Schedule

This is the schedule for the 2025 course. 

2026 course schedule not yet available. 

 

 

 

 

Live Streaming in US Eastern Time

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Optional Pre-Course Workshop
9:00am to 5:30pm
Mastering the Principles of Motivational Interviewing

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

9:00am to 9:30am
The Seismic Shift in Lifestyle Medicine

Edward Phillips, MD

9:30am to 10:30am
Keynote: I Have a Carrot and a Stent—You Pick!

Koushik Reddy, MD

10:30am to 10:45am
Break
10:45am to 11:45am
New Perspectives on Clinician Self-Care

Suzanne Koven, MD

11:45am to 12:45pm
Obesity Medicine

Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH

12:45pm to 1:45pm
Break
1:45pm to 2:15pm
Shared Medical Appointments for Lifestyle Medicine

Jacob Mirsky, MD

2:15pm to 2:45pm
Culinary Medicine Update

Rani Polak, MD, Chef, MBA

2:45pm to 3:30pm
Health and Wellness Coaching in Day-to-Day Practice: Who, What, Why, When, and How

Elizabeth Frates, MD

3:30pm to 3:45pm
Break
3:45pm to 4:45pm
Keynote: 2025 Nutrition Update

Christopher Gardner, PhD 

4:45pm to 5:30pm
Effectiveness and Applicability of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in a Busy Practice Setting

Joji Suzuki, MD

Friday, June 13, 2025

9:00am to 10:00am
Brain Energy: Lifestyle and Metabolic Interventions for Mental Health

Christopher Palmer, MD

10:00am to 10:45am
Whole Health: Bringing It to Life in Your Practice

Kavitha Reddy, MD

10:45am to 11:45am
Advanced Meditation and the Third Wave of Meditation Research

Matthew Sacchet, PhD

11:45am to 12:00pm
Break
12:00pm to 1:15pm
Incorporating Basic and Advanced Lifestyle Medicine Principles into Your Practice

Theresa Stone, MD, Rachele Pojednic, PhD, EdM, and Sivaneswaran Poobalasingam, MD, Dip IBLM

1:15pm to 2:15pm
Break
2:15pm to 3:15pm
Sleep Problems: The Most Effective Lifestyle Medicine Interventions

Param Dedhia, MD

3:15pm to 4:00pm
Lifestyle Medicine for Underserved Populations

David Bowman, MD

4:00pm to 4:15pm
Break
4:15pm to 4:45pm
Motivate Your Patients with Implementation Science

Mary Kennedy, PhD

4:45pm to 5:10pm
The Exercise Prescription: Getting Your Patients (and You) Moving

Edward Phillips, MD

5:10pm to 5:35pm
The New Data on the Benefits of Resistance Training

Edward Phillips, MD

5:35pm to 5:45pm
Transforming Lifestyle Medicine Knowledge into Action

Edward Phillips, MD