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John Donne wrote: “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”And no gene is an island.  For example, while FTO is an important metabolic gene, to use it alone in one’s interpretation is a substantial oversimplification and would, in most cases, lead to inaccurate recommendations for diet and supplements.  As another example, when considering prevention or treatment of diabetes, we need to consider genes that impact the production of receptor-blocking inflammatory adipokines, or genes that influence neurochemical balance within the autonomic nervous system.  Patients invariably present with variant SNPS in several different categories such as cardiovascular, metabolic, neurochemistry and immunity.  How do we begin to analyze and integrate several genes to provide practical advice and treatment? 

We are pleased to partner with GeneRx.ca and Dr. Penny Kendall-Reed, ND to offer this deep dive into the foundations of integrative genomics for clinicians.  With 10 hours of clinical training and interactive, case based learning modules, this course will prepare you to confidently bring the power of functional genomics  into your practice.  

This course is a comprehensive introduction that will teach you how to interpret genomic data as a guide for your treatment plans.

1) Treating the Cause

Patients are increasingly turning to genetic analysis to personalize their lifestyle and health regimen and with good reason. Only by looking at our genetics can we truly identify the root cause of a problem.  For example, Is depression due to low serotonin, or a poor transportation of serotonin to the receptor, or increased IL6 that is blocking the receptor?  If the answer is one of the latter two, giving serotonin precursors will push the patient into serotonin syndrome and aggravate the scenario.

2) Advanced Integrative Genomics

 Most genetic platforms only provide raw data that offers little in the way of interpretation or therapeutic options. Practitioners need to understand how to transform raw genetic data into a useful personalized health blueprint that addresses those genes that are truly relevant. What’s more important is that practitioners need to understand that phenotype is the product of gene combinations rather than single SNP’s and that accurate interpretation has to include SNP integration.  

3) Focused Clinical Guidance

This 5 course genetic certification series will review how to translate and integrate the clinically relevant SNPS involved in the metabolism, diet, neurotransmitters, detoxification, inflammation, anti-aging and the interactions between all categories of SNPS.  You will learn how to treat these genetic combinations to provide more accurate therapeutic treatment protocols to better help your patients. 

In this course, you will learn: 

• Learn which SNPs are the more relevant and actionable to better improve health and how to integrate SNPs to more accurately discover the root cause of an ailment
• Learn how to treat the combination of SNPs in the following categories: metabolism and diet, neurotransmitters, inflammation, anti-aging, estrogen and detoxification using natural supplements, diet, and lifestyle changes.
• Learn how to integrate all of the above categories showing how treatment of one area affects the expression of a gene in another area, and how to manage that.
• Several case studies will be used to demonstrate how to integrate genetics into your practice.  Bring your own cases to the lectures for analysis.

This Course is CONO 6.5 Category A General; 1 Pharmacology  and 2.5 Category B.  If you have a regulatory body you would like us to apply for CE credit to, please contact us directly and we are happy to assist - please email Dr. Tracy-Lynn Reside, ND tlreside@oand.org.