Continental Breakfast
6:30-7:15am
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Breakfast Symposium
7:00-8:30am
The Use of Ultrasound for Aesthetic Enhancement: Minimally Invasive
Office Based Procedure for Fat Emulsification
Eldred B. Taylor, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of OB/GYN, Emory University
Director, Women’s Wellness Group
Use of ultrasound energy to break up and emulsify fat, leaving surrounding
tissue - such as nerves, blood vessels and connective tissue - relatively intact
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Conference Welcome Remarks
8:30-8:45am
Welcome & Opening Remarks on behalf of the
Age Management Medicine Group
Joseph McWherter, M.D.
Chairman, Conference
Conference Planning Committee
Medical Editor, e-Journal of Age Management Medicine
Private Practice, Ft. Worth, Texas
Welcome & Opening Remarks on behalf of the
Society for Applied Research in Aging
Richard F. Walker, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Society for Applied Research in Aging (SARA)
Editor in Chief, Clinical Interventions in Aging
Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Consulting Services, PRSS-I, Inc.
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Current Status of the Art Session
Chair: Richard F. Walker, Ph.D.
8:45-9:25am
Historical Progression and Progress of Age Management Medicine,
Where are We Today?
Alan Mintz, M.D.
CMO, CEO, Co-founder, Cenegenics Medical Institute
Age Management Medicine has developed as one of the new premier medical
specialties because of the emerging philosophy of an evidence based proactive,
preventive medical approach which focuses on preservation of optimum human
function and quality of life. Dr. Mintz as a leader in Age Management Medicine
is uniquely qualified to review the historical progression of this specialty and clearly
identify where and why this very positive approach to medicine has been so successful
and where we are today in providing patients with optimum medical interventions to
modulate the process of aging prior to the onset of degenerative aging.
9:25-10:05am
The Link Between Appearance Enhancement & Health Enhancement
and Interdisciplinary Rejuvenology
Gaylon McCollough, M.D., FACS
President, Chairman of the Board, American College of Rejuvenology
The task of keeping clients and patients looking and feeling their best
involves medical, life-style, and plastic surgical modalities. This presentation
will introduce a comprehensive way of achieving these goals through the
implementation of the various branches of Rejuvenology. Examples of patients,
who achieved improvement in their health as a result of following the path
toward improving their appearance will demonstrate the need for the health
professions to pool our resources.
10:05-10:30am
“New” Cosmetic Procedures That Are Being Advocated and the Hype
That is Being Perpetrated on the Public and the Medical Profession
Gaylon McCollough, M.D., FACS
President, Chairman of the Board, American College of Rejuvenology
The quest for beauty and handsomeness has never been greater. And,
yet, the shift away from surgical excellence and the rush toward “quick-fix”
mediocrity is puzzling. Substituting non-surgical (or minimally-invasive)
techniques, products, and devises that yield less than optimal results, for
proven procedures may be setting the stage for long-term dissatisfaction
on the part of the patient and a loss of credibility for the medical professions.
This presentation will call for a return to reason and for consideration of
more prudent alternatives.”
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10:30-10:45am
Break - Visit Conference Networking Center
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Selected Interventions in Aging Session
Chair: Joseph McWherter, M.D.
10:45-11:20am
Testosterone Deficiency / Coronary Artery Disease /
VO2 Measurement: Is This a Major Factor in the Etiology
of Heart Disease?
Robert D. Willix, Jr., M.D., FACSM
CEO, Cenegenics Medical Institute of Boca Raton
It has taken six decades of studies on at least five continents to propose
that Testosterone treatment, in Testosterone deficient men and women,
is a major predictor of coronary artery risk. In July 2006, The Endocrine
Society, the world’s largest professional organization of endocrinologists,
recommended treating low testosterone levels in deficient men. Is this a
major step in prevention of coronary artery disease? Can the increase in
VO2 (oxygen consumption) from testosterone therapy increase cardiac
output and decrease risk of coronary artery deaths? These and more clinical
questions on Testosterone deficiency and treatment will be answered and
clinical plans developed.
11:20-12:00pm
"New" Clinical Guidelines for the use of Testosterone
Barry B. Bercu, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Pharmacology adn Therapeutics, USF College of Medicine
Chair, Institute Review Board USF College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
In June the Endocrinology Society released new guidelines for the use of Testosterone for Men. Lecture will provide attendees with the medicial evidence for the use of these new guidelines to enhance patient treatment.
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12:00-1:30pm
Lunch Break / Visit Conference Networking Center
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Selected Interventions in Aging Session-Continued
1:30-2:10pm
Nutritional Influence on Steroid Hormones, Thyroid, Insulin
and Nitric Oxide for Females and Males
Douglas C. Hall, M.D., FACOG, DACBN
Clinical Faculty Member, University of Florida, College of Medicine,
Department of OB / GYN
Private Practice, Ocala, FL
Comprehensive discussion of the affect of nutrition on the production
and metabolism of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, thyroid,
cortisol, insulin, and nitric oxide. The aging process affects the production
and metabolism of all steroid hormones, thyroid, insulin and nitric oxide.
These affects may be modified by evaluating the unique nutritional needs
of the individual patient. Failure to consider the affect of nutrition on these
hormones will lead to less than ideal results. The perfect hormone prescription
will not produce the desired results if the patient has poor intracellular
metabolism or endothelial dysfunction secondary to nutritional deficiencies.
2:10-2:50pm
Complementary Treatments for Menopause Revisited:
The Transition from Myth and Tradition to Evidence Based Medicine
Israel Yoles, M.D.
Coordinator, The Menopausal Clinic, The Center for Women’s Health, Ashdod, Israel
Attending Physician, Sheba Medical Center, Department of OBGYN
While complementary medicine is based on common practice, observations
and traditional experience, modern medicine accepts only evidences based on
strict scientific tools. The conflict between these two domains has to be solved
since women are using both. Healthcare professionals should understand the
dialog between these two methods and the way to incorporate modern tools into
traditional treatments.
2:50-3:30pm
Silent Inflammation: The Smoldering Fire
Gregory Wayne Petersburg, D.O.
Owner/Medical Director, Renascence Clinic, Tucson, AZ
Inflammation is our most primitive line of defense. Without it we would
be sitting ducks in a hostile world. So why is it causing some of the deadliest
diseases of aging – heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s? This
presentation explores the etiology and physiology of silent inflammation, the
common link for most aging-related diseases. The audience will learn how
to identify and control silent inflammation, thereby minimizing or reversing
the symptoms of these chronic diseases.
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3:30-4:00pm
Break - Visit Conference Networking Center
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Selected Interventions in Aging Session-Continued
4:00-4:40pm
Contemporary Approaches in Chemotherapy: Novel Approaches
to Management & Prevention of Chronic Inflammation and
Cellular Cancer Metabolism
James B. LaValle, R.Ph., C.C.N.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, College of Pharmacy
Preceptor Division, College of Family Practice U.C. College of Medicine
Evaluation and development of a program to influence the various metabolic
pathways of cancer initiation and subsequent progression can act to improve
outcome status of the patient dramatically. Targeting important criteria such
as: reduction of cachexia and secondary infection, reduction in inflammatory
signaling, sparing of platelets and white blood cells and activation of t killer
and NK cells can be achieved with the support of nutraceuticals. Learn application
of key novel compounds to reduce side effects, complications and improve patient
outcomes.
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Practice Management Session
Session Chair: Alan Mintz, M.D.
4:40-5:15pm
Building an Age Management Medicine Practice
Michale J. Barber, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Cenegenics South Carolina
The lecture will focus on the strategy, costs, and philosophy for building
a successful Age Management Medical Practice. Specific topics will also
include marketing approaches and practice challenges.
5:15-5:40pm
Legal Aspects of Building an Age Management Practice
William J. Stilling, R,Ph., J.D.
Associate Professor, University of Utah, Department of Pharacotherapy
Shareholder, Parsons, Behle & Latimer Attorney’s at Law
Developing and building an Age Management Practice brings unique
opportunities and challenges, some of which may be legal issues. Legal
issues will be discussed within the context of adhering to local, state and
federal laws.
5:40-5:45pm
Discussion with Q & A
Michale J. Barber, M.D.
William J. Stilling, R,Ph., J.D.
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Evening Events (non cme)
5:45-7:00pm
AMMG / SARA Wine & Cheese Reception
7:00pm
Aesthetic Training; Botulinum Toxin, Soft Tissue Fillers & Mesotherapy
Mark Baily, M.D., Medical Director, PureMed Spas
Continental Breakfast
6:30-7:15am
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Breakfast Symposium
7:00-8:30am
Clinical Protocols for Optimal Thyroid Health
David Brownstein, M.D.
Medical Director, Center for Holistic Medicine, West Bloomfield, MI
Thyroid disorders affect nearly 1 in 4 adults. This includes hypothyroidism,
hyperthyroiodism, autoimmune thyroid disorders and cancer. This lecture
will review the signs and symptoms of thyroid disorders and which tests
are the most sensitive to obtain a proper diagnosis. Furthermore, ensuring
proper nutrition to support the thyroid gland is essential to maintaining optimal
thyroid function. Dr. Brownstein will discuss the latest research about which
nutrients are essential for optimizing thyroid function including the newest
research on iodine.
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Growth Hormone Session
Chair: Richard F. Walker, Ph.D.
8:30-9:15am
Growth hormone-Releasing Hormone and Growth Hormone Secretagogues
in Normal Aging: Fountain of Youth or Pool of Tantalus
George R. Merriam, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, School of Medicine,
VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle & Tacoma, WA
The similarities between aging, in which GH secretion declines progressively,
and adult GH deficiency (AGHD) have attracted interest in the possibility that
administering or stimulating GH may confer at least some of the same benefits
in aging that it does in AGHD. GH secretagogues (GHS) potentially offer both
physiological and practical advantages over GH in patients in whom pituitary
function is intact, since some GHS are orally active. There have been only a
limited number of controlled trials of the effects GH-releasing hormone (GHRH)
and ghrelin mimetic GHS in aging. These compounds are currently available for
investigational use only. Most studies show increases in lean body mass, and most studies with GHRH also show reductions in body fat. Effects on physical and cognitive function have been more variable. None so far has shown effects on clinical endpoints, and none is powered to allow the assessment of beneficial vs. adverse effects. This presentation will review available studies on the effects of GH secretagogues in aging.
9:15-10:00am
Reasoned Use of Growth Hormone Supplementation in the Current
Medico-Legal Environment
Alan Mintz, M.D.
CMO, CEO, Co-founder, Cenegenics Medical Institute
The use of Human Growth Hormone has recently received a substantial
amount of publicity, both positive and negative. Clinicians must be current
on the medical and scientific evidence for it’s use and the current legal questions
which have been raised. This course will review some of the medico-legal literature on this topic; particularly the 2005 JAMA Commentary on the use of Human Growth Hormone and attempt to decipher this issue using evidence based facts, identification of fallacies and summarize what this all means to the Age Management Clinician.
Legal Issues in the Use of Growth Hormone
William J. Stilling, R,Ph., J.D.
Associate Professor, University of Utah, Department of Pharacotherapy
Shareholder, Parsons, Behle & Latimer Attorney’s at Law
The use of growth hormone from a legal perspective. Conforming and
working with FDA regulations and AMA guidelines.
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10:00-10:15am
Break -Visit Conference Networking Center
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Growth Hormone Session-Continued
10:15-11:30am
Use of Growth Hormone for Adult Deficiency as an Adjunct
to Age Management: Clinical Protocols
Eva-Maria Heurich, D.O., F.A.A.F.P.
Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, NOVA Southeastern
Osteopathic MedicalCollege of Ft.Lauderdale
Member, Medical Education Committee, FloridaAcademy
of Family Physicians
Lecture will provide clinical protocols on the use of growth hormone
for adult deficiency as an adjunct to Age Management Medicine,
including guidelines for when and how to use growth hormone for true
patient benefit. The presentation will include rational treatment targets
for practicing physicians and criteria for administering human growth
hormone to adult patients. Course will discuss the rational use of the
laboratory for adult growth hormone deficiency. Also presented will
be diagnostic criteria and treatment outcomes, all based on the evidence
in the medical literature.
11:30-12:00pm
Discussion with Q & A
George R. Merriam, M.D.
Alan Mintz, M.D.
William Stilling, R.Ph., J.D.
Eva Marie Heurich, M.D.
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12:00-1:30pm
Lunch Break - Visit Conference Networking Center
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Women’s Health Considerations in Age Management Medicine
Chair: Joseph McWherter, M.D.
1:30-2:15pm
Hormone Balancing for Cancer Survivors
Joseph McWherter, M.D.
Chairman, Conference Planning Committee
Medical Editor, e-Journal of Age Management Medicine
Private Practice, Ft. Worth, Texas
Recent advances in medical science have lead to an increased number of
cancer survivors. This is especially true for those with breast cancer who
like all of us must deal with the normal aging process while facing the threat
of recurrence. Age management medicine for cancer survivors requires hormone
balancing. Dr. McWherter will outline a clinical program which uses nutritional
modulation, detoxification, and digital thermal imaging techniques to balance
hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, and melatonin.
2:15-3:00pm
Research Results: University of Miami Women’s Hormone
Modulation Study
Nancy Klimas, M.D.
Faculty, University of MiamiSchool of Medicine
President, International Association for Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome (IACFS)
The effective program of hormone modulation for Women,
low glycemic nutrition, and exercise instruction on select
outcomes indicative of disease risk and the subjective impression
of quality of life in a private-practice
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3:00-3:15pm
Break - Visit Conference Networking Center
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Women’s Health Considerations in Age Management Medicine-Continued
3:15-4:30pm
Clinical Perspective on the Use of Bioidentical Hormones for
Optimal Women’s Health
Joseph McWherter, M.D.
Chairman, Conference Planning Committee
Medical Editor, e-Journal of Age Management Medicine
Private Practice, Ft. Worth, Texas
Women and healthcare providers are looking for alternatives for menopausal
symptoms and long-term health. There is a need to provide evidence-based
information to healthcare practitioners about alternatives to estrogen/progestin
prescriptives. This session will address indications, delivery, prescribing and
management of bioidentical (natural) hormones available to women from
para-menopause to post-menopause.
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Men’s Health Considerations in Age Management Medicine
Chair: Joseph McWherter, M.D.
4:30-5:15pm
Men’s Health Considerations in Age Management Medicine
Research Results: University of Miami Men’s Hormone
Modulation Study
Enrique Ginzburg, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department
of Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Health Center
Medical Director, InternationalHealthCenterUniversity of Miami
School of Medicine
Discussed will be the latest research results of an effective program of
hormone modulation for Men, low glycemic nutrition, and exercise instruction
on select outcomes indicative of disease risk and the subjective impression of
quality of life in a private-practice.
5:15-5:45pm
Free Radical Theory and Aging of the Eye
Kazuo Tsubota, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Dept. Ophthalmology, Keio University Tokyo, Japan
President, Japanese Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
Most clinicians have at least some knowledge of Free Radicals and their
relationship to aging. This relationship is particularly relevant to aging
of the eye since oxidative damage to the lens can cause or contribute to
specific intrinsic diseases and threats to vision such as cataracts or macular
degeneration. As a treatment antioxidants or combinations of antioxidants
have been found to provide protection, halt or delay the onset of many of
these intrinsic diseases of the aging eye.
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Evening Event (non-cme)
5:45-6:45pm
Building Your Age Management Medicine Practice
Alan P. Mintz, M.D.
CEO, CMO, Cenegenics Medical Instutite
John Adams
President, Cenegenics Medical Institute
Continental Breakfast
6:30-7:15am
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Breakfast Symposium
7:00-8:30am
ASIMP Clinical Protocols for Immune System Management
Daniel F. Royal, D.O., H.M.D., J.D.
Adjunct Faculty, TouroUniversity of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical Director, New Hope Medical, LLC
Robert Corish, M.D.
Founding Member, ASIMP Governing Council
Presented by the American Society of Integrative Medical Practice
(ASMIP) CME Council, this course will provide the evidence basis
for the various clinical protocols for optimal immune system management,
including interventions and protocols that optimize the immune system with
a preventative proactive approach and those which focus on post-disease
repair and renewal.
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Metabolic Health Session
8:30-9:15am
How to Incorporate Bariatric Medicine into Your Age Management Practice
Gilberto Sanchez, M.D.
Medical Director, Metro Clinic, Montgomery, AL
Clinical Research Investigator, Drug Research & Analysis Corporation
Dr. Sanchez will report on his patient experiences over a 5 year period during
which he administered a weight loss program using a combination of calorie
counting, an exercise program, lipo shots weekly and appetite suppressors to
achieve excellent results. In fact he has observed his patient satisfaction levels
increase as many have experienced weight loss, increased sensation of well being, and more energy increasing their overall happiness in daily life. In addition he has achieved exponential practice growth with new patients and feels this program of Bariatric Medicine can be duplicated by Age Management Clinicians. The lipo injection that has been provided clinically to patients uses combinations of B vitamins complex and methionine, choline, etc. that provide the patient with
the energy that is necessary to compliment with the more demanding diet program making it a easier to achieve their goals in weight loss.
9:15-10:15am
Glyconutrients; Clinical Applications for Age Related Disorders
H. Reg McDaniel , M.D.
Assistant Clinical Instructor in Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern
MedicalSchool, Dallas, Texas
Founder and Director of Research, Fisher Institute for Medical Research,
Grand Prairie, Texas
Health Science Director, MannaRelief Ministries, Grand Prairie, Texas
Distinguished Lecturer within the Division of Complementary Medicine,
University of MiamiMillerSchool of Medicine
Report on clinically based research in glyconutrient applications that
restore the regenerative phase of apoptosis in age-related degenerative
diseases by generation of massive numbers of autogenous adult-stem
cells and accelerates the ubiquitin activity facilitating the destruction
of aged and abnormal cells in that stage of apoptosis. Concentrated
glyconutrients exploit the dynamics of the Michaelis-Menten substrate
supply for cellular synthesis and the inflammatory cascade is markedly
up-regulated along with production of tumor necrosis factor and other
homeostatic compounds including intracellular reduced-glutathione.
Accordingly, these glyconutrients enhance malignant cell destruction
of both chemotherapy and irradiation in human cancers and sarcomas
that are resistant to standard therapy while increasing quality of life,
reducing side-effects and toxicity to normal cells. The presentation
will include evidence based clinical data that conclusively supports
the use of glyconutrients to enhance cellular communication that produces
restorations of health that utilize the mechanisms of programmed instructions
coded in the genome, executed by cellular synthesis, that is facilitated and
improved by optimized micronutrition.
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10:15-10:30am
Break - Visit Conference Networking Center
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Metabolic Health Session-Continued
10:30-11:15am
Nutritional Factors, Special Diets, Calorie Restriction & Aging
Nagi Kumar, Ph.D., R.D., FADA
Director, Department of Nutrition Research/Investigator, Cancer
Control Program H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Inst.
Associate Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology
University of SouthFloridaCollege of Medicine
This section of the program will present a review and research
update on the topic of the role of Nutritional Factors, Special Diets,
Calorie Restriction & Aging
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Aesthetics Session
11:15-12:00pm
Incorporating Office Based Aesthetic Procedures into a
Non-Aesthetic or General Medical Practice
Mark Baily, BSc, M.D.
Board Member, Canadian Association of Aesthetic Medicine
Medical Director, PureMed Spa
This presentation will provide information to the office based practitioner in regards to the benefits of adding non invasive aesthetic procedures to their practice including, botulinum toxin, soft tissue fillers, mesotherapy, microdermabrasion, light therapies and chemical peels. In addition course will review necessary equipment and proper training in these procedures.
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12:00-1:30pm
Break - Visit Conference Networking Center
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Genetics Session
Chair: Richard F. Walker, Ph.D.
1:30-3:00pm
Insights into the Mechanism of Aging: A Case Study of a
Girl Who Doesn't Age
Richard F. Walker, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Society for Applied Research in Aging (SARA)
Editor in Chief, Clinical Interventions in Aging
Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Consulting Services, PRSS-I, Inc.
Case study of a 14 year old girl whose anatomy and physiology appear to
be that of an infant will be presented. It is assumed that her condition
resulted from spontaneous mutations, one or some of which affected the
genes orchestrating the dynamic transformation in form and function
representing the development/aging continuum. Her clinical history
will be presented along with results from on-going research intended to
define the cause of her affliction. Hypothetically, a mutation capable
of stopping the development/aging continuum would extend adult life
when expressed in mature animals.
3:00-3:15 pm
Discussion with Q & A
Richard F. Walker, Ph.D.
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3:15pm
Closing Remarks
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3:30pm
Conference Concludes