New to Lifestyle Medicine? 

Course overview

Lifestyle Medicine (LM) is evidence-based, clinical care that supports behaviour change through person-centred techniques across the six pillars; mental wellbeing, social connection, healthy eating, physical activity, sleep and minimisation of harmful substances.

This overview course provides a short introduction for those new to Lifestyle Medicine, including its key principles; (socioeconomic determinants of health, behaviour change and the six pillars), why we need lifestyle medicine and the growth of Lifestyle Medicine in Australia and across the globe.

What’s covered?

Welcome Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine, definitions and context in healthcare. What is Lifestyle Medicine?

• How the ASLM defines Lifestyle medicine
• Which lifestyle changes matter for health?
• How to support people to make and sustain lifestyle change.
• Maintaining standards in lifestyle medicine practice.
• Comparing Lifestyle Medicine to other medical specialties and non-conventional practices.

The Principles of Lifestyle Medicine

• Principle 1: The socioeconomic determinants of health
• Principle 1: Bringing context to Lifestyle Medicine
• Principle 2: Behaviour Change
• Principle 3: Mental Wellbeing Pillar
• Principle 4: Healthy Relationships Pillar
• Principle 5: Physical Activity Pillar
• Principle 6: Healthy Eating Pillar
• Principle 7: Sleep Pillar
• Principle 8: Minimising Harmful Substances Pillar

Why We Need Lifestyle Medicine

• Treating the root cause of disease
• The global burden of disease
• Lifestyle Medicine and COVID-19
• Lifestyle Medicine is part of National Healthcare Guidance
• What matters most to patients
• What matters most to providers
• The harms of too much medicine

The Growth of Lifestyle Medicine

• The emergence of Lifestyle medicine
• Lifestyle Medicine in Australasia
• Foundation of the ASLM
• Growth of the ASLM
• Lifestyle Medicine resources
• Further resources

What Next?

• Opportunities for further education in Lifestyle Medicine

Inclusions:

• Self-paced, fully online course
• 2 Educational Activity Hours of CPD with RACGP and ACRRM
• Certificate of completion for CPD purposes

Course access:

Please note, the course content is hosted on the ASLM Department’s section of our sister organisation’s (the British Society of LM) Learning platform). Once enrolled, please allow up to 3 working days to receive access to the course.

Enquiries:

For enquiries related to this or any ASLM course, please contact ASLM’s Education Team at education@lifestylemedicine.org.au or call +61 3 7020 6996.

ASLM courses and workshops

ASLM hosts a variety of in-person and online courses and workshops across Australia and New Zealand throughout the year. Designed to increase participants’ understanding of the theory and application of Lifestyle Medicine, they can be undertaken as individual sessions to support professional development or to contribute towards ASLM Fellowship points.