Incorporating Vagus Nerve Stimulation into Your Practice

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Overview

Skill Level: Advanced

Explore one of the most powerful, underutilized tools in integrative and functional medicine: the vagus nerve. In this advanced Empire PRO training, “Incorporating Vagus Nerve Stimulation into Your Practice,” Dr. Mark Tager provides a cutting-edge look at the science, methods, and clinical applications of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). This course is designed for physicians, nurse practitioners, PAs, and health professionals who want to integrate neuroimmune optimization, chronic inflammation control, and performance enhancement into their patient care protocols.

You’ll start with a foundational understanding of vagus nerve anatomy and physiology, and progress into practical, actionable insights on how to stimulate the vagus nerve using lifestyle strategies, non-invasive devices, and advanced protocols. The training covers evidence-based uses for migraines, autoimmune conditions, depression, GI motility disorders, fibromyalgia, RA, IBD, and even cognitive performance. You’ll learn how to assess for vagal insufficiency, apply techniques like breathwork, auricular VNS (taVNS), transcervical stimulation (tcVNS), and utilize HRV metrics to track parasympathetic balance.

Packed with clinical pearls, peer-reviewed research, and real-world guidance, this course gives you the skills and confidence to apply vagus nerve stimulation in functional medicine—backed by science, driven by outcomes. Hosted on the Empire On-Demand platform, you’ll have 24/7 access to rewatch and implement these transformative strategies in your practice.

This course is ideal for healthcare professionals seeking to add vagus nerve therapy, inflammatory modulation, and autonomic nervous system balance to their clinical toolkit. From treating complex chronic conditions to enhancing human performance, this is the most comprehensive training on vagus nerve stimulation in the medical field today.

Highlights

Understand vagus nerve anatomy and bi-directional signaling
Learn how to use auricular (taVNS) and cervical (tcVNS) stimulation devices
Explore the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP) in chronic illness
Clinical protocols for migraines, IBD, RA, fibromyalgia, and more
Boost patient outcomes with HRV monitoring and breathwork techniques
Discover how to address gastroparesis, mood disorders, and PTSD
Evidence-based lifestyle hacks: cold plunges, deep breathing, SSP therapy
See how nVNS improves focus, sleep, learning retention, and neuroplasticity
Integrate nutritional strategies to enhance vagus tone (omega-3s, CoQ10, magnesium, B12)
FDA-cleared device insights: GammaCore, Truvaga, and other nVNS tools

This course is ideal for healthcare professionals seeking to add vagus nerve therapy, inflammatory modulation, and autonomic nervous system balance to their clinical toolkit. From treating complex chronic conditions to enhancing human performance, this is the most comprehensive training on vagus nerve stimulation in the medical field today.

Mark J. Tager, MD

Meet Your Instructor

Dr. Mark Tager is CEO of ChangeWell Inc., a San Diego based company that guides organizations and individuals to higher levels of performance. Along with Robert John Hughes, he is co-founder of Changewell Training Academy, which enables professionals to amplify their influence.

A veteran of more than 800 presentations, Mark shares his skills and passion to empower those who attend his trainings. He brings a rich background to his work in leadership, organizational development and personal wellbeing. As an entrepreneur, he has built successful businesses and managed high performance teams. As a consultant and change agent, he has worked with a broad spectrum of organizations, from Fortune 100 companies to small non-profits. As a physician, he is well grounded in aesthetic, lifestyle, regenerative and integrative medicine.

Mark founded Great Performance, Inc., a healthcare publishing and training company that was acquired by Times Mirror and integrated into Mosby medical publishing. He has served as Director of Health Promotion for Kaiser Permanente in Oregon, as the founding marketing VP for the Fraxel™ laser, and as Chief Marketing Officer for Syneron. A highly sought after speaker, Mark lectures internationally for a number of medical device, nutraceutical, cosmeceutical and biotech companies. He currently provides consulting for health-related companies that want to crystallize their professional and consumer messaging. He serves as course director for A4M/MMI’s Practice Enhancement Training program.

He has authored nine books related to health and performance including Enhance Your Presence: The Path to Personal Power, Professional Influence & Business Results (with Robert J. Hughes), Total Engagement: The Healthcare Practitioner’s Guide to Heal Yourself, Your Patients and Your Practice (sith Mimi Guarneri, MD), The Art of Aesthetic Practice (with Stephen Mulholland, MD), Leadership in Times of Stress and Change, and Transforming Stress into Power. Mark attended Duke University Medical School and trained in family practice at The Oregon Health & Science University.

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