The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) to hold four-day continuing medical education conference in Boston, MA

Hundreds of medical professionals will convene September 18-21, 2013 for Board Certification Exams, Fellowship Modules, and Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Symposium

The American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine (ABAARM) written and oral certification exams will be held during this event. Also, physicians have the opportunity to sit for The American Board of Anti-Aging Health Practitioners (ABAAHP) written exam as well.

The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine’s (A4M) Fellowship on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine (FAARM) will host several modules including Module IV: Nutrition and Metabolism; Module VIII: Lab Fundamentals and Cancer Therapies; Module XVI (C): Cardiovascular; and The Fellowship in Integrative Cancer will host Module VII: Dietary Treatments of Cancer.

Some learning objectives for Module IV include learning about nutritional depletions caused by medications, nutrition’s role and impact on optimal health in aging patients, new treatment plans for osteoporosis and amino acid deficiencies, and how physical, psychological and spiritual health relate to metabolic and anti-aging medicine, among other lessons.

Module VIII attendees will learn advanced integrative approaches to cancer therapies, nutritional support for athletes, how nutrients affect psychiatric illness treatments, and new protocols for advanced stage cancers.

Module XVI (C) will teach its participants nutritional and dietary therapies for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, as well as sex hormone balance and function in regards to cardiovascular health in men and women, and also how nutrition plays a role in cardiovascular disease.

Cancer Module VII includes a literature review concerning diets high in Omega-6 fatty acids and the immune system, and how fat cells produce estrogen, among other topics.

The Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Symposium (BHRT) will feature several well-known and distinguished experts in the fields of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine.

Some speakers and topics include Eric Braverman, MD covering the psychological effects of BHRT and how BHRT affects the brain. Jennifer Landa, MD, OB/GYN, FAARM, will discuss sexual dysfunction and estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone therapies in peri-menopause and menopausal women. Thierry Hertoghe, MD will explain reversing the aging process with BHRT and analyzing lab tests of complicated patients. Ronald Rothenberg, MD will discuss treating adult growth hormone deficiency and will lecture on Hyperthyroidism. Director of the Fellowship on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Pam Smith, MD, MPH, MS, will kick off the weekend with an introduction to BHRT and how BHRT solves common female health problems. Lastly, Jonathan Wright, MD will explain women’s hormone replacement and adrenal fatigue, stress and cortisol.

For more information or to register for this CME event, please visit a4m.com or call 561-997-0112.