Meet Our 2024 Speakers:
SATURDAY 10th August:
Supporting the Cancer Patient During Chemotherapy
a 90-minute workshop
The presentation will take around 1 hour followed by 30 minutes of questions, discussion and worked cases. Please bring a case to discuss.
SUNDAY 11th August:
Healthy Ageing, Inflammation and Stress: A Modern Perspective for Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD)
a 60-minute presentation
SATURDAY 10th August:
Ngā Kitenga o te Maramataka Māori - Insights into the Māori Calenders
The restoring of Māori traditional knowledge of calendars and the application in a modern-day context.
SATURDAY 10th August:
Modern Probiotic Therapy: The parallels between modern probiotic therapy and the traditions of herbal medicine
Rebecca will explore the bringing together of technology advancements and traditional therapies, discussing how modern-day probiotic supplementation echoes the long-held naturopathic philosophies.
SATURDAY 10th August:
Translation from Pharmaceutical to nutraceutical development of cGP: a lesson from mother nature
Cyclic-Glycine-Proline (cGP) is a molecule that our body produces by itself and is a key player in regulating the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1).
SATURDAY 10th August:
First line treatments for common health conditions using introduced endemic native plants
Reviving traditional uses of more locally available plants as medicines, while continuing to extend our knowledge about their pharmacology and phytochemistry, enables an integrative approach that is highly relevant in the modern world
SATURDAY 10th August:
The unifying naturopathic principles applied in modern day practice
Applying naturopathic heritage in new ways.
SATURDAY 10th August:
Barriers to the conduct and application of research among complementary and alternative medicine professions in Australia and New Zealand: A cross-sectional survey
My research attempts to address the contemporary challenges faced by complementary medicines.
Ian Tracton
SUNDAY 11th August
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SATURDAY 10th August:
The contemporary use of traditional medicines for diseases of modernity
This session will encourage practitioners to reflect on how scientific knowledge and practice is shaping the way we extract, understand and prescribe traditional medicines
SUNDAY 11th August:
How traditional medicine principles challenge the notion of the ‘complex patient’
Comparing modern practices with those of traditional healers, and questioning whether the results are any better.
SUNDAY 11th August:
Bringing Birth Culture Back to Birth
There is a crisis in the health care sector diminishing the chances of a women experiencing a natural birth. This seminar aims to bring traditional knowlege and evidence practices back to the birthing space.
SUNDAY 11th August:
Naturopathy and the global education perspective
Findings from an international case study of naturopathic education institutions from 15 countries.
How is naturopathy similar and different, what are the relationships, trends and tensions in naturopathic education as the workforce moves to professionalisation?
SUNDAY 11th August:
Long COVID - 2024 Clinical Update
This presentation will enhance the delegates’ knowledge in leading treatment options for the management of Long-COVID.
SATURDAY 10th August:
Awards Dinner Guest Speaker
Pushing the Limits
Guests will be taken on an entertaining roller coaster journey through my life story from being an extreme ultra endurance athlete to, pushing the limits of human endurance despite the lack of talent and sharing the learnings, wins and spectacular failures along the way.