Past Integrative Medicine Conferences
Byron Integrative Health is proud to be have been the convenor of the past four Byron Integrative Medicine Conferences.Read highlights of past conferences
4th Byron Integrative Medicine Conference
focusing on Addiction and Freedom
(11-12 April, 2008)
with keynote speakers Professor Mark Cohen, Dr Paul McGeown, Dr Adam Winstock, Henry Osiecki and Tenzin Chonyi.
Read Henry Osiecki's presentation "Drug detox, withdrawl and neural repair - A Literature review"
This document of 160 pages has been divided into pdfs of smaller sections and zipped for your convenience
Section 1 Intro and Pathways of Addiction (pdf 1.3mb)
Section 2 Genetic influences + impulsive/compulsive actions (pdf 1.8mb)
Section 3 Effects of common drugs and the effects of withdrawl (pdf 968kb)
Section 4 Nutritional support (pdf 540kb)
Section 5 Nicotine, Alcohol, Marijuana and opiates (pdf 1.2mb)
Section 6 Neurotransmitter support, summary and conclusions (pdf 588kb)
Section 7 Extra papers for discussion (pdf 1.5mb)
Integrative Approaches to Depression and Happiness
(13 July, 2007)
with keynote speakers Dr Russel Vickers and Professor Mark Cohen.
Read Professor Sydney-Smith's case presentation Depression in a working mother
Please visit ABC Radio National for a session podcast of the "Happiness and it Causes conference" recently held in Sydney
Read a brief article from the Byron Shire Echo on the Depression and Happiness conference written by Sally Mathrick (pdf 592kb)
Read an article "Happiness and its causes" from the Byron Shire Echo by Sally Mathrick (pdf 684kb)
Clinical approaches to pain management
(30 March, 2007)
with keynote speakers Dr Russel Vickers and Prof Marc Cohen, and a panel of experts in the field.
Download Dr Russell Vickers presentation on the Integrative treatment of pain (pdf 428kb)
Read the AIMA pain conference overview
Read the GP speak magazine article on the Pain Management Conference
Integrative Medicine
(30 June, 2006)
Read the GP Speak magazine article on the 2006 Byron Integrative Medical Conference
Read the GP Speak magazine round-up of the first Byron Integrative Medical Conference
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Latest Conference
The topic for next conference of 2008 is Approaches to Addiction & Freedom
For more information on the 4th Byron Integrative Medicine conference being held April 11th - 12th 2008, please download your invitation (pdf 496kb)