Welcome New Members
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in alphabetical order
by month:
AUGUST 2014
Saul Bautista, Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ
Brad Biskup, MHS, MA, Physician Assistant, University of Connecticut Health Center
Simsbury, CT
Rebecca Brown, BSW, Wellness Director, L.R. Lifestyle Associates Inc.
London, Ontario
DuWayne Carlson, MD, Physician, Dignity Health
Lincoln, NE
Kathryn Cornella, PhD, MPH, Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic AZ
Carefree, AZ
Heather Darling, MSN NP, Intermountain Healthcare
Park City, UT
Ingrid de Baintner, MD, Retired
Dover, MA
Thomas Fox, MD, Physician, EPIC
Columbus, IN
Richard Gelbe, MD, FAAP, Physician, Cornerstone Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
Cary, NC
Dionna Hearn, BS, Renal Dietitian, Howard University Hospital Dialysis Center
Washington, D.C.
Lucy Hoblitzelle, BSN, RN Health Coach
St. Louis, MO
Susan Hull, DO, Physician, Mercy Medical Group
Chesterfield, MO
Elena Ibe, MD, Physician, Novant Health
Charlotte, NC
Kari Jacobson, BSN, RN/Health Educator, Carmichael SDA Church
Carmichael, CA
Coralia Jigau, General Practitioner, Oakpine Pty Ltd
Victoria, Australia
Michael Kitchen, MHA, Chief Operating Officer, Marshall Lifestyle Medicine, PSC
Cincinnati, OH
Reiner Kremer, DC, NMD, MPH, Chiropractor & PA-C, Integrative Medicine Center
Franktown, CO
Erica Leazenby, MD, Physician, St. Vincent Medical Group
Carmel, IN
Teresa Mirabito, MPH, MSN, Nurse Practitioner
Boston, MA
J. Kurt Mueller, MD, Physician, J. Kurt Mueller MD
Flagstaff, AZ
Carl Myers, MD, MBA, VP Medical Affairs/CMO Yuma Medical Center
Yuma, AZ
Andy Ng, DrPH, CEO, Pangkor Island Wellness Center
Pangkor Island, Malaysia
Julia Nordgren, MD, Physician & Chef, Culinary Medicine Specialists
Guilford, CT
Brittany Penner, MD, Family Medicine Resident, Middlesex Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Broad Brook, CT
Hutapea Rindu, MPH, President Jakarta Local Coference, SDA, Indonesia
Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia
Dorothy Serna, MD, Physician, North Cypress Wellness
Cypress, TX
Jeni Shull, MD, Resident Physicia, Loma Linda Family Preventive Medicine
Loma Linda, CA
Epistel Simatupang, MD, Physician, Siloam Hospital Kebon Jeruk
Jakarta Barat, Indonesia
Marisa VanDyke, OTD, Student, Creighton University
Anchorage, AK
Marshall Wakat, MD, PhD, Retired
Charleston, SC
SEPTEMBER 2014
Daniel Berhane, MD, Hopsitalist, Atlantic General Hospital
Ocean City, MD
Allen Bowling, MD, PhD, Neurologist, Neurology Care
Englewood, CO
Jennifer Brackett, MSN, MPH, Nurse Practitioner, Yale Health
New Haven, CT
Kevin Burns, MD, Resident, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Tucson, AZ
Doug Cluff, MD, Family Physician, HealthTexas
Flower Mound, TX
Joanne Fritsche, MSN, CNP, Nurse Practitioner, Matix Medical Network
North Canton, OH
Thomas Harvey, MD, FAAFP, Physician, Family Medical Group Northeast, PC
Portland, OR
Elizabeth Keida, Student, St. John Fisher College
Camillus, NY
Joseph Madamba, MD, Physician, Joseph Ryan Madamba, MD Inc.
Honolulu, HI
Boyd Myers, MD, FAAFP, Family Physician, Gateway Medical Associates (Retired)
West Chester, PA
Quinn Pauly, MD, Family Physician, Renown Health
Reno, NV
Bryan Sinclair, BSc Pharmacy, Pharmacist, Ford's Family Pharmacy & Wellness Centre
New Brunswick, Canada
Virginia C. Stoffel, PhD, MS, BA, President, American Occupational Therapy Association
Bayside, WI
Cheryl Thomas Peters, DCN, Director Center for Health, St. Helena Center for Health
Middletown, CA
Phil Velderman, MD, Rheumatologist, Bronson HCMW Rheumatology
Schoolcraft, MI
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Lifestyle Medicine in Action
October 2014
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David L. Katz, MD, MPH
Only Enough is Enough
In my prior column here, I made the case that lifestyle medicine can be an utterly transformative force; but only if we do enough. Studies of what lifestyle medicine CAN'T do, based on assessments of too little, too late, are not meaningful.
I am writing this on the eve of our annual meeting in San Diego, and suspect you will see it afterwards. That timing is good to revisit the theme of enough. This time, I want to make the case that we know enough- but must do a far better job of using what we know.
At conferences around the country, in print, on air, and in cyberspace, I routinely encounter- as you, no doubt, do- seemingly endless theories and epiphanies about health promotion and disease prevention, competing with endless, alternative theories and epiphanies. There are authors of books about health (and diet in particular) that refute everything in all the other books that in turn refute everything in that one. There are claims, counter-claims, and contentions about this food and that; this nutrient and that; this supplement and that.
Believe it or not, when the parsing and peddling, back-pedaling and back-stabbing are all done - it's a fact established and reaffirmed over a span of decades that we know enough (1-4)! What we know about health promotion, disease prevention, sustainable weight control, and lifestyle as medicine IS ENOUGH to prevent 80% of all chronic disease and premature death. We already know enough, and have known enough for literal decades, to add years to life routinely; and add life to those years.
No one refutes this; the evidence is too strong, too consistent, too often replicated. The iconoclasts don't refute it. The renegade geniuses don't refute it. Those with competing theories to sell don't refute it.
They simply ignore it, and pretend that the focus should be on what we don't know; what can be made (to seem, at least) controversial. They ignore it, and pass on to the one particular thing they want you to believe, buy, or berate.
Read complete article at lifestylemedicine.org
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Lifestyle Medicine and the Corporate Culture
Executive Director, Cummins, Inc.
Over the last decade, it's become widely appreciated that the leading causes of death for adults in the United States are largely avoidable and related to lifestyle. Poor diets, lack of physical activity, tobacco use and excessive alcohol consumption have led to the majority of chronic diseases that plague our society. Moreover, there is convincing evidence that Lifestyle Medicine, using lifestyle as a treatment, has tremendous capacity to alleviate and even reverse many of our nation's most common chronic illnesses. However, despite this understanding little has changed in how most clinicians go about the practice of medicine on a daily basis.
In 2009, a joint Blue Ribbon panel that included the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) and the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) looked into the issue of why physicians were not moving toward a more lifestyle-based approach to care given the evidence. One of the Panel's findings was that a majority of physicians "cited inadequate confidence and lack of knowledge and skill as major barriers to counseling patients about lifestyle interventions."
To address this situation, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine embarked on a bold initiative to establish standards for the practice of Lifestyle Medicine (LM) and bring the key competencies within the reach of many more physicians and ultimately the patients they serve. Partnering with ACPM at the beginning of this year, ACLM has made major progress in developing the first of its kind LM competencies curriculum for physicians.
Gaining Momentum
Key segments of Payers, insurance companies and large employers, have started to take notice and support what is happening in the LM space. Following the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) decision to provide reimbursement for programs like the Dean Ornish "Intensive Lifestyle" Program for Cardiac Rehabilitation, commercial payers such as Anthem have made similar coverage decisions. The Ornish program focuses on reversing heart failure using LM techniques and principles. Through this program, individuals are empowered to reverse their heart disease and other chronic conditions, allowing them to transform their lives for the better in a sustainable fashion.
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Join us
October 19-22, 2014 in
Final Countdown Discount Expires Today!
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The Lifestyle Medicine Foundation (LMF):
"Moving Lifestyle Medicine Forward"
We look forward to seeing many of you at Lifestyle Medicine 2014 in San Diego!
- Come prepared to have some fun bidding on great prizes in a silent auction that will benefit ACLM and LMF in the work of advancing the cause of lifestyle medicine.
- Visit our booth and learn how LMF is moving LM forward and how you can be part of positive change.
- Stayed tuned for practice tools and resources we are creating, and collaborations with other entities that have real-world solutions for highest quality lifestyle medicine practice that will benefit LMF in the process.
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The Center for Business Innovation Presents:
11th Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference
Date: December 3-4, 2014
Location: Marina Village Conference Center - San Diego, CA
Technology-enabled consumer engagement and behavior change is the focus, including patient digital health platforms, wearable technologies, mHealth, eHealth, social media, and gaming to help manage diseases, promote wellness and facilitate accountable care.
ACLM members are eligible to receive a $100 discount on the registration fee! Please use the discount code ACLM100.
Visit their website for additional information.
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The Medical Fitness Assoication Presents:
23rd Annual International Conference
Date: November 12-15, 2014
Location: Orange Country Convention Center - Orlando, FL
Visit their website for additional information.
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Lifestyle Medicine Director Job Opening
Crossover Health is seeking a Medical Director to lead its newest on-campus, multi-speciality health center in Columbus, IN. Role will include management of the lifestyle medicine care delivery, oversight of the health center operations, and program development for a multi-site, international company. For more information, contact [email protected] or call (949) 305-7415.
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Become a CHIP Facilitator
October 22nd, 2014 @ Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Hotel, immediately following Lifestyle Medicine 2014
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ACLM Members Receive Complimentary Access to AJLM!
Click here for complimentary access to the 2014 September / October issue of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.
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