Live Clinical Webinar | Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET (9:00 AM PT). Presented by Dr. Sunjya Schweig. A live virtual session with Q&A.
Most complex chronic patients have already been through multiple protocols. Gut repair. Mold detox. Hormone balancing. The protocol makes sense, but the patient does not fully respond. Your non-responder patient is not failing your protocol. Something you have not tested for yet may be running underneath it.
In this clinical webinar, Sunjya K. Schweig, MD, founder of the California Center for Functional Medicine and a researcher in tick-borne illness and complex chronic conditions, walks through how to recognize a non-responding patient as a diagnostic signal rather than a treatment failure, and what to do about it.
From a structured symptom assessment to understanding why Bartonella spreads through cats, fleas, dogs, and sandflies, not just ticks, this session gives clinicians who do not specialize in tick-borne illness a clear first step.
Using assessment tools and cases from his own practice, this webinar bridges the gap between standard chronic illness protocols and the hidden drivers that keep patients from fully responding.
How to recognize a non-responding, multi-system patient as a diagnostic clue, not a treatment failure
Why Bartonella hides inside a mold, MCAS, gut, or hormone diagnosis when no one is looking for it
How Bartonella spreads through cats, fleas, dogs, and sandflies, not just ticks
Assessment tools for deciding when to escalate toward tick-borne illness
Live Q&A following the presentation
✔ Integrative and functional medicine clinicians
✔ Naturopathic physicians
✔ Practitioners treating complex, multi-system chronic illness
✔ Any licensed clinician whose patients are not responding the way the protocol says they should
This session is intended for clinicians and licensed healthcare providers only.
Dr. Sunjya K. Schweig, MD is a board-certified family and integrative medicine physician with nearly 30 years of experience in functional medicine. He is the founder and president of the California Center for Functional Medicine, a precision medicine practice specializing in complex chronic conditions, and the founder of the Functional Medicine Research and Technology Center, established in 2021 to advance chronic illness research and education.
Dr. Schweig completed his medical training at UC Irvine and his family medicine residency at UCSF Santa Rosa, where he established the program’s Integrative Medicine Fellowship. He holds an adjunct faculty position at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, has published research on botanical medicines for tick-borne infections, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Bay Area Lyme Foundation.
Presented by Galaxy Diagnostics
Access to the live webinar session
Reminder emails and the live event link
On-demand replay following the session.
Downloadable presentation slides
Non-responder quick-start guide
Additional Galaxy testing resources
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