Plenary Speakers Advocate Care for the Whole Person

Learn more about the physiology of the stress response and how it effects the mind and body

Our Annual Meeting plenaries start today with presentations from our special—and very much welcomed—guests from the American Psychiatric Association.

APA’s new CEO and medical director, Marketa Wills, MD, MBA, will present Crystalizing a Vision: Leading Psychiatry Forward, highlighting her vision for collaboration between ACLP and APA members to unleash synergies between the associations during this important moment for Psychiatry.

In alignment with the theme of CLP 2024, APA president, Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, DrMedSc, FACLP, will present Lifestyle for Positive Mental and Physical Health.

He will introduce the evidence base for lifestyle factors such as physical activity, restorative sleep, nutrition, stress management, and social connectedness in promoting optimal health and preventing mental and physical disorders, and encourage C-L psychiatrists to expand their practice to incorporate lifestyle interventions.

Plenaries will continue this morning with another special guest, Sara Gottfried, MD, director of Precision Medicine, Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, Department of Integrative Medicine & Nutritional Sciences, Thomas Jefferson ‎University, who will present Novel Approaches to Trauma and Toxic Stress.

Dr. Gottfried is a researcher, speaker, scholar, and physician. She is also the author of New York Times bestselling books on integrative health and well-being. 

Dr. Gottfried will share lessons learned after working in conventional medicine practice for years. Her personal experiences of stress and the consequences on her health, as well as the experience of care from the conventional medical model, motivated her to learn more about the physiology of the stress response and how it effects the mind and body. Through this understanding, she healed herself and translated the solutions to her problems into evidence-based, personalized protocols for her patients.

For the past few decades Dr. Gottfried has been teaching and practicing precision, functional, and integrative medicine.