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Keynote Session- Robert Hendren, DO "What Causes Autism: How the Answer Guides Evaluation and Treatment"
Thursday, July 10, 2008: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Sun Ballroom A, B, C & D (Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center)
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Families and practitioners beliefs about what causes autism- is it a genetic, brain based disorder or a whole body disorder caused by environment-gene interactions- lead to different beliefs about whether autism is increasing or just being recognized more as well as leading to different treatment strategies. This presentation will review recent research from the MIND Institute and other research centers that suggest the paradigm for understanding autism is shifting opening up new ideas for effective treatment.
Content Area: Medicine and Research
Presenter:
Robert Hendren, D.O.
Professor and Vice Chair of Psychiatry, Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco
Robert L. Hendren, D.O., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science; Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the current (2007-2009) President of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Hendren is board certified in General as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. His current areas of research and publication interests are translational clinical pharmacology and nutritional trials using biomarkers (MRI, measures of inflammation, oxidative stress, immune function and pharmacogenomics) in neurodevelopmental disorders. He has published over 100 scientific papers and 4 books and has been listed in "The Best Doctors in America", each year since it was published in 1996.