AAPM&R National Grand Rounds: Lifestyle Medicine-Session recording

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Video Summary

Dr. Heidi Prather is an advocate for lifestyle medicine in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). She highlights the importance of lifestyle changes in chronic conditions and the need for a more comprehensive approach to patient care. Lifestyle medicine focuses on educating and motivating patients to change personal habits and behaviors through six pillars: nutrition, physical activity, stress management, reduction of risky substances, positive social connections, and restorative sleep. Dr. Prather emphasizes the role of physiatrists in promoting and implementing lifestyle medicine interventions. She encourages physiatrists to receive training in areas such as nutrition and behavioral management and to become certified in lifestyle medicine. Dr. Prather shares the success of her intensive lifestyle medicine program at Washington University and her plans to implement a similar program at the Hospital for Special Surgery. She also discusses the potential impact of lifestyle medicine on healthcare costs and employee wellness programs. Dr. Prather concludes by encouraging physiatrists to get involved in lifestyle medicine and to explore resources such as the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the Plantrition Project.

Keywords

Dr. Heidi Prather

lifestyle medicine

physical medicine and rehabilitation

chronic conditions

comprehensive approach

patient care

nutrition

physical activity

stress management

physiatrists