Updates on Wellness for your Medical Practice Conference - 2024

Developed in partnership by the Michigan Osteopathic Association & Michigan State Medical Society!

IN PERSON REGISTRATION - October 4  

AGENDA/SYLLABUS

PRE-REGISTER FOR ON DEMAND       (starts October 16)

Purpose: Bringing the concept of general wellness into our practice with an emphasis on lifestyle medicine in Michigan.

Developed in partnership by the Michigan State Medical Society and the Michigan Osteopathic Association, this 7-hour conference will focus on bringing the concept of general wellness into the physician’s practice with an emphasis on lifestyle medicine in Michigan.

Lifestyle Medicine and Functional Medicine are evidence-based approaches to preventing, treating, and reversing diseases by replacing unhealthy behaviors with positive ones. Both medical practices focus on six areas of human behavior: eating healthfully, being physically active, managing stress, avoiding risky substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use), getting adequate sleep, and having healthy relationships or a strong support system.

The goal of lifestyle and functional medicine is to use therapeutic lifestyle behavior changes as the primary modality to address the root cause of chronic disease. Lifestyle Medicine and Functional Medicine are not currently mainstream medical practices and will become even more important as the burden of chronic disease continues to rise nationally and globally.

The in-person conference is limited to 50 participants. If you can't join us in person, the conference will be offered on demand beginning October 16, 2024. Pre-registration for on demand now available!

Registration Rates: $250 MOA & MSMS member / $300 non-member. Includes continental breakfast 8-8:45 am & lunch 12-12:30 pm.  

8:45 – 9:45 am
Team-Based Models of Care in Lifestyle Medicine
Speaker: Kristi Artz, MD, FACLM, CCMS, Spectrum Health
Objectives:
1. Explore team-based models of care effective in delivering lifestyle medicine.
2. Discuss clinic operations and team members needed to support team-based models of care.
3. Review cases of patients treated in a team-based model of care.

9:45 – 10:45 am
Healthspan, Epigenetics, and the Microbiome
Speaker: Elizabeth Swenor, DO, DipACLM, Henry Ford Health
Objectives:
1. Define healthspan, epigenetics, and microbiome
2. Identify lifestyle medicine, which include plant-based nutrition, physical activity, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, restorative sleep, and social connections.
3. Identify and provide strategies for implementation the six pillars of lifestyle medicine into clinical primary care practice.

11:00 – 12:00 pm
Beyond Sleep Hygiene: Best Practices for Sleep Health
Speaker: Virginia Skiba, MD, Henry Ford Health
Objectives:
1. Describe healthy sleep.
2. Discuss ways to achieve healthy sleep, such as basic sleep hygiene, stimulus control, and relaxation.
3. Discuss ways to manage fatigue and shift work.

12:30 – 1:30 pm
Cardiovascular Disease: The #1 Killer
Speaker: Joel Kahn, MD, FACC, Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity
Objectives:
1. Appreciate the burden of cardiovascular disease.
2. Understand the pathophysiology and progression of coronary artery disease.
3. Identify the tools available to screen for cardiovascular disease.

1:30 – 2:30 pm
Childhood Obesity
Speaker: Christine Lucas-Vougiouklakis, DO, ProMedica
Objectives:
1. How is childhood obesity in the US and other countries impacting child development.
2. Where are we lacking in education in our children.
3. How Lifestyle Medicine can help impact our children’s health.

2:45 – 3:45 pm
Shared Medical Office Visits
Speaker: Aarthi Chandarana, DO, DipABLM, Henry Ford Health
Objectives:

1. The need for group visits.
2. Quality improvement.
3. Physician well-being.

3:45 – 4:45 pm
Lifestyle Medicine Approaches to Brain Health
Speaker: Melissa Sundermann, DO, FACOI, DipACLM, FACLM, Trinity IHA
Objectives:
1. Educate about the pillars of Lifestyle Medicine.
2. Identify relationships between dementia and lifestyle behaviors.
3. Learn how to prevent dementia utilizing the pillars of Lifestyle Medicine.

STATEMENTS OF ACCREDITATION

The Michigan Osteopathic Association (MOA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

AOA Credit Designation Statement
The MOA designates this activity for a maximum of 7 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement