Practitioner Mentorship 2017 Curriculum & Course Outline: Year 1 Module 1: Program begins March 6, 2017 Week 1 Laying the Foundation. o Welcome, what s expected, and how to receive the most from this mentorship program. Learning Objectives Time Commitment Study Tips Getting Support What s special about mentorship o Overview and special features of the Uprooting Lyme roadmap for successful holistic treatment. o Fundamental Principles of the Uprooting Lyme Approach. Week 2 - Video: o The Epidemic of Lyme & Lyme-like Diseases. o Real world walk-through of the Uprooting Lyme approach - the ideal chronic Lyme treatment scenario. o Lyme disease practitioner essentials, part 1: Diagnostic issues and best practices. Is it Lyme disease? Recognizing or ruling out Lyme disease in mysterious cases. Lyme symptom checklist (pdf).
o Treatment of acute Lyme disease. Week 3 Lyme disease practitioner essentials. o Where do you start? Where do you go from there? Uprooting Lyme Systems Model and order within the holistic treatment approach. o What to advise your patients regarding the use of antibiotics. o Preparing your patient for the holistic recovery journey. o Patient response, evaluation, and prognostics. How to layer and structure a treatment plan (pdf). Week 4 / Tuesday, March 28, 3-4 pm EST Q&A Mentorship call o Introductions. o Case Presentation and review / exploration of Lyme disease information. o What are your greatest clinical challenges? Module 2 Week 1 The Uprooting Lyme intake and diagnostic process. o The diagnosis and treatment of co-infections, part 1: Babesia Bartonella Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Ehrlichia Week 2 Video: o Listening and patient interview skills. Chief complaints Body systems assessment Medical history
o Chart organization (for tracking diagnostics, treatments, outcomes, and back-burner items). Diet survey and 1-day diet Supplement and medication list Environmental exposure List of diagnoses o Other useful lab tests. o Assessing next steps for diagnostics, lifestyle, treatment, back-burner items, and general prognosis. o Case presentation. Week 3 The Diagnosis & Treatment of Additional Infections o Epstein-Barr Virus o Herpes o Yeast o Parasites o Mycoplasma Lyme & Associated Diseases Diagnostics Manual (pdf). Week 4 / Thursday, April 27, 3-4 pm EST Live Mentorship Q&A Call o Review and exploration of co-infections and additional layers of infection. o Case Presentations. o Customizing diet, lifestyle, and cleansing protocols for specific infectious diseases. o Prep for the Uprooting Lyme Holistic Teaching Clinic: Operations, rhythms, & what to expect. Live Clinical Training Weekend 1 / May 5-7, 2017
Friday Evening 3-6 pm: Holistic Lyme Training Clinic Preparation o History taking forms o Demo of chart organization o How to focus you and your patient to avoid overwhelm. o Staying connected with your patients from the Holistic Lyme Teaching Clinic throughout the year. o Common pulse and tongue features. o Acupuncture, herbal, dietary, Rife, and supplemental treatment protocols for acute Lyme disease. o Acupuncture, herbal, dietary, Rife, and supplemental treatment protocols for chronic Lyme disease. Saturday 10 am 5pm: Holistic Lyme Teaching Clinic o Patient consultations and treatment; o Case reviews; o Q & A and clinic debrief. Sunday morning 9am - Noon: o Lyme herbal formula development. o Lyme treatment protocol development and building basic principles. Symptom control. Module 3 Week 1 Treatment Pillar 1: The Uprooting Lyme approach to detoxification and cleansing for Lyme disease. o Detoxification for Lyme disease: the why, when, where, what & how; o Toxicity symptom checklist (pdf); o Checklist of cleansing practices (pdf).
Week 2 Video: Clinical application of the Uprooting Lyme approach to cleansing & detoxification for Lyme disease. o How to work with patients with cleansing protocols and practices. Week 3 In-depth training on the core cleansing practices of the Uprooting Lyme holistic treatment approach. o Water as medicine o Juicing o Cleansing dietary principles o Colon cleansing o Special protocols for the liver, kidneys, lungs, and skin. Week 4 / Saturday June 3, 1:30-2:30 pm EST Live Mentorship Q&A Call. o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to cleansing, Lyme treatment, and more. Virtual Clinic #1 / Friday, June 9, 3-6 pm, EST Coaching skills for cleansing and lifestyle practices. Diagnostics and lab test interpretation. HLTC patient follow-up. Case reviews and Q&A. Module 4 Week 1 Treatment Pillar 2: Gut Diseases & Lyme o General Guidelines for the Uprooting Lyme approach to healing gut disorders that accompany Lyme disease. The microbiome in health and disease; The role of the gut barrier.
o Basic principles for the use of Food As Medicine for Lyme Disease. Food combining Meal timing and frequency Solid vs. liquid foods Emotions and the gut-brain. Medicinal enemas Fecal transplants. o Common Lyme-Gut Pathologies: Hypochlorhydria and impaired bile / enzyme production; SIBO; Gut infections Dysbiosis and fungal overgrowth Food intolerances Intestinal permeability Week 2 - Video: Practical application of the Uprooting Lyme general gut remediation protocol. o 2 Stages of healing the gut: Remove Rebuild Probiotics and pre-biotics Fermented foods Fiber o Identifying and working with food intolerances Elimination / provocation How to integrate gut healing within the treatment of Lyme disease. Week 3 Special protocols for specific GI diseases. o SIBO 3 phases of treatment Elemental Diet
Anti-microbials Prokinetics and other supplements o Inflamed bowel diseases Paleo, low-fodmap, and GAPS diets; Herbs and supplements. o GERD and low stomach acid Diet Herbs, supplements, and other considerations. o Dysbiosis, fungal overgrowth, and C. difficile Diet Antimicrobials and other supplements o Parasites Diet Antiparasitic protocols Week 4 / Saturday, July 6, 3-4 pm EST Mentorship Q&A Call o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to gut diseases, Lyme treatment, and more. Live Clinical Training Weekend #2 / July 14-16, 2016 Friday evening, 3-6 pm: Follow-up clinical skills. o Evaluation of progress; o On-going chart organization; o Herbal formula-building for Lyme and associated diseases. o Clinical updates regarding our teaching clinic patients. Saturday, 10 am 5 pm: Holistic Lyme Teaching Clinic o Patient consultations and treatment;
o Case reviews; o Q & A and clinic debrief. Sunday morning, 9 am - Noon: o Detoxification and GI practical application of strategy, coaching, and protocols. o Specific supplements, herbs and holistic tools for addressing chronic GI disease. Module 5: Week 1: Techniques & strategies for building back immunity, energy, and vitality, i.e. the innate capacity to heal. o Evaluation and treatment of physical energy drains; o Evaluation and treatment of psychic energy drains. Life Inventory Exercise (pdf). o Herbs, acupuncture, cleansing, supplements, and additional holistic techniques for generating Life Force Energy Flow. Week 2 Video: Practical application of vitality enhancing strategies in Lyme recovery. o Sleep The role of sleep in health and disease; Issues of sleep quantity and quality; Sleep preparation; Herbs, supplements, and other useful tools; Patient resources. o Movement Physical activity in health and disease; Getting started NMW (no matter what); Patient resources.
o Working with patients to build energy, health-generating routines, and personal responsibility. Week 3 - Immune deficiency, immune modulation, and autoimmunity in Lyme disease. o Diet, lifestyle and treatment protocols for immune deficiency. o Diet, lifestyle and treatment protocols for inflammation. o Diet, lifestyle and treatment protocols for auto-immune disease. Week 4 Tuesday August 8, 3-4pm, EST: Mentorship Q&A Call. o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to inflammation, immune deficiency, auto-immunity, and more. Virtual Clinic #2 / Thursday, August 17, 2-5 pm, EST HLTC patient follow-up; Case reviews and Q&A; Break-out sessions: Clinical insights into the diagnosis and treatment of the GI, immune system and energy layers of chronic infectious disease. Module 6 Week 1 - Holistic strategies and antimicrobial protocols for the treatment of Lyme and co-infections. o When is your patient antibiotic ready?
o Specific anti-microbial protocols for Lyme-Borreliosis, Babesia, Bartonella, etc. Week 2 Video: Working with patients on antibiotics o Managing and understanding the side-effects of antibiotics. Week 3 - Herx Reactions o What they are; o Why they happen; o How to manage them most productively for your patient s best health and treatment outcome. Week 4 / Friday, September 15, 4-5 pm, EST Live Mentorship Q&A Call o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to implementing anti-microbial protocols. Live Weekend #3, September 22-24, 2016 Friday night, 3-6 pm: Managing antimicrobial protocols over time. o The spectrum of anti-microbial options: pharmaceutical, herbal, Rife frequency therapy, cannabis, etc. o When to start, when to stop. o When to pulse, change formulas a little or a lot. o Incorporating biofilm treatment protocols and how to co-ordinate with anti-microbials. o When to shift the antimicrobial target. Saturday, 10 am 5 pm: Holistic Lyme Teaching Clinic o Patient consultations and treatment; o Case reviews;
o Q & A and clinic debrief. Sunday morning, 9 am - Noon: Lifestyle and long-term treatment education and coaching for Lyme disease patients. Module 7 Week 1 Psychiatric Issues in Lyme disease o Common psych symptoms; o The effects of Lyme disease on the brain. o Herbal, acupuncture, supplement, and additional holistic treatment strategies to treat the psychiatric manifestations of Lyme disease. Week 2 Video: Wisdom and practical considerations for managing the psychiatric elements of Lyme disease. o The role of stress in health and disease; o Reducing stress and drama; o Managing unavoidable stressors and emotions; o Bio-energetic stress and emotion management tools. Week 3 Addressing the physical roadblocks to recovery. o Co-infections o Disease load o Parasites o Mold o Heavy Metal Toxicity Week 4 / Saturday, October 21, 1:30-2:30 pm EST Mentorship Q&A Call o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to psychiatric issues, and uncovering the roadblocks to recovery.
Virtual Clinic #3 / Tuesday October 24, 2-5 pm EST Fostering inner guidance and body intelligence in the Lyme disease patient. HLTC patient follow-up. Case reviews and Q&A. Module 8 Week 1 Adrenal gland issues: how to recognize, test, and treat the adrenal gland. o Adrenal fatigue labs: cortisol, DHEA, cortisol : DHEA ratio; o acupuncture, herbs, supplements, and other holistic strategies to heal adrenal fatigue. Week 2 Video: HPA axis dysregulation. o HPA axis and Adrenomedullary Hormone System (AHS); o Stress hormones and hormone metabolism; o 4 Catetories of HPA axis stressors; o Dietary, disease, and lifestyle factors; o Caffeine, steroids, and other drugs; o Conditions related to HPA-D; o Acupuncture, herbs, supplements, and other holistic strategies to heal HPA D. Week 3 Thyroid disease and Lyme. o Identifying thyroid weakness signs, symptoms, and labs. o Natural treatment for thyroid disease.
Week 4 / Tuesday November 21, 3-4 pm, EST Mentorship Q&A Call. o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to hormonal imbalances and Lyme disease. Live Weekend #4 / December 1-3, 2016 Friday night, 3-6 pm o Practical application of emotional and energy management tools and strategies with Lyme patients. Saturday, 10 am 5 pm: Holistic Lyme Teaching Clinic o Centering meditation o Patient consultations and treatment; o Case reviews; o Q & A and clinic debrief. Sunday morning, 9am - Noon o Qi Gong Practice o Case management skill-building for Lyme patients. Providing 1 st -class service while protecting your time. Module 9 Week 1 Positive Psychology for Lyme disease patients. o Lyme disease as a path to greater health and wholeness. o Energy Management tools and strategies. o The role of mind-body medicine. Week 2 Video Emotional roadblocks to recovery. o Trauma o Repression
o Stress / PTSD Week 3 The role of genetics in Lyme and complex chronic diseases. Week 4 / Thursday December 28, 3-4pm EST Mentorship Q & A Call o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to psychological, stress-related, and emotional roadblocks to recovery. Virtual Clinic #4 / Thursday January 4, 2018, 2-5 pm EST Practice management and case management issues. Final topics burning to be discussed. HLTC patient follow-up. Case reviews and Q&A. Module 10 Week 1 - Wrapping the bundle (putting it all together). o Practice Management for developing a specialty practice in Lyme and infectious disease. Week 2 Video: Evaluating patient response then figuring out what s next. o Establishing reasonable expectations for you and your patients. Week 3 Sustaining the practices for you and your patients. o Maintaining high energy, focus and vision.
o The spiritual gifts of illness. o A view of the landscape along the long-term path to healing. Week 4 / Tuesday January 30, 2018, 3-4 pm EST - Mentorship Q&A Call. o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to practice management, spiritual health, and taking the long-view for treatment success.