Program Description:
This session provides an overview on the principles, practices, nomenclature, patient work-up and management and will serve as foundational information in the conservative practice of diagnosis and management of patient presenting with internal disorders.
Program Goals/ Objectives:
At the end of the session, the student will have a detailed understanding of:
• Relationship between innate and acquired immunity
• Thyroid function
• Interpreting cardiovascular laboratory markers
• Immune and anti-inflammatory markers
• Appropriate nutritional therapy based on laboratory markers
Program Topics:
• Immune system
• Thyroid function
• Lipid and cardiovascular markers
• Inflammatory and autoimmune markers
• Glycemic markers
• Phase 1 and phase 2 pathways
• Tumor markers