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Lifestyle Medicine: Tools for Promoting Healthy Change

Wed, June 20, 2018 at 5:30 PM

to Sun, June 24, 2018 at 2:00 PM EDT

Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel

606 Congress St, Boston, MA, 02210, United States (map)
  • Health
  • Vegan
Event Description
Event hosted by Boston Vegan Meetup Group.

• What we'll do
https://lifestylemedicine.hmscme.com/
https://lifestylemedicine.hmscme.com/schedule
This Lifestyle Medicine course has sold out for the past three years; early registration is strongly advised.

Keynote Speakers
Dr. Herbert Benson
Dr. Michael Greger
Dr. Dean Ornish

Lifestyle Medicine
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Optional Pre-Course Workshop
5:30pm to 8:30pm Clinicians in the Kitchen

Thursday, June 21, 2018
Optional Pre-Course Workshops
8:00am to 5:05pm Culinary Health Education Fundamentals (CHEF) Coaching—The Basics

8:00am to 6:00pm Mastering the Principles of Motivational Interviewing
Click here for complete schedule

Welcome Reception
5:30pm to 7:00pm Welcome Reception and Networking
Meet your faculty and colleagues over light refreshments

Friday, June 22, 2018
7:00am to 8:00am Registration/Coffee
8:00am to 8:15am The Four Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine: Knowledge, Skills, Tools and Self-Care
Edward M. Phillips, MD

8:15am to 9:30am Special Keynote Presentation: The Transformative Power of Lifestyle Medicine
Dean Ornish, MD, Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

9:30am to 10:00am Break - refreshments provided
During the morning refreshment break, Dean Ornish, MD will be available to sign copies of his new book

10:00am to 11:00am Obesity and Metabolic Risk: Different Disorders, Different Treatments
Lee Kaplan, MD

11:00am to 12:00pm Special Keynote Presentation: The Relaxation Response: The When, Why and How of Recommending Meditation to Your Patients
Greg Fricchione, MD, and
Herbert Benson, MD
Director Emeritus, Benson-Henry Institute (BHI)
Distinguished Mind Body Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

12:00pm to 1:15pm Break for lunch*
1:15pm to 3:15pm The "Whole Health" Tool Kit (and how to use it)
Adam Rindfleisch, MD

3:15pm to 3:45pm Break - refreshments provided
3:45pm to 4:45pm Special Keynote Presentation: Effective Techniques for Engaging Patients in Their Change Process
James Prochaska, PhD

4:45pm to 5:30pm Clinician Self-Care: What It Is and Why It Matters
Suzanne Koven, MD

5:30pm to 7:00pm Break for dinner*
7:00pm to 9:00pm Networking Roundtables (optional)
Saturday, June 23, 2018
7:00am to 8:00am Registration/Coffee
8:00am to 9:00am Culinary Medicine: What It Is and Why It's Gaining Such Rapid Adoption
Rani Polak, MD, MBA

9:00am to 10:00am Special Keynote Presentation: Evidence-Based Nutrition for Treating Chronic Disease
Michael Greger, MD, FACLM
Founding Member and Fellow, American College of Lifestyle Medicine

10:00am to 10:30am Break - refreshments provided
During the morning refreshment break, Michael Greger, MD will be available to sign copies of his new book.

• What to bring
ID and proof of PRIOR registration by April 2018

• Important to know
This course has sold out for the past three years. To be assured a spot in the 2018 program, early registration is strongly advised.

29.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
24.75 AAFP Prescribed credits
ABLM and IBLM: Credits may be applied toward the CME requirements of the ABLM and IBLM.

Past participants tell us this course structure and content have changed frequently and inspired their practice of medicine.

https://lifestylemedicine.hmscme.com/
https://lifestylemedicine.hmscme.com/schedule

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