CME Webinar: Lifestyle Medicine in Practice: Evidence‑Based Strategies for Chronic Disease Care

Jun. 2026Education/Webinars

Please join us for a live, CME-accredited and CEU-accredited webinar on Wednesday, Sept. 23 from noon to 1 p.m., that will provide an overview on lifestyle medicine. Participants will learn how to integrate six core domains—nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and social connection—into routine care using practical tools such as brief counseling, motivational interviewing, and team-based strategies.

This session highlights applications for common conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, hypertension, and mental health disorders, with an emphasis on sustainable lifestyle change and improved patient outcomes.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Define lifestyle medicine and explain the role of its six core pillars in the prevention and management of chronic disease.
  • Apply evidence-based lifestyle interventions and patient-centered counseling techniques to support sustainable behavior change in clinical practice.
  • Integrate lifestyle medicine into interdisciplinary care while addressing barriers, including social determinants of health, to improve patient outcomes.

Presenter:

Michelle L. Thompson, DO, AOBFP, ABOIM, DipABLM, FACLM; Vice President of Medical Staff, UPMC Horizon and Jameson; Board Certified, Integrative and Lifestyle Family Medicine; Mind-Body Medicine Certified; Medical Director, UPMC Lifestyle Medicine Program; Physician Thrive Champion and Well-Being Committee; Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Adjunct Clinical Professor, Philadelphia and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Provider is responsible for verifying CME eligibility.

This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and ANCC. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

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