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Module I: Endocrinology
May 11, 2020 to August 14, 2020
Module I: Endocrinology
This module will focus on the hormonal changes that manifest in both men and women through the aging process, in addition to a review of patient case studies and interactive discussion with leading hormone experts. Sessions will review the understanding of the physiology and biochemistry of sex hormones, coupled with learning protocols for hormone dosing.
Any technical or CME related questions should be sent to [email protected]
Should you have any questions about the content or faculty please contact Tiffany Duke at [email protected].
The Module schedule and faculty disclosures can be found under "Additional Information" below.
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Target Audience
This course is designed for physicians (internal medicine, family medicine, endocrinologists, general medicine, and OB-GYN), pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals interested in learning about the advancements of preventative and anti-aging medicine.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this module, the participants will:
- Interpret the structure of the sex hormones & their metabolism
- Review key signs & symptoms of adrenal fatigue and relevant lab testing
- Evaluate the differences between specialized compounding and manufacturing medications
- Discuss the various patient care areas that involve specialized compounding
- Recognize the hormonal changes that manifest during the aging process, including functions of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone & DHEA in the body
- Review the literature on synthetic & bio-identical hormone replacement
- Assess treatment, dosages, and side effects of BHRT
- Discuss roles of iodine in the body, and treatment of iodine deficiency
- Recognize symptoms of PMS and accompanying treatment modalities
- Review conventional & metabolic treatments for PCOS
- Recognize clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism
- Discuss treatment for hormone replacement, including compounded thyroid medications
- Investigate the importance of measuring hormonal tissue levels, in diagnosing hormonal imbalances & in monitoring bio-identical hormone replacement
- Evaluate the urine monitoring of hormone levels & metabolites, with specific algorithms for practice
- Discuss the methodology of scientific support for & the differences in, saliva, urine & blood testing of hormones
Additional Information
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 Module I_Endocrinology_Faculty Disclosures.pdf | 199.2 KB |
| Module I - Schedule | 212.08 KB |
 | Dian Ginsberg, MD Dr. Ginsberg completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Bowman-Gray School of Medicine in North Carolina before Houston’s sunny climate and the world-renowned Medical Center brought her to Texas. Dr. Ginsberg has broad and deep experience providing comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology treatment, which is the basis of her special interest in optimizing methylation and prenatal genetics. As an Obstetrician/Gynecologist for over twenty years, Dr. Ginsberg has witnessed many negative trends in the health and wellness of the general patient population. She has become most concerned about the increasing levels of toxicity observed in both men and women of preconception age, which seems to be coupled with less awareness surrounding the importance of genetic health, diet, and lifestyle in preconception and pregnancy. These evolving negative trends have resulted in her integrating functional medicine into a clinical setting, while still ‘delivering babies’. With over 20 years of experience in the medical field, Dr. Ginsberg has created ways to combine the research and benefits of functional medicine into practical strategies to share with practitioners that treat women in preconception and pregnancy. Her goal is to empower practitioners and patients with the knowledge that can have a profound effect on future fertility, and improve the health of future generations. Dr. Ginsberg finds time to leverage her knowledge of functional wellness into all aspects of her life. As a black belt in Tae Kwan Do, an Ironman Triathlete, and an accomplished Boston marathon runner, she is involved in exploring the latest medical advances in wellness for athletes along with anti-aging therapies for both men and women. Dr. Ginsberg is the mother of two sons with learning differences, and the benefits they have experienced using nutritional therapies is one of her prime motivators to continue research in nutritional and alternative medical therapies. Dr. Ginsberg is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Harris County Medical Society, and the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Ginsberg is on staff at Memorial Hermann Hospital and Park Plaza Hospital in Houston. She is additionally Board Certified in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, and has completed an Advanced Fellowship with the Metabolic Medical Institute. |
Andrew Heyman, MD, MHSA Dr. Heyman is an internationally recognized expert in Integrative Medicine. He is currently the Program Director of Integrative and Metabolic Medicine at The George Washington University. Prior to assuming this role, he spent 16 years at the University of Michigan, serving to build one of the largest and most successful academic-based Integrative Medicine programs in the United States. In 1990, he received formal training in Five-element Shiatsu and Traditional Chinese Medicine, during which time he developed an interest in increasing access of natural therapies to underserved populations while partnering with the University of Pennsylvania. He continued this work with Jim Gordon, MD at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington DC exploring the intersection between public health, at risk groups, and alternative therapies. Dr. Heyman eventually went on to receive a Masters in Health Services Administration at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and upon graduation, became the administrator for the University of Michigan Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Center where he was responsible for administering a $7 million NIH grant to research alternative therapies for cardiovascular diseases. The center was one of the first in the country to place alternative therapies and their scientific examination in an academic context. Dr. Heyman has held several leadership positions in the field of Integrative Medicine. He was the national clinical working group co-chair of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine for 4 years, a collaboration of 57 North American universities involved in Integrative Medicine. He is the online editor for the Journal of Men's Health in the section of Integrative Medicine, and he also holds the position of Editor-In-Chief of the Internet Journal of Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine. His research interests include the Stress response and NeuroEndocrinology, Cardiometabolic Disease, Men's Health, and clinical outcomes research methodologies. Dr. Heyman remains clinically active as well, as the owner of a four-physician integrative medicine practice in Northern Virginia at the Virginia Center for Health and Wellness. He is also the President of Integrative Health Resources, a small group of clinical experts that consults to physicians, health systems, and public health professionals seeking to develop wellness, lifestyle, and nutrition programs. Finally, Dr. Heyman has been featured on the Discovery Channel, Martha Stewart Living Magazine, Ladies Home Journal, Natural Health Magazine, and appeared in many other TV and print venues and is a widely sought after, and celebrated speaker around the world on many Integrative Medicine topics. His teaching approach is described as deeply rooted in scientific evidence, grounded in the clinical reality of expert patient care, and readily accessible to both the new learner and seasoned practitioner alike. | |
 | James LaValle, RPh, CCN, ND(trad) Dr. LaValle is a nationally recognized clinical pharmacist, author, board-certified clinical nutritionist, and founder of Metabolic Code Enterprises, Inc.: a web platform and practice solution enterprise, which includes the unique & highly effective Metabolic Code Protocol--a preventive approach to integrative health care. LaValle additionally founded Practices at Progressive Medical Center in Orange County, California; in 2001, he founded and operated LaValle Metabolic Institute: an interdisciplinary medicine facility in Cincinnati where he served thousands of patients using his metabolic model for health for 15 years. 15 years ago, LaValle founded Integrative Health Resources, which is focused as a natural products industry consulting company. LaValle has 27 years of experience integrating natural therapies into various medical and business models and is likely best known for his expertise surrounding natural therapeutics applications, drug/nutrient depletion issues, and uncovering the underlying metabolic issues that keep people from feeling healthy & vital. As such, he has written hundreds of articles for a variety of industry journals and publications and has lectured globally for thousands of healthcare professionals and consumer audiences on these topics. LaValle was a founding author of the NHI on Demand database and spearheaded the Lexi Comp databases relating to natural therapeutics. He has authored 16 e-books and 20 books, including the most recently released, "Your Blood Never Lies," as well as his best seller, "Cracking the Metabolic Code," along with "Smart Medicine for Healthier Living," "Nutritional Cost of Drugs," and "The Cox-2 Connection." LaValle was named one of the “50 Most Influential Pharmacists” by American Druggist magazine, and was one of only nine Americans selected to participate in the inaugural Dietary Supplement Educational Alliance & Dietary Supplement Information Bureau. |
 | Mark Newman, MS, Mr. Newman is a recognized expert and International speaker in the field of hormone testing. Mark has spent nearly 20 years within specialty laboratories, developing and directing 24-hour urine hormone testing, organic acid testing, and salivary hormone testing, gaining a fairly unique and thorough perspective on blood, urine, and saliva hormone testing. This unique experience led to a vision for a revolutionary way to test hormones; Mark began his own lab, Precision Analytical Inc., and is the creator of DUTCH (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones). The question of how to best test hormones is what drove the creative process that initiated this lab. Blood (serum), urine, and salivary testing all have significant limitations. DUTCH has unique testing methods that bridge the gap between existing methods to create better tools for healthcare practitioners to address the needs of their patients. Mark is committed to advancing innovations in hormone testing and helping healthcare practitioners find solutions and treatment protocols. Mark has educated thousands of physicians on the different hormone tests available and best practices, especially in HRT/BHRT monitoring. |
Pamela W. Smith, MD, MPH, MS Dr. Smith spent her first twenty years of practice as an emergency room physician with the Detroit Medical Center and then the next twenty years as an Anti-Aging/Functional Medicine specialist. She is a diplomat of the Board of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Physicians and is an internationally known speaker and author on the subject of Metabolic, Anti-Aging and Functional Medicine. She also holds a Master’s in Public Health Degree along with a Master’s Degree in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine. She has been featured on CNN, PBS, and many other television networks, has been interviewed in numerous consumer magazines, and has hosted two of her own radio shows. She is a regular contributor for Fox News Radio. Dr. Smith is currently the Director of the Center for Personalized Medicine and the founder of The Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative, and Functional Medicine. Dr. Smith is also the co-director of the Master’s Program in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine at the Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida.
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 | Myles Spar, MD, MPH Dr. Spar is an expert in Integrative Men’s Health and is board certified in Internal and Integrative Medicine. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Vault Health and the Director of Integrative Medicine at the Simms-Mann Health and Wellness Center at Venice Family Clinic. He is a Clinical faculty member of the University of Arizona Schools of Medicine and faculty member for the Academy for Integrative Medicine and Health, where he teaches on men's health. Dr. Spar has served as a consultant to the NBA, working with many NBA teams on optimal health and Integrative Medicine issues. He co-edited Integrative Men’s Health from Oxford University Press and his book, Optimal Men’s Health: Your guide to being healthy in order to win! Was released in February 2020. Dr. Spar is the recipient of the Bravewell Award for Leadership in Integrative Medicine in 2013. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Dr. Spar attended the University of Michigan Medical School and worked as a humanitarian for Medecins sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders, which triggered his appreciation for the role of health in each person’s ability to achieve their goals. |
| | Sahar Swidan, PharmD, BCPS, ABAAHP, FMNM Dr. Swidan is Executive Director – Professional Development and Compliance for Slyngshot Health, President and CEO of Pharmacy Solutions in Ann Arbor, MI, Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy at Wayne State University and Chicago State University. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree and completed a 3-year research Fellowship in Bio- Pharmaceutics, and Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan. Before that, she was Director of Pharmacy at Chelsea Community Hospital and the clinical pharmacist for the inpatient head and chronic pain service. Dr. Swidan is board certified and an advanced fellow in anti-aging and generative medicine. She is an internationally renowned speaker in the areas of pain management, headaches, and BHRT. She has authored several book chapters, articles, and patient education material in head and general pain management and personalized medicine. Most recently, Dr. Swidan has contributed in authoring “Metabolic Therapies in Orthopedics, Second Edition”. This edition provides continued knowledge on how optimizing metabolic pathways can improve the success of regenerative therapies through emerging technologies, integrative approaches, clinical research, and compelling evidence from over 30 experts. Dr. Swidan provides key insight in the areas of drug-related muscular pain and sarcopenia and the effects of hormones on the musculoskeletal system. Dr. Swidan is currently Co-Editing and Co-Authoring a book with many thought leaders from around the globe in the area of opioid-free pain management.
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Filomena Trindade, MD, MPH, ABAARM, ABFM, FMNM Dr. Trindade is a teacher, author, and internationally sought after lecturer in functional medicine. She is a graduate of the fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine and teaches in the Fellowship which is also a master’s program. In addition, she is faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). After obtaining her BA degree in Biology she went on to finish a master’s in Public Health in the area of environmental health and epidemiology before starting medical school. She graduated first in her class in family practice from the University of California Davis School of Medicine and did her residency training in family practice at the U.C. San Francisco/Santa Rosa Program. She has been in clinical practice for over 22 years. Before starting her own private practice in 2004 in functional medicine she was the medical director of a non-profit organization that catered to the underserved. Her work has been published in Townsend Letter, Guide to Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine, Saúde Actual, and the Border Health Journal. She is currently very active in developing teaching programs in Functional Medicine in the USA, Latin America, and Europe. | |
 | David Zava, PhD Dr. Zava has devoted his 40-year professional career to exploring the role of hormones in aging and disease. After completing his PhD in biochemistry at the University of Tennessee in 1974, Dr. Zava spent much of his time doing basic research on hormones and breast cancer in Texas, Switzerland, California, and Oregon. In 1998, he established ZRT Laboratory, a CLIA-certified laboratory that is a frontrunner in the innovative development of test methods to identify hormonal imbalances that can lead to debilitating symptoms, diminished quality of life, and increased risk for cancers and many of the diseases of aging, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and senile dementia. |
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the American Academy of Anti Aging Medicine. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 24.00 ACPE PharmacistThe George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- 24.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 24.00 Completion
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