ESSENTIAL HEALTH SUMMIT
INCORPORATING LIFESTYLE MEDICINE 2024, FESTIVAL OF NURSING, AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CONGRESS
Lifestyle Medicine 2024 will be taking place Thursday 25 – Saturday 27 July 2024 in Adelaide, Australia as part of the Essential Health Summit and will focus on the central theme of:
EMPOWERING LIFESTYLE MEDICINE: UNLEASHING PASSION, PRACTICE AND PROSPERITY.
The Essential Health Summit, combining the Lifestyle Medicine 2024 conference and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association’s (APNA) Festival of Nursing, will provide three days of dynamic presentations, interactive workshops and inspiring talks.
The Essential Health Summit will also play host to the inaugural, Primary Health Care Congress which will bring together leaders from across primary health care.
Hear from renowned speakers, take part in insightful discussions covering the latest developments in health and Lifestyle Medicine, and explore cutting-edge products and services from exhibitors in the healthcare and the Lifestyle Medicine industry.
Second release tickets have just been released! Secure your place at this price now until 30 April 2024.
ASLM members receive special pricing
Submission close 7 April 2024
Explore opportunities available
Conference speakers and presenters
The outline of the program is now on the Essential Health Summit website. We will continue to add more speakers as they are confirmed, so check back in for updates!
*Program is subject to change
Professor Michael Kidd
Academic, Primary Care Researcher, Educator and Clinician
Professor Michael Kidd AO
Professor Mark Horowitz
Clinical Research Fellow in Psychiatry, Lecturer and Author
Professor Mark Horowitz
Professor Katharine Wallis
General Practitioner, Professor and Clinician Lead
Professor Katharine Wallis
Dr Alexander Sweetman
Dr Alexander Sweetman
Dr Sam Manger
General Practitioner & ASLM Vice President
Dr Sam Manger
MBBS (MD), BSc, FRACGP, FASLM, Medical Educator
Dr Manger is a General Practitioner with a focus on lifestyle medicine and mental health, Senior Medical Officer in the Mental Health Services with Queensland Health, Academic Lead and Senior Lecturer of the postgraduate suite (Master, Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate) in Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook University College of Medicine and Dentistry and GP Training, Ambassador for Equally Well Australia, Vice President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM), Advisory Group member of the RACGP Shaping a Healthy Australia project, host of The GP Show podcast, and RACGP QLD GP of the Year 2021.
Dr Tetyana Rocks
Dietitian and Senior Research Fellow
Dr Tetyana Rocks
Lily Henderson
Public Health Dietitian
Lily Henderson
NZRD, PGDipDiet, BSc
Lily Henderson is a New Zealand Registered Dietitian and has over 15 years of experience working in public health nutrition. She has worked in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand with a wide range of population groups.
Her expertise includes food and nutrition communications, policy development, stakeholder engagement, program implementation, research and evaluation. Lily is an ASLM Board member and chair of the NZ working group.
When it comes to eating for optimal health, Lily is passionate about
unpacking the science and providing credible, evidenced-based advice. She aspires to translate the evidence into meaningful lifestyle messages for individuals and populations.
Dr Michelle Reiss
Dr Michelle Reiss
Dr Michelle Reiss is a GP and Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist, with 26 combined years in General Practice, as a Hospitalist and in the Emergency Department. Michelle is the co-founder of Life Medical Centre on the Central Coast which is a hybrid “GP – Lifestyle Medicine” practice. She is a pioneer in the application of Lifestyle Medicine in Australian primary healthcare and has received acknowledgements and awards for her work as a Changemaker, Pioneer and Innovator in practice.
As part of an International expert panel of Lifestyle Medicine Intensivists, she has published papers on Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies and chronic disease measurables.
Michelle firmly believes effective healthcare cannot be achieved without a Bio-Psycho-Social approach and she draws significant provider satisfaction from seeing patients not only add years to their lives, but also life to their years.
Dr Michelle Woolhouse
General Practitioner and Author
Dr Michelle Woolhouse
Shivaun Conn
Health Coach, Dietitian and Nutritionist
Shivaun Conn
Shivaun is an Executive Health Coach, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Accredited Nutritionist (AN), Health Presenter, University of Sydney Honours graduate (Bachelor of Science (Nutrition & Dietetics) Honours), director of Accredited Health Coaching Australia, professional member of Dietitians Australia (DA) and Health Coaches Australia New Zealand (HCANZA), and previous Vice President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM).
Shivaun has a passion and drive for helping her clients improve their quality of life through their health and lifestyle goals. She has 20 years of experience supporting people to achieve optimal health, with a particular focus on executive health and performance.
Shivaun is also a founder and director of Accredited Health Coaching Australia, a company that delivers health coaching and health behaviour change courses.
As a leader in the field of health behaviour change and health coaching, she knows what it takes to create long-lasting change and an optimal life.
Paul Taylor
Neuroscientist, Exercise Physiologist and Nutritionist
Paul Taylor
Sharon Curtain
Health Coach, Dietitian and Lecturer in Lifestyle Medicine
Sharon Curtain
Sharon Curtain is a HCANZA Certified Health Coach and Accredited Dietitian with twenty five years experience spanning across education, clinical and corporate nutrition. Sharon is passionate about training health professionals and all health workers in the skills of health behaviour change, and advocating for health coach training and recognition in Australia. She developed, wrote and taught the nationally recognised Diploma of Health Coaching, and is a VET Certified Trainer and Assessor and trained facilitator.
Sharon lectures at James Cook University in the Lifestyle Medicine courses, is an Advanced Nutrition course mentor for Ulleo, and is a Professional Member and Board Member of Health Coaches Australia & New Zealand Association (HCANZA). Sharon currently delivers online health coaching training courses to health professionals and non health professionals via Accredited Health Coaching Australia.
Professor Nick Zwar
General Practitioner and Leader in Primary Care Research
Professor Nick Zwar
Enjoy this highlight reel from our Lifestyle Medicine 2023 ‘Better Health For All’ conference for a taste of what to expect.
SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS
Your unique opportunity to share your programs, services, products and/or resources with an engaged, multidisciplinary cohort of hundreds of GPs, nurses and health professionals across three key events.
LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AWARDS
Lifestyle Medicine 2024 and the Essential Health Summit will play host to the annual ASLM Excellence Awards.
Nominations are currently being accepted for the annual Lifestyle Medicine Awards! This year, we are on the lookout for individuals and organisations dedicated to advancing overall health and well-being for everyone through the application of Lifestyle as Medicine.