Lifestyle Medicine: An Overview

This overview course provides a short introduction to Lifestyle Medicine, including its key principles; (socioeconomic determinants of health, behaviour change and the six pillars), why we need lifestyle medicine and the growth of Lifestyle Medicine in Australia and across the globe.

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ASLM Education · February 16, 2024

New to Lifestyle Medicine?

Course overview

Lifestyle Medicine (LM) is evidence-based, clinical care that supports behaviour change through person-centred techniques across the six pillars; mental wellbeing, social connection, healthy eating, physical activity, sleep and minimisation of harmful substances.

This overview course provides a short introduction for those new to Lifestyle Medicine, including its key principles; (socioeconomic determinants of health, behaviour change and the six pillars), why we need lifestyle medicine and the growth of Lifestyle Medicine in Australia and across the globe.

What’s covered?

Welcome

Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine, definitions and context in healthcare.

What is Lifestyle Medicine?

How the ASLM defines Lifestyle medicine
Which lifestyle changes matter for health?
How to support people to make and sustain lifestyle change.
Maintaining standards in lifestyle medicine practice.
Comparing Lifestyle Medicine to other medical specialties and non-conventional practices.

The Principles of Lifestyle Medicine

Principle 1: The socioeconomic determinants of health
Principle 1: Bringing context to Lifestyle Medicine
Principle 2: Behaviour Change
Principle 3: Mental Wellbeing Pillar
Principle 4: Healthy Relationships Pillar
Principle 5: Physical Activity Pillar
Principle 6: Healthy Eating Pillar
Principle 7: Sleep Pillar
Principle 8: Minimising Harmful Substances Pillar

Why We Need Lifestyle Medicine

Treating the root cause of disease
The global burden of disease
Lifestyle Medicine and COVID-19
Lifestyle Medicine is part of National Healthcare Guidance
What matters most to patients
What matters most to providers
The harms of too much medicine

The Growth of Lifestyle Medicine

The emergence of Lifestyle medicine
Lifestyle Medicine in Australasia
Foundation of the ASLM
Growth of the ASLM
Lifestyle Medicine resources
Further resources

What Next?

Opportunities for further education in Lifestyle Medicine

Inclusions:

Self-paced, fully online course
2 Educational Activity Hours of CPD with RACGP and ACRRM
Certificate of completion for CPD purposes

Course access:

Please note, the course content is hosted on the ASLM Department’s section of our sister organisation’s (the British Society of LM) Learning platform). Once enrolled, please allow up to 3 working days to receive access to the course.

Enquiries:

For enquiries related to this or any ASLM course, please contact ASLM’s Education Team at or call +61 3 7020 6996.

ASLM courses and workshops

ASLM hosts a variety of in-person and online courses and workshops across Australia and New Zealand throughout the year. Designed to increase participants’ understanding of the theory and application of Lifestyle Medicine, they can be undertaken as individual sessions to support professional development or to contribute towards ASLM Fellowship points.