Lifestyle Medicine in Practice

Online CME

Lifestyle Medicine education on multiple screens

You know healthy choices mean a healthier life. If you struggle to influence positive behaviors in patients with, or at risk for developing chronic diseases and conditions, this course is for you.

Lifestyle Medicine experts will teach you how to guide patients to pursue healthier lifestyle choices, including:

Plant-based nutrition
Avoiding substance use
Stress management and mindfulness
Physical activity
Sleep

Earn Translation to Practice (t2p^®) credit with sessions dedicated to helping you integrate lifestyle medicine into your practice.

See full list of sessions below.

AAFP Member: $325
New Physician: $275
Student or Resident: $215
Other Health Care Professional: $325
Nonmember: $425

Sessions With Faculty

Evaluation and Management of Substance Use in Primary Care
Valerie Carrejo, MD, FAAFP

How to Build a Primary Care and Lifestyle Medicine Practice that Thrives
Melissa Mondala, MD, MHA, MS

Insomnia: Helping Patients Drift Off to Sleep
Michael Spertus, MD, DipABLM

Life Lessons from the Longest Lived - Why Lifestyle is the BEST Medicine
Meagan Llewelyn Grega, MD, FACLM

Mindful Moments: Making Mindfulness Part of the Patient Encounter
Kathleen Farah, MD, FAAFP; Lindiwe F. Greenwood, MD, FAAFP

Move Your Patients to Better Health
Deepak S. Patel, MD, FAAFP

Preventing and Reversing Chronic Disease with Plant-Powered Nutrition: Translating the Mechanisms into Practical Application in the Clinic
Beth Motley, MD, DipABLM, FACLM

The Impact of Lifestyle Medicine Approaches for Treatment and Reversal of Chronic Disease
Meagan Llewelyn Grega, MD, FACLM; Cindy (patient engagement faculty)

Reflections*
Meagan Llewelyn Grega, MD, FACLM; Melissa Mondala, MD, MHA, MS, DipABLM; Beth Motley, MD, DipABLM , FACLM; Deepak S. Patel,
MD, FAAFP; Michael Spertus, MD, DipABLM

The Power of Positive Connections and Positive Emotions in a Healthy Lifestyle
Liana Lianov, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACLM, DipABLM

Walk the Talk: Making Lifestyle Medicine Part of Everyday Practice
Elizabeth Polk, MD, FAAFP

*Enhance your patient care today and earn up to 2 additional AAFP Prescribed credits for when you complete the Translation to Practice^®(t2p^®) process.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this CME activity, you should be able to:

Define the six pillars of lifestyle medicine.
Summarize the impact of lifestyle choices on the risk of developing chronic disease, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Develop customized plans that can be utilized with the care team and patients.
Summarize screening, evaluation and management strategies to decrease risky substance use and promote tobacco cessation.
Implement practice strategies to incorporate billing and coding for lifestyle medicine approaches.

System Requirements

High-speed broadband connection required for online access.
Latest version of Firefox, Safari, or Chrome on Windows or Macintosh computers or tablets.
Latest version of Adobe Reader.

CME Credit Statement

The AAFP has reviewed Lifestyle Medicine in Practice and deemed it acceptable for up to 11.25 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 4/28/2023 to 4/28/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this Enduring Materials for a maximum of 11.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.

Following this CME activity, participants will have the opportunity to earn an additional two Prescribed credits for participation in each Translation to Practice^®exercise. Information on Translation to Practice^®will be shared within the activity.

Resources You May Also Like

Incorporating Lifestyle Medicine into Everyday Practice, a free online CME program for AAFP members only. An accompanying lifestyle medicine implementation guide PDF.
Learn more about Healthy Lifestyle.

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