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Metabolism, Insulin Resistance & Cognitive Decline

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12 months

Format

Online Webinar

Duration

2 hours

Presenter

A/Prof. Jim Parker

In 2021 it was estimated that there are 44 million people globally and between 386,200 and 472,000 Australians, currently living with dementia. These numbers are expected to double over the next 20 years. This has created a significant personal and health-care burden with an estimated 1.6 million people currently involved in dementia care in Australia.  

Alzheimer’s disease has increasingly been considered a multifactorial disease resulting from a complex interaction between genetics and epigenetic environmental factors.  

There are over 100 diseases that can cause Alzheimer’s Disease, which is usually described according to the symptoms it causes and the underlying pathology.  Find out all you need to know about Alzheimer’s Disease including pathogenesis and its influence on chronic illness.  This presentation includes exciting new research proposing a new transgenerational Evolutionary Model of the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease.   Develop clinical understanding of how to reduce the long-term impact of this growing health crisis through integrative and environmental health interventions.  

Join A/Prof. Jim Parker in discovering a unified model for the role of lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis, prevention and management of Alzheimer’s Disease.  

Find out why: 
  • Dementia is expected to double over the next 20 years 
  • How dementia can be supported by adopting a holistic approach to health

This webinar is part of acnem’s Cognitive Decline learning module.

MEET YOUR PRESENTER

Associate Professor Jim Parker

BMed, BSc, DRANZCOG, FRANZCOG Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and Endoscopic Surgeon Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medicine University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia 
A/Prof. Jim Parker started his academic career with 3 years of preclinical training in Chiropractic at the Sydney College of Chiropractic in the 1978. He completed a Bachelor of Science Degree at the University of NSW with a major in Anatomy in 1981. He obtained a Bachelor of Medicine Degree in 1986 and worked in General Practice. He completed the Diploma of Obstetrics in 1992 and obtained his Specialist Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1999. 

A/Prof. Jim Parker has had a wide range of research interests with a particular interest in evidenced-based medicine and the application of research findings to clinical practice. A/Prof. Jim Parker has published over 50 peer-reviewed research articles on preterm labour, obstetric emergencies, ectopic pregnancy, endoscopic surgery, nutritional and environmental medicine and the chronic diseases epidemic, polycystic ovary syndrome, metabolism and insulin resistance. 

A/Prof. Jim Parker has been involved in a number of training, research, academic and educational roles since 1982. He has a number of collaborative research projects with a range of academics and clinicians in Australia and Internationally. He is currently an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Wollongong. He is actively involved in medical teaching, examining and research activities. 
References
1Parker J, Yeoh C. NEM: A new paradigm for understanding the common origins of the chronic disease epidemic. J ACNEM 2018; 37(3): 6-11.
2Parker J. Glucose metabolism, energy production and regulation of cellular and whole-body metabolism. J ACNEM 2020; 39:(1): 29-33. 
3Parker J. New insights into the role of dysregulated fructose metabolism in chronic disease J ACNEM 2020; 39:(2). 
4Parker J, O’Brien C, Hawrelak J, Gersh FL. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Evolutionary Adaptation to Lifestyle and the Environment. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19: 1336.