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It’s not too late to sign up for ICIM’s Lead-in Workshop March 17-18
“A Primer of Natural Therapeutics”
featuring:
“Clinical Application of Urinary Neural Biomarkers”
Speaker: Eileen Marie Wright, M.D.

Description:

The application of urinary neural biomarkers in clinical practice, including therapeutic interventions based on these biomarkers, will be the focus of this presentation. The lecture will begin with a discussion of why, when and how to utilize these biomarkers. References supporting the validity of the clinical use of these biomarkers will be reviewed. The basics of test interpretation will discussed via case presentations demonstrating the utilization of these biomarkers to guide therapeutic interventions. Clinical conditions discussed will include depression, anxiety, insomnia, and childhood behavioral disorders. Issues that interfere with the utility of this approach will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives and Goals:

1) To introduce the audience to the use of urinary neurotransmitter excretion as a biomarker for assessing balance/imbalance of the nervous system
2) To describe the appropriate use of these markers to guide the design of individualized nutritional and or pharmaceutical therapy to bring the nervous system into balance
3) To describe the application of therapy guided by these biomarkers in persons with low mood, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and childhood behavioral disorders
4) To alert the clinician to underlying issues that can interfere with the successful application of this approach
5) To leave the attending clinician with enough information that they are able to begin applying this information in their clinical practice