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Long COVID: Mitochondrial & Metabolic Health

Access

12 months

Format

Online Masterclass

Duration

4.5 hours

Presenters


Dr. Christabelle Yeoh, Dr. Elizabeth Steels & Gerald Quigley

In the realm of post-COVID conditions (PCC), medical practitioners encounter a multifaceted challenge demanding innovative management approaches. Survivors contend with enduring symptoms like “brain fog,” fatigue, and clotting issues, reflecting the intricate interplay of immune imbalance, viral persistence, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Recent studies have unveiled the significant impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the central nervous system (CNS), highlighting disruptions to the blood-brain barrier and potential exacerbation of pre-existing neurodegenerative disorders. Understanding the molecular mechanisms driving CNS involvement, including mitochondrial dysregulation, illuminates novel therapeutic avenues. By integrating nutritional and environmental approaches, doctors can enhance their repertoire for managing long-term sequelae, facilitating more holistic and personalized care for post-COVID patients.

In this masterclass, Dr. Christabelle Yeoh explores the topic Mitochondria and Metabolic Health, with a workshop alongside Dr. Elizabeth Steels and Gerald Quigley. The course also includes the ACNEM Mitochondrial & Metabolic Health Protocol, providing an invaluable resource for clinical application.

Course Overview

Topic
PRESENTER
Mitochondria and Metabolic Health
Dr. Christabelle Yeoh
Workshop: Mitochondria and Metabolic Health
Dr. Christabelle Yeoh
Workshop: Mitochondria and Metabolic Health
Dr. Elizabeth Steels
Mitochondrial Health and Its Impact on Long COVID
Gerald Quigley
Mitochondrial & Metabolic Health Protocol

MEET THE PRESENTERS

Dr. Christabelle Yeoh

MBBS, MRCP(UK), MSC(Nutr), FACNEM 
Christabelle is the Medical Director and a Medical Practitioner at Next Practice GenBiome – Edgecliff. Her work with patients focuses around optimising gut health, microbiome, mitochondrial and brain performance. She applies the premise that dysfunctions can be corrected with established practices of nutritional and environmental medicine. She is passionate about sharing her in-depth knowledge on the interconnectedness of human metabolism, biology, and behaviour. Dr. Yeoh dedicates her practice to working with patients with complex chronic conditions, neuro-immune mediated, or chronic inflammatory illness. Christabelle graduated from medicine at the University of London in 1999 and obtained her membership with the Royal College of Physicians (UK). She has a Masters degree in Nutrition from King’s College London. After practicing hospital medicine, she has been working as a general physician with an interest in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. She was a director (2014-2021) and president (2016- 2018) at ACNEM and is active on the teaching faculty.

Dr. Elizabeth Steels

PhD, BA(Clin Biochem), BA(Nutr Diet) 
Dr. Elizabeth Steels is a biomedical scientist, biochemist, and nutritionist. Having completed her PhD 30 years ago focussed on cellular oxygenation and regeneration, her interests became firmly fixed on the value of polyphenols in health and disease. Her career has ranged from pharmaceutical to natural medicine manufacturing, product development, formulations, clinical trials, clinical practice and regulatory affairs. She is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Dept of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Queensland and mentors a growing team of MPhil and PhD students. She is a principal for a CRO specialising in innovative and unique clinical design with a regulatory and commercial focus of natural medicine focussing on innovative claims and clinical trials of polyphenols, eco-cannabinoids and botanicals. She is also Head of Research & Development at Integria Healthcare. She is well-published and often speaks at academic and industry events.

Gerald Quigley

BPharm, MH 
Gerald is a Pharmacist and Master Herbalist based in Melbourne. He is a media health commentator heard each week on many radio stations. He is co-hosts the House of Wellness radio program heard each Sunday on the Nine Radio Network live across Australia. Gerald is a Fellow of the Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia and Fellow of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society. Gerald’s passion is to empower each person to make sensible health decisions, and to continually maintain and improve their quality of life, especially as they age. Gerald reinforces our rediscovering of the ability to understand wellness, the role of food choices, and aging well – all of which are aspects of vitality fundamental to our future. In Gerald’s view, inflammation is the key underlying driver of chronic disease which in turn reduces quality-of-life. The “illness system” treats symptoms. Most patients can live “with” a health issue if they have been empowered with information and options, rather than being “dominated by” that condition at every stage.