Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 2nd Edition Online Course

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The American College of Lifestyle Medicine is pleased to offer the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 2nd Edition. This course is developed by co-authors and faculty John Kelly, MD, MPH, DipABLM and Jeni Shull, MD, MPH, DipABLM, with active feedback from an editorial Advisory Panel that includes experts in the field of Lifestyle Medicine.

The Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course 2nd Edition is an evidence-based course designed to provide a review and successfully prepare candidates for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) Certification Exam. Please note that no single course can do justice to the breadth of a medical specialty and that it is up to the exam registrant to ensure that their knowledge is in line with the published exam competencies (http://www.ablm.co/how-to-certify).

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Review the pillars of evidence-based lifestyle medicine and how it can prevent, treat and reverse disease.

2. Review evidence-based lifestyle medicine prescriptions and their clinical application.

3. Review evidence-based lifestyle medicine content that will be tested on the Lifestyle Medicine Board Certification Exam.

COURSE FORMAT:  The Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 2nd Edition is hosted online via the ACLM Learning Management System and consists of 3 main components: a board review course manual (provided in print and accessible online within the learning management system) with over 130 review questions, 13 key Lifestyle Medicine article summaries with review questions, and 6 online review lectures with corresponding review questions. Details and descriptions of the components are provided below.

COMPONENT 1 - Board Review Course Manual Sections and Quiz Questions (20 hours): The Board Review Course Manual is available in printed form and online within the ACLM learning management system. The manual consists of 10 sections, an index, a Lifestyle Medicine article appendix, detailed graphics, tables and figures, and over 130 quiz questions. Each of the ten sections have corresponding quiz questions available to complete in the paper copy of the book and online via the ACLM LMS. Enrollees seeking CME/CE credits will be required to read the material and complete the quiz questions online via the LMS to receive their CME/CE Certificate. This course component will account for 20 hours.  In order to receive credit, you must complete the entire course. The manual content includes the following ten (10) topic sections:

1.       Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine
2.       Fundamentals of Health Behavior Changes
3.       Key Clinical Processes in Lifestyle Medicine
4.       The Role of Physician Health and the Physician’s Personal Health
5.       Nutrition Science, Assessment and Prescription
6.       Physical Activity Science and Prescription
7.       Emotional and Mental Well-Being, Assessment and Interventions
8.       Sleep Health Science and Interventions
9.       Fundamentals of Tobacco Cessation and Managing Risky Alcohol Use
10.     The Role of Connectedness and Positive Psychology

COMPONENT 2 - Articles and Quiz Questions (4 hours): The manual also includes 13 Key Lifestyle Medicine Article Summaries with 2 corresponding review questions. Enrollees seeking CME/CE credits must read the article summaries and complete the questions via the online course to receive their CME/CE Certificate. This course component will account for 4 hours.

COMPONENT 3 - Online Review Lectures (6 hours): There are 6 review lectures with corresponding questions, provided by John Kelly, MD, MPH, DipABLM and Jeni Shull, MD, MPH, DipABLM. Enrollees seeking CME credits for the course will be required to complete the review lectures and corresponding questions via the online course to receive their CME/CE Certificate. This course component will account for 6 hours. Review Lectures include:

  1. The What and the Why for Lifestyle Medicine by John Kelly, MD, MPH, DipABLM
  2. Health Behavior Change by Jeni Shull, MD, MPH, DipABLM
  3. Chronic Diseases, Insulin Resistance, Epigenetics, Sleep and Labs by John Kelly, MD, MPH, DipABLM
  4. Emotional Well-being, Obesity, Action and Relapse Plans by Jeni Shull, MD, MPH, DipABLM
  5. Nutrition and Key Lifestyle Medicine Studies by John Kelly MD, MPH, DipABLM
  6. Physical Activity and Implementing Lifestyle Medicine into Practice by Jeni Shull, MD, MPH, DipABLM


Printed Manual- Please expect to receive your manual within 2 weeks of purchase and providing your preferred shipping address.

eBook Manual- available online within the online learning management system.

Online Review Lectures- Six (6) review lectures with corresponding review questions available within the online course.

Faculty Disclosures: Faculty are compensated as lead faculty for the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine: The Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 2nd Edition and have no disclosures to report.

Course Pricing with CME credits*:

ACLM Members: $674.25 (represents an exclusive 25% ACLM member discount)
Non-Members: $899 (for information on ACLM membership, please click here )

Course Pricing without CME credits*:

ACLM Members: $374.25 (represents an exclusive 25% ACLM member discount)
Non-Members: $499 (for information on ACLM membership, please click here )

*Please Note: ONLY the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine: Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 2nd Edition (with 30 CME credits) is approved by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) in order to fulfill the 30 hour online CME prerequisite. For more questions about ABLM prerequisites, please visit ablm.co or contact info@ablm.co

CME/CE Accreditation and Provider as of March 15, 2019:

   

In support of patient care, Rush University Medical Center is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  Rush University Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  ANCC Credit Designation – Nurses The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 30 contact hours. This activity is being presented without bias and without commercial support.  Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge based CPE activity for 30 contact hours for pharmacists.  Rush University is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000272), occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, social work (159.001203), nutrition, speech-audiology, and psychology by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University designates this live activity for 30 Continuing Education credit(s).  The Commission on Dietetic Registration accepts self-study programs approved through the ACCME.

If purchased prior to March 15, 2019, Accreditation provided by:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Lee Health and American College of Lifestyle Medicine. The Lee Health System is accredited by the Florida Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lee Health designates these enduring materials for 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditstm as noted in the description of each featured course. Physicians and allied health professionals should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in these activities.

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For questions or more information, please contact education@lifestylemedicine.org.