The American Nutraceutical Association’s Spring Conference – March 21, 2009 - Long Beach, CA
The Role of Nutraceuticals, Diet and Nutrition in Disease Prevention
Confirmed Speakers, Titles and Learning Objectives
Conference Chair, Bernd Wollschlaeger, MD Chair of the American Nutraceutical Association's Continuing Medical Education Committee - AMA Delegate and Chair, AMA International Medical Graduates Governing Council Assistant Clinical Professor – Department of Family Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Title: Health Effects of Soy: Separating Myth from Reality. Guidelines for Clinical Practice.
There is often conflicting information in the media and on the internet that deals with the health benefits of soy. This presentation will clarify these issues and provide you with science based information and recommendations for your patients.
Speaker: MARK MESSINA, PhD, MS From 1987 to 1992, he was a program director in the Diet and Cancer Branch at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). He is currently the president of Nutrition Matters, Inc., and an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Nutrition at Loma Linda University. Dr. Messina now devotes his time primarily to studying the health effects of soy foods and soybean constituents, especially the isoflavones (phytoestrogens) found in soy. He is the chairperson of the editorial advisory board of, and writes a regular column for, The Soy Connection.
Learning Objectives: 1. To gain an understanding of whether to best classify soybean isoflavones as endocrine disruptors or selective estrogen receptor modulators
2. To be able to recommend appropriate soy and isoflavone intakes for clients and patients and to identify whether soy or isoflavones are contraindicated for some individuals.
3. To understand the impact of soy intake on osteoporosis, coronary heart disease, cancer, cognitive function, and hot flashes.
Title: Dietary Supplements During Cancer Care: Help or Harm? Guidelines for the clinical practice.
Speaker: Mary Hardy, MD Medical Director, Simms/Mann UCLA Integrative Oncology Program; Member, UCLA Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine; Co-director, Integrative Medicine Health and Wellness Program, Venice Family Clinic; Member, Consortium for Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine
Learning Objectives: 1. Be able to assess the literature regarding benefit or harm of dietary supplements in cancer care generally.
2. Assess the ability of specific dietary supplements such as glutamine, mushrooms, melatonin, and antioxidants to decrease toxicity of common chemotherapeutic agents.
3. Assess the literature relating to risks such as herb-drug interaction or interference with anti-coagulation when using dietary supplements with common chemotherapeutic agents.
Title:Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century.
Speaker: Loren Cordain, PhD - Professor of Health and Exercise Science, College of Applied Human Sciences, Colorado State University. Author of the best selling book, The Paleo Diet.
Learning Objectives: Develop an understanding of human origins and the environment that shaped the modern human genome. 2.Develop an understanding of natural selection and how evolution shaped our present day nutrition requirements 3. Apply the general principles of evolution and natural selection to the understanding of diet 4.Demonstrate knowledge of the dietary patterns of pre-agricultural humans. 5.Demonstrate knowledge of the discordance between past and present environments and how this discordance can result in ill health and obesity. 6.Demonstrate knowledge to remedy certain "diseases of civilization" via remedying genetic discordance between modern and past environments.
Title: Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants and Exercise. An Overview of the Results from Three Clinical Trials Involving Subjects that Undergo Physical Training and Their Responses to Strenuous Exercise. Guidelines for the Clinical Practice
Speaker: Manfred Lamprecht, PhD, Professor, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. Dr. Lamprecht has spent over a decade focusing on research that deals with the influence of nutrition, vitamin supplementation and exercise on free radical metabolism. In addition to his teaching and research at the Medical University of Graz, Dr. Lamprecht also works with the Institute of Training Sciences and Sport Consulting in Graz, Austria.
Learning Objectives: 1. Understand the role of free radical metabolism in exercise 2. The proper use of antioxidant supplementation in exercise programs 3. Describe the correlation of oxidative stress and protein oxidation with immune markers and occurrence of illnesses
We are waiting on the acceptance of our invitation to the fourth speaker for the conference and this should be finalized by the end of November or sooner.
A complete conferenced brochure will be available on this site in early December. The conference has been submitted for approval for 5 CME Category 1 Credits for physicians, and 5 CE hours for pharmacists, dentists, nurses, and 5 hours of CE for registered dieticians.
To register, go to the online store and click on 2009 Spring CME Conference and use our secure server, or phone the ANA customer service dept. at 800-566-3622 between 8AM and 4:30PM, M-F, central time. Or you can print out the registration form in the online store, fill it out and fax it to 205-991-9302, or mail it to ANA, 5120 Selkirk Drive, Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35242.
