Webinar: “The When and How of Using Lab Testing for Mental Health Cases” -- April 20, 2022 -- 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Pacific
PsychANP Webinar
“The When and How of Using Lab Testing for Mental Health Cases”
April 20, 2022
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Pacific
This webinar will be a panel discussion with three panelists answering questions about:
(1) When it is appropriate to use lab testing in clinical practice
(2) What types of test they have had the most success with, and
(3) considerations for clinical decision making in using functional testing.
Panelists
Dr. Kristen Allott is a naturopathic physician, international speaker, and author. As a pioneering advocate for the use of whole foods nutrition for the improvement of energy, mental clarity, decision making, and treatment of mental health and addiction disorders, Dr. Allott is passionate about achievable results. Over the two decades, she has refined her expertise on how to promote increased mental functioning by treating the physiological and hormonal causes of mental health and addictions. In 2021, New Harbinger Publishing released her new workbook, Fuel Your Brain, Not Your Anxiety: Stop the Cycle of Worry, Fatigue, and Sugar Cravings with Simple Protein-Rich Foods.
Stephen J. Ducat, N.D., Ph.D. is a naturopathic doctor and a clinical psychologist licensed in both professions in California and Oregon. He is certified in functional medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine and psychoanalysis through the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California. His practice, The Mind-Body Clinic, is based in Bend, Oregon. However, as he now practices exclusively online from his home in Joseph, Oregon, he works with patients throughout California and Oregon. He specializes in integrative mental health, an approach that joins science-based natural medicine and psychotherapy.
Dr. Elissa Mendenhall, ND, is a provider of neuropsychiatric assessments and treatment at the Amen Clinic, at the Walnut Creek, California location. Shas been practicing integrative mental health since 2005, after graduating from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine with a Doctor of Naturopathy. In 2012, Dr. Mendenhall founded Portland’s only integrative clinic dedicated to mental health and addiction treatment, Amenda Clinic. She also served as a professor of integrative psychopharmacology at the National University of Natural Medicine.
Disclaimer:
PsychANP does not endorse and lab company or have any affiliations. It is the responsibility of the practitioner to know the permissions and legality of ordering and reading tests.
Registration fees
Doctor Member: $30.00
Doctor Non-Member: $40.00
Student: $10.00
Student Non-Member: $15.00
CE approval is anticipated from the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine. A recording of the webinar will be provided to all registrants the following day in case you are not able to participate in the live event.