International Forum on Nutritional Medicine (IFNM)

Sponsor: National Public Nutrition Improvement Project Office

Organizer: NIAS (Nutrition International Advanced Studies) Committee, Chinese Mega Health Industry Planning Research Institute, China Mega health industry (Development) League

Co-organizer:American Society of Chinese medicine exchange, International society of natural medicine, Canadian Autism Society

Support unit: International Institute of nutrition and health China Preventive Medicine Society of child health;Hubei Province special children's Rehabilitation Association;Beijing welfare fund and Jiahe fund, National Federationof nutrition training organization;New ecological promotion center, Health Management Association of Henan Province, Zhixingjian College of nutrition

Forum Background

Welcome to the era of Nutritional Medicine!  ARE YOU READY FOR IT?

Nutritional Medicine represents a new era in medicine and health. With 80% or more healthcare spending tied to the treatment of conditions rooted in poor diet choices, the time is now for transforming health and redefining healthcare based on the science that overwhelmingly supports the efficacy of Nutritional Medicine.

“Nutritional Medicine”-related includes diet, nutrients,lifestyle, environmental, societal, behavior and other factors. The era of Nutritional medicine will play an important role in preventing and treating themost dreaded diseases especially chronic diseases. Chronic diseases are now the leading cause of death and disability in the world. Chronic diseases and conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and arthritis are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems. As we know, many chronic diseases can not only rely on traditional medical methods to solve, but it can be combined with Nutritional Medicine for prevention and even reversing some of our most feared causes of death and disability. Nutritional Medicine provides an opportunity to improve the human health, reduce health care costs and support economic development inthe county.

Therefore, The National Public Nutrition Improvement Project Office, the China Health Industry Alliance, the International Society of NaturopathicMedicine and the American Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine are to hold the 1^st International Forum on Nutrition Medicine (IFNM) on October 27-29,2017, in China.  IFNM 2017 will feature evidence-based content, tools and resources to aid physicians,dietitians and other allied health professionals in their ability to put Nutritional Medicine into action.

1^st IFNM will explore gut-brain connection and will gather the most valuable experts, physicians, and other forward-thinking healthcare organizations from around the world to Nutritional Medicine, share best practice and discuss innovative solutions to Autism issues.

New understanding about gut-brain axis gives new treatment opportunities in Autism.  For example, the ability of gut microbiota to communicate with the brain is emerging as an exciting concept in Autism. Studies suggest that gut microbes may help shape normal neural development, brain biochemistry, and behavior. There are still many mysteries when it comes to understanding how the microbiome might affect the brain. If research is able to solve it, the microbiota-brain axis could be a powerful target for influencing mood and behavior, for example in anxiety and depression, as well as preventing or treating brain-related diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’sdisease, and Autism.

IFNM 2017 will outline the role Nutritional Medicine has to play in understanding the brain–gut–microbiome axis, with a focus on Autism and the use of Nutritional Medicine in research and clinical. Also, the summit will bring together healthcare stakeholders to learn about and discuss innovative approaches that integrate Nutritional Medicine strategies in Autism.

Who should attend?

·     Doctors/Nurses

·      Nutritionists/Dietitians

·      Health managers

·      Rehabilitation therapists

·      Institutions and enterprises related to medical, food, nutrition, healthcare, rehabilitation, lab testing, counseling, and others.

·      Social workers and other relevant personnel

·      Special education staffs

Objectives

1.    Understand the field of Nutritional Medicine in the international frontier knowledge and progress

2.    Understand the principles/interventionof Nutritional Medicine through Autism

3.    Systematically understand the pathogenesis/coping strategies of Autism Spectrum Disorder

4.    Participate in the development of Autism Prevention and Control Consensus

5.    Docking resources to achieve project landing

Features

·      High Velocity Brainstorming

·      Integration of application and theory

·      Integration of Eastern and Western medicine and culture

·      Integration of Nutritional Medicine, Psychology, and Neuroscience

·      Lectures and brainstorms complement each other

Programs

Date: 10/27/2017 (2pm~5pm)

Opening Ceremony    

1、Opening speech by Xiaodong Yu (Director of National PublicNutrition Improvement Project Office)

2、Speech by Qiang Gao (Former Minister of health)

3、Speech by General Jianhua Li (Former head of People'sLiberation Army General Logistics Department for Ministry of Health P.R. China,Board Director of Chinese Association for Life Care)

4、Speech by Lusheng Hui (pre- Deputy Director of State Food andDrug Administration (SFDA)、Founder of Beijing Huimin Medicaland Health Development Foundation)

5、Speech by Fang Ma(Director of Nutrition Department at Union MedicalCollege Hospital )

6、Speech by Xiaoyan Hu, Ph.D. (President of Greater China,International society for Naturopathic medicine; Director of NIAS committee)

7、Speech by Miriam Jang MD (Top 10 doctor on autism in the world) from USA

8、Speech by Sonya Doherty ND ( Doctors’ doctor on autism treatment) fromCananda

Tea Break

1、Speech by Yaohua  Dai (Chairman of China PreventiveMedicine Association, Society of Child Health)

2、Scientific evidence for public health impact of dietary supplements: Yiqing Song,MD, ScD (USA)

3、Application of Nutrients in Chronic Diseases:  Chin-Kun Wang,Ph.D.(Taiwan)

4、Recent Advances in Nutritional Medicine: Yu-Lan Chiang, ND, RD,RN, DrPH(USA/Taiwan)

Special Guests: YingpingWu (Vice president of ChineseNational Health Association&Director of Rheumatic diseases, Chairman of Shanghai Yingping Medical

Polytron Technologies Inc); YuMei Qi (Vice Chairman ofChinese Medical Association Nutrition Physician Professional Committee,Director of Nutrition Department at Tianjin Third Center Hospital)

Date: 10/28/2017 ( 8:30am~12pm)

Forum 1:  Clinical Diagnosis and trials

• Integrated Care Model of Autism: June Kong, MD (USA)-Remote

• Envisioning a primary care-centered autism care model which incorporates nutritional service, Jun Liu, Ph.D. (USA)

• Comprehensive treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders: Hong Wang,Ph.D.(China)

• Children Neuropsychological and Behavioral Scale, Revision 2016 [CNBS-R 2016]: Chunhua Jin MD (China)

Forum 2: Environmental factors and risk of Autism

• Environmental toxins and Autism:   Carissa Doherty,ND (Canada)

• Mitochondria dysfunction and Autism:  Sonya Doherty, ND (Canada)

• Biomedical treatment of autism: Miriam Jang, MD (USA)

• The Application of ETAS in Improving Children 's Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders: Natalya Mikhailichenko MD., Ph.D (Russia)

Date: 10/28/2017 (2pm~5:30pm)

Forum 3:  Gut -Brain connection and Autism

• Autism vs. Microbiota-Gut-brain axis: Yunfeng Duan,Ph.D. （China)

• Application of Probiotics in the treatment of Autism: Ying-Chieh Tsai, Ph.D. (Taiwan)

• Gluten and Gut-Brain Axis: From Celiac Disease to Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Sen Mu(China)

Forum 4:  Diet therapy for Autism

• Rationale and application of SCD-DF diet in clinic: Cathy Malone MS, RD, LDN (USA)

• Diet therapy for Autism: Pamela Ferro RN ASN (USA)

• SCD-DF convenient food: Cindy Frei  (USA)

• SCD- Chinese recipes:Xuehuan Deng (China)

  
  

16:30~18:00 Brainstorming

Date: 10/29/2017(8:30am~12pm)

Forum 5:  Naturopathic medicine and Autism

• Effect of Phytochemicals in Gut-Brain health: Chin-Kun Wang, Ph.D. (Taiwan)

• Scientific Assessment of the Role of Cocoa Flavanol Supplementation in the Primary Prevention of Chronic Disease, Yiqing Song, MD, ScD (USA)

• Prevention of Autism:  Sonya Doherty, ND (Cananda)

• Traditional Chinese Medicine and Autism: Fei Gao, MD（China）

Forum 6:  Psychology and social support

• Special education Access for Autism in Taiwan: Hom-Yi Lee, Ph.D. (Taiwan)

• Understanding emotional factors in autism by Flower therapy:Chi-Ming Chen (Taiwan)

• Psychological and Physical factors in Autism development: Mingji ChenPh.D. (Taiwan)

• Treatment of Autism in the real world: insight and prospects from biological studies of Autism: Hee Jeong Yoo, MD.,Ph.D. (South Korea)