American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM)

Webinar, July 24, 2018

Wayne S. Dysinger, MD, MPH, Chair, ABLM

Beth Morris Motley, MD, Fellow, ABLM

Edward Phillips, MD, LMEd Co-Founder, Host

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Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative:

Vision

Our vision is to integrate lifestyle medicine into medical education. Lifestyle behaviors, including nutrition, physical activity and self-care are critical determinants of health. Through training, physicians will be poised to treat and prevent the current pandemic of chronic disease and reduce unsustainable healthcare costs.

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Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative:

Mission

The Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative (LMEd) provides evidence-based resources, and builds community throughout medical education for the prevention and treatment of lifestyle related diseases.

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Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative:

Focus Areas

1) Serve as the epicenter for evidence-based lifestyle medicine educational resources.

2) Foster faculty and students to become Champions of Change to advocate for and implement lifestyle medicine throughout medical education.

3) Advance policy and advocate for lifestyle medicine education.

4) Integrate LM into standardized assessments throughout medical education.

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Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative:

Continuum of Medical Education

1) Premedical bachelors preparation

2) Medical School (UME)

3) Internship, Residency, Fellowship (GME)

4) Continuing Medical Education (CME)

5) Board Certification

UME= Undergraduate Medical Education

GME= Graduate Medical Education

CME= Continuing Medical Education

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Lifestyle Medicine Education CollaborationJuly 24, 2018

Wayne S. Dysinger, MD, MPH – Chair, ABLM

ABMS Certification Options

• Primary Certification

• Specialty Certification

• Single

• Joint (sponsoring or participating)

• Designated Focused Practice

ABLM Board MembersWayne Dysinger MD, MPHABLM Board ChairCEO Lifestyle Medicine SolutionsPast President ACLM Family and Preventive Medicine Physician

Liana Lianov MD, MPHABLM Board Co-ChairCEO Health Type LLCPast President ACLMInternal and Preventive Medicine Physician

Dexter Shurney, MD, MPHABLM Secretary-TreasurerChief Medical Officer, ZipongoPresident-Elect, ACLMSurgeon and Preventive Medicine Physician

Edward Phillips, MD ABLM Board MemberFounder/Director, Institute for Lifestyle MedicineHarvard Medical SchoolPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician

Stephan HerzogExecutive DirectorAmerican Board of Lifestyle Medicine

David Ferris, MD, MPHABLM Board MemberChief Medical Officer, Lifestyle Medicine InstitutePast Treasurer, ACLMFamily and Preventive Medicine Physician

Susan BenigasExecutive DirectorAmerican College of Lifestyle Medicine

Donna GrandeExecutive DirectorAmerican College of Preventive Medicinen

Certification Framework

PHYSICIANS

Prerequisites• Licensed in country of residence• 30h of online/non-live CME• 10h of in-person CME• Case study (templated)

Exam• 150 question multiple choice• English, Spanish, Chinese,

Korean

Certificate• Jointly issued by national and

regional LM association and IBLM

Nomenclature• DipIBLM• “Certified Lifestyle Medicine

Physician”

PHD/MASTERS

Prerequisites• PhD/Masters in a health

discipline• Licensed in country of residence • 30h of online/non-live CME• 10h of in-person CME

Exam• 120 question multiple choice• English, Spanish, Chinese,

Korean

Certificate• Jointly issued by national and

regional LM association and IBLM

Nomenclature• DipIBLM• “Certified Lifestyle Medicine

Professional”

BACHELORS

Prerequisites• Bachelor in a health discipline• Licensed in country of residence • 30h of online/non-live CME• 10h of in-person CME

Exam• 120 question multiple choice• English, Spanish, Chinese,

Korean

Certificate• Jointly issued by national and

regional LM association

Nomenclature• “Certified Lifestyle Medicine

Nurse*”

Online/non-live CME: Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, available in English, Spanish, Korean,

Chinese

In-Person CME: approved local or international Lifestyle Medicine conferences

Lifestyle MedicinePhysician Certification

Current Prerequisites

1) Licensed in at least one state

2) Board certified in a current American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recognized residency

3) 30h of online/non-live CME

4) 10h of in-person CME

5) Submission of a Case study (templated)

Physician Certification

Current Continuing Medical Education Options•On Line – 30 hour requirement

• ACLM/ACPM Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies (LMCC)• Institute of Lifestyle Medicine (Harvard) online courses• Cornell certificate in plant-based nutrition• Doane University Lifestyle Medicine Professional Certificate

Program• Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course 2nd Edition

• In-person CME – 10 hour requirement• ACLM conferences & workshops (CME)• Institute of Lifestyle Medicine (Harvard) conferences (CME)• Food as Medicine conferences (CME)• International Plant Based Nutrition Healthcare Conferences

(CME)• ACPM conference, lifestyle medicine stream (CME)• PCRM International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine

Lifestyle MedicineBoard Content

1) Introduction / Overview – 4%2) Physician Health – 4%3) Clinical Processes – 8%4) Health Behavior Change – 10%

5) Nutrition – 26%6) Physical Activity – 14%7) Sleep / Rest – 8%8) Stress / Emotional Health – 10%9) Connectedness / Positive Psychology – 8%10) Tobacco, Alcohol & Toxic Exposures – 8%

Educational curriculum – 100 hrs• 40 didactic – lectures, presentations• 60 application – self-guided activities

Experiential curriculum – 80 hrs• 40 hrs Intensive Therapeutic Lifestyle Change

(ITLC) experiences• 40 hrs group session experiences

Patient care requirements – 400 patients minimum• 400 general primary care / lifestyle related patient

encounters• 180 focused lifestyle patient encounters (i.e.,

nutrition, physical activity, smoking cessation, etc)

LM Physician Residency Requirements

LM Specialist Residency Requirements• Everything in the Foundation Residencies PLUS

• Clinical experiences – 720 hrso Outpatient clinical services (120 hr minimum)o Group services (60 hr minimum)o Intensive therapeutic lifestyle change services (120 hr minimum)

• Continuity cases – 12 cases with at least 3 contact points per case over a minimum of 6 months

• Scholarly activities – 300 hours

• Physician wellness component – personal wellness goal setting and reporting - may be through journaling, reflecting, logging, etc.. but must be comprehensive and robust for a minimum of 6 months

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ASLMSydney

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ASLMManila

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BSLMEdinburgh

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ABLMIndianapolisOctober 2018

ASLMSeoulApril 2019

ASLMBrisbane

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ABLMOrlandoOctober

2019

Beth Morris Motley M.D.

Physician, Greenville Health System

• Family Medicine/Lifestyle Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor, USC SOM Greenville

LMEd team leader

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Beth Morris Motley M.D.

Background

• From Acton, MA

• Biomedical Engineering B.S., Univ of Virginia

• Eastern Virginia Medical School

• FM Residency, Greenville Health System

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Beth Morris Motley M.D.

Growing interest in LM

• Former figure skater

• Support in medical school & residency to visit LM physicians during elective time

• Active member of ACLM, leader of PiT group

• Getting feet wet in FM residency

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Beth Morris Motley M.D.

Why get board certified?

• #1 reason for me: Street cred

– Support from employer to pursueand practice LM

– Differentiate from other FM practitioners

– Recognition for your expertise from colleagues and sub-specialists, referrals

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Beth Morris Motley M.D.

How did I prepare for the exam?

• General LM knowledge

– Attend ACLM conference

– Elective time with LM docs

– Podcasts & reading

• Exam-focused materials

– ACLM/ACPM Core Competencies program

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LMEd 2018 Webinar SeriesThe Lifestyle Medicine Education Collaborative

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Register for our Next Webinar: Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum (LMRC)

The Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum (LMRC) is a comprehensive, applicable and flexible curriculum designed for integrated implementation into medical residency programs. Upon completion of both the educational and practicum components of the curriculum, residents will be qualified for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine certification exam.

Date: Tuesday, November 6 at 2pm EDT

LMEd Host: Dennis Muscato, MS

Guest Presenters from Family and Preventative Medicine Residencies

• Tonya Cramer, MD, MPH Loma Linda University Health

• Janani Krishnaswami, MD, MPH University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

• Bobby Masocol, MD Greenville Health System and University of South Carolina School of Medicine

• Jennifer Dalrymple, DO Florida State University College of Medicine

Register Today at: http://lifestylemedicineeducation.org/webinar/