Abstract
The American College for Advancement in Medicine's (ACAM) 63rd International Educational Symposium on Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine (CAIM) was held on May 18–22, 2005 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, FL, USA. ACAM's scientific symposium brought together physicians and scientists from 13 countries for a comprehensive educational program on the evaluation and treatment of age-associated hormone deficiency with special attention to the use of bioidentical hormones in andropause and menopause.
Highlights
American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM)’s Spring 2005 convocation, entitled ‘Menopause, Andropause: Power in Transition’, addressed a multitude of topics relevant for physicians and scientists interested in improving their understanding of safe and effective hormone replacement therapy, nutritional intervention and the lifestyle modifications needed in order to ensure healthier and longer lives as our population transitions into middle age
The scientific presentations focused upon the use of bioidentical hormone supplementation for the treatment of aging and a wide variety of illnesses
Keynote presentations highlighted the adverse consequences of endocrine disrupting chemicals on human health along with recent advances in predictive genomics testing for evaluating both risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy
Summary
Over 350 physicians and other health professionals convened in Orlando at ACAM’s ‘Menopause, Andropause: Power in Transition’ conference, in order to learn about the latest science behind the use of cutting edge CAIM protocols and bioidentical hormones in the practice of integrative medicine. Anyone who missed the opportunity to attend ACAM’s scientific conference ‘Menopause, Andropause: Power in Transition’ or the preconference workshops on ‘Scientific Writing, Introducing Aesthetic Mesotherapy Into Your Practice’ and/or the ‘Heavy Metal Toxicity Workshop’ can order tapes/CD’s from http://www.acam.org or through telephone (þ1-800-532-3688 or 949-583-7666). Workshop topics include a 2-day ‘Nutrition Review and Certification’ course in collaboration with the American College of Nutrition (approved for 16 CMEs), ‘Prolotherapy’, a 2-day course in partnership with the University of Wisconsin, Medical School (approved for 15 CMEs), ‘Managing Heavy Metal Toxicity and Mitigating Disease’ an updated 2-day course for physician, nurses and technicians, ‘Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy’, a 2-day course in collaboration with the International Hyperbaric Association (approved for 15 CMEs), and ACAM’s Scientific Writing Workshop (approved for 7.5 CMEs). Please call ACAM at þ1-800-532-3688 (in the USA) or þ1-949-583-7666 (outside the USA) or register online at http://www.acam.org
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