An Ideal Model for Scaling and Tailoring Lifestyle Medicine Treatment

This session explores how leading institutions and clinicians are using Lifestyle Medicine Shared Medical Appointments (LMSMAs) to transform patient care across diverse clinical settings and populations. By addressing chronic conditions and lifestyle-related behaviors in a group-based, scalable model, LMSMAs are proving to be both effective and efficient in improving outcomes.

The session will also highlight practical pathways for payment and reimbursement, offering valuable insights into how these models can be sustainably implemented in real-world healthcare environments.

LMSMAs combine evidence-based lifestyle interventions with the power of peer support—empowering patients to take charge of their health while allowing clinicians to maximize their impact.

00:00 Introduction
03:55 Lifestyle Medicine Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara
12:49 Shared Medical Appointments at WashU Living Well Center
25:05 Healthy Lifestyle Program: Massachusetts General Hospital
38:54 Simple Health Lifestyle Medicine Shared Medical Appointment Program
48:25 ACLM Resources
51:00 Q&A

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The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system.

Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.

Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions.

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