Lifestyle Medicine & Food As Medicine Essentials Course 

Nonmember price

Nonmember: $220

Member price

Physician/Doctor: $175

Non-Doctoral Health Professional Member: $150

Student/Trainee Member: $95

CME Credits
5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
(Full accreditation information listed below)

Deadline for course registration and completion is September 14, 2025. (Complimentary enrollment will be available as long as licenses are available.)

Description 

The Lifestyle Medicine & Food as Medicine Essentials Course provides a foundational, evidence-based introduction to the field, and focused nutrition education for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. 

This course bundle consists of three modules, four presentations and 5.5 hours of content. 

  • Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine module (1 hour) 
  • Food as Medicine: Nutrition for Prevention and Longevity module (3 hours) 
  • Food as Medicine: Nutrition for Treatment and Risk Reduction module (1.5 hours)

Description: 

Lifestyle change, as an essential treatment intervention to addressing chronic disease, is increasing among physicians and health professionals internationally. Lifestyle, once recognized as an essential prevention strategy, is now acknowledged as a foundational and efficacious treatment approach for a redesigned healthcare system for improved outcomes, lower costs, and improved patient satisfaction. In this course, the 2020-2022 ACLM President, Cate Collings, MD, MS, FACC, DipABLM, defines lifestyle medicine, discusses the evidence base, explains six key interventions, and demonstrates how lifestyle medicine has the power to treat and often reverse disease and provide a solution for real health care reform. 

Learning Objectives 
At the conclusion, participants will be able to: 

  • Define lifestyle medicine. 
  • Discuss the importance and timeliness of lifestyle medicine. 
  • Review evidence and current endorsements and guidelines for lifestyle medicine. 
  • Illustrate six key interventions to treat lifestyle-related chronic conditions. 
  • Explore unique components of a lifestyle medicine practice. 
  • Describe opportunities to train and certify in lifestyle medicine. 
  • Discuss the emerging priorities for lifestyle medicine.