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A brief review of the evidence for Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) and Medical Yarn Ups (MYUs) SMA nomenclature and process Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) are…

Free online orientation to virtual and/or face-to-face SMAs for primary care practitioners Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) are an example of the sort of

The “un”ergonomics of working from home With most of us now working from home, the issue of how to set up your

How to be emotionally strong during a crisis This summer, thousands of Australians were evacuated to the beach in the early hours

Virtual group consultations: Continuity of care during COVID-19 In response to growing enquiries about Virtual Group Consultations (Shared Medical Appointments) as a potential

The COVID-19 pandemic has all of us concerned – and rightly so.  COVID-19 has a case-fatality rate estimated between 2-4% (compared to

Lifestyle Medicine 2020 will now be held 4-6 December 2020 at the same venue (Pullman Albert Park) in Melbourne.

The psychology of behaviour change As any clinician who wishes to integrate Lifestyle Medicine (LM) into their practice rapidly discovers, simply educating

Locating the truth about health in a post-truth world “One week they’re telling us you can’t eat this, then the next week

Embedding behaviour change in meaning and purpose All of us who work in healthcare know that motivation is the key driver of