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Health Optimization Medicine Conference 2026

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October 2–3, 2026The Drake Hotel, Chicago

Archived program

Conference schedule

All times Central Time

  1. 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

    Breakfast: Registration, Badge Pickup & Coffee

    Grand Ballroom / Walton

  2. 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

    Welcome & Opening Remarks

    Boomer Anderson

    Grand Ballroom

  3. 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

    Welcome to Chicago

    Abin Kuriakose

    Grand Ballroom

  4. 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

    The Beneficial Side Effect of Health Optimization Medicine for Primary Care

    Dr. Jup Kuipers

    Grand Ballroom

  5. 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

    Epinutrition: Eating for Younger Genes

    Dr. Lucia Aronica

    Grand Ballroom

  6. 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

    Smoothie Bar

    Walton Room

  7. 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

    HOMeHOPe Faculty Fireside Chat

    Grand Ballroom

  8. 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

    The GLP-1 Revolution: Transforming Cardiometabolic Care

    Dr. Abid Husain

    Grand Ballroom

  9. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

    Lunch

    Walton Ballroom

  10. 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

    A Therapeutic Guide to Terra-forming the Gut Microbiome

    Patrick Hanaway

    Grand Ballroom

  11. 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

    Afternoon Break

    Walton Room

  12. 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

    Optimizing Health and Healthcare Teams

    Dr. Neil Grunberg

    Grand Ballroom

  13. 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM

    Before the Bump: Health Optimisation for Fertility, Pregnancy & the Next Generation

    Jodi Duval

    Grand Ballroom

  14. 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

    Science and Applications of Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy

    Dr. Dominic D'Agostino

    Grand Ballroom

  15. 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

    30 min Q&A

    Panel

    Grand Ballroom

  16. 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

    Dinner

    Club International

  17. 6:30 PM – Evening

    Second City Chicago — Evening Event (230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60614)

    Second City (off-site)