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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
5401 N Scottsdale Rd,
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
As we approach the upcoming MAPS 2020 Spring conference we wanted to inform you that MAPS will be holding our conference as scheduled. MAPS has been monitoring the COVID-19 situation and feel that we have put measures into place so we can continue to have our Spring conference.
I would like to add that at this time not one delegate has contacted MAPS to cancel because of COVID -19 which really does make a statement about all the delegates, faculty and sponsors and how you truly understand health and integrative medicine.
We are asking that you follow common sense and maybe step it up a notch by more handwashing and we will also have on hand silver and hand creams for our delegates.
We look forward to seeing you and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Shannon Bohan
Executive Director
sbohan@medmaps.orgMedical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs
www.medmaps.org(855) 447-4200 / (562) 906-8885 Fax