Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine: Empowering Members Through Lifestyle Interventions

Pittsburgh, PA US
July 19, 2023

The purpose of this training is to provide an overview of Lifestyle Medicine interventions for clinical staff to utilize with members of the UPMC Health Plan.

Target Audience

ISD Clinical Staff

Learning Objectives

1.   Identify the six pillars of Lifestyle Medicine

2.   Describe the effects of evidence-based, Lifestyle Medicine interventions with the effects of the current medical first-line approaches to the three most common chronic disease in America

3.   Construct sample plans of care utilizing evidence-based lifestyle interventions for the three most common chronic disease in America

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/06/2023
Course expires: 
08/18/2023
Event starts: 
07/19/2023 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
07/19/2023 - 10:00am EDT
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Program begins at 9:00am and ends at 10:00am.  Total Education Time = 1 Hour(s)

TIME

CONTENT

PRESENTER

9:00 to 9:20am

Introduction of the six pillars of Lifestyle Medicine

Nicole Barthel, BSN, RN

9:20 to 9:40am

Review of the effects of evidence-based, Lifestyle Medicine interventions with the effects of the current medical first-line approaches to the three most common chronic disease in America

Nicole Barthel, BSN, RN

9:40 to 10:00am

Demonstration and discussion of care plan construction utilizing evidence-based lifestyle interventions for the three most common chronic disease in America

Nicole Barthel, BSN, RN

UPMC Health Plan
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Nicole Barthel, BSN, RN

Nicole Barthel is a Registered Nurse from West Deer Township, and currently obtaining her Doctorate In Nursing Practice at the University of Pittsburgh. Her studies specialize in Adult and Geriatric Primary Care, and nursing education, with a particular interest in reversing chronic diseases through Lifestyle Medicine. She currently practices as a Registered Nurse at UPMC Montefiore, serves as undergraduate Clinical Faculty at Pitt, and is the current Vice President of the Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group of Central and Western Pennsylvania.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1contact hour(s).

CCM CE will be provided:  1 CE - CCM COA will be sent via email from UPMC Health Plan nurse planner approximately 6-8 weeks following the live date of the course.

This activity is eligible for endorsed credit for UPMC Health Plan EMTs and Paramedics.  Complete ETHOS course work, obtain the attendance certificate, and submit to EMS governing body for 1 CE credit(s).

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit(s).

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

NOTE:  Paramedic/EMT CE is approved for any activity in which ANCC (nursing CE) is approved.  This is per Heather Bogdon and Christie Hempfling

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
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