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From Vision to Action: Embedding a Whole Person Care Ecosystem into a Healthcare System and Community

Tuesday, November 10, 2026
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM ET
Location: Gatlin B/C
Moderated by ACLM’s President Dr. Padmaja Patel, this fireside chat between a lifestyle medicine leader and a healthcare executive shares practical lessons from designing and implementing innovative models of whole-person care within a hospital health system. Drawing on real-world experience, this discussion will examine how these models can redefine quality, improve clinical outcomes, reduce the total cost of care, and enhance the health and well-being of the populations served.

The conversation will highlight actionable strategies to embed lifestyle medicine into routine clinical practice, align system-level priorities with prevention-focused care, and integrate health system efforts with addressing employee health and community-based resources. Attendees will gain insights into stakeholder engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and strategic partnerships needed to build a scalable, sustainable whole-person care ecosystem.

Learning Objectives:

  • Analyze the clinical, operational, and financial drivers that accelerate and impede the shift toward whole-person care.
  • Evaluate strategies used to align physicians and system leaders around a shared whole-person care vision.
  • Identify core elements of sustainable clinical and business models to support prevention-focused, high-value lifestyle medicine care.
  • Explore integrating clinical services with community initiatives and resources through coordinated pathways to achieve the best outcomes.
  • Assess key barriers and opportunities to implementing lifestyle medicine in health systems and formulate practical solutions for their own setting.