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We held our AGM
on the 27th of June 2010 and these are the people who were elected onto
the executive:
Executive
Board
President
Patrick Fahy
Vice President Joe
Sutich
Registrar
Dr Jacques Imbeau
Secretary/Treasurer
Leanne
James
Executive
Committee
Robyn Michael, Dr Vesna Zdravkovic, Wendy
Hamilton, Dr Wayne Mc Carthy & Dr Vlatko Petric
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All NZNMA Members are
invited to attend AIMA
(Australisian Integrative Medicine Association) peer review
meetings,
Held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, at Fernz Lodge
Birkenhead, North Shore City.
Fernz Lodge is located at
2 Rangatira Road,
Birkenhead
and is situated opposite the Birkenhead Bus Depot where
Rangatira Road
starts. The entry is surrounded by trees so you need to watch
for it as you come around the corner.
The
next event NZNMA members are invited to attend is
A
very interesting talk by Dr Jim Bartley. Jim is an ENT
Specialist with an interest in nutritional medicine and
research. He will be speaking on Vitamin D from his specialist
perspective. He will look at Vitamin D adding further
information and clinical insights to add to what we covered at
the excellent talk done by Ric Coleman last year.
VITAMIN D - EMERGING ROLES IN INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
At
the turn of the twentieth century tuberculosis of the skin
was treated successfully with ultraviolet light. By the
1920s, pulmonary tuberculosis was being treated effectively
with regular sun exposure. During the last decade, basic
laboratory research into the antimicrobial actions of
vitamin D has provided new insights into these historical
observations. Vitamin D has a critical role in the innate
immune system through the production of antimicrobial
peptides, particularly cathelicidin. Vitamin D
supplementation increases cathelicidin production. Vitamin D
would appear to have an important role in respiratory tract,
skin health and potentially gut health as well as in the
prevention and treatment of a number of autoimmune diseases.
However much of the current evidence relates to basic
science research and epidemiological data. In many
situations, appropriate double blind randomized controlled
trial data to guide clinicians treating infectious and
autoimmune disease is still lacking. Vitamin D has a long
half-life and unless a loading dose is given, it can take a
number of months before an optimal plateau level is reached.
Many current vitamin D treatment and supplement
recommendations will not allow optimal vitamin D levels to
be achieved. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is a
global public health issue.
Be
there at 6.30pm for dinner FERNZ restaurant in Birkenhead.
Talk
starts at 7pm.
Welcome
to all new members, guests welcome.
Please
RSVP to Scott Cushman at PCNZ as usual. The evening
costs just $25, which pays for your dinner and to listen to
this fantastic presentation. Drinks extra.
"Scott"
<scott@pharmaceutical.co.nz>,
The
August meeting will be given by Leila Masson paediatrician -
looking at environmental factors in childhood development.
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