Virtual Event - Saturday
19 November 2022
The IHCAN Conferences return for 2022 with a stellar line-up of internationally-recognised and respected speakers tackling the hottest topics in complementary and integrated health and nutrition.
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A huge expo
Although live education is back and more exciting than ever, we know how well-received online IHCAN education has been over the past 18 months, so that’s why it’s here to stay!
We’ve got world-class speakers and, thanks to a bespoke bit of techno-wizardry, you’ll enjoy a virtual expo featuring specialist practitioner suppliers as well as short break-out sessions and online networking.
A fan-favourite at previous in-person IHCAN Conferences, Dr Deanna Minich, PhD, returns. Deanna will discuss the importance of colourful, plant-based foods to physical and mental health and review published research studies supporting the idea. She’ll explore the connection of healthy eating, reducing risk for chronic disease, and the food-mood relationship according to a “colour code” (Minich, Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2019). She’ll provide practical strategies for personalising protocols to peoples’ needs.
How is it different to the IHCAN Conference Webinars?
Using a brand new, bespoke, virtual conference and expo platform, the IHCAN Conferences Virtual Event is a whole-day event with multiple live sessions and a virtual exhibition – bringing the “in-person” conference experience direct to your device.
How does it work?
We’re using a bespoke virtual conference and expo platform – you don’t need to download any additional software and it will work on every device.
It works best on Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox and we recommend you make sure your browser is up-to-date.
Alternatively, for mobile there’s a simply app to download.
We’ll send you access details two weeks before the event.
Schedule
10.00 – 11.00: Ann Garry, BSc, fellow BANT – ‘Business priorities and opportunities for integrated health and nutrition professionals – what to focus on in the uncertain months ahead’
11.00 – 12.00: Assorted breakout sessions:
‘Oral intestinal adsorbents: how they can offer a safe effective treatment for IBS and acute diarrhoea’ hosted by Enteromed
‘The Gut-Bone Axis: How the gut microbiome may play a role in bone health’ hosted by Bio-Kult
12.00 – 12.30: Lunch
12.30 – 14.00: Robyn Puglia. FdSc DipION. mIFM. IFMCP – ‘The Naso-Respiratory Tract and Autoimmune Disease’
14.00 – 14.30: Break
14.30 – 16.00: Dr Deanna Minich – ‘Eating the Rainbow: The Science and Clinical Application of Phytonutrients’
16.00: Finish
All ticket holders also receive all the video downloads from every session after the event as well.
‘Eating the Rainbow: The Science and Clinical Application of Phytonutrients’
Over the past decades, thousands of published studies have amassed supporting recommendations to consume fruits and vegetables for physiological and psychological health. Newer research has emerged to suggest that these plant-based foods contain a plethora of not only vitamins and minerals, but perhaps, most importantly, phytonutrients. Even though eating fruits and vegetables is a well-known feature of a healthy dietary pattern, population intakes continue to be below recommended levels. To encourage patients to include more fruits and vegetables into their diet and lifestyle, an “eat by colour” approach is proposed in this presentation.
Dr Minich will discuss the importance of colourful, plant-based foods to physical and mental health by explaining the nutritional content of a variety of colourful foods, as well as reviewing published research studies on this topic. The connection of healthy eating, reducing risk for chronic disease, and the food-mood relationship will be explored according to a ‘colour code’ (Minich, Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2019). Practical strategies and practice for clinical implementation for personalizing protocols to peoples’ needs will be provided.
Objectives:
- To learn the science to support the inclusion of plant-based foods for reducing chronic disease risk
- To understand how the colours of plant foods coincide with their functionality in the body
- To apply concepts learned from the benefits of eating plant foods into clinical practice
About Dr Deanna Minich
Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, CNS, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (IFMCP), is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, educator, and author, with over twenty years of experience in academia and in the food and dietary supplement industries, currently serving as Chief Science Officer at Symphony Natural Health. She has been active as a functional medicine clinician in clinical trials and in her own practice (Food & Spirit™). She is the author of six consumer books on wellness topics, four book chapters, and fifty scientific publications. Her academic background is in nutrition science, including a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Illinois at Chicago (1995) and a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands (1999). She has served on the Nutrition Advisory Board for The Institute of Functional Medicine and on the Board of Directors for the American Nutrition Association. Currently, she teaches for the Institute for Functional Medicine, University of Western States, and Institute for Brain Potential. Through her talks, workshops, groups, and in-person retreats, she helps people to practically and artfully transform their lives through nutrition and lifestyle. Visit her at: www.deannaminich.com
‘The Naso-Respiratory Tract and Autoimmune Disease’
Nutritional Therapy and Functional Medicine has a strong focus on the gut-mucosal immune system in the context of systemic health and disease. And rightly so.
But while it may be prudent to begin our thinking at the gut most of the time, it’s a mistake to end our thinking there.
The mucosal immune system covers all of our mucosal surfaces, the naso-respiratory tract, the genitourinary tract and the distinct regions of the gut and each area has overlapping immune and microbial features as well as distinct immune and microbial features.
This presentation examines the lungs and sinuses, their microbiomes, infections, exposures, permeability and association with autoimmune disease and how to consider and support the health of these mucosal surfaces with diet, nutrition and lifestyle as part of a comprehensive intervention strategy.
About Robyn Puglia. FdSc DipION. mIFM. IFMCP
Robyn Puglia. FdSc DipION. mIFM. IFMCP is a Nutritional Therapist and IFM Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner.
Robyn and her team have a busy virtual clinic, specialising in Autoimmune Disease, Gluten-Reactive Disorders including Coeliac Disease, Complex Cases and Unexplained Illness.
As well as clinical practice, Robyn is co-founder and director of The Applied Functional Medicine Mentoring Program, and has various education and practitioner support roles across the industry that keep her in touch with and supporting nutrition and FM practitioners.
Robyn is a well regarded speaker and lecturer in the UK, presenting on Autoimmune Disease, Gut Health, complex biochemistry and clinical case studies.
‘Business priorities and opportunities for integrated health and nutrition professionals – what to focus on in the uncertain months ahead’
As we look forward to 2023, with economic challenges and global uncertainty, it is understandable that many nutrition and functional medicine practitioners are wondering just what the year will bring for them. Yet we see the market for private healthcare providers is growing like never before, with 3.7 million people having paid to see a private GP in the UK in the last two years.
When you’re busy supporting clients, it can be hard to know exactly where to focus your efforts to build resilience in your business and to drive your practice forward. Ann Garry will discuss the importance of understanding your target audience and how you can establish yourself as a thought leader for the niche of clients you work with. Which isn’t as difficult as you might think! She will also outline where she sees opportunities for integrated health and nutrition professionals and provide practical strategies to set yourself up for success in the year to come.
About Ann Garry, BSc, fellow BANT
Ann Garry is a Nutritional Therapist and a fellow of BANT, with her own clinic in Marlow working with women over 50 to help them rediscover their lost vitality. She is also a Director and Business Mentor with Zest4life where she helps nutrition professionals to launch and grow their businesses.
Her mission is to help nutrition professionals become successful business people. Her ultimate vision for the nutrition profession is that we become a recognised and integrated part of the health and wellbeing solutions within all our communities – and to do this we need to improve how we connect and communicate.
Assorted breakout sessions
A selection of short break-out sessions on a variety of topics – take your pick! But don’t worry if you want to watch more than one, you’ll receive the recordings for every session after the event:
‘Oral intestinal adsorbents: how they can offer a safe effective treatment for IBS and acute diarrhoea’ hosted by Enteromed
The presentation will introduce intestinal adsorbents and discuss their extended use in Europe as an OTC medical device for the treatment of acute diarrhoea and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Their mechanism of action in acute and chronic diarrhoea will be explained, alongside a presentation of the latest results from their UK clinical trials in IBS and acute diarrhoea. The session will show that intestinal adsorbents are a safe and effective treatment to reduce the duration of diarrhoea in children and adults with gastroenteritis, and an all-in-one treatment option for people with IBS.
About the speaker: Dr Carol Howell
Dr Carol Howell is the Research Director at Enteromed Ltd a Clinical Research Organization and distributor of oral intestinal adsorbents in the UK. She has just completed a large UK clinical study for patients with diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome (RELIEVE IBS-D) investigating the intestinal adsorbent Enterosgel. Carol previously worked for 15 years as a clinical researcher in the field of medical adsorbents at the University of Brighton where she gained her doctorate. She completed her undergraduate degree at Nottingham University.
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‘The Gut-Bone Axis: How the gut microbiome may play a role in bone health’ hosted by Bio-Kult
Supporting our gut microbes could be crucial for the health of our bones as emerging evidence is revealing that the gut microbiota may play a critical role in bone metabolism via influencing the host metabolism, immune function and hormone secretion.
Attendees will gain a fuller picture of the gut-bone axis by:
- Refreshing attendees’ knowledge on the role of the gut microbiome
- Exploring bone physiology, health and the potential pathways via which microbes may influence bone health
- Evaluating current evidence for the potential role of probiotics in bone conditions such as osteoporosis
About the speaker: Andrea Burton BSc (Hons), DipNT, mBANT, CNHC Technical Advisor
Andrea is a BANT registered nutritional therapist graduating from the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) in 2017. She set up her own nutritional therapy practice in January 2018 and, after gaining an NTEC in Nutrition & Cancer, began to specialise in nutrition to support cancer diagnoses. She is a founding member of Inspired Eating, a group of nutritionists who run courses for cancer charities. She is a member of the British Association of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine and accredited by the Complementary and Natural Health Care Council.
Before becoming a nutritional therapist, Andrea worked in the tech PR market for over 25 years and ran her own PR company for 15 years. She is now a Technical Advisor at ADM Protexin, manufacturers of the Bio-Kult and Lepicol ranges.
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More to be confirmed shortly.
Exhibitors include:
Demand for “stands” is high and we’re adding new companies as fast as we can organise virtual space, so keep checking back, but some of the suppliers confirmed so far include:
- EnteroMed – PLATINUM SPONSOR
- Bio-Kult
- BodyBio
- Institute for Optimum Nutrition
- Naturopathic Nutrition Association
- The Nutrition Network
- IHCAN magazine
They’re all showcasing their new products, latest research and show-only offers.
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