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Seminar Schedule

Intensive Clinical Botanical Medicine Seminar
July 14-17, 2006


Friday, July 14, 2006 (Day 1)

8:30 - 9:00 Introduction

Teacher introduction
Participant introduction
Workshop Agenda

9:00 - 10:00 General Concepts in Botanical Medicine

10:00 - 12:00 Phytochemistry: An Overview

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 16:00 Preparations: types and sourcing; lab

Types, shelf life, contamination, adulteration, standardization and other issues bearing on quality and effectiveness of botanical preparations. Lab: Actual preparation of botanical medicines.

16:30 - 17:30 Herb Walk in Dr. Duke's Green Farmacy Garden

A review of the material covered in a medicinal garden where the botanicals discussed earlier in the day are growing. All faculty will be present to answer participant questions about these botanicals.

Saturday, July 15, 2006 (Day 2)

9:00 - 12:00 Inflammation and Immune Modulators, part 1

Botanicals with COX-2 inhibiting and other modulating effects on inflammation, and immune modulating effects in cancer.

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 16:00 Inflammation and Immune Modulators, part 2

Botanicals with COX-2 inhibiting and other modulating effects on inflammation, and immune modulating effects in cancer.

16:30 - 17:30 Herb Walk in Dr. Duke's Green Farmacy Garden

A review of the material covered in a medicinal garden where the botanicals discussed earlier in the day are growing.  All faculty will be present to answer participant questions about these botanicals.

Sunday, July 16, 2006 (Day 3)

9:00 - 11:00 Hypertension

Agatha Thrash, MD presents nutritional and botanical treatments for hypertension.

11:00 - 12:30 Candida

How common is candida overgrowth, and how is candida treated with botanicals?

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:30 Pandemic Influenza

Botanical strategies for pandemics.

15:30 - 16:15 Integrating CAM Into Allopathic Practice: Problems & Solutions

Open discussion moderated by the Director of Clinical Services and Education, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Sharon Montes).

16:30 - 17:30  Herb Walk in Dr. Duke's Green Farmacy Garden

A review of the material covered in a medicinal garden where the botanicals discussed earlier in the day are growing.  All faculty will be present to answer participant questions about these botanicals.

Monday, July 17, 2006 (Day 4)

9:00 - 10:30 Type 2 Diabetes

Natural treatments for type 2 (non-insulin dependant) diabetes mellitus.

10:30 - 12:00 Alzheimer's Disease

Botanicals that have shown promise in AlzheimerÕs disease.

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 15:30 Clinical Presentation

Instructors and group analyze actual clinical cases.

15:30 - 16:30 Food Pharmaceuticals

Dr. James Duke discusses Amazonian botanicals as therapeutic agents: scientific validity, safety and feasibility.

16:30 - 17:30 Closing colloquium in Dr. Duke's Green Farmacy Garden:

Open forum for topics of interest to participants, a follow-up session on issues covered in the seminars, and a closing herb walk.




Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine, and the Botanical Medicine Academy.  The University of Maryland School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The University of Maryland School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 28 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Other Continuing Education Credits

Maryland State Board of Pharmacy: 32 hours
American Herbalist Guild: pending

Faculty Disclosure

It is the policy of the University of Maryland School of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with the policy of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, faculty are asked to disclose any affiliation or financial interest that may affect the content of their presentation.

Course faculty have disclosed the following:

Presentations may include discussion of commercial products and services.

Dr. Sharon Montes has no significant relationships with manufacturers of these commercial products to disclose.

Kathy Abascal has no significant relationships with manufacturers of these commercial products to disclose.

Dr. James A. Duke has no significant relationships with manufacturers of these commercial products to disclose.

Dr. Agatha Thrash has no significant relationships with manufacturers of these commercial products to disclose.

Dr. Eric Yarnell has no significant relationships with manufacturers of these commercial products to disclose. Dr.Yarnell is President and founder of Healing Mountain Publishing Inc and Vice President of Heron Botanicals, Inc.

Americans with Disabilities Act

This clinical seminar includes walks in the Green Farmacy Garden and classes at the Tai Sophia Institute.  Both are wheelchair accessible.

If you require special accomodations to attend or participate in this CME activity, please provide information about your requirements to Holly Shull Vogel (301) 854-3951 or 1-800-735-2258 TTY/Voice at least 5 business days in advance of the seminar.