Public Speaking

 

Dr. Bowling lectures on many topics related to Multiple Sclerosis and lifestyle and alternative medicine. Over the past 10 years, he has delivered more than 500 lectures to lay and professional audiences.

To schedule a lecture with Dr. Bowling, call 303-788-7667 or send an email through the Contact page today. 
 

Allen C. Bowling, MD PhD – Invited Lectures and Programs (partial listing)

  1. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Integrative Medicine and MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Virtual Conference, May 2020: “Cannabis and MS: Benefits, Risks, Drug Interactions, and Research Update”
  2. Invited Speaker, Second Annual Advances in Pharmacotherapy: Updates in Best Practice, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, March 2020: “If Your Patient is Already Using CBD/THC, What Counseling Should You Provide?”
  3. Grand Rounds, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, Feb 2020: “Multiple Sclerosis: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment”
  4. Invited Speaker, Annual Multiple Sclerosis Symposium, Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, Oct 2019: “Marijuana and Complementary Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis”
  5. Keynote Speaker, CommonSpirit Annual Health Research Conference, Sacramento, CA, August 2019: “Current State of Medical Cannabis: Evidence and Research”
  6. Clinical Course Chair and Lecture, “An MS Health Professional’s Guide to Cannabis,” Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Seattle, WA, May 2019
  7. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Integrative Medicine and MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Seattle, WA, May 2019: “Relevance to Comprehensive Care, Scientific and Clinical Application”
  8. Keynote Speaker, Health and Wellness Forum, Southfield, MI, April 2019: “Optimizing Health in Multiple Sclerosis”
  9. Keynote Speaker, Spasticity and Neuromotor Rehabilitation Symposium, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Sept 2018: “Cannabis and Spasticity: An Objective Review of Safety and Efficacy”
  10. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, July 2018: “Cannabis: An Objective Review of Effectiveness and Safety”
  11. Invited Speaker, MS Lecture Series, Dignity Health MS Achievement Center, Sacramento, CA, July 2018: “Cannabis: An Objective Review of Effectiveness and Safety”
  12. Clinical Course Chair and Lecture, An MS Health Professional’s Guide to Cannabis, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Nashville, TN, May 2018
  13. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Integrative Medicine and MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers Nashville, TN, May 2018: “MS as a Lifestyle Disease, ‘Pearls’ for Clinical Practice, and Research Update”
  14. Invited Speaker, Colorado Society of Clinical Neurology, Denver, CO, Oct 2017: “A Neurologist’s Guide to Medical Marijuana—An Objective Review of Pharmacology, Efficacy, and Safety”
  15. Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Neurological Society, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept 2017: “A Neurologist’s Guide to Medical Marijuana—An Objective Review of Pharmacology, Efficacy, and Safety”
  16. Clinical Course Chair and Lecture, MJ for MS?–An MS Health Professional’s Guide to Cannabis, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, New Orleans, LA, May 2017: “History, Botany, Pharmacology”
  17. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Expanding the MS Toolkit: Integrating Lifestyle Factors and Unconventional Medicine into MS Clinical Care, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers New Orleans, LA, May 2017: “Integrative Medicine, Non-Pharmacologic Symptomatic Therapy, Overview of Nutrition and MS”
  18. Invited Speaker, MS TeamWorks (online education), Consortium of MS Centers, April 2017: “A Missed Opportunity—Diet and MS,” “Caring for Your Whole Self—The Importance of Integrative Medicine in MS”
  19. Invited Speaker, Wellness Webinar Series, National MS Society and Consortium of MS Centers, Jan 2107: “Complementary and Alternative Approaches in MS”
  20. Invited Speaker, International Symposium: The Multiple Sclerosis Brain—Bridging the Gap, Hartford, CT, Oct 2016: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and MS: Review and Interpretation of Current Literature and Recommendations”
  21. Invited Speaker, Colorado Neuropsychological Society (CNS) Fall Dinner, Denver, CO, Oct 2016: “Worthless Weed or Pot of Gold?—An Objective Review of the Effectiveness and Safety of Marijuana From a Neurological and Psychological Perspective”
  22. Invited Speaker, Colorado Neurological Institute (CNI) Lecture Series, Englewood, CO, Aug 2016: “Worthless Weed or Pot of Gold?—An Objective Review of the Safety and Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana”
  23. Grand Rounds, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, Aug 2016: “What Every Primary Care Clinician Should Know About Multiple Sclerosis”
  24. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Expanding the MS Toolkit: Integrating Lifestyle Factors and Unconventional Medicine into MS Clinical Care, National Harbor, MD, June 2016: “General Concepts and Terminology, Diets/Supplements, Marijuana, Alcohol”
  25. Program Chair and Lectures, Integrative Healthcare in Multiple Sclerosis, National Education Program for National MS Society Clinical Fellows, Denver, CO, March 2016: “A New Paradigm For MS Care: Optimizing Health Through the Integration of Lifestyle, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine,” “Marijuana and MS”
  26. Keynote Speaker, Wellness and MS—A Complementary and Alternative Medicine Expo, Arizona Chapter of the National MS Society, Phoenix, AZ, Feb 2016: “A New Paradigm of MS Care”
  27. Invited Speaker, Alzheimer’s Association Annual Symposium, Denver, CO, Nov 2015: “Complementary and Alternative Health Approaches to Living Well with Alzheimer’s”
  28. Invited Speaker, Annual Education Program of the MS Society of Canada, Brandon, Manitoba, Oct 2015: “A New Paradigm of MS Care: Optimizing Health Through the Integration of Lifestyle, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine”
  29. Invited Speaker, Annual Education Program of the Colorado Neurological Institute, Denver, CO, Oct 2015: “A New Treatment Paradigm: Using Lifestyle as Medicine for Neurological Conditions”
  30. Invited Expert, Dateline NBC, “Growing Hope” (Medical Marijuana Documentary), June 2015
  31. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Lifestyle and Unconventional Medicine: Under-Recognized and Under-Utilized Tools in the MS Toolbox, Indianapolis, IN, May 2015: “A New Paradigm For MS Care—Optimizing Health Through the Integration of Lifestyle, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine”
  32. Book Tour for “Optimal Health with Multiple Sclerosis,” 6 cities in Colorado and Wyoming, March 2015, in conjunction with National MS Society, Barnes and Noble, Tattered Cover, Demos Health, and Colo. Neurological Inst. (CNI)
  33. Invited Speaker, Colorado Society of Clinical Neurology, Jan 2015: “A New Paradigm of MS Care: Optimizing Health Through the Integration of Lifestyle, Alternative, and Conventional Medicine”
  34. Keynote Speaker, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Conference, National MS Society, Phoenix, AZ, Nov 2014: “Finding the Right Balance: Diet and MS”
  35. Invited Speaker, Thriving With Neurological Conditions: Science, Sensitivity, and Support, Colorado Neurological Institute, Denver, CO, Sept 2014: “Marijuana: What Does The Evidence Show?”
  36. Keynote Speaker, National MS Society-Greater Delaware Valley Chapter, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 2014: “Finding the Right Balance: Diet, Exercise, and Lifestyle Modifications for MS”
  37. Invited Panelist, National Television Broadcast, National MS Society, New York, NY, June 2014: “Living Well With MS: Lifestyle, Diet, and Complementary Therapies”
  38. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Dallas, TX, May 2014: “Biologically Based Unconventional Therapies”
  39. Keynote Speaker, Food For The Brain: MS & Nutrition, Evergreen Health, Seattle, WA, April 2014: “Diets and Supplements: Finding a Path Now”
  40. Invited Speaker, Western Nurses Scientific Program, Vancouver, British Columbia, Jan 2014: “Dietary Supplements and MS”
  41. Invited Speaker, National Leadership Conference, National MS Society, Denver, CO, Nov 2013: “Emerging Therapies: A Conversation About Benefits and Risks”
  42. Invited Speaker, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, Sept 2013: “ABC’s of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS”
  43. Invited Speaker, TREND Symposium, National MS Society, Kansas City, MO, Aug 2013: “The Role of Complementary Therapies in Managing MS”
  44. Grand Rounds, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, June 2013: “Multiple Sclerosis Update: 2013”
  45. Symposium, Colorado Neurological Institute, June 2013: “MS Disease-Modifying Therapies: Choice, Control, Empowerment”
  46. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Orlando, FL, May 2013: “Marijuana and MS”
  47. Invited Speaker, Parkinson’s Disease Patient Education Program, Colorado Neurological Institute, Englewood, CO, April 2013: “Neuroplasticity”
  48. Invited Speaker, Western Region Teleconference, National MS Society, Feb 2013: “Alternative Medicine and MS”
  49. Invited Faculty Member and Speaker, Practicum in Neurology (educational forum for Canadian neurologists), Chicago, IL, Feb 2013: “Multiple Sclerosis: Alternative Therapies and Healthy Diet Choices”
  50. Invited Speaker, Annual Peripheral Neuropathy Symposium, Colorado Neurological Institute, Englewood, CO, Nov 2012: “Neuropathy: Alternative and Lifestyle Approaches”
  51. Keynote Speaker, Tenth Annual MS Symposium, Center for Disability Services, Albany, CT, Oct 2012: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis”
  52. Invited Speaker, International Symposium on the Multiple Sclerosis Brain, Hartford, CT, Oct 2012: “Diets and Supplements: Finding a Path Now”
  53. Invited Speaker, Partners MS Clinic, Brigham and Women’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Brookline, MA, June 2012: “Alternative Medicine in MS”
  54. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, San Diego, CA, May 2012: “Challenging and Interesting Cases”
  55. Keynote Speaker, “MS Blueprint Conference” (annual education meeting of northeast Florida chapter of the National MS Society), Jacksonville, FL, Jan 2012: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and MS”
  56. Invited Speaker, Parkinson’s Disease Patient Education Program, Colorado Neurological Institute, Englewood, CO, Oct 2011 and May 2012: “Alternative Medicine and Lifestyle Approaches to Parkinson’s Disease”
  57. Invited Speaker, Health Professional Program sponsored by the Northwest Chapter of the National MS Society, Seattle, WA, Sept 2011, “Difficult MS Cases”
  58. Keynote Speaker, Education Meeting of the Northwest Chapter of the National MS Society, Seattle, WA, Sept 2011: “Peak Brain Living,” “Using the Best of Both Worlds: Conventional, Unconventional, and Lifestyle Medicine for Relapsing-Remitting MS”
  59. Grand Rounds, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, Sept 2011: “Multiple Sclerosis Update”
  60. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Montreal, Quebec, June 2011: “Vitamin D: What’s An MS Clinician To Do?”
  61. Invited Speaker, Parkinson’s Support Group for the Newly Diagnosed, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, Feb 2011: “Neuroplasticity and Parkinson’s Disease: Focus on Physical Activity”
  62. Grand Rounds, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, Dec 2010: “Vitamin D: Translating Research into Practice”
  63. Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting of the National MS Society (Colorado-Wyoming Chapter), Aurora, CO, Oct 2010: “Peak Brain Living”
  64. Keynote Speaker, MS Patient Education Day, Washington, DC, Sept 2010: “Update on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and MS”
  65. Invited Speaker, Huntington’s Disease Symposium, Colorado Neurological Institute, Denver, CO, Sept 2010: “Alternative Medicine and Huntington’s Disease”
  66. Invited Speaker, Parkinson’s Support Group for the Newly Diagnosed, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, Aug 2010: “Alternative Medicine and Lifestyle Approaches to Parkinson’s Disease”
  67. Invited Guest, “MS From A To Z,” nationally broadcast educational TV show on MS (based at Univ. of Washington), Seattle, WA, July 2010
  68. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, San Antonio, TX, June 2010: “Vitamin D and MS: A Practical Approach for Clinicians”
  69. Invited Speaker, Education Conference, Parkinson’s Association of the Rockies, Denver, CO, May 2010: “Diet and Dietary Supplements for Parkinson’s Disease: A Three-Step Approach”
  70. Invited Speaker, Multiple Sclerosis 2010: Maximizing Care Strategies, NMSS-Supported Regional Professional Conference, Phoenix, AZ, March 2010: “Controversial MS Treatments and Alternative Therapies”
  71. Invited Speaker, Multiple Sclerosis: A Comprehensive Approach, CME for UMDNJ, Newark, NJ, March 2010: “Complementary Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis”
  72. Invited Speaker, Rocky Mountain Stroke Center, Littleton, CO, March 2010: “Stroke Prevention and Management: ‘Alternative Medicine’ and Lifestyle Approaches”
  73. Invited Speaker, Stroke Case Conference, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO, Jan 2010: “Lifestyle, Self Care, and Alternative Medicine Issues Relevant to Stroke Prevention and Management”
  74. Invited Speaker, Annual Meeting, Pan Asian Committee for Treatment and Research in MS (PACTRIMS), Hong Kong, Nov 2009: “Alternative Medicine in MS: Ancient Asian and Modern Western Medicine”
  75. Invited Speaker, Annual Meeting of the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation, Beverly Hills, CA, Nov 2009: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Neuromyelitis Optica”
  76. Keynote Speaker, Annual MS Patient Education Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, Sept 2009: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and MS”
  77. Book Tour, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Oct 2009: patient and professional lectures about publication of Dutch translation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis
  78. Invited Speaker, Annual Neuropathy Conference of the Colorado Neurologic Institute, Denver, CO, May 2009: “Trick or Treatment: Separating Fact From Fiction in Alternative Medicine for Neuropathy”
  79. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Atlanta, GA, May 2009
  80. Grand Rounds, Dept of Neurology, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Jan 2009: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”
  81. Invited Speaker, Winter Conference, American Academy of Neurology, Orlando, FL, Jan 2009: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Neurologists”
  82. Grand Rounds, Dept of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, Nov 2008: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis”
  83. Florence G. Strauss Lecture, Univ of Colo-Denver, Aurora, CO, May 2008: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis”
  84. Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting, MS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, Nov 2007: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis”
  85. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Phoenix, AZ, June 2006
  86. Invited Speaker, Annual Meeting, Rehabilitation in MS (RIMS), Barcelona, Spain, May 2006: “Overview of Complementary Medicine in MS”
  87. Invited Speaker, Fiftieth Anniversary Meeting, MS Australia, Sydney, Australia, March 2006: “Prevention Possibilities in MS”
  88. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Orlando, FL, June 2005
  89. Grand Rounds, Dept of Neurology, SUNY-Upstate, Feb 2005: “Introduction to CAM and MS”
  90. Invited Speaker, Annual Meeting, European Committee for Treatment and Research in MS (ECTRIMS), Oct 2004, Vienna, Austria: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS”
  91. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Toronto, Canada, May 2004
  92. Invited Speaker, Biannual Meeting, MS International Federation, Berlin, Germany, Sept 2003: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine,” “Cannabis and Multiple Sclerosis”
  93. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, San Diego, CA, May 2003
  94. Grand Rounds, Dept of Neurology, University of New Mexico, March 2003: “Dietary Supplements and MS”
  95. Invited Speaker, “The Art of Specialized Care,” Combined Meeting of National MS Society and Consortium of MS Centers, Miami, FL, Feb 2003: “Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis”
  96. Invited Guest, MS Educational Program, Montel Williams TV Show, New York, NY, Sept. 2002
  97. Symposium Chair and Lecture, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in MS, Annual Meeting, Consortium of MS Centers, Chicago, IL, June 2002
  98. Invited Speaker, Annual Meeting, American Dietetic Association, Denver, CO, Oct 2000: “Alternative Medicine and Neurologic Disease”