Sydney Outreach 2010 - Medical Practitioner Training Program

Medical Practitioner Program

The program offers an opportunity for training in advanced nutrient therapy methods for mental and behavioural disorders and in cutting-edge autism therapies. Dr. Walsh and his associates have been visiting Australia since 2004. The program has expanded each year, with 29 physicians participating and 169 patients assessed last April.

Prior to the training, participants are provided with written and visual learning materials to study. Each has the opportunity to participate with world-class experts in evaluation of more than 50 patients over seven weekdays. Participants are asked to assist in the recruitment of patients for assessment, and will be responsible for their continuing care. The USA experts act as consultants to the participating doctors. Assessments are conducted concurrently in four conference rooms with participants attending the session of their choice. Three evening seminars will include recent advances in research and novel theories. A pharmacy professional is present to assist in prompt initiation of treatment when assessment is completed. Ongoing advisory backup is available to participants after the Outreach.

Dr Walsh and Dr Mensah will provide training in advanced nutrient therapies pioneered by the late Dr. Carl Pfeiffer. Their sessions will include evaluations of patients diagnosed with behaviour disorders, ADHD, clinical depression, post-partum depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or Alzheimer's disease. Participants will learn:

• the impact of amino acids, vitamins, and minerals on synthesis and functioning of neurotransmitters
• nutrient imbalances associated with mental illness
• biochemical classification of schizophrenia, bipolar, depression and behaviour phenotypes
• specialized laboratory testing to enable accurate diagnosis
• effective nutrient protocols aimed at normalizing blood/brain chemistry

Dr Megson and Dr Neubrander will provide training in advanced autism protocols that have resulted in numerous reports of great improvement or recovery, including:

effective diets; yeast therapies; methyl B-12 treatment; hyperbaric approaches; advanced nutrient therapies; essential fatty acids; chelation; antioxidant protocols, e.g., metallothionein and glutathione promotion; and many other techniques.

This training program will enable you to confidently provide lab testing and accurate diagnosis for these disorders and equip you to design effective individualized treatment programs.

Cost of the training is A$1,800 with an Early Bird concession rate of A$1,600 if the fee is paid by 4th December 2009. Rydges World Square Hotel offers accommodation at reduced rates for both Practitioners and their patients for this Outreach.

Dr William J Walsh, PhD

Dr Walsh is a scientist with over 40 years of research experience. He holds a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University. Dr. Walsh's volunteer and research work involving biochemical predisposition to violent crime and behavior disorders during his career at Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with Dr Carl Pfeiffer, led to him founding the Health Research Institute in 1982 and the Pfeiffer Treatment Center (HRI-PTC) in 1989 in Chicago USA.

He was President of HRI-PTC until 1998 and subsequently Director of Research there until June 2008, when he left to set up the Walsh Research Institute to enable him to concentrate exclusively on research and practitioner training in advanced nutrient therapy methods for mental and behavioural disorders and cutting-edge autism therapies.

During Dr Walsh's time at HRI-PTC, more than 20,000 people from USA, Australia, NZ and more than 70 other countries were treated for these disorders.

Dr Walsh is the author of more than 200 research reports which include:

• Link between autism and abnormal blood vessel function and oxidative stress
• Fatty acid profiles of schizophrenic phenotypes
• Disordered metal metabolism in a large autism population
• Biochemical therapy and behaviour outcomes
• With Argonne National Laboratory, identification of lead poisoning as cause of composer Beethoven's illness from samples of Beethoven's hair and bone
• Elevated copper levels in post-partum depression. Several other research studies are in progress

Dr James A Neubrander, MD

Dr Neubrander is a renowned clinician and lecturer from Edison, New Jersey USA where he has had a flourishing private practice since 1997 focused on Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Heavy Metal Detoxification, Environmental Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Allergy, Nutritional Medicine, Metabolic and Molecular Medicine.

After completing his MD at Loma Linda University and medical residency at Tampa General Hospital, he was in private practice in environmental and preventive medicine and then Director of the Nutrition Medical Center in Tampa until joining the medical staff of the Carl C. Pfeiffer Institute, Skillman, New Jersey in 1988, where he worked, including a period as Acting Director, until returning to private practice in 1995.

Dr Neubrander is passionately committed to resolving the problems of children with autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental disorders. His main current interests are Biomedical and Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments for Autism spectrum disorders, ADD, ADHD, Language Delay, Apraxia and Sensory Integration Problems. He has developed numerous protocols based on Biochemical Individuality noted in this subset of the population.

He is continuously researching the most innovative treatment possibilities. In 2002 he discovered the profound effect Methyl-B12 has on Autism and Neurodevelopmental disorders. Since then he has worked with others on developing a sophisticated protocol for the clinical application of Methyl-B12 in these areas. Many parents worldwide have their children on Dr Neubrander's protocol that is very successful. In his practice 94% of children respond to this protocol.

Visit Dr James A Neubrander's Website

Dr Mary N Megson, MD

Dr Megson is a developmental pediatrician in private practice in Richmond Virginia USA and also Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Medical College of Virginia (Richmond). Mary has worked in the field of Pediatrics for more than twenty years. As a developmental specialist in pediatrics, she devotes her career to children with developmental issues including ADHD, ADD, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delays and Asperger's Syndrome.

Dr Megson's areas of professional interest include Behavioural Pediatrics, Child Development, Adolescent Medicine and Neonatology. Dr Megson is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, a Fellow of The American Academy of Pediatrics and a Member of The Society of Developmental Pediatrics. She travels all over the world speaking at international conferences.

Dr Megson's research area is use of Vitamin A and Bethanecol in the treatment of Autistic Spectrum Disorders. She believes that autism is both a neuroimmune and an autoimmune disorder. In her studies of autistic children, she repeatedly found chronic diseases such as celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, insulin-dependant diabetes, IGA deficiency, and psoriasis in the family medical histories. She is currently investigating the hypothesis that G-alpha protein defects are a high-risk factor for developing autism after vaccination. Her clinical trial of 60 children suggests that inserting a G-alpha protein defect, the pertussis toxin found in DPT vaccine, into genetically at-risk children may be a cause of autism.

Dr Megson is credited with the largest number of recovered autistic patients in the USA (DAN Conference). Her work with autistic children is featured in the documentary film Beautiful Son.

Dr Albert Mensah, MD

Albert Mensah, MD, received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) and his medical degree from Finch University of Health Sciences-Chicago Medical School. Dr. Mensah’s residency was in family medicine at Swedish Covenant Hospital (Chicago). Following residency, he completed additional fellowship training in academic development at JHS Cook County Hospital (Chicago).

Dr. Mensah practiced as a staff physician at Melrose Park Clinic (Illinois) and is an adjunct professor of clinical medicine at Malcolm X College (Chicago). He continues his devotion to the education of medical professionals by serving as the current Medical Director of the Physician Assistant Program at Malcolm X College. Dr. Mensah treated patients at the Pfeiffer Treatment Center, an organization rooted in the treatment of biochemical imbalances including children with autism.

Answering the need for specialist with backgrounds in both traditional as well as orthomolecular medicine, Dr. Mensah cofounded Mensah Medical. His current practice includes family medicine as well as the management of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety syndromes, ADD/H and post-partum depression.

Philosophy of Care: ..."We are not given knowledge to rule over the world for the sake of power, but to have power for the sake of serving. Taking the time to educate our patients, their families, and the healthcare community at large is consistent with our directive to leave the universe a better place than when we came."

Visit Dr Albert Mensah's Website