Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine

Overview

IPT West Midlands, at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, are launching a series of one day workshops on the Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine to clinicians and other healthcare professionals.

Lifestyle Medicine is a new medical discipline that integrates lifestyle practices into conventional medicine to lower the risk for chronic disease, treating lifestyle causes. It is an evidence-based approach to prevent, treat and sometimes reverse lifestyle related chronic diseases and disorders.  The principles of Lifestyle Medicine are underpinned by the 6 pillars that the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine describe as: mental wellbeing, healthy relationships, physical activity, healthy eating, sleep and minimisation of harmful substances or behaviours.

The workshop will address the global crisis that we have in relation to diseases. The NHS long-term plan is to move towards prevention rather than treatment. Where we are currently is not sustainable with the demand on services and waiting times for treatment increasing. Prescribed medication is increasing and so have illnesses. Lifestyle Medicine looks at how modifiable behavioural changes can be sustained through techniques to prevent someone developing a disease, improve a prognosis and sometimes reverse it.

You will learn about the growing research and evidence of Lifestyle Medicine to treat various long-term conditions, including depression and chronic pain. We will be discussing how different techniques can be integrated into your roles. To be an effective antidote to the chronic disease problem, everyone will be required to play their part in an approach that is geared to self-care, self-management and social prescribing.

Who is the training for?

• For those who wish to enhance outcomes and improve health conditions for their clients/patients/service users.

• To evolve and augment current practice by blending in other disciplines that will compliment what you already do.

• To be at the forefront of scientific research that is a growing trend in medicine.

• To learn more about your own health and well-being in the prevention of illness.

Why are we offering this training?

• The wealth of our society has grown, science has grown, and yet illness is increasing and waiting times are getting longer. We need to see a reduction in people accessing medical interventions.

• Prescribed medication is increasing at a vast rate, and we need to tackle the over-prescribing of medication and re-educate ourselves on alternatives approaches.

• To help people to gain a greater degree of ownership, shared responsibility and more personal involvement in their health and interventions.

Workshop Dates 

This workshop is suitable for those who are looking to enhance their therapy practice.  

Location: Online

Dates:  TBC 

Time:   9:15 am - 4.30 pm

Fees:    £100 (CPD Certificates will be issued on attendance)

Spaces are limited to 25 for each workshop (Book early to avoid disappointment). The workshop will not be recorded. 

Download the booking form - IPT in Lifestyle Medicine workshop

Trainers

Dr Marie Wardle - Programme Director, Psychotherapist  

Heather Morgan - Psychotherapist, IPT UK Practitioner and Supervisor

Workshop Testimonials 

• I really enjoyed the workshop. There was space for discussion as well as watching videos/slides. The slides were clearly presented, and it was good to have a mixture of slides and videos, which were really informative. The information was presented clearly, the environment was friendly and relaxed. There were lots of resources, and the workshop was well-paced. Breaks were spaced out well and adequately. The workshop helped me reflect on lifestyle medicine. 

• Informative and interactive with interesting topics

• Very interesting, informative, and practical content delivered in an inspiring and thought-provoking manner. Good use of videos and slides led to resources for self and clients. It gave credence to what we are already doing and encouraged us to expand on it, knowing that this is strongly evidence-based and NHS supported now.

• Topics linked into materials I currently use, forward-thinking, away from the medical model. 

Please email ipt.westmidlands@mpft.nhs.uk for further information.