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In Person Networking

In Person Networking

  • Tuesday, October 31, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MST
    Breakfast
  • 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM MST
    Keynote Session
  • 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM MST
    Break
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    A Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery

    Presenter: Katrina Monti, DMSc, PA-C, DipACLM (she/her/hers) – CICONIX LLC in support of Defense Health Agency Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence

    Presenter: Jami Skarda-Craft, MS (she/her/hers) – TBI & Intrepid Spirit Center, Madigan Army Medication Center

    Presenter: Lisa O'Block, Other – Intrepid Spirit Center/TBI Clinic

    The Allied Health Professionals Track

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Bringing cardiac rehab into the home - a lifestyle medicine approach to virtual disease management - Case Study with Kaiser Permanente

    Presenter: Columbus D. Batiste, II, MD – Kaiser Permanente

    The Business of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Empowering Families and Providers with a Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Pediatric Obesity

    Presenter: Erin l. Brackbill, MD, Diplomate ABLM – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville/Prisma Health

    Presenter: J. Blakely Amati, MD, FAAP, DipABLM – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville/Prisma Health

    The How of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Impact of lifestyle medicine on the management of systemic hypertension in primary care: a Canadian randomized controlled trial.

    Presenter: Elisa Marin Couture, Other (she/her/hers) – Université Laval

    Presenter: Caroline Rhéaume, MD, MSc, PhD, B.kin., FCFP, DipABLM – Université Laval

    The Science of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM MST
    Break
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM MST
    Building your Tailored Business Case for Lifestyle Medicine-A Template for Success

    Presenter: Lisa Mauch, MBA Dip ACLM – Kaiser Permanente

    The Business of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM MST
    Implementing lifestyle medicine competencies in didactic and clinical settings for allied health professionals

    Presenter: Zipporah Brown, OTD, MS, OTR/L, CNS, DipACLM – Western University of Health Sciences

    Presenter: Anu M. Räisänen, PhD – Western University of Health Sciences

    The Allied Health Professionals Track

  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM MST
    The MGH Healthy Lifestyle Program: Scaling Lifestyle Medicine Virtual Group Visits

    Presenter: Jacob Mirsky, MD, MA, DipABLM – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Presenter: Barbara Canada, MBA – MGH

    The How of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM MST
    The Role of Nutritional, Pharmacological, and Surgical Approaches in the Management of Obesity

    Presenter: Vanita Rahman, MD (she/her/hers) – Barnard Medical Center, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

    The Science of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Innovators Council Luncheon & Meeting (Private event)
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM MST
    Lunch
  • 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM MST
    Keynote Session
  • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Break
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Evidence Based Lifestyle Medicine Treatment of Adults with Obesity: Essential Skills for Lifestyle Medicine Clinicians

    Presenter: Deepa Sannidhi, MD – UC San Diego Department of Family Medicine

    Presenter: Michelle Hauser, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine

    Presenter: Kelley Hagerich, MD, MPH – VA Palo Alto Healthcare System

    The How of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Wound Management

    Presenter: Jengyu Lai, DPM, DipACLM – Rochester Clinic, PLC

    The Allied Health Professionals Track

  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Thriving through Menopause and for Decades to Come with Lifestyle Medicine

    Presenter: Michelle D. Tollefson, MD, FACOG, DipABLM – MSU Denver

    The Science of Lifestyle Medicine Track

  • 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM MST
    Break
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM MST
    Transforming Primary Care to Deliver High-Value, Equitable Whole-Person Care

    Moderator: Padmaja M. Patel, MD, FACLM, DipABLM – Midland Health

    Panelist: Wayne Stephen Dysinger, MD, MPH, FACLM, FACPM, DipABLM – Lifestyle Medical

    Panelist: Bharati Kolte, MD

    Panelist: Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP

    Panelist: Greg Weidner, MD, FACP, DipABLM

  • 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM MST
    ACLM Awards Celebration