Required and recommended reading 1.1

Required reading Time to set the record straight – What Lifestyle Medicine is, and what it is not (Penman, 2019) Recommended reading Physician competencies for prescribing Lifestyle Medicine (Lianov and Johnson, 2010) The emergence of “lifestyle medicine” as a structured approach for management of chronic disease (Egger et al., 2009) Beyond obesity and lifestyle: A review […]

Additional resources 3.7

Articles How big alcohol is trying to fool us into thinking drinking is safer than it really is (Miller, 2019) Behavioral counseling interventions in primary care to reduce risky/harmful alcohol use by adults: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Whitlock et al., 2004) Moderate alcohol consumption not associated with […]

Presentation references 3.7

Goulden, R. (2016). Moderate alcohol consumption is not associated with reduced all-cause mortality. American Journal of Medicine, 129(2), 180-186.e184. https://doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.10.013 Haber, P., Lintzeris, N., Proude, E., & Lopatko, O., Department of Health And Ageing. (2009). Guidelines for the treatment of alcohol problems (ISBN: 1-74186-976-5). Commonweath of Australia. Retrieved from https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/guidelines-for-the-treatment-of-alcohol-problems Litt, J., & West, C. […]

Presentation 3.7

Presented by Dr Cheryl Wilson Download the slides for this presentation here: Fundamentals of managing risky alcohol use – Introduction Presentation

Required and recommended reading 3.7

Required reading Lifestyle Medicine 3rd Edition Chapter 23 – Understanding addictions (Litt & West, 2017) Recommended reading Moderate alcohol consumption not associated with reduced all-cause mortality (Goulden, 2016) Risk factors. Reducing alcohol intake improves heart health (Huynh, 2014) Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data (Holmes et al., 2014) SNAP: Population […]

Learning outcomes 3.7

Describe the role of moderating alcohol use in preventing and treating chronic diseases  Describe the clinical process for screening for alcohol misuse  Summarise the evidence-based literature on alcohol misuse interventions  Demonstrate the ability to assist patients to develop and implement strategies to avoid risky alcohol use 

Additional resources 3.6

Articles Tobacco in Australia: Facts & Issues – A comprehensive online resource (Scollo & Winstanley, 2019) The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General (US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), 2014) Tobacco reports and publications (US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), n.d.) When old habits […]

Presentation 3.6

Presented by A/Prof Renee Bittoun Download the slides for this presentation here: Fundamentals of tobacco cessation – Introduction Presentation

Recommended reading 3.6

Recommended reading The Shattuck lecture: A molecular basis for nicotine as a gateway drug (Kandel & Kandel, 2014) Chronic disease management approach to treating tobacco addiction (Benowitz, 2011) (paywall) Nicotine dependence: Future opportunities and emerging clinical challenges (Leone et al., 2018) Nicotine therapy sampling to induce quit attempts among smokers unmotivated to quit: A randomized clinical […]

Learning outcomes 3.6

Summarise the basics regarding the neuropsychosocial behaviour of tobacco use Describe the evidence-based interventions including behavioural therapy along with pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation

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