An Integrated U: Modulating Inflammation through Integrative Health

Integrative medicine is a holistic approach to care that combines conventional medical practices with evidence-based complementary therapies to support whole-person healing. It emphasizes the role of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and environmental factors in health and disease. Inflammation, as a biological process, plays a critical role in immune defense and tissue repair. However, when this response becomes longstanding, dysregulated, or maladaptive, it can contribute to a wide range of complex and chronic diseases. Through its focus on root-cause analysis, integrative care offers clinicians a framework to identify and address the underlying drivers of dysfunctional inflammation—such as chronic stress, immune imbalance, dietary triggers, and toxin exposures—in order to promote resilience, restore physiologic balance, and support healing.

This one-day hybrid conference, An Integrative U: Modulating Inflammation through Integrative Health, will examine the multifactorial origins of inflammation and present integrative clinical strategies to mitigate its impact. Through expert-led sessions, attendees will explore the role of hormonal dysregulation, immune activation, dietary patterns, environmental toxin exposures, and microbiome imbalances in the inflammatory process. Presentations will highlight translational insights from clinical endocrinology, rheumatology, environmental health, sports medicine, and integrative dentistry, offering a multidisciplinary view of inflammation across systems and specialties.

With a focus on practical application, this program will equip healthcare professionals with evidence-based tools to support inflammation modulation in diverse care settings—from primary care to specialty clinics. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how integrative frameworks can enhance

Registration

In-Person and Virtual Attendance Fees 

• $150 Physicians and Other Health Care Providers
• $50 Trainees and Students

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Refunds

Cancellations must be received via email to ccpd@mednet.ucla.edu by Thursday, October 16, 2025 and will be subject to a $25 processing fee. No refunds will be granted after that date. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA reserves the right to cancel or postpone this course if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Course Recording

All registrants (live or virtual) will be provided the opportunity to review recorded sessions up to 3 weeks following the conference.

The recorded sessions are not approved for Continuing Education (CE) credit.

Questions

If you have questions about enrollment, please email ccpd@mednet.ucla.edu or call (310) 794-2620

Target Audience

Specialties - Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Neurology

Professions - Dietitian/Nutritionist, Nurse, Physician, Psychologist

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:
 

1. Describe the role of chronic stress and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction in driving systemic inflammation.
2. Analyze immunologic and hormonal mechanisms underlying autoimmune diseases and their implications for integrative care.
3. Apply dietary strategies and counseling frameworks to support patients using anti-inflammatory nutrition in primary care.
4. Evaluate principles from sports medicine that inform inflammation recovery and resilience in physically active populations.
5. Assess the clinical relevance of environmental toxin exposure on inflammatory pathways and patient health outcomes.
6. Interpret emerging research on the gut microbiome in relation to systemic inflammation, pelvic pain, and brain-gut interactions.
7. Examine the relationship between oral health, systemic inflammation, and chronic disease risk from an integrative dental perspective.
8. Integrate whole-person, interdisciplinary approaches into treatment plans to support inflammation modulation across diverse patient populations.

Accreditation

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The California State Board of Registered Nursing accepts courses approved by the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. as meeting the continuing education requirements for license renewal. Nurses from states other than California should inquire with their local State Board for specific continuing education policies.