Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine Program
2011 Schedule: Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine
For more information call 1-888-997-0112 or visit the A4M Fellowship website.
The Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Functional and Regenerative Medicine
Requirements
What is the Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine?
This modular training program includes hands on clinical training and web broadcasts to discuss topics and experience with other trainees and experienced clinicians. Open to physicians, physician assistants, nurse clinicians and pharmacists, participants will leave the fellowship competent to practice anti-aging and regenerative medicine without supervision in his or her medical specialty.
What is Anti-Aging Medicine?
Anti-aging medicine is a clinical/medical specialty and field of scientific research aimed at the early detection, prevention, treatment, and reversal of age-related decline. It is well documented by peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals and employs evidence-based methodologies to conduct patient assessments. The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine was established in 1992 as a professional physician certification and review board, which offers physician recognition in the form of specialty-based examination in Anti-Aging Medicine. The A4M is comprised of 22,000-plus members from 105 nations worldwide.
What is Regenerative Medicine?
Regenerative Medicine optimizes the body's endogenous mechanisms of self-repair and adds proven and near future exogenous treatments and technologies. Adult stem cells appear to be our most powerful tool at this time. Previous dogma concerning adult stem cells taught that neurons and myocytes did not have stem cells and the cells present at birth just declined in quantity and quality. It was also believed that hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow lacked plasticity and could not transform to other tissues. Current medical literature proves that adult stem cells exist in most tissues including brain, heart, muscles and liver. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) in the bone marrow have plasticity to potentially transform and repair all tissues and organs.
A new phase of Regenerative Medicine has recently commenced with cryogenic preservation of adult stem cells in healthy patients for future use. These patients are the same pro-active population who follow Anti-Aging programs. After stimulation with granulocyte colony stimulating factor adult stem cells can be collected by aphaeresis and stored in separate aliquots for treatment of specific pathologies such as acute myocardial infarction or for overall immune system reconstitution. This paradigm shift is referred to as bio-insurance.
What is Functional Medicine?
Functional Medicine is an integrative, science-based healthcare approach that treats illness and promotes wellness by focusing on the bio-chemically unique aspects of each patient, and then individually tailoring interventions to restore physiological, psychological, and structural balance. Functional Medicine focuses on understanding the fundamental physiological processes, the environmental inputs, and the genetic predispositions that influence health and disease so that interventions are focused on treating the cause of the problem, not just masking the symptoms. There are seven basic principles underlying functional medicine which include the following:
Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine Program
2011 Schedule: Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine
For more information call 1-888-997-0112 or visit the A4M Fellowship website.
