Free CPD Accredited
Functional Lab Tests Video Training Series
Topics that will be covered:
Join us for this exciting series on various Functional Lab Tests in preventing and identifying the root cause of disease in your patients.
Topics
GPL Organic Acid Test
Interpreting/Implementing in Practice
2 part video series
- Clinical Usefulness of the OAT
- Diseases connected to Yeast Overgrowth
- Autism & OAT
- Q&A session
- Role of Organic Acids in Human
- Metabolism
GPL MycoTOX and GPL-TOX
Basic interpretation
2 part video series
- Advantages of MycoTOX Profile
- MycoTOX Markers
- Genera Mold
- Recommendations for treatment
- Required Specimen
- Q&A Session
Dr William Shaw
BIOCHEMIST
William Shaw, Ph.D., is board certified in the fields of clinical chemistry and toxicology by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry.
Before he founded The Great Plains Laboratory, Inc., Dr. Shaw worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
He also worked for the Children’s Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine, and Smith Kline Laboratories. He is the author of Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD, originally published in 1998 and Autism: Beyond the Basics, published in 2009. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences worldwide.
Dr. Shaw is the stepfather of a child with autism and has helped thousands of patients and medical practitioners to successfully improve the lives of people with autism, AD(H)D, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, bipolar disorder, chronic fatigue, depression, fibromyalgia, immune deficiencies, multiple sclerosis, OCD, Parkinson’s disease, seizure disorders, tic disorders, Tourette syndrome, and other serious conditions.
GI Map Stool Analysis
Understanding the Microbiome
- Assessing gut permeability
- Autoimmune risk profile
- Pathogen analysis (bacterial, viral, parasitic, worms)
- Understanding the impact of H. pylori
- Gastrointestinal inflammation markers
- Digestive markers
Urine Organic Acids Test
Insights into our Biochemistry through the Organic Acid Test:
- Toxic exposure
- Precise nutritional insights
- Microbial dysbiosis
- Neurotransmitter imbalances
- Mitochondrial function
Dr Robin Kohler
HOMEOPATH
Dr Robin Kohler is a formally trained homoeopath with more than 15 years of experience in clinical practice in South Africa.
He received his Masters in Technology at the University of Johannesburg in 2004 and has continued his studies through the Institute of Functional Medicine, the College of Natural Medicine, CTG Education and Semmelwiess Institute throughout his career.
Over his years of practice, he has added nutrigenomics, organic acid analysis, iridology and live blood analysis to his skillset. He has been training in Functional Medicine since the movement first arrived on our shores in 2012.
Dr Kohler is a great advocate of evidence-based natural medicine and uses high-end metabolic testing extensively in his practice.
How to Master the Primary Patterns of HTMA Testing
- The importance of minerals
- What info HTMA can give a practitioner
- How to identify a slow oxidizer pattern
- How to identify a fast oxidizer pattern
- How to identify a 4LOWS patterns
- Intro to clinical protocols
Kendra Perry
HTMA EDUCATOR
Kendra Perry is a Functional Nutrition Practitioner & Online Business Coach who helps up and coming health coaches grow their practice with the utilization and implementation of Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis.
She is the creator of the HTMA Expert training course that trains health practitioners how to interpret HTMA like a pro and confidently create protocols that transform the lives of their clients.
She is the co-host of the 360 Health Biz Podcast where she teaches online business strategies for health coaches.
Kendra is a passionate outdoor enthusiast and adrenaline junkie and in her free time, you will find her scaling mountains with skis, bikes, harnesses and ropes.
Genomic Health
Genomic Insight DNA Test
- Introduction to genetic SNP testing
- Practical applications of genetic SNP testing for general and functional practice
- Overview of GenomicHealth DNA test with the Opus23 Explorer
Dr Susan Lehmann
BIOCHEMIST
Dr S.M.C. Lehmann is a world-renowned biochemist with over 40 years’ experience in personalised supplementation and metabolic deficiencies.
Her primary focus are the amino acids which are essential for protein synthesis. From a nutritional view, proteins are the building blocks of all body tissue (development, maintenance and repair) and can act as a fuel source.
20 National & international publications.
Dr Lehmann’s work has had amazing effects on many people’s lives. Patients with Epilepsy, Sport performance issues, learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, all saw significant changes in their health after seeing Dr Lehmann.
Carte Blanche, the South African investigative journalism television series, showcases the testimonies of many patients, in a segment called, “Fitness in a bottle.”
Your Training Hosts
Dr Janine Martins
MEDICAL DOCTOR
Dr Janine Martins MD, MA, MSc (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), FRSPH, FASCP is a Medical Doctor, Psychologist and specialist in Public Health and Preventive Medicine, published author and speaker with over 20 years of professional experience in the health sector.
Dr Martins is a Fellow of both the prestigious Royal Society of Public Health and the American Society of Pathology.
She is a member of the Aesthetic & Anti-ageing Medicine Society of South Africa (AAMSSA), the South African Society of Integrative Medicine (SASIM), and an Honorary Faculty member at the School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria.
Edwin Kotze
Managing Director of biometrix labs
Biometrix Labs are proactively involved in further training and introducing new and advanced functional tests within South Africa, in order for practitioners to provide the best consultative process for the treatment of their patients.
Biometrix Labs has collaborated with local and international laboratories to offer functional medicine practitioners with the most efficient, effective and comprehensive range of functional laboratory testing throughout South-Africa.