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Elective Surgery and Lifestyle Medicine Prehabilitation

12 November 2024 | 7:30pm AEDT

Discover the role of Lifestyle Medicine in optimising biopyschosocial “health” before and after elective surgery.

Optimising biopsychosocial “health” before and after elective surgery and procedures through Lifestyle Medicine can significantly enhance outcomes, including reducing length of hospital stay and surgical, anaesthetic and medical complication rates and improving functional outcomes. In this talk, Dr Sam Manger, GP and Academic Lead for Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook University, reviews the evidence, outcomes and models of care for perioperative health optimisation indicating it is an area of healthcare that can be rapidly transformed through the field of Lifestyle Medicine.  

Learning Objectives:

  1. Define the need for perioperative health optimisation in those undergoing common elective procedures

  2. Evaluate the evidence base for domains of lifestyle medicine in perioperative health optimisation

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Member exclusive: This is a free webinar, exclusively for members of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM).

Regardless of where you stand in your professional journey, becoming a member of ASLM offers valuable opportunities for advancement, support, and recognition in Lifestyle Medicine.

Expand your professional network, enrich your expertise, actively contribute to your field, and distinguish yourself as a practitioner with an interest in Lifestyle Medicine by joining our growing community.

Find out more about ASLM Membership here.

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This webinar will take place via zoom and registration is required.

ASLM Members are encouraged to register in advance to avoid missing out.

About the presenter

Sam Manger

Dr Sam Manger

ASLM Vice President, GP, and Academic Lead for Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook University

About Sam

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