Harnessing Digital Tools to Support Healthy Living

Harnessing Digital Technology for Better Health: Insights from the Healthylife Living Healthy Report 2025 by ASLM CEO Roni Beauchamp As healthcare professionals committed to Lifestyle Medicine, you understand that nutrition, physical activity, mental wellbeing, and social connection are vital to improving health outcomes. The recently released Healthylife Living Healthy Report 2025, supported by the Woolworths […]

Introducing ASLM’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan: A Bold Vision for the Future

Introducing ASLM’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan: A Bold Vision for the Future The Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM) is proud to unveil its 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, a forward-thinking blueprint that will guide our mission to integrate lifestyle medicine into mainstream healthcare and transform the way chronic diseases are prevented, managed, and reversed.This plan is the […]

ASLM Member Dr Gihan (‘Dr G’) Jayaweera’s new book is out! Do Happy: A way to be happy all the time

ASLM Member Dr Gihan Jayaweera’s new book “Do Happy: A way to be happy all the time” is out now – a blueprint for lasting happiness! Exploring Lasting Happiness: Insights from Dr Gihan Jayaweera’s New Book “Do Happy” Happiness is often seen as something fleeting – moments of joy that come and go depending on […]

Safely stopping antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs in clinical practice

Safely stopping antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs in clinical practice Wednesday 12 February 2025 | 7:00pm-8:45pm AEDT How to safely stop antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs has been relatively neglected in psychiatric teaching and guidelines. Many patients report significant harm from the process of stopping in the form of severe and prolonged withdrawal effects. We […]

The Gondwana Rainforest Challenge: Walking the Talk

The Gondwana Rainforest Challenge: Walking the Talk By A/Prof. John Stevens FASLM The Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM) joined up with Gondwana Rainforest Trust (GRT) to be part of the inaugural Gondwana Rainforest Challenge. Gondwana Rainforest Trust is dedicated to safeguarding the future of the world’s rainforests by implementing conservation programs to purchase, protect and […]

Shared Medical Appointments Scoop the Northern Territory Health Awards

Shared Medical Appointments Scoop the Northern Territory Health Awards By A/Prof. John Stevens FASLM Last August the Compass 2024 conference was held in Darwin. The Compass conference is an initiative of the Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NTPHN). With over 500 delegates it is the largest primary care gathering in the NT. It includes scientific […]

Lifestyle Medicine 2024 conference and The Essential Health Summit

Lifestyle Medicine 2024 and The Essential Health Summit: Wrap-up We wrapped up the Lifestyle Medicine 2024 Conference and Essential Health Summit with incredible energy, inspiration, and new insights! This year’s event brought together over 900 delegates, including health professionals, researchers, and advocates, all united by a shared commitment to improve the health of Australians and […]

PROMs or PPMs?

PROMs or PPMs? by Simon Matthews Patient reported outcome measures1 (PROMs) have been in use since about the 1960s. PROMs generally take the form of questionnaires – which patients complete – and may relate to specific health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension or musculoskeletal conditions, or they may relate to more generic health outcomes. But […]

Post card from Milingimbi and the Northern Territory Shared Medical Appointment

Post card from Milingimbi and the Northern Territory Shared Medical Appointment Project This is a brief post card from A/Prof. John Stevens in the East Arnhem Land Community and island of Milingimbi located among the Crocodile Island group. (Latitude: -12° 05′ 42.00″ S Longitude: 134° 53′ 34.80″ E). A/Prof. John Stevens Milingimbi location Background The […]

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