The  Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review, 4th Edition course will debut in April 2023 (details will be shared closer to date)

Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 3rd Edition 
 

Description 
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine is pleased to offer the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 3rd Edition. This course development was led by coauthors and faculty John Kelly, MD, MPH, LM Specialist and Jeni Shull Clayton, MD, MPH, DipABLM, with additional support from subject matter experts in the field of lifestyle medicine. The Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course 3rd Edition is an evidence-based course designed to provide a review and successfully prepare candidates for the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine Exam. 
 

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. 
    

Format 
The Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review, 3rd Edition is hosted online via the ACLM Learning Management System (LMS) and consists of 3 main components:  
  

Component 1

Board Review Course Manual 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, lifestyle medicine key articles, appendix, index, detailed graphics, tables and figures, and over 120 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. 

Component 2

Key Lifestyle Medicine Articles and Quiz Questions (2 hours): 
The manual also includes 9 Key Lifestyle Medicine Article Summaries with 2 corresponding review questions each. This course component will account for 2 hours. 

Component 3 

Online Review Lectures (8 hours): 

There are 10 review lectures with corresponding questions. This course component will account for 8 hours. Review Lectures correspond with each of the manual sections and include the following:

1. Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine | John Kelly, MD, MPH, LM Specialist 
2. Fundamentals of Health Behavior Changes | Jessica Matthews, DBH, MS, NBC-HWC, DipACLM 
3. Key Clinical Processes in Lifestyle Medicine | Jeni Shull Clayton, MD, MPH, DipABLM 
4. The Role of Physician Health and the Physician's Personal Health | Gia Merlo, MD, MBA, DipABLM 
5. Nutrition Science, Assessment and Prescription | Part 1: Kayli Anderson, MS, RDN, ACSM-EP, DipACLM & Part 2: Micaela Karlsen, PhD, MSPH  
6. Physical Activity Science and Prescription | Jonathan Bonnet, MD, MPH, CAQSM, FAAFP, FACLM, DipABLM & Stephen Carek, MD, CAQSM, DipABLM 
7. Emotional and Mental Well-Being, Assessment and Interventions | Neil Nedley, MD 
8. Sleep Health Science and Interventions | Param Dedhia, MD 
9. Fundamentals of Tobacco Cessation and Managing Risky Alcohol Use | Jill R. Selzle, PA-C, MPAS, RVT, DipACLM 
10. The Role of Connectedness and Positive Psychology | Simon Matthews, FASLM, MHlthSci, DipIBLM, MAPS, NBC-HWC  

Duration  

• 20 hours for reviewing manual and answering corresponding review questions  
• 2 hours for reviewing article summaries and answering corresponding review questions  
• 8 hours for reviewing 10 online section lectures and answering corresponding review questions 

Source: American College of Lifestyle Medicine