2021
Heartland Conference

Date & Location

Friday, March 26, 2021
Metropolitan Community College – Maple Woods Campus Center 110

The Biggest Conference of 2021
“Exploring the Gut-Brain Connection and Bowen theory” Guest presenters: Michael Bailey, PhD and Michael Kerr, MD
The 2021 annual Heartland Conference has concluded – thank you to Michael Bailey, PhD, Michael Kerr, MD, and guest panelists Amie Post, MA, LCMFT, Cheryl Lester, PhD and Margaret Otto, LSCSW.
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Meet the Expert
Michael Bailey, PhD

Is a Principal Investigator in the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Ohio State University. Dr. Bailey has nearly 20 years of experience studying bidirectional interactions between host physiology and the microbes that naturally reside within the gastrointestinal tract (i.e., the gut microbiota). Dr. Bailey’s studies were among the first to show that stressful situations can lead to changes in the composition of the gut microbiota and his current studies are now focused on the impact that changes to gut microbiota composition have on the functioning of the immune system and on nervous system activity. To learn more about Dr. Bailey’s research, please visit his website:
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Meet the Expert
Michael E. Kerr, MD

Is a family psychiatrist and the Director of the Bowen Theory Academy in Maine. He continues a clinical practice, presents at conferences around the country, and writes about Bowen theory and its applications. He is co-author of Family Evaluation (with Murray Bowen) published in 1988 (excerpted in The Atlantic Monthly in September 1988). His newest book is Bowen Theory’s Secrets: Revealing the Hidden Life of Families.To review some of Dr. Kerr’s extensive work, please visit his web site:
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Heartland
Conference Schedule

8:15 AM

Opening: Online check-in via Zoom

8:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Morning sessions

1:15 PM – 4:30 PM

Afternoon sessions

Registration
Fee

Early Bird

$135

(good until March 13, 2021)

Full Price

$150

Students

$70

(half price)

Group rates

$125 /person

(groups of 3 within the same organization)

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PAST SPEAKERS HAVE INCLUDED LISA FELDMAN BARRETT, PHD, LAURA BROOKS, LSCSW, LARRY CARVER, MD, DALTON CONLEY, PHD, MARK FLINN, PHD, JEFF FRENCH, PHD, LOUISE HAWKLEY, PHD, JIM EDD JONES, PHD, KATHLEEN B. KERR, MSN, MA, CNS, MICHAEL E. KERR, MD, GEORGE KULIK, DVM, PHD, ROBERT NOONE, PHD, MARGARET OTTO, LSCSW, DANIEL PAPERO, PHD, DELORAS PEMBERTON, PHD, STEVEN PLATEK, PHD, CHARLES RAISON, MD, CLAY ROUTLEDGE, PHD, STEVEN SLOMAN, PHD AND MARK VINCENT, MD, MRCP (UK), FRCPC.