The Colorado Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CoAND) is a professional membership association of naturopathic doctors (NDs) who live and work in Colorado. Founded in 1984, the CoAND is the only Colorado state affiliate organization recognized by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP).

The Colorado Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CoAND) requires our members to meet the following criteria:

• Graduation from an accredited graduate-level, four-year, in-residence naturopathic medical program recognized by the US. Department of Education.
• Pass the required state licensing exams.
• Maintain a valid registration in Colorado.
• Practice within the scope of the registration.
• Comply with continuing competency requirements.

What has changed over the last 20 years with our food? Why is there an epidemic of gut-related diseases? Did you know that autoimmune disease is the 4th leading cause of death in this country? Why didn’t our grandparents have gluten intolerance or the amount of allergies we are seeing these days? Dr. Jill Carnahan (“Dr. Jill”), is a medical doctor and is dually board-certified in Family Medicine (ABFM) and Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM), and she answers some of these questions for us today. Dr. Jill is also certified and an expert in Functional Medicine. Functional Medicine is personalized medicine that deals with root cause of disease instead of just treating symptoms.

Several decades of research has expanded our understanding and brightened our appreciation for the vast role of the GI system and its intricate influence on human health and disease. From the immune system to the neuroendocrine system to the microbial environment within the gut, the GI tract is an expansive communicator. This two- day symposium will feature six authorities on GI health. Presentations will explore the sophisticated relationship between the gut, immune system, and stress mechanisms of the body, as well as how genetics and environmental triggers influence physiology and susceptibility to autoimmune conditions. Attendees will leave the symposium with the tools to apply these predictive biomarkers to motivate patient change.

The Evolution of Medicine is excited to present our first Functional Forum in Boulder, CO. Drawing on the amazing talent in the city of Boulder, we bring you speakers on the hottest topic in integrative and functional medicine: Gut Health. Hear from leaders in the field as they look at the strategies, tools and modalities to help your patients achieve and maintain good gut function – with implications for the rest of the body and even our planet. Our three keynote speakers draw from a range of backgrounds, representing the wide range of health professionals watching the Functional Forum around the globe.

Catch the replay of the February Functional Forum at eTown in Boulder, Click HERE.

Surviving Mold and the Center for Research on Biotoxin Associated Illnesses announce the opening of the registration website for the Third Annual State of the Art in CIRS Cutting Edge Conference. This year we will convene in Irvine, California in Hotel Irvine from October 13-16, 2016.

I will be speaking on CIRS Treatment Protocol on the Friday at 10.05am.

The expansion of our conference over the last several years has been phenomenal. Beginning with one day and ten talks for 20 physicians in 2014, our Cutting Edge Conference held in Phoenix in 2015 hosted nearly 200 speakers, healthcare providers and patients. In three short days, we attended 24 hours of intensive, scientific presentations and panel discussions.

Our third conference promises to raise the standards of our conference even higher. In addition to lectures on CIRS, we will hear State of the Art in NeuroQuant and in unusual biofilm forming, possibly-toxin producing Multiply Antibiotic Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci dwelling in biofilm communities in deep aerobic spaces of nose and dental cavitations. For all patients who know that low MSH is a risk factor for MARCoNS, this session on Friday afternoon is a must attend.

We begin with a causal “Meet and Greet” on Thursday evening followed by a full day of lectures/panels on Friday. That night we can all enjoy a keynote presentation presented by Scott McMahon, MD. On Saturday, we begin with a half day of discussions and panel presentations from our Indoor Environmental professionals group, together with a video address from both David Lark and Vince Neil from Australia. Saturday afternoon has plenty of time to review our posters, speak with our vendors and enjoy the afternoon of Cutting Edge speakers.

The Premier Environmental Medicine Conference, committed to properly educating healthcare providers in the diagnosis and treatment of environmentally induced illnesses.

Environmental Health Symposium is the premier Environmental Medicine conference dedicated to addressing issues on environmental exposures that directly affect the health and vitality of our current population.

Established experts in the field of Environmental Medicine will provide clinical guidance on assessing toxicant body burden and the relationship between decreasing body burden and recovery from the myriad conditions caused by toxicant exposure in the womb and throughout the human life cycle.

Medicine is currently at a crossroad. Historically in medicine, a protocol approach has been used. The science is now here to individualize and customize a patient’s care and to also look at the etiology of the problem and not treat only the symptoms.

The science is here to measure hormone levels, amino acids, fatty acids, organic acids, and neurotransmitters. New studies to aid in the evaluation of the patient’s gastrointestinal tract have been developed along with new medical therapies. Each medication that is prescribed by a health care provider potentially causes a nutritional depletion that has not been looked at previously in the field of medicine. We now have the capability to measure more than 35 nutrients in the body and supplement the patient with the nutrients that are individualized to their specific needs due to changes in their environment and their own genetic history.

This workshop is designed to fill the gap in knowledge of the practitioner from a protocol-driven treatment system to scientifically based treatment modalities that are designed to provide customized care to their patients.

Medicine is currently at a crossroad. Historically in medicine, a protocol approach has been used. The science is now here to individualize and customize a patient’s care and to also look at the etiology of the problem and not treat only the symptoms.

The science is here to measure hormone levels, amino acids, fatty acids, organic acids, and neurotransmitters. New studies to aid in the evaluation of the patient’s gastrointestinal tract have been developed along with new medical therapies. Each medication that is prescribed by a health care provider potentially causes a nutritional depletion that has not been looked at previously in the field of medicine. We now have the capability to measure more than 35 nutrients in the body and supplement the patient with the nutrients that are individualized to their specific needs due to changes in their environment and their own genetic history.

This workshop is designed to fill the gap in knowledge of the practitioner from a protocol-driven treatment system to scientifically based treatment modalities that are designed to provide customized care to their patients.

AFMCP is a well-orchestrated, comprehensive, patient-centered educational program that helps you deepen your clinical understanding and practical application of the Functional Medicine Matrix Model.The digestive system is a critical component of human health with numerous complex functions and interactions with other physiologic systems. The Digestion, Intestinal Permeability, Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Nervous System (DIGIN) framework provides an anchor not only for understanding the functions of the gastrointestinal (GI) system, but also for the dysfunction to which this system is susceptible and can subsequently contribute to chronic disease. Dr. Carnahan will leverage insights gained from Case #1 in the previous session to identify and explore the common etiologies of GI dysfunction.

Download the AFMCP 2017 Washington DC Program Schedule

Remaining 2017 program schedules will be posted at a later date. In the meantime, please feel free to review the information for the June 2017 session to be held in Washington, DC. – See more here!

The Institute for Functional Medicine, in collaboration with Dale Bredesen, MD, and MPI Cognition, presents a two-day CME program this September, with an exciting new approach to the treatment of early stage AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). During this program, attendees will learn a multi-pronged treatment strategy for these patients. Using a systems biology approach, attendees will learn to assess patients for MCI and early AD, stratify them based on the likely causes of their dysfunction, and apply a multimodal protocol to individualize treatments for each patient that address the appropriate underlying causes. In this way, you can arrest the cognitive decline and in many cases even reverse it.

This conference will give practitioners a whole body approach to successfully diagnose and treat underlying issues contributing to the manifestations of neurological, social, and behavioral disorders.  Research has revealed that many disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, and autism spectrum disorders often have biomedical causes that contribute to symptoms, from nutritional deficiencies to chronic infections. Patients have better outcomes when these causes are addressed and treated through a combination of specialized testing and nutritional therapies, even in combination with traditional approaches.

This year’s conference will have more new speakers and new topics than ever before!

A global network and leadership platform for women who want to live the truth of who they are. With an ethos of authenticity, consciousness, and connection, our mission is to support learning and collaboration that integrates feminine leadership and catalyzes a vision for a thriving future. From money to mindset, Emerging Women is creating tidal waves of impact with new paradigms of business that emphasize a connected and inclusive approach to leadership. Join us at our annual event Emerging Women Live 2017 in Denver, CO for 4 days of collaboration and inspiration with women of influence across all industries.

Environmental toxicity is the “elephant in the room” in women’s health.  While much time is spent using pharmaceuticals to balance hormones and stabilize mood, practitioners often fail to recognize toxic burden as a primary driver of health issues.  Toxins can be potent endocrine disruptors and create a fight-or-flight state in the nervous system. Learn new science behind detoxification and explore how to use food, supplements, and lifestyle to “clear the way” to stable metabolism, hormones, and mood.

Reversing Cognitive Decline: Advanced Clinical Training in Treating MCI and Early Alzheimer’s Disease – In collaboration with Dale Bredesen, MD, and MPI Cognition.

TODAY’S LANDSCAPE

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia worldwide and is poised to become a major public health crisis. To date, there are few single treatments, pharmaceutical or otherwise, that can help with this degenerative condition.

The Institute for Functional Medicine, in collaboration with Dale Bredesen, MD, and MPI Cognition, presents a two-day CME program this December 2017, with an exciting new approach to the treatment of early stage AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). During this program, attendees will learn a multi-pronged treatment strategy for these patients. Using a systems biology approach, attendees will learn to assess patients for MCI and early AD, stratify them based on the likely causes of their dysfunction, and apply a multimodal protocol to individualize treatments for each patient that address the appropriate underlying causes. In this way, you can arrest cognitive decline and in many cases even reverse it.

Reversing Cognitive Decline: Advanced Clinical Training in Treating MCI and Early Alzheimer’s Disease – In collaboration with Dale Bredesen, MD, and MPI Cognition.

TODAY’S LANDSCAPE

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia worldwide and is poised to become a major public health crisis. To date, there are few single treatments, pharmaceutical or otherwise, that can help with this degenerative condition.

The Institute for Functional Medicine, in collaboration with Dale Bredesen, MD, and MPI Cognition, presents a two-day CME program this December 2017, with an exciting new approach to the treatment of early stage AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). During this program, attendees will learn a multi-pronged treatment strategy for these patients. Using a systems biology approach, attendees will learn to assess patients for MCI and early AD, stratify them based on the likely causes of their dysfunction, and apply a multimodal protocol to individualize treatments for each patient that address the appropriate underlying causes. In this way, you can arrest cognitive decline and in many cases even reverse it.

Reversing Cognitive Decline: Advanced Clinical Training in Treating MCI and Early Alzheimer’s Disease – In collaboration with Dale Bredesen, MD, and MPI Cognition.

TODAY’S LANDSCAPE

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia worldwide and is poised to become a major public health crisis. To date, there are few single treatments, pharmaceutical or otherwise, that can help with this degenerative condition.

The Institute for Functional Medicine, in collaboration with Dale Bredesen, MD, and MPI Cognition, presents a two-day CME program this December 2017, with an exciting new approach to the treatment of early stage AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). During this program, attendees will learn a multi-pronged treatment strategy for these patients. Using a systems biology approach, attendees will learn to assess patients for MCI and early AD, stratify them based on the likely causes of their dysfunction, and apply a multimodal protocol to individualize treatments for each patient that address the appropriate underlying causes. In this way, you can arrest cognitive decline and in many cases even reverse it.

Reversing Cognitive Decline: Advanced Clinical Training in Treating MCI and Early Alzheimer’s Disease – In collaboration with Dale Bredesen, MD, and MPI Cognition.

TODAY’S LANDSCAPE

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia worldwide and is poised to become a major public health crisis. To date, there are few single treatments, pharmaceutical or otherwise, that can help with this degenerative condition.

The Institute for Functional Medicine, in collaboration with Dale Bredesen, MD, and MPI Cognition, presents a two-day CME program this December 2017, with an exciting new approach to the treatment of early stage AD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). During this program, attendees will learn a multi-pronged treatment strategy for these patients. Using a systems biology approach, attendees will learn to assess patients for MCI and early AD, stratify them based on the likely causes of their dysfunction, and apply a multimodal protocol to individualize treatments for each patient that address the appropriate underlying causes. In this way, you can arrest cognitive decline and in many cases even reverse it.

Join us from December 12-16 for our upcoming 25th Annual World Congress in Las Vegas. This conference marks a quarter of a century since A4M began its original mission: to build awareness and deliver innovative, cutting-edge scientific education focused on longevity, and prolonging the human lifespan.

ATTRACT THE PATIENTS YOU WANT

• Become noticed, known, and remembered
• Identify your ideal patient base
• Create a prominent, positive, and pro-active brand
• Harness your website capabilities
• Leverage the power of social media
• Use video & media to effectively deliver messages

ADD NEW PROFIT CENTERS TO YOUR BUSINESS

In a world of unlimited possibilities, discover which products and services would profit and benefit your practice.

• Integrate nutraceuticals/cosmeceuticals into your practice
• Evaluate the pros and cons of different offerings
• Learn from lessons and experiences of colleagues
• Assist your staff in selling new offers
• Explain the benefits of new services to patients
• Add lab services that patients require

OPTIMIZE YOUR INCOME

• By restructuring and reshaping your practice, bring new revenue sources into your business, and reduce any financial stresses/burdens.
• Identify the best model for your practice
• Understand cash pay, hybrid, concierge, membership, telemedicine, and shared visit structures
• Solve the financial leaks in your practice
• Communicate the value of cash pay Incentivize your staff for consistently proactive and pro-quality performance

EXCEED PATIENT EXPECTATIONS

By creating a base of loyal patient promoters, you can easily build your business without spending extra resources and dollars. Fill your appointment schedule through word of mouth.

• Deliver consistent benefits to patients
• Learn to communicate with different types of patients
• Use motivational interviewing for better compliance
• Extend your influence with the implementation of educational videos
• Build referral/testimonial strategies into practice

Join us from December 12-16 for our upcoming 25th Annual World Congress in Las Vegas. This conference marks a quarter of a century since A4M began its original mission: to build awareness and deliver innovative, cutting-edge scientific education focused on longevity, and prolonging the human lifespan.

ATTRACT THE PATIENTS YOU WANT

• Become noticed, known, and remembered
• Identify your ideal patient base
• Create a prominent, positive, and pro-active brand
• Harness your website capabilities
• Leverage the power of social media
• Use video & media to effectively deliver messages

ADD NEW PROFIT CENTERS TO YOUR BUSINESS

In a world of unlimited possibilities, discover which products and services would profit and benefit your practice.

• Integrate nutraceuticals/cosmeceuticals into your practice
• Evaluate the pros and cons of different offerings
• Learn from lessons and experiences of colleagues
• Assist your staff in selling new offers
• Explain the benefits of new services to patients
• Add lab services that patients require

OPTIMIZE YOUR INCOME

• By restructuring and reshaping your practice, bring new revenue sources into your business, and reduce any financial stresses/burdens.
• Identify the best model for your practice
• Understand cash pay, hybrid, concierge, membership, telemedicine, and shared visit structures
• Solve the financial leaks in your practice
• Communicate the value of cash pay Incentivize your staff for consistently proactive and pro-quality performance

EXCEED PATIENT EXPECTATIONS

By creating a base of loyal patient promoters, you can easily build your business without spending extra resources and dollars. Fill your appointment schedule through word of mouth.

• Deliver consistent benefits to patients
• Learn to communicate with different types of patients
• Use motivational interviewing for better compliance
• Extend your influence with the implementation of educational videos
• Build referral/testimonial strategies into practice

Join us from December 12-16 for our upcoming 25th Annual World Congress in Las Vegas. This conference marks a quarter of a century since A4M began its original mission: to build awareness and deliver innovative, cutting-edge scientific education focused on longevity, and prolonging the human lifespan.

ATTRACT THE PATIENTS YOU WANT

• Become noticed, known, and remembered
• Identify your ideal patient base
• Create a prominent, positive, and pro-active brand
• Harness your website capabilities
• Leverage the power of social media
• Use video & media to effectively deliver messages

ADD NEW PROFIT CENTERS TO YOUR BUSINESS

In a world of unlimited possibilities, discover which products and services would profit and benefit your practice.

• Integrate nutraceuticals/cosmeceuticals into your practice
• Evaluate the pros and cons of different offerings
• Learn from lessons and experiences of colleagues
• Assist your staff in selling new offers
• Explain the benefits of new services to patients
• Add lab services that patients require

OPTIMIZE YOUR INCOME

• By restructuring and reshaping your practice, bring new revenue sources into your business, and reduce any financial stresses/burdens.
• Identify the best model for your practice
• Understand cash pay, hybrid, concierge, membership, telemedicine, and shared visit structures
• Solve the financial leaks in your practice
• Communicate the value of cash pay Incentivize your staff for consistently proactive and pro-quality performance

EXCEED PATIENT EXPECTATIONS

By creating a base of loyal patient promoters, you can easily build your business without spending extra resources and dollars. Fill your appointment schedule through word of mouth.

• Deliver consistent benefits to patients
• Learn to communicate with different types of patients
• Use motivational interviewing for better compliance
• Extend your influence with the implementation of educational videos
• Build referral/testimonial strategies into practice

Jill Carnahan, MD, ABFM, ABIHM, completed her residency at the University of Illinois Program in Family Medicine at Methodist Medical Center. In 2006 she was voted by faculty to receive the Resident Teacher of the Year award and elected to Central Illinois 40 Leaders Under 40. She received her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and her Bachelor of Science degree in Bio-Engineering at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. She is dually board-certified in Family Medicine (ABFM) and Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM).

Interactive Gastroenterology Cases

• GI Effects Test and Urine Dysbiosis Markers
• Interpreting SIBO Breath Testing Markers

Jill Carnahan, MD, ABFM, ABIHM, completed her residency at the University of Illinois Program in Family Medicine at Methodist Medical Center. In 2006 she was voted by faculty to receive the Resident Teacher of the Year award and elected to Central Illinois 40 Leaders Under 40. She received her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and her Bachelor of Science degree in Bio-Engineering at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. She is dually board-certified in Family Medicine (ABFM) and Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM).

Interactive Gastroenterology Cases

• Inflammation: IBD, IBS, Allergies
• Infections: Yeast Parasites

Jill Carnahan, MD, ABFM, ABIHM, completed her residency at the University of Illinois Program in Family Medicine at Methodist Medical Center. In 2006 she was voted by faculty to receive the Resident Teacher of the Year award and elected to Central Illinois 40 Leaders Under 40. She received her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and her Bachelor of Science degree in Bio-Engineering at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. She is dually board-certified in Family Medicine (ABFM) and Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM).

Module II will present both basic and clinical cardiovascular information for the non-cardiologist. It is designed as the optimal educational program with didactics, case studies, clinical applications, protocols, and plenty of time for interaction with the faculty. It is the best CV program available with the top faculty in their respective fields. By learning what is taught in this module, you will be able to apply the concepts to many other diseases. You will learn how to diagnosis, test, interpret results, prevent and treat patients with hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, obesity, heart disease, CHD, MI, CHF, metabolic cardiology learn all the new risk factors for CHD, the role of the GI tract in CHD the role of nutrition and supplements and drugs in CVD and much more.

Jill Carnahan, MD, ABFM, ABIHM, completed her residency at the University of Illinois Program in Family Medicine at Methodist Medical Center. In 2006 she was voted by faculty to receive the Resident Teacher of the Year award and elected to Central Illinois 40 Leaders Under 40. She received her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and her Bachelor of Science degree in Bio-Engineering at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. She is dually board-certified in Family Medicine (ABFM) and Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM).

Module II will present both basic and clinical cardiovascular information for the non-cardiologist. It is designed as the optimal educational program with didactics, case studies, clinical applications, protocols, and plenty of time for interaction with the faculty. It is the best CV program available with the top faculty in their respective fields. By learning what is taught in this module, you will be able to apply the concepts to many other diseases. You will learn how to diagnosis, test, interpret results, prevent and treat patients with hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, obesity, heart disease, CHD, MI, CHF, metabolic cardiology learn all the new risk factors for CHD, the role of the GI tract in CHD the role of nutrition and supplements and drugs in CVD and much more.

Exposure to water damaged buildings, mold and mycotoxins can cause serious illness. Unfortunately, symptoms and illnesses often either go undiagnosed or are misdiagnosed leading to ineffective, sometimes dangerous treatments.

The purpose of this workshop is to educate clinicians on the nature of exposures in water-damaged buildings and the mechanisms by which these exposures can lead to serious, often debilitating symptom and to review treatment approaches that have been found to be effective in alleviating symptoms. The workshop will include experts in the field of mold and mycotoxins including toxicologists, neuropsychologists and treating physicians from multiple specialties.