Lifestyle Medicine for the Advanced Practice Nurse - Online Course

During this presentation, the advanced practice nurse will be introduced to the six pillars of lifestyle medicine including the scientific evidence to support the utilization of these pillars in the prevention, treatment, and/or reversal of chronic disease. Additionally, the advanced practice nurse will learn how to incorporate lifestyle assessments and prescriptions into their current practice. This webinar is being presented by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe the six pillars of lifestyle medicine.
• Discuss the scientific evidence to support the utilization of these pillars in the prevention, treatment, and/or reversal of chronic disease.
• Understand the process of evidence-based lifestyle assessment.
• Develop selected lifestyle prescriptions.

Speaker Bio:

Josie Bidwell, DNP, RN, FNP-C, DipACLM, FACLM

Dr. Josie Bidwell serves as an Associate Professor and Clinical Director for the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is a board-certified Diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and was inducted as a Fellow of the college in 2022. She is the first nurse to receive this designation. Dr. Bidwell currently practices in the Lifestyle Medicine Clinic at UMMC and hosts the live weekly call-in radio show Southern Remedy Healthy and Fit on Mississippi Public Broadcasting Think Radio.