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If you have questions, please email Kaylyn Flores. |
Target Audience
Healthcare providers.
Purpose
Lifestyle medicine is a term some may not know and encompasses much of what healthcare providers need to empower clients to change health behaviors. This course lays the foundation for understanding lifestyle medicine, its history, and the importance of empowering clients to move from illness to wellness.
Learning Objectives
- Identify how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Protective and Compensatory Experiences (PACEs) impact Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
- Learn how ACEs and PACEs affect pain, chronic pain, stress, and well-being.
- Review how physical health providers can integrate these psychological concepts into their clinical work.
- Cite evidence on how social media can impact the 6 Lifestyle Medicine key areas and therefore impact health.
- Review the Keirsey Temperament Model and how this can provide a framework for appreciating a variety of personality styles within clients and staff.
- Learn how these personality styles may impact behavior seen in Lifestyle Medicine.
- Identify and define the common mental health issues that can co-occur in clients treated for physical health providers.
- Learn about common mental health screening tools that can be integrated into clinical settings.
- Identify three examples of Positive Psychology and Gratitude impacting inflammation and heart disease.
- Identify evidence-based practices used to effectively treat clients experiencing co-occurring mental health issues and lifestyle-related diseases.
- Learn specific intervention strategies using evidence-based practices within your scope of practice.
- Identify the importance of personal and professional boundaries when working with clients experiencing mental health issues.
- Review self-care and self-compassion, and how practicing them helps clients reach their full potential.
Outline
| Module | Title |
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| One | Emotional Health and the World Around US |
| Two | Individuality and Common Mental Health Issues |
| Three | Implementing Emotional Health Strategies and Lifestyle Medicine |
Speakers
A.J. Steele, PsyD, LCADC, TPS
Vice President of Faculty Experience, Evidence In Motion
Dr. Steele's educational journey began as an art major at Manchester College in N. Manchester, IN, and continues today. She earned a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies at Manchester, with a focus on Psychology and Sport Sciences. Afterward, Dr. Steele traveled to East Lansing, MI, to attend Michigan State University and earned an MA in Health and Human Performance with an emphasis in Sport Psychology. Wanting to become a licensed psychologist, she moved to Louisville, KY, and graduated from Spalding University with an MA and PsyD in clinical psychology.
Jen Uschold, PT, CFMT, TPS, NBC-HWC
Program Director, Lifestyle Medicine, Evidence in Motion
Ms. Uschold graduated from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania and worked in a variety of physical therapy settings, including travel physical therapy, before focusing on outpatient care for the past 25 years. Her clinical approach has been strongly influenced by the Institute of Physical Art and Evidence In Motion (EIM), and she incorporates wellness coaching into her practice as a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach and Certified Positive Intelligence Coach.
Ms. Uschold actively teaches and serves with organizations including Rehab Connections, The Jackson Clinics, and the Institute of Physical Art, and currently serves on the EIM teaching team and as Program Director for the Certification in Lifestyle Medicine.
Course summary
- 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 7.75 AOA Category 2A
- 7.75 CE Contact Hour(s)
Accreditation Statements
- DO: Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this activity for a maximum of 7.75 AOA Category 2-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
- MD: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS) through the joint providership of Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) and Evidence in Motion. DMU designates this enduring materials activity for 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- Nurses: Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has determined that this activity meets the requirements for 7.75 contact hours as defined by the Iowa Board of Nursing and Iowa Administrative Code 481-619.
- Other healthcare providers: This activity is designated for 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
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Educational Grants
No ineligible company provided financial support for this continuing education activity.
Disclosures
The speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals, medical procedures, or devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The activity directors are responsible for determining educational content and selecting speakers.
Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have no conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
- Sheryl Clark, MBA - Planning Committee Member
- Ely Elliott - Activity Director and Planning Committee Member
- Kaylyn Flores - Activity Coordinator and Planning Committee Member
- A.J. Steele, PsyD, LCADC, TPS - Planning Committee Member and Speaker
- Jen Uschold, PT, CFMT, TPS, NBC-HWC - Planning Committee Member and Speaker
Disclaimer
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only. It is not a substitute for a healthcare provider's independent medical judgment regarding diagnostic and treatment options for a specific patient's medical condition.
Available Credit
- 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 7.75 AOA Category 2A
- 7.75 CE Contact Hour(s)