AUCKLAND NZ: The Adaptive Brain: Psychoneuroimmunology in Practice
Date & Time
Location
Overview
Anxiety, stress, and mental health challenges are more prevalent than ever, with many patients seemingly resistant to “normal” treatments.
In this seminar series, Dr. Olivia Lesslar explores a clinical framework that allows you to get the root cause of a patient’s symptoms by understanding that the human brain often perceives current challenges as echoes of ancient survival threats. Learn our eight primal fears and how they are triggered by today’s modern lifestyles, and a practical framework to personalise treatments.
Learning Outcomes
- How Ancient Threats Shape Modern Anxiety – Discover 8 primal fears shaping our survival instincts and how these are triggered by today’s modern lifestyles.
- The network of threat detection systems – Understand how the brain integrates sensory, physiological, and cognitive signals to respond to danger. Chronic stress or trauma disrupts this system, leading to common mental health challenges like anxiety, PTSD & more.
- Clinical applications – Apply Dr Lesslar’s exclusive framework to real clinical cases, to explore innovative new clinical insights, and better understand the root causes of patients’ maladaptive behaviours and responses. This practical framework can help develop more effective and personalised treatments for anxiety, PTSD and other related disorders.
You'll Receive
+ Delegate bag
+ Meal & refreshments
+ Printed & digital presentation notes
+ Clinical gems & framework
+ Live Q&A and discussion
+ 2.5 CPE points & certificate
+ Giveaways
+ Exclusive resources/handouts
+ Networking opportunities
+ Post event recording
Event Details
Date: Monday 28 July, 2025
Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm NZST
Venue: Rydges Auckland
Location: 59 Federal Street, Auckland, NZ 1010
Phone: +64 9 375 5900
Parking:
Self-Parking is available at Secure Parking carpark located across the street from the hotel at 65-71 Federal Street, Auckland CBD. A special reduced rate of NZD$40 on a per-exit basis for 24 hours is available to hotel guests and delegates. Please see hotel reception to validate your parking ticket before departure to receive the reduced rate.
Special Hotel Rate:
Enquiries regarding special delegate room rates should be made directly with the hotel & advise you are attending the "Bio Concepts Seminar". Discounts off the best available rate may be offered at the hotel's discretion subject to availability & other promotions they may be running at that time.
Speaker
Dr Olivia Lesslar
MBBS, BIR
Dr Olivia Lesslar is an Australian-educated medical doctor with a special interest in psychoneuroimmunology, preventative medicine, and complex multisystem conditions.
She works with innovative, high-profile international clinics and institutions, including the preeminent Los Angeles celebrity concierge company LifeSpan Medicine under Dr Chris Renna. She is the Medical Director of Functional and Longevity Medicine at Cingulum Health - a brain optimisation clinic founded by renowned neurosurgeon Professor Charles Teo - where she curates personalized programs of synergistic adjuncts for neuroplasticity including transcranial magnetic stimulation, hyperbaric oxygen, photobiomodulation, breathwork, and nootropic peptides.
Dr Olivia works closely with renowned Australian allergist Griffith Professor of Medicine Pete Smith on complex patients, and is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer with Griffith University’s National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases, a world-class research facility focusing on mechanisms of ME/CFS and long covid. She is the Resident Medical Consultant for CFS Health- an online recovery program for ME/CFS and long covid.
FAQs
Do I receive a CPE Certificate?
You will earn 2.5 CPE points for attending this seminar. You will be emailed a digital copy of your certificate the day after the event.
Will presentation notes be provided?
Yes, you will receive a printed copy of the seminar presentation notes at the in-person event, in addition to a digital copy, which will be emailed to you prior to the event.
How Can I Purchase Multiple Tickets?
To purchase multiple tickets for practitioners working within your clinic, please click the Register Button on the ticket purchase page, the number of times corresponding to the quantity of tickets you require.
For example, if you require 5 tickets, please click the Register Button 5 times and you will see the Qty in Cart increase to 5. Once you have the required number of tickets in Cart proceed to Checkout and complete the individual ticket holder details for each practitioner, then Proceed To Payment.
Once your purchase is complete a confirmation email will be sent to each individual ticket holder’s address provided. Please note, all future event-related communications will be sent to the email address provided for each individual ticket holder.
What if I can't attend the event?
All seminar ticket holders (at any location) will receive a copy of the recording after the live event regardless of if they attend or not.
Bio Concepts understands that circumstances can change. At any point prior to the commencement of the Seminar Series you are welcome to contact us in writing to nominate a substitute delegate at no extra charge. Should ticket substitutes be required, they will conclude up to 14 days prior to the date of the Seminar at the specific location the ticket is for unless otherwise specified by the Event organiser. There will be a maximum of one (1) reissue permitted per ticket unless otherwise specified.
If you cannot nominate a substitute delegate for your ticket Bio Concepts will refund you as follows:
- Cancellation made up to and including 30 days prior to the Event – Full refund
- Cancellation made between 29 -14 days prior to the Event – Partial refund (Ticket purchase price less $25 administrative fee)
- Cancellation made within 14 days of the Event – No refund
This includes ‘no-shows’.
Refunded tickets will not receive the on-demand recording after the event. If you do not attend this Seminar, you will not receive your CPE Certificate.
Delegates must forward their refund request in writing to info@bioconcepts.com.au. Refunds will be processed within 14 days of communication from Bio Concepts confirming refund approval. Refunds will be directed to the credit card used to make the original registration booking.
For further details about your Seminar attendance please see our Terms & Conditions.
What if I have dietary requirements?
We will supply catering options that are diary free, gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan. To assist the venue with catering you are asked to supply your special dietary requirements at checkout when purchasing your ticket.
Can I purchase only the notes?
Notes are only supplied with an event ticket. The notes are a summary of what is presented at the event. To fully understand the topic, it is best to attend the event.
Event information correspondence?
All event information will be emailed to your primary account email address. After you have purchased the event, you will receive an email including event information. You will also receive emails in the lead up to the event, which can include:
- Parking
- Event schedule times
- Venue Address
- Digital copy of presentation notes