Topic Category: Professional role & scope of practice

Arnold, D. (2018). Lifestyle Medicine and professional practice. Retrieved from https://lifestylemedicine.org.au/content/lifestyle-medicine-and-professional-practice/ Goodyear-Smith, F. A., Warren, J., Bojic, M., & Chong, A. (2013). eCHAT for Lifestyle and Mental Health Screening in Primary Care. Annals of Family Medicine, 11(5), 460-466. doi:10.1370/afm.1512 Kayata, E. (2019). Are physicians ethically obliged to prescribe lifestyle changes? Retrieved from https://www.cancernetwork.com/ethics-oncology/are-physicians-ethically-obliged-prescribe-lifestyle-changes Mathioudakis, A., […]

Presented by Dr Sam Manger, MBBS (MD), BSc, FRACGP, FASLM, Medical Educator Download the slides for this presentation here: Professional role, your scope of practice, ethics and record-keeping Presentation

Required reading How to keep good clinical records (Mathioudakis et al., 2016) Lifestyle Medicine: an overview (Relias Media, 2010) Lifestyle Medicine and professional practice (Arnold, 2018) Recommended reading Codes, Guidelines and Policies (for your relevant profession) (Medical Board of Australia, 2020) eCHAT for lifestyle and mental health screening in primary care (Goodyear-Smith et al., 2013) […]

Recall working within your scope of practice as an LM practitioner Summarise ethical considerations, e.g.: obligation to offer the patient the best treatment according to the latest medical science, clinical judgement, patient preference Demonstrate the record-keeping requirements of LM practice