Environmental Influences on the Brain and Nervous System

October 3 - 7, 2012

Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront

St. Petersburg, Florida

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine has developed an outstanding program on the theme of "Environmental Influences on the Brain and Nervous System".

The dramatic rise in neurological and psychiatric conditions points to environmental causes of and influences over these disorders and disease states. The burden of chronic neurological and psychiatric disease is increasing radically in spite of current medical approaches to diagnosis, treatment and management. Physicians are more commonly confronted with these problems now, but struggle to provide effective care. Understanding of environmental causes and contributions to chronic disease such as these is conspicuously absent from formal conventional medical training including postgraduate training.

This educational activity has been designed for physicians as well as other healthcare providers who work with neuropsychaitric disorders. This education activity will serve to educate and inform practitioners regarding underlying environmental causes of neurological and psychiatric conditions. The conference will provide basic scientific knowledge regarding causative factors, and the relevant pathophysiology. It will provide effective strategies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of these conditions from an environmental medicine prospective.

Objectives
Upon completing this activity, you will be able to:
► Promote awareness of the prevalence and pathophysiology of molds and mycotoxins as causative agents in neuropsychiatric disease (NPD)states;
► Evaluate the neurological effects of food allergies and gluten sensitivity;
► Explain the neurotoxicity of common toxic heavy metals in the environment, their role in altering the developing human brain, and strategies for treatment of related conditions;
► Educate patients regarding the neurotoxic and neurodevelopmental effects of common environmental chemicals, strategies for avoidance and detoxification;
► Assess genetic and nutritional factors related to neurological and psychiatric disease susceptibility in regards to environmental factors;
► Promote the techniques and concepts of Environmental Medicine to your peers/patients which can improve the effectiveness of health care and simultaneously lower long-term cost.

ACCREDITATION The American Academy of Environmental Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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