Practical, Effective and Advanced Treatments for the
Environmental Factors that Contribute to Chronic Illnesses

October 21 - 24, 2010

Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines

La Jolla (San Diego), California

Registration Brochure

Background
The widespread adverse health effects from 9/11/01 and Hurricane Katrina have greatly increased the public's awareness that serious health consequences can result from exposures to molds, toxic chemicals, and other environmental substances. However, the health consequences from these two events are merely the tip of a rapidly expanding iceberg.
► 7 out of 10 deaths among Americans each year are from chronic diseases.
► Heart disease, cancer and stroke account for more than 50% of all deaths each year.
► In 2005, 133 million Americans -- almost 1 out of every 2 adults -- had at least one chronic illness.
► About one-fourth of people with chronic conditions have one or more daily activity limitations.

A large, growing, and persuasive body of scientific evidence has documented that, in a growing segment of our population, a rapidly increasing and complex toxic body burden is contributing to an increasing variety of multi-system, chronic, and debilitating conditions and diseases. The resultant adverse and expensive impacts on the quality of life in these patients are reaching alarming proportions. It is therefore imperative that these insights be widely disseminated throughout the health care system and that focused attention be given to improving the accurate diagnosis and effective treatments for these types of illnesses.

Diagnostic tools must effectively address the diversity of conditions that can result from these contributors. They must also assess the status of affected organ functions, individual body burdens and susceptibilities to specific exposures, and must allow monitoring of the success of treatment. Treatment must address the actual causes: effective removal of toxicant burdens, optimizing the individual�s organ system functions, detoxication pathways and state of nutrition, and accommodating individually specific detoxication genes of biotransformation where applicable. Prevention must focus on the early recognition of the causes of various conditions, cleaning up the environment and diet, and optimizing nutritional status.

This cause-oriented and preventive strategy is the approach of Environmental Medicine. It offers the most effective and cost effective approach to restoring and maintaining the long-term health of those patients whose chronic illnesses are contributed to by molds, chronic infections, endocrine disruptors, foods, and other environmental factors, including chemicals.

Objectives
Upon completing this activity, you will be able to:
► Evaluate the range of many common illnesses presented by your patients contributed to by environmental factors
► Counsel your patients on the nature of the complex biologic mechanisms and principles that govern the manifestations and course of these illnesses.
► Conduct practical diagnosis and treatment options and guidelines to improve the long-term outcomes of these patients
► 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.

Program

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010

SPONSOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine gratefully acknowledges the unrestricted educational grant provided by Pro-Thera, Inc. for the AAEM 45^th Annual Scientific Meeting. AAEM appreciates Pro-Thera's support of the conference and interest in CME.

DESIGNATION

Physician Credit: The American Academy of Environmental Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP: Application for CME credit has been filed with filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM acceptable for multidisciplinary team members.

Nurse: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurse Practitioners: The American College of Nurse Practitioners (ANCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM
Physician Assistant: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

FACULTY DISCLOSURES As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine must ensure balance, independence, and objectivity in all CME activities to promote improvements in health care and not proprietary interests of a commercial interest. The provider controls all decisions related to identification of CME needs, determination of educational objectives, selection and presentation of content, selection of all persons and organizations that will be in a position to control the content, selection of educational methods, and evaluation of the activity. Course directors, planning committee members, presenters, authors, moderators, panel members, and others in a position to control the content of this activity are required to disclose relevant financial relationships with commercial interests related to the subject matter of this educational activity. Learners are able to assess he potential for commercial bias in information when complete disclosure, resolution of conflicts of interest, and acknowledgment of commercial support are provided prior to the activity. Informed learners are the final safeguards in assuring that a CME activity is independent from commercial support. We believe this mechanism contributes to the transparency and accountability of CME.

ADA COMPLIANT The AAEM fully complies with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodation, please notify AAEM Central Office at 316.684.5500 to receive service.

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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