Medical Academy of Pediatric and Special Needs Fall 2020 Functional Medicine Conference

We invite you to join us for a three-day intensive CME Functional & Translational Medicine Conference training in the discipline of neuro-developmental disorders and special needs children. The conference will be a great opportunity to embrace innovative treatment options and learn new developments taking place in this fast growing medical specialty. We cordially welcome you and request for your active participation to adopt new information on various treatment options and cutting-edge medical research.

The Academy is excited to announce that the Plenary Session of MAPS Fall 2020 Functional & Translational Medicine Conference will be focusing entirely on Allergies, apart from covering ACM courses in Immunology, Neurology, MAPS in Clinical Practice, the role of MAPS in clinical practice, and our special session on Genetics.

Schedule

Schedule Maps Fall 2020

THURSDAY, September 24, 2020
  • Advanced Clinical Applications
  • Advanced Clinical Matrix (ACM): GI & Nutrition
  • Foundations of MAPS
FRIDAY, September 25, 2020
  • Plenary Session: Leveraging the Microbiome
SATURDAY, September 26, 2020
  • Advanced Clinical Matrix (ACM): Environmental Medicine
  • Advanced Clinical Matrix (ACM): Neurology
  • Advanced Clinical Matrix (ACM): MAPS in Clinical Practice
  • Special: Hormones Practice

SCHEDULE MAPS Fall 2020

Thursday, September 24th, 2020
Foundations of MAPS Track
TIME LECTURE SPEAKER
08:00 AM – 08:15 AM INTRO TO MAPS Shannon Kentiz, Executive Director of MAPS
08:15 AM – 09:30 AM BIOCHEM BASIS OF THE INTEGRATIVE APPROACH Maria Gahry, DNP, RN, FNP, FMAPS
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK  
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM NUTRITION Vicki Kobliner, MS, FMAPS, RDN
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM INTEGRATIVE ASSESSMENT Lindsay Wells, ND, FMAPS
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM LUNCH  
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION James Neuenschwander, MD, FMAPS
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM BREAK  
03:30 PM – 04:00 PM PHILOSOPHY OF THE INTEGRATIVE APPROACH James Neuenschwander, MD, FMAPS
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM ROUNDTABLE/CASES SPEAKERS
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
GI and Nutrition
TIME LECTURE SPEAKER
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM BIOCHEM BASIS OF THE INTEGRATIVE APPROACH James Neuenschwander, MD, FMAPS
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY Vicki Kobliner, MS, FMAPS, RDN
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK  
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM GI CONDITIONS IN PEDIATRICS: GERD, CROHN"S, UC, EE, AEC Michael Elice, MD, FMAPS
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM BASIC LAB ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL ISSUES Vicki Kobliner, MS, FMAPS, RDN
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM LUNCH  
02:00 PM – 3:00 PM CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION Nancy H. O’Hara, MD, MPH, FMAPS, FAAP
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM BREAK  
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM ADVANCED TOPICS IN PROBIOTICS Lisa Pomeroy, ND, FDN-P, CMS, RA
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM CASES Lisa Pomeroy, ND, FDN-P, CMS, RA
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
Advanced Clinical Applications
TIME LECTURE SPEAKER
08:00 AM – 09:30 AM ANESTHESIA IN PEDIATRICS Jill Skurnowicz, CRNA, ND
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK  
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM MANAGEMENT OF MCAS Sahar Swidan, PharmD, BCPS, ABAAHP, FMNM
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM HOMEOPATHY IN PEDIATRICS Robert Dumont, MD
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM LUNCH  
02:00 PM – 3:00 PM ESSENTIAL OILS IN PEDIATRICS Anju Usman-Singh, MD, FAAFP, ABIHM, Hom-C FMAPS
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM BREAK  
03:30 PM – 04:00 PM CLINICAL PEARLS--NUTRITIONAL SIGNS Vicki Kobliner, MS, FMAPS, RDN
04:00 PM - 5:00 PM ROUNDTABLE WITH SPEAKERS SPEAKERS
Friday, September 25th, 2020
Plenary Session: Leveraging the Microbiome
TIME LECTURE SPEAKER
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM COVID-19 UPDATE/COVID IN PEDIATRICS James Neuenschwander, MD, FMAPS
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM DEVELOPMENT OF THE MICROBIOME Michelle Perro, MD
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK  
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM STRUCTURE OF THE MICROBIOME (NEED FORMAL TITLE) Kiran Krishnan
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM FECAL MICROBIAL TRANSPLANT—LATEST RESEARCH (NEED FORMAL TITLE) Jim Adams, PhD
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM LUNCH  
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM EFFECTS OF PRE AND PROBIOTICS ON THE MICROBIOME IN ASD Jason Hawrelak, PhD
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM BREAK  
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM USE OF NUTRITION TO ALTER THE MICROBIOME Vicki Kobliner, MS, FMAPS, RDN
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER James Neuenschwander, MD, FMAPS
Saturday, September 26th, 2020
Neurology
TIME LECTURE SPEAKER
08:00 AM – 08:10 AM INTRO TO THE DAY Dane Fliedner, MD MPH, FMAPS, FAAP
08:10 AM – 09:30 AM NORMAL NEUROLOGY Dane Fliedner, MD MPH, FMAPS, FAAP
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK & VENDOR TIME  
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM NEUROTRANSMITTERS Anju Usman-Singh, MD, FAAFP, ABIHM, Hom-C FMAPS
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM NEUROINFLAMMATION Michael Elice, MD, FMAPS
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM LUNCH  
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM SEIZURES Richard Frye, MD, PhD, FMAPS
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM BREAK & VENDOR TIME  
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM CASES SPEAKERS
Saturday, September 26th, 2020
MAPS in Clinical Practice
TIME LECTURE SPEAKER
08:00 AM – 09:30 AM CASES Maria Gahry, DNP, RN, FNP, FMAPS & Lindsey Wells, ND, FMAPS
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK  
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CASES Darin Ingels, ND, FMAPS
11:30 AM– 12:30 PM CASES David Dornfeld, DO, FMAPS
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM LUNCH  
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM CASES James Neuenschwander, MD, FMAPS
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM BREAK  
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM CASES SPEAKERS
Saturday, September 26th, 2020
Environmental Medicine
TIME LECTURE SPEAKER
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM NORMAL/ABNORMAL DETOX AND ENV TOXINS David Dornfeld, DO, FMAPS
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM MOLD TOXINS Michael Elice, MD, FMAPS
09:30 AM– 10:30 AM BREAK  
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM METABOLIC EFFECTS OF ENV TOXINS Dan Rossignol, MD FAAFP, FMAPS
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EFFECTS OF ENV TOXINS ON HORMONES James Neuenschwander, MD, FMAPS
12:30 PM – 02:00 PM LUNCH  
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION Anju Usman-Singh, MD, FAAFP, ABIHM, Hom-C FMAPS
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM BREAK  
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM CASES/ROUNDTABLE SPEAKERS
Saturday, September 26th, 2020
Hormones
TIME LECTURE SPEAKER
08:00 AM – 09:30 AM HORMONES IN AUTISM Lynne Mielke, MD, FMAPS
09:30 – 10:30 AM BREAK  
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EFFECTS OF THE CELL DANGER RESPONSE ON HORMONE BALANCE Eric Balcavage DC, CNS, CFMP, BCIM
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM THE HPA AXIS IN PEDIATRIC CONDITIONS Anju Usman-Singh, MD, FAAFP, ABIHM, Hom-C FMAPS
12:30 AM – 02:00 PM LUNCH  
02:00 AM – 03:00 PM HORMONES AND THE DEVELOPING BRAIN Cindy Schneider, MD, FMAPS
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM BREAK  
03:30 PM – 04:00 PM ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON HORMONES James Neuenschwander, MD, FMAPS
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM ROUNDTABLE SPEAKERS

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