LIFE SCIENCE Institute (LSI), a subsidiary of the ROMLAS Health Group (RHG), in partnership with the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) in the US, is hosting its first Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP) Conference in Southeast Asia in Pasay City at the Marriott Grand Ballroom D from April 29 to May 4.
According to data released in 2018 by the World Health Organization (WHO) on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), “one out of three Filipinos before the age of 70 dies from NCDs.” The four categories of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, and diabetes.
The five-day conference focuses on extensive training program advancements in Functional Medicine (FM), a patient-centered approach to the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, allergies, and autoimmune diseases.
“It’s not just a download of new research information or a download of new technology. This is more about revisiting the medical practice and trying to look into it from a different lens [which focuses on] why diseases happen,” RHG CEO Michael Genato told BusinessWorld during the conference welcome dinner on April 29.
“It’s very important that we get to articulate to the practitioners wanting to practice [Functional Medicine] about how they navigate around the biology of an individual, and the various functions of the body.” he added.
Founded in the Philippines in 2010, the Life Science Center for Health and Wellness customizes services and programs to each patient’s needs. Patients are guided by doctors, health managers, nutritionist-dietitians and physical therapists in adjusting to a healthy lifestyle and a proper diet as medicine.
“What we want to be able to do is to provide [patients] support in understanding the underlying causes [on] why a person has a specific condition,” Mr. Genato said of the Functional Medicine method.
Life Science Center for Health and Wellness will set to open its second branch in Shaw Boulevard by the end of May this year, following its first branch in BGC in Taguig.
For information and inquiries, visit http://lifescience.ph or contact 828 5433. — Michelle Anne P. Soliman
