Section: Module 10: Implementing Lifestyle Medicine | Lifestyle Medicine | NextGenU.org

  • This module provides practical strategies for implementing lifestyle medicine in clinical settings, covering health promotion in practices, leveraging interdisciplinary teams, connecting with community resources, optimizing office systems, and developing comprehensive implementation plans. It emphasizes implementing interventions across all six pillars including social connection through group visits, social prescribing, and community partnerships that address both individual health and social isolation.

    “People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the minds of others.” - Blaise Pascal

    Instructional Goals covered in this module:

    • Implementing Lifestyle Medicine

    Approximate time required for the readings for this module (at 144 words/minute):
    17 hours and 17 minutes.
    • You have reached the final module in this training. Now is the time to summarize and integrate the course components into a comprehensive practical plan that will serve both you and your patients. As was mentioned throughout this course, change is a gradual process that requires patience; new skills are incorporated incrementally into your life through small, manageable steps.

      In this module you will be provided with the tools necessary to implement health promotion into your practice.

      Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:

      1. Describe strategies for incorporating wellness into clinic, medical office, or other healthcare settings (wellness programs for health providers)
      2. Describe the key strategies for leveraging the interdisciplinary team to enhance health behavior change interventions
      3. Describe how planned and group visits can optimize office visits to support lifestyle modification
      4. Describe screening and diagnostic tests relevant to lifestyle-related diseases
      5. List components of the patient history and physical, with emphasis on lifestyle risk factors
      6. Describe how to interpret the tests using evidence-based national guidelines
      7. Demonstrate how to screen, diagnose, and monitor a lifestyle-related condition (case examples)
      8. Describe appropriate situations for referring and collaborating with other health professionals, such as dieticians, health educators, fitness trainers, and psychologists
      9. Cite strategies for effective office systems and office tools for tracking screening frequency and test results, and proactively prompting follow-up
      10. Develop an action plan for implementing lifestyle medicine in clinical and personal settings by using tools and strategies for effective office systems
      11. Describe strategies for a clinical practice to obtain information about local community resources
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    • Required Learning Resources
    • NOTE: Each lesson includes a corresponding Lesson Summary (LS) as part of the required learning materials. Please review each LS carefully, as it will help you become familiar with the course content and reinforce key concepts.
    • Supplementary Learning Resources (Not Required)
    • In this document, we summarized key topics of the module to help you study. Please note that these notes do not cover all of the material in its entirety; you are still encouraged to read and study all of the required learning resources.

    • Here are specialized flashcards designed to reinforce and test your knowledge throughout this course.