Topic Category: Introduction to LM

Books Adverse Childhood Experiences: Using evidence to advance research, practice, policy, and prevention (Asmundson & Afifi, 2020) The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma (van der Kolk, 2015) Rose’s Strategy of Preventive Medicine: The Complete Original Text (Rose et al., 2008)

Asmundson, G. J. G., & Afifi, T. O. (2020). Adverse Childhood Experiences: Using evidence to advance research, practice, policy, and prevention. Elsevier Academic Press. Egger, G. J. (2008). Dousing our inflammatory environment(s): Is personal carbon trading an option for reducing obesity-and climate change? Obesity Reviews, 9(5), 456-463. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00469.x Egger, G. J. (2017a). Chapter 3 – […]

Presented by Prof Garry Egger, AM, MPH, PhD, MAPS, FASLM Download the slides for these presentations here: Introduction to LM – Part A Introduction to LM – Part B Introduction to LM – Part C Introduction to LM – Part D Part A Part B Part C Part D

Predisposing activity Questions to consider Think about an at-risk community that you serve What are the demographic characteristics of the community: Population Growth rate Ethnic breakdown Socioeconomic breakdown Educational levels 3 main health problems Required reading Lifestyle Medicine 3rd Edition Chapter 1 – Introduction to the role of lifestyle factors in medicine (Egger, Binns, et […]

Describe the epidemiological transition from acute conditions to chronic disease Describe the concepts of anthropogens, technopathology and metaflammation Describe the scope of LM via the proximal and distal drivers/determinants Describe the art and science of LM: The skills, knowledge, tools, and processes