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Videos SNAP your patients into a healthier lifestyle (61 minutes) (Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), 2017) Links may expire – If you find any links are not working, please let us know via info@lifestylemedicine.org.au.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). (2016). Evidence for chronic disease risk factors (Cat. no. WEB 166). Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-disease/evidence-for-chronic-disease-risk-factors Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). (2015). Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity (SNAP): A population health guide to behavioural risk factors in general practice […]
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Presented by Kim Poyner, RN, Practice Nurse, Health Coach Download the slides for this presentation here: The LM practice – Practice processes and the multidisciplinary team Presentation
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List the components of a patient’s history and physical examination – with emphasis on lifestyle-related factors – vital signs, risk factor measurement, physical evaluation and examination, measure of fitness List the screening and diagnostic tests relevant to lifestyle-related diseases List strategies to create and sustain clinical LM interventions through a network of healthcare professionals and […]
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). (2016). Chapter 4 – Determinants of health. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-health/australias-health-2016/contents/chapter-4-determinants-of-health Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). (2019). Health expenditure Australia 2017-18 (Cat. no. HWE 77). (Health and welfare expenditure, Issue. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/health-welfare-expenditure/health-expenditure-australia-2017-18/contents/summary de Courten, M., de Courten, B., Egger, G. J., & Sagner, […]
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Presented by Dr Sam Manger, MBBS (MD), BSc, FRACGP, FASLM, Medical Educator Download the slides for this presentation here: LM practice & MOC Presentation
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Required reading Chapter 4 – Determinants of health (AIHW, 2016) Programmed shared medical appointments for weight management in primary care: An exploratory study in translational research (Egger, Stevens, Volker, & Egger, 2019) Lifestyle interventions for mental health (Manger, 2019) Recommended reading Health expenditure Australia 2017-18 (AIHW, 2019) The North Karelia Project: Cardiovascular disease prevention in […]
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Identify different LM practices and models of care available in different settings List the strengths and weaknesses of these models of care, where possible Demonstrate applying the principles of LM to own discipline Identify existing screening tools and processes for LM, and identify the resulting gaps
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Egger, G. J. (2018). Defining a structure and methodology for the practice of lifestyle medicine. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 12(5), 396-403. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827616669327 Egger, G. J., Binns, A. F., & Rössner, S. R. (2009). The emergence of “lifestyle medicine” as a structured approach for management of chronic disease. Medical Journal of Australia, 190(3), 143-145. https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02317.x […]
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Afshin, A., Sur, P. J., Fay, K. A., Cornaby, L., Ferrara, G., Salama, J. S., Mullany, E. C., Abate, K. H., Abbafati, C., Abebe, Z., Afarideh, M., Aggarwal, A., Agrawal, S., Akinyemiju, T., Alahdab, F., Bacha, U., Bachman, V. F., Badali, H., Badawi, A., Bensenor, I. M., Bernabe, E., Biadgilign, S. K. K., Biryukov, S. […]
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