Practitioner Course

Gastrointestinal Masterclass TWO

A deep dive into natural therapies for addressing the most common gastrointestinal conditions you are seeing in practice.
Format

Online Course
15 lessons

Availability

12 Months OR Subscriber Pass

Duration

90 min/lesson
12 Hours total

Presenters

Dr Mark Davis
Dr Sidney Baker
Dr Patrick Hannaway
Dawn Whitten
Dr Megan Taylor

About this course

We all know that the gut is the seat of most diseases. In the Gastrointestinal Masterclass II we cover the most of the common lower gastrointestinal presentations that you are seeing in practice. You will learn how to recognise, assess, interpret pathology for and develop care plans for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Lymphocytic and Collagenous Colitis and Diverticulosis which can all be challenging presentations. The experts in these fields are giving you their proven treatment approaches that they have refined over thousands of patients.

Dr Mark Davis specialises in inflammatory bowel disease. He sees Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis almost exclusively. Both of these conditions are increasing significantly, especially Crohn’s. Most people with Crohn’s undergo surgery to resect part of their bowel and unfortunately, about 40% of them suffer a recurrence. The inflammatory bowel diseases respond particularly well to good natural healthcare. Mark is a naturopathic doctor and full-time faculty at Maryland University of Integrative Health. He treats adults and children with inflammatory bowel disease and occasionally other digestive conditions at Capital Integrative Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Dr Patrick Hannaway is a highly-regarded integrated functional medicine clinician and will give us deep insights into the causes and care of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. An often tricky condition to make reliable headway with. Patrick is a board-certified family physician trained at Washington University. Dr Hanaway served on the Executive Committee for the American Board of Integrative Medicine and is Past President of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine.

Dr Sidney Baker is presenting the use of anti-helminths in gastrointestinal and autoimmune conditions. Helminth therapy is rapidly emerging as an effective immune-resetting therapy and is applicable in many conditions. Sidney is a Yale Medical graduate and former Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences. He is one of the founding fathers of functional medicine and has successfully treated thousands of patients with chronic conditions.

Dr Megan Taylor has two topics; Diverticulosis and Microscope Colitis. Microscopic Colitis is an inflammatory bowel condition too not visible to the naked eye (microscopic) and presents in two forms Collagenous Colitis and Lymphocytic Colitis. These have several recognised causes, are frequently misdiagnosed and require careful care consideration. Megan is a licensed naturopathic physician graduating with honors from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland. She has a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of GERD, gastritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, including microscopic colitis.

Dawn Whitten has presented several excellent webinars for Health Masters LIVE and returns with a significant update on Gastrointestinal Oesophageal Reflux in infants. Dawn is a naturopath, herbalist and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She has been in clinical practice for 14 years, mostly in busy apothecary and clinic settings where she has had the opportunity to work with many mothers and babies. She participates in peer-education and is passionate about sharing her lactation knowledge in the naturopathy field.

You might also be interested in the Gastrointestinal Masterclass One and the Gastrointestinal Masterclass Three.

Note: this Masterclass comes with seven of the webinars from our previous Gastrointestinal Masterclass Two (Lesson 9 to Lesson 15). CE hours are for the current Masterclass only.
What you receive:
  • Clear protocol explanations from some of the world's top practitioners
  • Clinical pearls for improved practice results
  • Access to your audio and video recordings via the App Store
  • A downloadable PDF of the presenter’s slides
  • Links to all referenced research papers and useful clinical handouts
  • Access to the community hub where you can get answers to your questions
  • A 30-day money back guarantee

From this course you will

  • What tests you may need to run to confirm your patient’s gut issues
  • How to accurately interpret gastrointestinal function assessments
  • Identify the principle factors contributing to your patient’s gut dysfunction
  • What strategies you can use to improve digestion, microbiome and gut immune function
  • When your patient needs specialist medical care and who to refer to
  • Be able to restore healthy gut function in your patients, even after antibiotic use and travelers diarrhoea
  • Review the very latest research and emerging theories of gastrointestinal disorders
  • Receive the clinical care strategies used by the top clinicians
  • Achieve reliable clinical outcomes in gut related conditions

What's in this course

Your Presenters

Dr Mark Davis

Dr Mark Davis ND is a naturopathic doctor graduating with honors in research at the National College of Natural Medicine in 2011. He is full-time faculty in the School of Naturopathic Medicine at Maryland University of Integrative Health.

Mark is the past president and current secretary and on the board of directors of the Gastroenterology Association of Naturopathic Physicians. He is on the Editorial Board of the Natural Medicine Journal, July 2014-present. Mark is on the board of directors and is the current treasurer of the Fecal Transplant Foundation, August 2013-present. He is also on the annual conference speaker selection committee for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.

He treat adults and children with inflammatory bowel disease and occasionally other digestive conditions at the IBD Specialty Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is licensed in California, Maryland and Oregon and has clinical expertise in fecal microbiota transplantation and helminthic therapy.

Dr Sidney Baker

Dr Sidney Baker is a Yale Medical graduate and former Assistant Prof of Medical Computer Sciences, Peace Corps Volunteer, family practitioner, Gesell Institute Director, founder of Defeat Autism Now!, Linus Pauling Award recipient, and associate editor of Integrative Medicine. He is the author of Detoxification and Healing, The Circadian Prescription, and, with Jon Pangborn, Autism: Effective Biomedical Treatments, and various journal articles. He practices Functional Medicine in Sag Harbor, New York.

In fifty years of Functional Medicine practice, Dr. Baker’s understanding of chronic illness prioritizes restitution of immune tolerance with the restoration of the microbiome and measures to meet individual needs to get, avoid, or be rid of substances to support Nature’s buoyant impulse toward healing.

Dr Patrick Hannaway

Dr Patrick Hannaway MD is a board-certified family physician with a medical degree from Washington University and residency training at the University of New Mexico. He is a past President of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine and co-founded Family to Family: Your Home for Whole Family Health with my wife in Asheville, NC. As an initiated Marakame (Shaman) by the Huichol people in the Sierra Madres of central Mexico. He incorporates these healing approaches in his clinical practice.

From 2002-2012, Patrick was the Chief Medical Officer at Genova Diagnostics, followed by the Director of Medical Education for the Institute for Functional Medicine as well as the Medical Director at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine.

Teaching around the world on ‘Good Medicine,’ he brings his full presence to teaching clinicians about healing, with an emphasis on therapeutic relationships, connection, community, and wholeness. He has trained thousands of health providers in functional medicine all over the world so that they can more effectively and compassionately care for others. He has created sustainable and effective systems to offer functional medicine within conventional health care institutions and is demonstrating through research the value of this type of care.

Dawn Whitten

Dawn Whitten NND, BNat(Hons), IBCLC, FNHAA is a naturopath, nutritionist, herbalist and lactation consultant. After completing her Bachelor degree, Dawn went on to obtain First Class Honours for the clinical research she undertook in the area of Herb-Drug interactions. She has published in this area and looked more deeply into Herb-Drug interactions pertinent to cardiovascular medicine.

Dawn regularly publishes papers in the peer-reviewed literature and presents both nationally and internationally. Recent topics she has presented include: Breastfeeding, Pregnancy Nutrition, Treating Allergies in Children, and Introducing Solids for the Prevention of Allergies.

Dawn has also worked as a research assistant for Southern Cross University in the field of herb safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding. She was recently awarded a prestigious Fellowship by the National Herbalist Association of Australia for her contribution to the field of herbal medicine in Australia.

Dr Megan Taylor

Dr Megan Taylor ND is a licensed naturopathic physician born and raised in West Seattle. She practices integrative primary care for adults with digestive complaints, allergies, and autoimmune disease. 
Dr. Taylor earned her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR, graduating with honors.

She has advanced training in the diagnosis and treatment of specific conditions such as GERD, Gastritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, including microscopic colitis, Gallbladder and Liver disorders, Functional Abdominal Pain, Functional Dyspepsia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, among others. Additional areas of interest include pediatric gastroenterology, stress management, anxiety, depression, fatigue, thyroid and adrenal imbalances, and gender-affirming care.

Prior to pursuing a career in naturopathic medicine, Dr Taylor worked for several years in environmental and urban planning. When not working as a physician, Dr Taylor spends as much time as possible in her garden, on the yoga mat, cooking delicious meals and enjoying her family and friends. 
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