Peter Klapper, Phd

Peter Klapper is the founder and CEO of Forces of Nature®, the first company to manufacture USDA Certified Organic and FDA Registered medicines. He founded the company with a vision to heal the world. In addition to overseeing day-to-day operations, which include the formulation and manufacturing processes, Mr. Klapper travels the globe in search of new soothing botanicals and remedies, sourcing rare materials from every corner of the Earth – a tea tree from the coast of Australia, lavender grown in France’s remote Alps-de-Haute-Provence and a highly potent genus of geranium from Madagascar, to name just a few.

Mr. Klapper created Forces of Nature in 2000 as a way to create effective, all-natural remedies. Over the past 11 years, he has worked diligently to create a new standard in natural medicine. In 2011, Forces of Nature became the first manufacturer of certified organic and registered medicines with the launch of its Control line, USDA Certified Organic and FDA Registered topical medicines that target 10 hard-to-treat conditions including acne, herpes cold sores (caused by herpes simplex 1 or 2), scars and more. By conducting extensive field research with industry experts, Mr. Klapper developed treatments that meet or exceed FDA and USDA regulations, earning the company’s medicines dual certifications.

Under his leadership, the company actively engages in efforts to make the world a healthier place. Forces of Nature provides food, medicine and supplies to communities in need, educates homeless children on the importance of nutrition and hygiene, and donates money to orphanages in Asia. Mr. Klapper has also volunteered with Action Against Famine in Southeast Asia. He was part of a medical expedition, which was the first to trek the Ho Chi Minh trail providing medicine and education regarding harvesting of crops to the indigenous hill tribe population.

Mr. Klapper earned his Ph.D. in biology from Kiev University and holds a B.A. from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Raymond L. Fowler, M.D., FACEP

• Professor of Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medical Education, and Health Professions,
• Chief of EMS Operations,
• Co-Chief in the Section on EMS, Disaster Medicine, and Homeland Security, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
• Attending Emergency Medicine Faculty, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Fowler has played an important role in the history of EMS medical direction and provider education. He served on the initial steering committee to form the National Association of EMS Physicians, later becoming its fourth President, and he is past-President of the Georgia College of Emergency Physicians. He was a leader in the expansion and proliferation of the International Trauma Life Support program, having served as National Program Director and ITLS Medical Director for the State of Georgia. A native of Georgia, he is now in his thirty-third year of emergency medicine practice and EMS medical direction, having been Medical Director of Parkway Medical Center Emergency Department in Lithia Springs, Georgia for twenty years and on the state EMS council of Georgia for over thirty years.

He is Professor of Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medical Education, and Health Professions at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Attending Emergency Medicine Faculty at Parkland Memorial Hospital Emergency Department, the Chief of Operations for the Dallas Area BioTel EMS System, and Co-Chief of the Section on EMS, Disaster Medicine, and Homeland Security at the University of Texas Southwestern.

A prolific author of over twenty textbook chapters on emergency medicine, Dr. Fowler is Senior Editor for the new edition of Emergency Medical Services: Clinical Practice and Systems Oversight, the landmark new four-volume textbook from the National Association of EMS Physicians and for which he was a founding author. He was a founding author of the National EMS Medical Director Training Course and Practicum. He is a contributing author for numerous recent textbooks including Lippincott’s The Medical Response to Terrorism, Lippincott’s Tactical Emergency Medicine, and McGraw-Hill’s The Paramedic. He is a principal author and designer of the National Disaster Life Support program, jointly developed and sponsored by the AMA, CDC, DHS, Medical College of Georgia, and UT Southwestern Medical Center, one of the most active disaster and anti-terrorism training programs in the nation.

Dr. Fowler is avidly involved in international EMS research. He is Co-Principal Investigator for the Dallas Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium and served as Co-Principal Investigator for the Dallas arm of the NIH-NHLBI IMMEDIATE trial. Through these studies, Dr. Fowler is leading the EMS coordination in the Dallas – Fort Worth metroplex of some fifteen hundred paramedics in research in CPR, traumatic hemorrhagic shock, traumatic brain injury, and acute coronary syndromes. He and his staff recently received a $3.5 million grant to create a system-wide “Recognition to Reperfusion Program for STEMI” in Dallas County.

A gifted and acclaimed lecturer in all areas of emergency medicine, Dr. Fowler is now leading the EMS continuing education industry through his work in streaming Internet-based EMS education at www.utsw.ws. A collection of his lectures, as well as his novels “A Time in Space” and “Spring in the Woods”, may be found at his website, www.rayfowler.com.

Mair MacKinnon, M.S., N.D

Dr. MacKinnon holds a Master of Science degree in Holistic Nutrition, a Naturopathic Doctor degree. She also holds certificates in Massage Therapy, CranioSacral Therapy, Acupressure, Iridology, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Herbology and Aromatherapy.

Dr. MacKinnon has performed classical and clinical postgraduate training, as well as interned and apprenticed under some of the leading Naturopathic Doctors, Herbologists and Theraputic Aromatherapy Medical Doctors in the world.

Dr. MacKinnon considers herself primarily a Traditional Naturopath. She uses all forms of natural medicine to educate and enhance the quality of the lives of her clients. She’s worked in the field for over 24 years, within a wide variety of modalities, including CranioSacral Therapy for infants, pediatrics and adults, Therapeutic Massage Therapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Homeopathy, Herbology, and Nutritional Counseling.