In this activity, you will audio-record a follow-up consultation between a physician and a recovering substance user and demonstrate how to perform a general healthy weight assessment and assist the patient in planning his lifestyle.

Step 1. Review

Review the learning resources for this lesson.

Step 2. Study

Study the given scenario:

Step 3. Record

Record the given scenario through an audio role-play by acting as the physician. As for the patient and his father, you may ask for other persons to act out the roles as long as they are not your actual patients. In the absence of human resources, you may act out all the roles. The simulation video must be within 3-5 minutes. Additionally, it must cover the following:

• General healthy weight assessment of the patient (BMI, weight, height)
• A discussion on the following topics
• Patient’s well-being
• Patient’s social, school, and home environments
• Patient’s lifestyle (nutrition, substance use, physical exercise, and sleep behavior)
• Development of a lifestyle caring plan with the patient
• Changes in diet, nutrition, physical exercise, and sleeping behavior
• Practicing techniques to manage mental health, stress, and other substance use triggers
• Building positive relationships
• Religious/Spiritual/ Recreational involvement

Note: This can be a recorded face-to-face interview or a recorded virtual interview via Zoom/Skype/Microsoft Teams, etc.

Step 4. Share

To share your work, click on the “Add a New Discussion” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

Step 5. Interact

Evaluate and categorize the work from one of your peers based on items A - E of the rubric below. Provide a rationale for the grade you have provided, as well as comments or suggestions for improvement. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” You can use the list below as an example:      

Item A is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item B is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item C is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
Item D is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are….
 Item E is  .…. because….  My suggestions for improvement are....

OPTIONAL Step 6: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”