Kirby goes DAN!CING at No. Carolina MiniDAN 7-16 &17

July 6, 2005

From Maureen McDonnell:

Kirby author of Evidence of Harm to deliver keynote at The

Defeat Autism Now! Conference to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina

July 16th and 17th

Please help us spread the word!

To meet the requests of many parents and professionals who have

difficulty leaving their children and or practices to attend the

larger 4 day Defeat Autism Now! conferences, the DAN! team has created

the Mini DAN! format. On July 16th and 17th there will be a Mini DAN!

in Charlotte, North Carolina. During this two day event physicians and

nurses will provide parents and professionals with the best of what

DAN! has to offer in terms of biomedical approaches to treating

children on the autism spectrum.

For Parents: On Saturday July 16th following Kirby's keynote

address Mumper, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the

University of Virginia, a practicing pediatrician and the Medical

Director of the Mini DANs will be joined by Dr. O'Hara (also a

pediatrician and experienced DAN! clinician), Hanaway, MD (an

expert on the relationship between the gut and autism) and Maureen

McDonnell, RN (DAN! conference coordinator). This seasoned team will

capture the essence of DAN! by presenting practical information on the

most current research, relevant tests, and most importantly, safe and

effective interventions for treating children on the autism spectrum.

Parents will also be shown valuable interventions that they can begin

on their own, methods for working with their pediatrician as well as

the benefits of seeking the help of an experienced DAN! clinician

For Practitioners: On Sunday July 17th (the second day of the Mini

DAN!) local physicians are invited to attend a full day intensive

training. During this session, the DAN! faculty will share their

knowledge and experience regarding diagnostic evaluations, performing

a physical examination specific to this population, identifying

subgroups, prioritizing treatments, appropriate testing and methods

for interpreting lab data. Additionally, information on treating

common features of the autistic population including intestinal

dysbiosis, nutritional imbalances, peptide dysregulation, inefficient

detoxification mechanisms, immune dysfunction and heavy metal

toxicity, will all be reviewed.

Continuing Education credits are available for MDs

For additional information on topics, speakers and registration,

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