Update On The Role Of Gut Microbiota Modulation For The Treatment & Prevention Of Mood & Anxiety

Description

Virtual Forum: Update On The Role Of Gut Microbiota Modulation For The Treatment & Prevention Of Mood & Anxiety

Location: Online Via PsychU.org

Description: During this Virtual Forum, hear from experts Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Psychiatry & Pharmacology at the University of Toronto, Head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit University Health Network, and Executive Director of the Brain & Cognition Discovery Foundation; and David Scheiderer, MD, MBA, DFAPA, Director of Education at Integrative Psychiatry, Inc. Our speakers will review the association between dysfunction of gut microbiota-brain axis and mental health disorders. Speakers will also review when, how, and in whom gut strategies for the evaluation and treatment of psychiatric illness may be appropriate.

Speakers are paid consultants for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.

Event Speakers

Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC
Featured Speaker

Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC, is the Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at the University of Toronto, Head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit at University Health Network, and Executive Director of the Brain and Cognition Discovery Foundation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

David Scheiderer, MD, MBA, DFAPA
Featured Speaker

David Scheiderer, MD, MBA, DFAPA, is the Director of Education at Integrative Psychiatry in Sarasota, Florida.

Aneta Fornal, PharmD
Moderator

Aneta Fornal, PharmD, serves as a Senior Medical Science Liasion for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.