Cognitive health is one of the most important and rapidly evolving areas of integrative medicine. From brain fog, fatigue, mood changes and poor concentration through to cognitive decline, neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative disease, practitioners are increasingly being called on to understand the complex, interconnected drivers of brain function and neurological resilience.
When: Saturday 17th October 2026
Where: Sydney in person, and online live-streamed event. Recording available for 12 months post-event.
This full-day, face-to-face ACNEM event brings together leading voices in integrative medicine, neuroscience, paediatrics, environmental medicine, trauma-informed care and systems-based practice to explore the key mechanisms influencing cognitive health across the lifespan. Through expert presentations, case-based learning, clinical insights and panel discussion, this event will examine the biological, metabolic, immune, environmental and psychosocial factors contributing to cognitive dysfunction, while highlighting practical strategies practitioners can apply in clinical practice.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of:
- The foundational mechanisms contributing to cognitive decline, including neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, insulin resistance and HPA axis dysregulation
- The role of the gut–brain–immune axis in cognition, mood, behaviour and neuropsychiatric presentations
- How intestinal permeability, dysbiosis, cytokines, endotoxins and vagal signalling may influence brain health
- The science of neuroplasticity and cognitive adaptation across the lifespan
- The role of neuroinflammation in children and how this may present clinically
- Practical strategies to support neuroplasticity, cognitive reserve and neurological resilience
- Emerging clinical applications of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), including case-based discussion
- The impact of trauma, PTSD and chronic stress signalling on brain health and recovery
- Environmental influences that may contribute to cognitive decline, mood changes and neurological presentations
- Case-based approaches to complex cognitive presentations, including environmental inputs and RECODE-informed clinical considerations
- How to integrate evidence-informed strategies into real-world patient care
Featured Speakers:
- Prof Charlie Teo: Neuroplasticity and Cognitive Adaptation Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) & Case Study
- Dr Nick Morgan: MC and case study presenter
- Dr Christabelle Yeoh: The Foundations of Cognitive Decline
- Dr Brad Leech: The Gut–Brain–Immune Axis
- Dr Leila Masson: Neuroinflammation in Children and Case Study
- Petrea King: Trauma, PTSD and Brain Health
- Dr Nicole Bijlsma: Environmental Influences on Cognitive Health
- Dr Sarah Stephens: RECODE Case Study