A great privilege to be the inaugural pharmacist to receive a Fellowship into Lifestyle Medicine. Many find it unusual to have a pharmacist in lifestyle medicine, but it integrates so well into minimising the harms of unnecessary medication use. See you all in my home Melb next year!

A system that is "financially engineered to literally promote six-minute medicine..." A little snippet on what GPs sacrifice when they have longer consultations: bit.ly/3e46Xjp

Mediterranean Diet Could Help Lower Dementia Risk #mediterraneandiet #MedDiet #nutrition #lifestylemedicine #Dementia Beth Frates MD ILM Lifestyle Medicine American College of Lifestyle Medicine British Society of Lifestyle Medicine American Society for Nutrition buff.ly/3AiQHm6

The ACSQHC is launching the first national Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard #CCS. Learn why early management of people experiencing an acute episode is important to reduce the risk of chronic #lowbackpain. Register for the online event on 1 September: safetyandquality.tv

A reminder for frontline health workers to register for the complimentary breakfast being offered as part of the Lithgow Trauma Recovery Conference. Speakers will provide information about the response and recovery of disasters nbmphn.com.au/LithgowGPandAH… #WentworthHealthcare

Join our live webinar on Sep 22 to review aspects of sleep, from a neurobiological perspective, to better understand how quality and quantity of sleep affects both physical and mental health. Register here: bit.ly/3Kt6cg1 #sleep #lifestylemedicine

Last month The SEM Academy had the pleasure of attending Lifestyle Medicine's Lifestyle Medicine Conference 2022 in Cairns. It was super to network with medical & health professionals from a range of disciplines whilst showcasing The SEM Academy platform 👋👥.

Our blog on a #lifestylemedicine approach to eye health maintenance is now live. Valuable info about common eye diseases and their prevention. Thanks to Catherine Gray (GP, NZ) for our latest piece. Read more here: bit.ly/3R1HMg0 #ASLM #eyehealth

Just 2 minutes of walking after eating can help blood sugar, study says #walking #physicalactivity #lifestylemedicine #bloodsugar ILM American College of Lifestyle Medicine Lifestyle Medicine TrueHealthInitiative Int. Diabetes Fed. buff.ly/3D4x5oC

We're one of 1000s who back the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative. Thanks to CAHA member orgs who joined the call Lifestyle Medicine Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA) AFMW Congrats our international allies on this massive piece of work HCWH - Global Global Climate and Health Alliance World Health Organization (WHO) World Federation of Public Health Associations #ClimateHealth climateandhealthalliance.org/press-releases…

On #CrackingAddiction we discuss lifestyle medicine and lifestyle interventions in substance use disorders with Dr Sam Manger host of the GP Show podcast and President of Lifestyle Medicine cracking-addiction.captivate.fm/listen

Live webinar announcement 📢 Is the end of bulk billing the beginning of Lifestyle Medicine? A PD opportunity around the current healthcare situation, demographics, future projections, operational challenges, and financial processes affecting healthcare. bit.ly/3dcTjuj

This week is Dementia Awareness Week. There are an estimated 6,453 people living with dementia in our region, and this figure is expected to increase. To find out more about Dementia visit dementia.org.au #WentworthHealthcare

“We are not well until we are all well”. Brilliant to hear #SocialJustice & #decolonisation central to #LifestyleMedicine from Lifestyle Medicine #bslm2022

Non-communicable diseases cause 74% of deaths worldwide according to the World Health Organization (WHO) bit.ly/3Cg7HdN

Deaths Caused By Alcohol Spiked by 26% During the Pandemic #alcohol #pandemic #lifestylemedicine ILM American College of Lifestyle Medicine Lifestyle Medicine TrueHealthInitiative buff.ly/3zVEXqa

The @drsfornutrition conference is coming up from the 17th-19th of February in Melbourne! The conference will see some of the biggest names in whole food plant-based nutrition and healthcare. See more: bit.ly/3hFl28E

Karen Dwyer Michael John Axtens Fraser Birrell Shyam Brooke Huuskes Lifestyle Medicine Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President Mark Butler MP The Royal Australasian College of Physicians RACGP Jacki Small Dr Sandro Demaio Magda Szubanski AO catherine crock AM Absolutely Karen Dwyer we need connection, compassion and community as part of long term health change both as the patient and the doctor

What is Urgent Care? We're hosting a webinar for general practice and primary healthcare providers tonight at 6:30pm - 8:00pm. The session will provide an overview of the NSW Health Urgent Care EOI, and other key information. Register nbmphn.com.au/WhatIsUrgentCa… #WentworthHealthcare

1-minute bursts of activity during daily tasks could promote longevity #exercise #PhysicalActivity #lifestylemedicine #prevention ILM Lifestyle Medicine British Society of Lifestyle Medicine TrueHealthInitiative buff.ly/3HLlrl8