Lifestyle Medicine

September 23, 2026

Lifestyle medicine is an evidence-based, patient-centered approach to preventing, treating, and often reversing chronic disease by addressing the root behavioral and environmental drivers of health. Rather than focusing primarily on pharmacologic or procedural interventions, it prioritizes sustainable changes in daily habits across six core domains: nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and social connection. For clinicians, lifestyle medicine offers a structured framework to integrate these domains into routine care using practical tools such as brief counseling, motivational interviewing, shared decision-making, and interdisciplinary collaboration. It is particularly relevant for conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, hypertension, and certain mental health disorders, where lifestyle factors play a central role in pathogenesis and progression.

Target Audience

Nurse

Physician

Learning Objectives

1. Define lifestyle medicine and explain the role of its six core pillars in the prevention and management of chronic disease. 2. Apply evidence-based lifestyle interventions and patient-centered counseling techniques to support sustainable behavior change in clinical practice. 3. Integrate lifestyle medicine into interdisciplinary care while addressing barriers, including social determinants of health, to improve patient outcomes.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 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 Attendance
Course opens: 
09/23/2026
Course expires: 
10/07/2026
Event starts: 
09/23/2026 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
09/23/2026 - 1:00pm EDT
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Virtual (Live)
United States

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

Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.

Other Healthcare Professionals
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. The certificate of attendance will designate that this activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 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 Attendance
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