the central nervous system involves the synthesis, biological application, and metabolism of neurotransmitters.  The SNP groups can create faster or slower translations in these key areas resulting in physiological  imbalances. By adjusting the imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory pathways caused by SNP’s we can induce a better balance in the neurochemistry. The effectiveness of the CNS function can often be  achieved by knowing these SNP effectors.

Focused topics including; Serotonin, GABA-Glycine, Catecholamines, NMDA classes and much more.

Learning Objectives

• These and other areas will be discussed:
  • Balance/Leveling Neurotranmitters
  • Catecholimines
  • Histamine Non CNS activity
  • glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
  • GABA -Glycine
  • SNP injured neuropathway
• Clinical management and troubleshooting will be outlined for each area

In this presentation Dr. Anderson will set the stage and introduce all of the players necessary to understand the inner workings of oncogenomics. This is not the typical “introduction” where common knowledge information is read to you! This presentation is designed to allow the participant to become knowledgeable with the various parts of the system so that they can quickly move to a working knowledge of the topics.

Oncogenomics (3 Hours)

Price: $99.00

Gl Function and genetics: SNP’s and their effect (1.5 Hours)

Price: $59.00

• What tissue specific activities does the methyl cycle have and how do they affect health?
• Cell turnover across the entire GI tract has a mean of 3-9 days per cell turnover.
• Immune System – Allergy and Autoimmunity related to RAD Complex and Ig, DARC,  FCER1, IL-13, TNFRSF  and  much more
• Therapy Considerations with specific SNP’s in the overall constitution of the patient and their susceptibilities.
• mitochodrial SNP

Advanced Clinical Webinar Series – 6 Webinar Set

Price: $299.00

• Emergency Medications -1: This two part series will focus on the physiologic reasons for, pharmacological basis and dosing of in office use emergency medications.
• Emergency Medications – 2: This two part series will focus on the physiologic reasons for, pharmacologic basis and dosing of in office use emergency medications.
• Autoimmunity: Concepts in assessment and treatment. This webinar is designed to give the clinician a top-down outline to use when assessing and treating patients with autoimmunity.
• Infectious Diseases -1: Concepts in assessment and treatment. This webinar is designed to give the clinician a top-down outline to use when assessing and treating patients with infectious illnesses.
• Infectious Diseases – 2: Concepts in assessment and treatment. This webinar is designed to give the clinician a top-down outline to use when assessing and treating patients with infectious illnesses.
• Gl Diseases : Concepts in assessment and treatment. This webinar is designed to give the clinician a top-down outline to use when assessing and treating patients with illnesses involving Gl function.

The field of emergency medicine encompasses care involving  prevention, diagnosis and management of acute and urgent aspects of illness. In this webinar, the acute care of Naturopathic Medicine will be focused on the basis of idiosyncratic physiological reaction relevant to pharmacology.  With  genomics profiles, acute management can be personalized consistent with systematic measurement  of  various physiological and biochemical factors.  The art of prescription and  dosing in acute care will be discussed.

Emergency Medications -I & II Combo(3 Hours)

Price: $99.00

1. Allergy versus Anaphylaxis response
2. What pathophysiology causes each common emergency
3. Doses, forms and administration rules for common emergency medications *Histamine drugs *Epinephrine * Steroids *Beta 1 and 2 drugs And more
4. Oxygen use in emergencies.
5. Patient assessment and diagnosis in emergencies
6. When to transport or call 911 (and when not to) – And much more

Brenden Cochran, ND

Brenden Cochran received his Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University. He co-founded Interactive Health Clinic PLLC., a family practice with specialty focuses in pain, integrative oncology, chronic disease management and intravenous therapies. He has additional training in IV therapy, Neural Therapy, Prolozone and Master Level Training in Neural Prolotherapy.  He is a Professor of Anatomy and Physiology to students training to become nurses at Everett Community College. He also teaches at Bastyr University, with a focus on Advanced IV Therapy and lectures for International IV Therapy for Professionals. He is an instructor of Neural Therapy and Neural Prolotherapy to doctors around the world. He also served as the medical fellow/director of intravenous therapy at the Bastyr Integrative Oncology Research Center (BIORC), Bastyr University’s cancer research center.

David Hanscom, MD

Dr. David Hanscom is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the surgical correction complex spine problems in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He has expertise in adult and pediatric spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis. A significant part of his practice is devoted to performing surgery on patients who have had multiple prior spine surgeries. He currently practices at the Swedish Neuroscience Center, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA. His medical degree is from Loma Linda University in 1979. His residency training began with internal medicine in Spokane, WA from 1979-1981. Orthopedic surgery training was at the University of Hawaii from 1981-1984. He did an orthopedic trauma fellowship at UC Davis in Sacramento, CA. His spinal deformity fellowship was completed in Minneapolis, MN at Twin Cities Scoliosis Center in 1986. He has been performing complex spinal surgery since 1986. He is the author of Back in Control: A Spine Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Pain.

Paul Anderson, ND

Dr. Paul Anderson is medical director of Anderson Medical Specialty Associates, a clinic focusing on the care of patients with cancer and chronic diseases.  Former positions include professor of Pharmacology and Clinical Medicine at Bastyr University and Chief of IV Services for Bastyr Oncology Research Center.  he is a graduate of NCNM and began instructing classes at naturopathic medical schools in the early 1990s.  He continues to hold board review classes and CME courses for most of the US and Canadian ND programs, including BU, NCNM, Boucher Institute, UB, SCNM and CCNM.  He also is a founding board member of the Academy of Parenteral Therapies specialty group and an instructor and author for the IIVNTP IV Therapy training group.

Trigger point injections can be a beneficial way to relieve your patients pain and muscle tension, whether it is a stand-alone treatment or supportive with other modalities. This session will focus on the fundamentals and background of trigger point injections.

Learning Objectives

• Learning the indications
• Pharmacology agents used
• Mechanism of action
• Introduction to applications in your practice

Presenter:

Brenden Cochran, ND

Neural Therapy focuses on treating the autonomic nervous system. This therapy can address common obstacles to patient’s health. This session will introduce scar injections, segmental and introduce the concept of some deeper injections.

Learning Objectives

• Learning the indications
• Pharmacology agents used
• Mechanism of action
• Introduction to applications in your practice

Presenter:

Brenden Cochran, ND

Prolotherapy is a sclerosing therapy that is useful in treatment of chronic injuries and ligament laxity. This treatment   has been used as an effective treatment to alleviate many pain complaints.   We will introduce the concepts and mechanism of action.

Learning Objectives

• Learning the indications
• Pharmacology agents used
• Mechanism of action
• Introduction to applications in your practice

Presenter:

Brenden Cochran, ND

Neural Prolotherapy is a low risk pain treatment focused to address nerve inflammation. This treatment is a simple office procedure that can turn a frustrating knee, shoulder, or hip pain case into a very manageable situation.

Learning Objectives

• Learning the indications
• Pharmacology agents used
• Mechanism of action
• Introduction to applications in your practice

Presenter:

Brenden Cochran, ND

Ozone injections provide an effective way a killing chronic infections and stabilizing painful joints. An effective therapy for arthritic conditions and providing extra support for the joints.

Learning Objectives

• Learning the indications
• Pharmacology agents used
• Mechanism of action
• Introduction to applications in your practice

Presenter:

Brenden Cochran, ND

With many different options to choose from how do you know where to start? In this webinar session we will focus on therapeutic order, integration of different injections and how to use each to get the best possible results.

Learning Objectives

• How to integrate each injection procedure for maximal pain treatment.
• Which therapy to start with?
• Case presentations

Presenter:

Brenden Cochran, ND

Over 116 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain. The impact to patients’ lives—in terms of physical and emotional suffering, as well as lost productivity—is astounding. Recent research in neurophysiology and the psychology of pain is pointing the way to a new, vastly less expensive and more efficacious approach for not just reducing—but ELIMINATING—a patient’s chronic pain permanently. Based on this research and his 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Hanscom has created a unique, patient-centered approach to eliminating chronic pain and successfully treated hundreds of patients with these new techniques. Some of the patients he has treated successfully were cured in weeks after having endured decades of intense, chronic pain even after multiple surgeries and other treatments.

Dr. Hanscom has shared this exciting new approach in his best-selling book Back in Control: A Spine Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Pain. His breakthrough program offers real hope to those who have suffered the ravages of chronic pain.

For physicians, this approach offers the opportunity to direct their patients toward a solution that avoids the complications and risks associated with surgery, and build a stronger relationship with their chronic pain patients through the application of these techniques.

In this webinar, you will learn to:

• Triage your chronic pain patients to determine which patients can be effectively treated without surgery
• Understand the neurophysiologic basis of pain
• Evaluate the factors that amplify and worsen the patient’s experience of pain
• Develop a patient centered treatment plan to help patients eliminate the effects of chronic pain from their lives
• Help the patient create new neural pathways which completely alter and mitigate their experience of pain

Questions dealt with in this session include:

• What are current prescribing, mixing and compounding rules for the practitioner?
• How do these rules affect peripheral injections, peripherally set IV therapies and central venous access?
• What do new FDA and other guidelines mean in the doctors office?
• What are the best ways to comply and remain profitable?
• And many others

Paul Anderson, ND – Presenter Bio

Dr. Paul Anderson is medical director of Anderson Medical Specialty Associates, a clinic focusing on the care of patients with cancer and chronic diseases.  Former positions include professor of Pharmacology and Clinical Medicine at Bastyr University and Chief of IV Services for Bastyr Oncology Research Center.  he is a graduate of NCNM and began instructing classes at naturopathic medical schools in the early 1990s.  He continues to hold board review classes and CME courses for most of the US and Canadian ND programs, including BU, NCNM, Boucher Institute, UB, SCNM and CCNM.  He also is a founding board member of the Academy of Parenteral Therapies specialty group and an instructor and author for the IIVNTP IV Therapy training group.

Questions dealt with in this session include:

• What IV products have more potential for misuse and patient harm?
• How can these products be used effectively and safely?
• What indications can these products be used for that justify their inclusion in IV practice?
• And many others

Paul Anderson, ND – Presenter Bio

Dr. Paul Anderson is medical director of Anderson Medical Specialty Associates, a clinic focusing on the care of patients with cancer and chronic diseases.  Former positions include professor of Pharmacology and Clinical Medicine at Bastyr University and Chief of IV Services for Bastyr Oncology Research Center.  he is a graduate of NCNM and began instructing classes at naturopathic medical schools in the early 1990s.  He continues to hold board review classes and CME courses for most of the US and Canadian ND programs, including BU, NCNM, Boucher Institute, UB, SCNM and CCNM.  He also is a founding board member of the Academy of Parenteral Therapies specialty group and an instructor and author for the IIVNTP IV Therapy training group.

Laurie Steelsmith, ND

Dr. Laurie Steelsmith is a licensed naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, and author of the best-selling book Natural Choices for Women’s Health (published by Three Rivers/Random House), as well as the critically-acclaimed Great Sex, Naturally (published by Hay House). She has appeared on CNN’s “HealthWatch” and on Fox and NBC news affiliates, and has been quoted in USA Today, Natural Health magazine, Self magazine, Woman’s Day, MSN.com, Oprah.com, and numerous other publications. Dr. Steelsmith has had a busy private practice in Honolulu since 1993.

Pushpa Larsen, ND

Dr. Pushpa Larsen graduated from Bastyr University in Naturopathic Medicine, Naturopathic Midwifery, and Spirituality, Health and Medicine.  She has worked as a Research Clinician for the Bastyr University Research Institute and as Affiliate Clinical Faculty for Bastyr University, training students in her clinic.  Dr. Larsen is a past contributor to the Townsend Letter and Naturopathic Doctor News & Review (NDNR), and presents webinars and continuing education seminars on many topics in laboratory medicine.  She practiced in Seattle for 10 years before joining Meridian Valley Lab as a Consulting Physician four and half years ago.  Dr. Larsen consults with hundreds of doctors every year on the use and interpretation of blood viscosity tests, 24-hour urine hormone profiles, and other tests offered by Meridian Valley Lab.

 Devaki Lindsey Berkson, DC

Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson has been a thought leader in functional medicine since the late 1970’s. Berkson wrote the best seller, Healthy Digestion The Natural Way, the first book on the body/mind/link of nutritional gastroenterology. Berkson wrote one of the breakthrough books on endocrine disruption, Hormone Deception. Berkson wrote one of the few books on the evidence-based science of bio-identical hormones, Safe Hormones, Smart Women. Berkson trains pharmacists and MDs in PCCA CEU seminars, and is one of the keynote speakers for their Vegas hormone conference. Berkson has two new books coming out: SEX – why your brain and hormones want you to do it (the neuroendocrinology of intimacy) and Digestive Freedom – eat your way to intestinal wellness, introducing the new genre of nutritional gastroenterology. Berkson is a chiropractor, has a masters degree in nutrition with 3 higher board certifications, was a distinguished scholar at an estrogen think tank at Tulane Medical School and has published peer review research on dialysis with the co-inventor of the home unit of dialysis.

Wendy Ellis, ND

Dr. Wendy L. Ellis received her degree in naturopathic medicine from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon in 2002 after graduating from the University of New England with a degree in medical biology.

Prior to joining Tahoma Clinic, Dr. Ellis practiced medicine in Nicaragua, serving as primary care physician for a rural community on the island of Ometepe and focusing on women’s health, pediatrics, and parasitosis.  Dr. Ellis also practiced medicine in Port au Prince, Haiti at Mother Theresa’s Missions of Charity.  She maintained a private general medicine practice in Portland, Oregon before joining Tahoma Clinic in 2005. She opened and is the current director, of Tahoma Clinic North Seattle. www.tahomaclinicnorthseattle.com

Dr. Ellis practices general medicine with an emphasis on endocrine disorders (sex hormones for men and women, thyroid and adrenal disorders) auto-immunity, fertility, gastrointestinal disorders, and environmental medicine, including mycotoxicity.

Education and lecturing is an important component of practice for Dr Ellis, she has been a frequent lecturer for the Bio-Identical Hormone society, and has lectured for the American Academy for Alternative Medicine (ACAM), California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA) and hosts webinars for Key Compounding Pharmacy quarterly. She is also a frequent host of Jonathan Wright, MD’s   “Green Medicine” radio show on KVI AM570 in Seattle.

Michael Kaplan, ND

Dr. Michael Kaplan earned his Naturopathic Medical degree from Bastyr University in 2005. He maintains a practice at the Tahoma Clinic North Seattle, focusing on digestive conditions and men’s health. Dr. Kaplan is also a clinical consultant for Meridian Valley Lab in Tukwila, WA. There, he trains physicians in the US and internationally on the safe and effective use of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Learning Objectives

The participant will be able to look at a methylation DNA profile and know what kinds of things to think about in terms of patient detoxification abilities, vitamin D status, neurotransmitter balance, and how to apply this information to patient care. They will also see how I have used this tool in my practice to help patients become more well.

Laurie Steelsmith, ND

Dr. Laurie Steelsmith is a licensed naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, and author of the best-selling book Natural Choices for Women’s Health (published by Three Rivers/Random House), as well as the critically-acclaimed Great Sex, Naturally (published by Hay House). She has appeared on CNN’s “HealthWatch” and on Fox and NBC news affiliates, and has been quoted in USA Today, Natural Health magazine, Self magazine, Woman’s Day, MSN.com, Oprah.com, and numerous other publications. Dr. Steelsmith has had a busy private practice in Honolulu since 1993.​

Questions dealt with in this session include:

• What are current prescribing, mixing and compounding rules for the practitioner?
• How do these rules affect peripheral injections, peripherally set IV therapies and central venous access?
• What do new FDA and other guidelines mean in the doctors office?
• What are the best ways to comply and remain profitable?
• And many others

Pushpa Larsen, ND

Dr. Pushpa Larsen graduated from Bastyr University in Naturopathic Medicine, Naturopathic Midwifery, and Spirituality, Health and Medicine.  She has worked as a Research Clinician for the Bastyr University Research Institute and as Affiliate Clinical Faculty for Bastyr University, training students in her clinic.  Dr. Larsen is a past contributor to the Townsend Letter and Naturopathic Doctor News & Review (NDNR), and presents webinars and continuing education seminars on many topics in laboratory medicine.  She practiced in Seattle for 10 years before joining Meridian Valley Lab as a Consulting Physician four and half years ago.  Dr. Larsen consults with hundreds of doctors every year on the use and interpretation of blood viscosity tests, 24-hour urine hormone profiles, and other tests offered by Meridian Valley Lab.

Questions dealt with in this session include:

• What IV products have more potential for misuse and patient harm?
• How can these products be used effectively and safely?
• What indications can these products be used for that justify their inclusion in IV practice?
• And many others

This talk will discuss the role of estradiol, estriol, testosterone, and thyroid on gut health. We will go into detail in how junctional adhesive molecule – A (JAM-a) depends on estriol and how this relates to clinical disorders such as type-1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease and even chronic fatigue. The newly appreciated role of genderized microbiome and the bacterial/hormone link from Harvard will be shared. We will discuss the role of hypomethylators in the gut such as alcohol and 2-MEO deficiency. The forgotten role of thyroid, especially free T3, reverse T3, and thyroid autoimmunity and transit time will also be discussed and translated into to-do’s and don’ts into clinical practice. The role of herbs and nutraceuticals will also be discussed . The role of SIgA and sex hormones will be discussed.

Learning objectives

• To understand why hormonal assessment is critical in gut assessment.
• To understand the role of JAM-A in gut wall integrity.
• To understand the role of the microbiome and hormones.
• To understand the role of thyroid and transit time.
• To understand the role of intracellular magnesium and gut transit time and why magnesium replacement can be very difficult in very ill patients.

Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson

Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson has been a thought leader in functional medicine since the late 1970’s. Berkson wrote the best seller, Healthy Digestion The Natural Way, the first book on the body/mind/link of nutritional gastroenterology. Berkson wrote one of the breakthrough books on endocrine disruption, Hormone Deception. Berkson wrote one of the few books on the evidence-based science of bio-identical hormones, Safe Hormones, Smart Women. Berkson trains pharmacists and MDs in PCCA CEU seminars, and is one of the keynote speakers for their Vegas hormone conference. Berkson has two new books coming out: SEX – why your brain and hormones want you to do it (the neuroendocrinology of intimacy) and Digestive Freedom – eat your way to intestinal wellness, introducing the new genre of nutritional gastroenterology. Berkson is a chiropractor, has a masters degree in nutrition with 3 higher board certifications, was a distinguished scholar at an estrogen think tank at Tulane Medical School and has published peer review research on dialysis with the co-inventor of the home unit of dialysis.

Wendy Ellis, ND – Presenter Bio

Dr. Wendy L. Ellis received her degree in naturopathic medicine from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon in 2002 after graduating from the University of New England with a degree in medical biology.

Prior to joining Tahoma Clinic, Dr. Ellis practiced medicine in Nicaragua, serving as primary care physician for a rural community on the island of Ometepe and focusing on women’s health, pediatrics, and parasitosis.  Dr. Ellis also practiced medicine in Port au Prince, Haiti at Mother Theresa’s Missions of Charity.  She maintained a private general medicine practice in Portland, Oregon before joining Tahoma Clinic in 2005. She opened, and is the current director, of Tahoma Clinic North Seattle. www.tahomaclinicnorthseattle.com

Dr. Ellis practices general medicine with an emphasis on endocrine disorders (sex hormones for men and women, thyroid and adrenal disorders) auto-immunity, fertility, gastrointestinal disorders, and environmental medicine, including mycotoxicity.

Education and lecturing is an important component of practice for Dr Ellis, she has been a frequent lecturer for the Bio-Identical Hormone society, and has lectured for the American Academy for Alternative Medicine (ACAM), California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA) and hosts webinars for Key Compounding Pharmacy quarterly. She is also a frequent host of Jonathan Wright, MD’s   “Green Medicine” radio show on KVI AM570 in Seattle.

Wendy Ellis, ND – Presenter Bio

Dr. Wendy L. Ellis received her degree in naturopathic medicine from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon in 2002 after graduating from the University of New England with a degree in medical biology.

Prior to joining Tahoma Clinic, Dr. Ellis practiced medicine in Nicaragua, serving as primary care physician for a rural community on the island of Ometepe and focusing on women’s health, pediatrics, and parasitosis.  Dr. Ellis also practiced medicine in Port au Prince, Haiti at Mother Theresa’s Missions of Charity.  She maintained a private general medicine practice in Portland, Oregon before joining Tahoma Clinic in 2005. She opened, and is the current director, of Tahoma Clinic North Seattle. www.tahomaclinicnorthseattle.com

Dr. Ellis practices general medicine with an emphasis on endocrine disorders (sex hormones for men and women, thyroid and adrenal disorders) auto-immunity, fertility, gastrointestinal disorders, and environmental medicine, including mycotoxicity.

Education and lecturing is an important component of practice for Dr Ellis, she has been a frequent lecturer for the Bio-Identical Hormone society, and has lectured for the American Academy for Alternative Medicine (ACAM), California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA) and hosts webinars for Key Compounding Pharmacy quarterly. She is also a frequent host of Jonathan Wright, MD’s   “Green Medicine” radio show on KVI AM570 in Seattle.

SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) may affect a large proportion of patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). As a model, SIBO explains many of IBS’s peculiarities, including why gas and bloating are the most commonly described symptoms, why some patients experience diarrhea and others constipation, why additional dietary fiber exacerbates some patients’ symptoms, and why well-designed elimination diets do not always alleviate symptoms. Intended for healthcare practitioners, this webinar will review the present evidence around SIBO pathogenesis, associated conditions, detection and treatment.

Learning Objectives

• The pathogenesis of SIBO
• How SIBO is related to autoimmunity
• What conditions are associated with SIBO
• How to detect SIBO
• Treatment options for patients with SIBO

Michael Kaplan, ND – Presenter Bio

Dr. Michael Kaplan earned his Naturopathic Medical degree from Bastyr University in 2005. He maintains a practice at the Tahoma Clinic North Seattle, focusing on digestive conditions and men’s health. Dr. Kaplan is also a clinical consultant for Meridian Valley Lab in Tukwila, WA. There, he trains physicians in the US and internationally on the safe and effective use of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy.