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2008 Practice Development Conference

 
Keynote Speakers


Jaynie Smith
President, Smart Advantage
Topic: Competitive Advantage:
Is Yours a Hit or a Myth?

Jaynie L. Smith is the President of Smart Advantage,
Inc., a marketing/management consultancy whose
clients range from mid-sized companies to Fortune
500 companies. She consults nationally and
internationally. Let her show you how to find your
practice's competitive advantage.



  • Author of the best selling Creating Competitive Advantage, published by Doubleday Currency (2006)
  • 30,000 plus hours experience consulting CEO's
  • 15 Top Performer Awards for CEO coaching
  • Featured in Entrepreneur, Industry Week, Investors Business Daily & Business Strategies Magazine among many other magazines and newspapers
  • 20 years experience working with Fortune 500 companies
  • Appeared on several TV business shows including ABC World News This Morning & MSNBC
  • Selected by TEC/Vistage, an organization of 14,000 CEOs worldwide, as one of the 50 most influential people of their first 50 years
  • Her Competitive Advantage proprietary workshop was selected as one of the leading new courses for the 2007 curriculum for the American Management Association
  • Selected to deliver Microsoft Office Live Seminars 2007 with speakers such as Michael Gerber, Stephen Covey, Marshall Goldsmith, Jack Canfield & Jim Kouzes
  • Guest on Bloomberg Radio, WABC Radio "Brinker Show," & NPR affiliate WLRN among scores of other radio shows
  • Featured in telecast with Jay Conrad Levinson of Guerrilla Marketing Association
  • Contributing Business Expert Columnist to Affluent Magazine

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James B. LaValle, R. Ph., C.C.N., M.S.
Founder, LaValle Metabolic Institute

Topic: Autoimmunity and Gut function:
From Lupus to Autoimmune Thyroiditis-Connecting the Clinical Pearls and Restoring Metabolic Function.

Dr. LaValle is an educator, clinician, and industry consultant in the field integrative healthcare. He is a licensed pharmacist, board certified clinical nutritionist, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Diplomat in Homeopathic Pharmacy and Medicine with more than 20 years clinical practice experience in the field of natural and integrative therapeutics and functional metabolism.

Dr. LaValle serves as an adjunct associate professor in the college of pharmacy in the division of pharmacy practice at The University of Cincinnati and serves as a preceptor in the Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and is a faculty instructor in The Clinical Nutrition program at New York State Chiropractic College.

Dr. LaValle served on the scientific advisory board for the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance, and was a founding board member for the Dietary Supplement Information Bureau. He also serves on the Scientific Council for certification board of the International and American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists. He is also on the advisory board for Douglas Laboratories, Xymogen, and Bayer.

Dr. LaValle was the nutrition expert on "Bodyshaping" the number one fitness show on ESPN. He has written 14 books, has had over 150 articles published, and was also the principle author of two searchable databases on natural medicine and drug induced nutrient depletion. He is a nationally known personality with over 400 radio shows and T.V. spots to his credit.

Dr. LaValle has trained 1000's of healthcare professionals on integrating natural therapies into clinical practice. His consulting clients have included CVS pharmacies, Rite Aid, Cardinal Health, McKesson, Long's Drug Chains, Professional Compounding Centers of America where he has been involved in all aspects of the industry from media and product development to quality control.

Dr. LaValle is currently in clinical practice at the LaValle Metabolic Institute (lmihealth.com) a comprehensive wellness, prevention, and early detection center, which he founded. The LaValle Metabolic Institute is one of the first programs to incorporate natural therapeutics with comprehensive interdisciplinary approach including M.D.'s, Pharmacist, Dieticians, Acupuncturist, Nurses, Fitness and other allied health care professionals. The Institute customizes integrative therapeutic programs for prevention, wellness, athletes as well as for individuals with various disease states and health challenges.

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Susan Debin, M.D
Topic: Sublingual Immunotherapy

**Dr. Debin will be speaking on the patient value and revenue opportunities available through sublingual immunotherapy. This is a revenue opportunity of $1000 per patient per year. It is easy and any office can implement. Allergy patient retention rate is very high w/ sublingual immunotherapy and therapy is recommended for 3 years. It is scientifically proven that sublingual IT works as well as, if not better than subcutaneous IT utilized by allergist.


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Rita Ellithorpe, M.D.
Founder, Tustin Longevity Center
Topic: Functional Medicine-The Wave of the Future



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Paul G. Harch, M.D.
Director, LSUHSC/Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care Department
Topic: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy


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James Krystosik, D.C.
Founder, Solon Health Recovery Clinic
Topic: Innovative Marketing Panelist

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Erin Lommen, N.D.
CEO/Associate & Medical Director, Labrix Clinical Services, Inc.
Topic: Adrenal Fatigue and Insulin Resistance

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Jay Mead, M.D., F.A.S.C.P.
Medical Director & President, Labrix Clinical Services, Inc.
Topic: Andropause, Estrogen Dominance and Iodine Sufficiency

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Bernie Noe, N.D.
Founder & President, Green Mountain Wellness Solutions, Inc.
Topic: The How and Why of Creating Corporate Wellness Programs

**Dr. Bernie Noe implemented "Wellness Programs" with every corporate car dealership in Vermont. Dr. Noe wants to partner with local doctors around the country and target corporations. His corporate wellness programs include flu shots and other such programs which he will take in the "front door" and then make the introduction for the participating local doctor as the corporation's resource for overall healthcare. Speak with Dr. Noe at the conference for details.

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Andrew Shepherd, D.C.
Mountain Health Chiropractic
Topic: Innovative Marketing

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Dorothy Sprecher, M.D.
Director & Founder, The Northeast Ohio Institute for Functional Medicine
Topic: Foundations for Healing

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Curtis Takemoto, M.D.
Integrated Healing Center
Topic: Corporate Wellness

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John Tapp, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., C.C.D..
Topic: Advanced Diagnostic Tool for Early Detection of Heart Disease

**Dr. John Tapp will be speaking on an advanced diagnostic imaging tool for early detection of heart disease. This equipment scans the carotid arteries and then uses a special software to translate the image into a picture showing plaque build up which is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. This diagnostic tool is reimbursable at approximately $150 to $225. Retest can be done at 9 to 10 months and would show the amount of reduction. This test is not age sensitive and can be performed at an early age. This is a great tool that can be brought to corporations for their wellness programs and utilized in your office to promote nutritional programs and/or chelation.


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Gino Tutera, M.D., FACOG
Medical Director & Founder, SottoPelle
Topic: Subcutaneous Pellets - The Ultimate HRT

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Judi Woolger-Kraft, M.D., F.A.C.P
Medical Co-Director, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Topic: University of Miami Ongoing IgG Study

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Donese Worden, N.M.D.
President, Worden Medical Specialties
Topic: Science Behind Bio-Energetic Medicine

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