CFS: Dr. Cheney speaking on May 22

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Dr. Cheney will be the opening speaker at the 15th

International Symposium of Functional Medicine in Carlsbad, CA on

Thursday May, 22.

He was given the privilege of speaking for the entire morning session of the

first day. This is a high profile meeting with 800 to 1,000 attendees

gathering from around the world for the four-day conference.

A 10-person program committee questioned Dr. Cheney at length for two

hours via conference call before offering him this opportunity. He will be

presenting his current diagnostic and therapeutic model for CFS.

This is rather amazing in that the symposium topic this year is pain, but it

was felt that Dr. Cheney's work not only offers groundbreaking info on CFS,

but also has such profound implications for a great many chronic conditions

that his work needs to be presented now.

Here is the description of his presentation from the IFM's website:

" Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Oxidative Stress, and Pain: A Physician's

Personal and Professional Journey Through the Functional Medicine Model "

" Dr. Cheney has been involved in research and treatment of chronic

fatigue syndrome (CFS) for over 15 years. His persistent and thoughtful

evaluation of these phenomena clearly demonstrates the functional

medicine model.

Dr. Cheney has painstakingly developed the hypothesis that low cardiac

output

is a significant underlying dysfunction in CFS patients. He posits that

CFS patients have a diminished threshold for oxygen toxicity, suggesting

that fatigue is an adaptive consequence. In this sense, CFS patients'

energy decline may be viewed as a protective strategy against the effects of

oxygen metabolism, which they are unable to handle. He suggests that

therapy be directed to protect the brain from oxidative stress and to

improve

energy production. "

Brochure for the Institute of Functional Medicine Conference in May,

featuring Dr. Cheney:

http://www.functionalmedicine.org/content_management/files/15thSympBrochureWeb.p\

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Main site:

http://www.functionalmedicine.org/eduprog/symp_next.asp

Unfortunately for the majority of the patient community, the cost and

seminar content are intended for professional healthcare practitioners.

(It's

$250 just to attend the first day, when Dr. Cheney will be speaking.)... "

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Carlsbad? Are you kidding? I live about a mile from Carlsbad and will actually be moving to that fine town in a couple of weeks. Funny I've heard absolutely zero about this symposium. (to the outside world, Carlsbad is considered part of the greater San Diego area, but it's up the coast about 30 minutes). I'm so surprised this is happening here in my very own neighborhood. I'd be curious to see these folks, but not going to spend $250. :-) penny Al Melillo <melillo3@...> wrote: Dr. Cheney will be the opening speaker at the 15thInternational Symposium of Functional Medicine in Carlsbad, CA on Thursday May, 22.He was given the privilege of speaking for the entire morning session of thefirst day. This is a high profile meeting with 800 to 1,000 attendeesgathering from around the world for the four-day conference.A 10-person program committee questioned Dr. Cheney at length for twohours via conference call before offering him this opportunity. He will bepresenting his current diagnostic and therapeutic model for CFS.This is rather amazing in that the symposium topic this year is pain, but itwas felt that Dr. Cheney's work not only offers groundbreaking info on CFS,but also has such profound implications for a great many chronic conditionsthat his work needs to be presented now.Here is the description of his presentation from the IFM's website:"Chronic

Fatigue Syndrome, Oxidative Stress, and Pain: A Physician'sPersonal and Professional Journey Through the Functional Medicine Model""Dr. Cheney has been involved in research and treatment of chronicfatigue syndrome (CFS) for over 15 years. His persistent and thoughtfulevaluation of these phenomena clearly demonstrates the functional medicine model.Dr. Cheney has painstakingly developed the hypothesis that low cardiac outputis a significant underlying dysfunction in CFS patients. He posits thatCFS patients have a diminished threshold for oxygen toxicity, suggestingthat fatigue is an adaptive consequence. In this sense, CFS patients'energy decline may be viewed as a protective strategy against the effects ofoxygen metabolism, which they are unable to handle. He suggests thattherapy be directed to protect the brain from oxidative stress and to improveenergy production."Brochure for the Institute of

Functional Medicine Conference in May,featuring Dr. Cheney:http://www.functionalmedicine.org/content_management/files/15thSympBrochureWeb.pdfMain site:http://www.functionalmedicine.org/eduprog/symp_next.aspUnfortunately for the majority of the patient community, the cost andseminar content are intended for professional healthcare practitioners. (It's$250 just to attend the first day, when Dr. Cheney will be speaking.)..."--- End forwarded message ---

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> Carlsbad? Are you kidding? I live about a mile from Carlsbad and

will actually be moving to that fine town in a couple of weeks.

Funny I've heard absolutely zero about this symposium. (to the

outside world, Carlsbad is considered part of the greater San Diego

area, but it's up the coast about 30 minutes). I'm so surprised this

is happening here in my very own neighborhood. I'd be curious to see

these folks, but not going to spend $250. :-)

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> penny

Hi Penny,

The conference promoter is supposed to have a recording of the

lecture, either audio or video.

Maybe someone like Cort who has a CFS website

might have a summary of the lecture also.

Al