Past Sponsored Lectures

Ontario Homeopathic Association Canadian Homeopathic Conference
February 5-7, 2016 – Toronto, ON
Lecture by Dr. Arup Bhattacharya

Registered Massage Therapists’ Association of B.C. Manual Therapy Conference
April 16-18, 2016 – New Westminster, BC
Lecture by Dr. Eyal Lederman

Orthomolecular Medicine Today 45th Annual Conference
April 29-May 1, 2016 – Vancouver, BC
Lecture by Dr. Felicia Jacka

International Massage Therapy Research Conference
May 12-15, 2016 – Seattle, WA
Lecture by Dr. Wayne Jonas

Integrative Health Institute Inaugural Conference
May 13, 2016 – Edmonton, AB
Lecture by Dr. Aviad Haramati

International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health (ICIMH) 2016
May 17-20, 2016 – Las Vegas, NV
Lectures by Dr. Gustav Dobos and Dr. David Relman

Natural Health Products Research Society of Canada Annual Conference
May 17-20, 2016 – Charlottetown, PEI

McGill University Symposium on Complementary Health
June 3, 2016 – Montreal, QB

Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND) Annual Convention & Trade Show
November 4-6, 2016 – Toronto, ON
Lecture by Dr. Mark Fontes

Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) 12th International Conference
November 5-7, 2016 – Miami, FL
Dr. Heather Boon, 2015 Dr. Rogers Prize Winner

2016 INCAM Research Symposium
November 18-19, 2016 – Toronto, ON
Dr. Heather Boon, 2015 Dr. Rogers Prize Winner

Massage Therapy Association of Saskatchewan (MTAS) Research Symposium
March 28, 2015 – Saskatoon, SK

Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND) Spring Conference
April 11, 2015 – Toronto, ON
Dr. Denis Marier – “Mind‐Body Medicine: Clinical Pearls from Home and Abroad”

Orthomolecular Medicine Today 44th Annual Conference
April 24‐26, 2015 – Toronto, ON
Dr. Neil Riordan – “Secretions of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: The Next Generation in Orthomolecular Medicine”

Conference Board of Canada Health Summit West 2015
May 11‐12, 2015 ‐ Edmonton, AB
Dr. Linda Carlson – “Mindfulness for Patient Care and Organizational Change”
Dr. Dugald Seely – “Change Through Collaboration II—The Case for Integrative Care”

10th Annual International Congress of Complementary Medicine Research (ICCMR 2015)
May 13‐15, 2015 ‐ Jeju Island, Korea
Dr. Heather Boon – “Regulating CAM: Be Careful What You Wish For”
Denis Noble – “What is Life? How is the answer relevant to traditional medicine?”

Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference
May 28‐30, 2015 – Austin, TX

Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND) HealthFusion Conference 2015
June 26‐28, 2015 – Calgary, AB

Consortium for Globalization of Chinese Medicine (CGCM) Conference
August 17‐20, 2015 – London, ON
Keynote Lecture by Dr. Barry Halliwell

BC Naturopathic Association Advancing Naturopathic Medicine Conference
October 16‐18, 2015 – Vancouver, BC
Peter Conway, DipPhyt, FNIMH, FCPP – “Botanical Medicine Microbiome: New Prospects for an Ancient Relationship”
Deidre MacDonald, ND – “The Intestinal Microbiome: Research Update & Clinical Implications”

CENTILE Conference
Washington, DC – October 18‐21, 2015
Dr. Mary Jo Kreitzer – “Cultivating Self‐Care, Wellbeing and Resilience in Our Lives and Organizations”

Society for Integrative Oncology 2015 Conference
November 15‐16, 2015 – Boston, MA
Lectures by Dr. Herbert Benson & Dr. Sunita Vohra (2013 Dr. Rogers Prize Winner)

Massage Therapy Association of BC (MTABC) Pain Management Conference
March 28-29, 2014 – Richmond, BC
Linda Turner, RN, PhD – “Mindfulness Meditation for Pain”

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA) 26th Annual Symposium
April 10-13, 2014 – Denver, CO
Steven KH Aung, MD, OMD, PhD – “Acupuncture and Compassionate Medicine in the 21st Century”

Orthomolecular Medicine Today 43rd Annual Conference
April 25-27 – Vancouver, BC
Balz Frei “Facts, Artifacts, and Myths about Vitamin C”

International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (IRCIMH) 2014
May 13-16, 2014 – Miami, FL
Dr. Catherine Bushnell – “Mind-body Medicine and the Brain’s Role in the Perception and Management of Pain”
Dr. Steven Cole – “Social and Psychological Influences on Gene Expression”

Natural Health Products Research Society 11th Annual Conference
May 13-16, 2014 – Kelowna, BC

The Conference Board of Canada Western Health Summit 2014
May 21-22, 2014 – Edmonton, AB
Dr. Sunita Vohra (2013 Dr. Rogers Prize Winner) – “Caring for the Caregivers Caring for Patients, and Alternative Approaches to Health Care”

The Conference Board of Canada Health Summit 2014: Aging, Chronic Disease, & Wellness
October 23-24 – Toronto, ON
Dr. Badri Rickhi (2009 Dr. Rogers Prize Winner)

IN-CAM Research Symposium 2014
November 6-8, 2014 – Calgary, AB
Dr. Sunita Vohra (2013 Dr. Rogers Prize Winner)

Empowered Health Television Series – “Profiles in Health”
Personal stories which highlight an integrative approach to wellness

Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) 10th International Conference
October, 2013 – Vancouver, BC
Dr. Kerry S. Courneya – “Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention/Survivorship”

International Congress for Clinicians in Complementary & Integrative Medicine (ICC-CIM)
October, 2013 – Chicago, IL
Dr. Joseph Pizzorno – “Integrative Algorithms of Care Utilizing Artificial Intelligence Decision Support Tools”

Canadian Association of Naturopathic Physicians (CAND) HealthFusion 2013
June, 2013 – Ottawa, ON
Dr. Brian Goldman “Healthcare 2.0”

International Research Congress (ICCMR) 2013
April 11-13, 2013 – London, UK
Jose Carlos Tavares Carvalho

International Massage Therapy Research Conference 2013
April 25-27, 2013 – Boston, MA
Janet Kahn, PhD – “Massage in 21st Century Healthcare: Let’s Seize the Moment!”

Orthomolecular Medicine Today 42nd Annual International Conference
April 26-28, 2013 – Toronto, ON
John Hoffer – “The Abram Hoffer Collection at the University of Saskatchewan”

Natural Health Products Research Society Conference
May 12-15, 2013 – Windsor, ON
Dr. Garth Nicholson – “Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Chronic Disease: Treatment with Natural Supplements” – pending funding letter

7th IN-CAM Research Symposium
November 2012 – Toronto, ON
Dr. Marja Verhoef (Dr. Rogers Prize Winner 2011)

British Columbia Naturopathic Association ANM10
Vancouver – September 2012
Keynote Speaker – Dr. Mimi Guarneri

International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health
Portland, OR – May 2012
Irving Kirsch, PhD – “Placebo Therapy as an Ethical Alternative”
Michael Lauer, MD, FACC – “Comparative Effectiveness Research: Implications for Practice and Policy”

Natural Health Products Research Society Conference
Kelowna, BC – May 2012
Session on “Complementary Therapy and Diet”
Dr. Gerald Krystal – “The influence of diet on Cancer and other chronic diseases”
Dr. Dan Burke – “Salvestrols and CYP1B1 – a Natural Team Combating Cancer Naturally”
Kalsariya Bharat – “Antimicrobial activity of polyherbal formulations”
Kiran Assai – “Curcumin reduces neoplasms in colitis-associated cancer via effects on ILK, β-catenin, cyclin D, NF-kappa B and PKB activation”

Orthomolecular Medicine Today Annual International Conference
Vancouver, BC – April 2012
Dr. Marja Verhoef (Dr. Rogers Prize Winner 2011) “Beyond Randomized Control Trials”

Third International Fascia Research Congress
Vancouver – March 2012
Dr. Carla Stecco “Fascial Anatomy Overview”

Society for Integrative Oncology Conference
New York, NY – November 2011
Keynote: Dr. Francis F. Collins “Faith, Spirituality and Science in Oncology”

Natural Health Products Research Society Conference
Montreal, QC – May 2011
Session on Traditional Western Herbalism “Opportunities and Challenges in Collaborative

Society for Integrative Oncology Conference
New York, NY – November 2010
Dr. Volker Diehl “Integrative Medicine: The bridge between patient and doctor”

6th IN-CAM Research Symposium
Vancouver, BC –  November 2010
Dr. Fabrizio Bendetti “The placebo effect: How words and rituals change the patient’s brain”

Fifth International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research Conference
Tromso, Norway – May 2010
Dr. Mary Jo Kreitzer “Spirituality and chronic illness: implications for CAM and conventional medicine”

Orthomolecular Medicine Today Annual International Conference
Toronto, ON – April 2010
Dr. Badri Rickhi (Dr. Rogers Prize Winner 2009) “Orthomolecular therapy for childhood asthma”