American Board of Lifestyle Medicine
fn fn fn fn
Lifestylefnmedicinefn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔ (1)fnEvidence-
basedfnpracticefnoffnhelpingfnindividualsfnandfnfamiliesfnadoptfnandfnsustainfnhealthyfnbehavi
orsfnthatfnaffectfnhealthfnandfnqualityfnoffnlife.fn(2)fnThefnusefnoffntherapeuticfnlifestylefnchange
sfntofntreat,fnpreventfnandfnreversefndiseasefn-
Lifestylefn"in"fnmedicine.fnWhenfnthefnsamefnlifestylefnchoicesfnmaximizefnhealthfnandfnpre
fn
ventfndisease,fnthisfnisfnlifestylefn"is"fnmedicine.
PioneersfnoffnLifestylefnMedicinefn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
Hippocrates;fnThomasfnEdison;fnNathanfnPritikin;fnJohnfnMcDougall;fnDeanfnOrnish;fnCal
dwellfnBfnEsselstynfnJr;fnHansfnDiehl;fnWHOfnDiet,fnnutrition,fnandfnthefnpreventionfnoffnchron
icfndiseases;fnJamesfnRippe
ACLMfn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
Organizedfninfnearlyfn2004fnbyfnDrfnJohnfnKelly;fnPhysicianfnCorefnLMfnCompetenciesfnest
ablishedfninfn2009,fnpublishedfninfnJAMAfn2010
ABLMfn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
Establishedfninfn2015,fnfirstfnofferingfnLM2017fnconference
ValuefnoffnLifestylefnMedicinefn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
Afndistinguishingfnfeaturefnisfnthatfnitfnactuallyfnsavesfnmorefnthanfnitfncosts.
LifestylefnMedicinefnCorefncompetenciesfn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
Leadership:fn1)fnPromotefnhealthyfnbehaviorsfnasfnfoundationalfntofnmedicalfncare,fndiseas
efnprevention,fnandfnhealthfnpromotionfn-
2)fnSeekfntofnpracticefnhealthyfnpersonalfnbehaviorsfn-
fn
3)fnCreatefnenvironmentsfnthatfnsupportfnhealthyfnbehaviorsfnatfnschool,fnworkfnandfnhome;
fn
, fn Knowledge:fn1)fnDemonstratefnafnknowledgefnoffnthefnevidencefnthatfnspecificfnlifestylefnch
angesfncanfnhavefnafnpositivefneffectfnonfnpatients'fnhealthfnoutcomesfn-
fn 2)fnDescribefnwaysfnthatfnphysicianfnengagementfnwithfnpatientsfnandfnfamiliesfncanfnhavefn
afnpositivefneffectfnonfnpatients'fnhealthfnbehaviors;fnAssessmentfnSkills:fn1)fnAssessfnthefnso
cial,fnpsychologicalfnandfnbiologicalfnpredispositionsfnoffnpatients'fnbehaviorsfnandfnthefnres
ultingfnhealthfnoutcomesfn-
fn 2)fnAssessfnpatientfnandfnfamilyfnreadiness,fnwillingness,fnandfnabilityfntofnmakefnhealthfnbe
haviorfnchangesfn-fn3)fnPerformfnhistoryfnandfnphysicalfnexamfnspecificfntofnlifestyle-
relatedfnhealthfnstatusfnincludingfnlifestylefn'vitalfnsigns';fnManagementfnSkills:fn1)fnUsefnnati
onallyfnrecognizedfnpracticefnguidelinesfntofnassistfnpatientsfninfnself-
managingfntheirfnhealthfnbehaviorsfnandfnlifestylefn-
fn 2)fnEstablishfneffectivefnrelationshipsfnwithfnpatientsfnandfnfamiliesfntofneffectfnandfnsustainf
nbehavioralfnchangefn-
fn 3)fnCollaboratefnwithfnpatientsfnandfntheirfnfamiliesfntofndevelopfnactionfnplansfn-
fn 4)fnhelpfnpatientfnmanagefnandfnsustainfnhealthfnlifestylefnpractices;fnUsefnoffnOfficefnandfnC
ommunity:fn1)fnHavefnthefnabilityfntofnpracticefninfnanfninterdisciplinaryfnteamfnoffnHCPsfn-
fn 2)fnDevelopfnandfnapplyfnofficefnsystemsfnandfnpracticesfntofnsupportfnlifestylefnmedicalfnca
refn-
fn 3)fnMeasurefnprocessesfnandfnoutcomesfntofnimprovefnthefnqualityfnoffnlifestylefninterventio
nsfn-
fn 4)fnUsefnappropriatefncommunityfnreferralfnresourcesfnthatfnsupportfnthefnimplementationfn
offnlifestylefnmedicine
Lifestylefnchangefnimpactsfnthefn"causefnoffnthefncause"fnoffndiseasefn-fncorrectfnanswer✔
✔
1)fnbeneficiallyfnaffectingfngenefnexpressionfn(epigenetics);fn2)fnReducingfninsulinfnresista
nce;fn3)fnreducingfnchronicfnsystemicfninflammation;fn4)fnprovidingfnanti-
oxidants;fn5)fnmore...
HealthfnRiskfnAssessmentsfn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
DescribedfninfnSepfn2013fnAHRQfndocument;fnCDCfnsource
fn fn fn fn
Lifestylefnmedicinefn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔ (1)fnEvidence-
basedfnpracticefnoffnhelpingfnindividualsfnandfnfamiliesfnadoptfnandfnsustainfnhealthyfnbehavi
orsfnthatfnaffectfnhealthfnandfnqualityfnoffnlife.fn(2)fnThefnusefnoffntherapeuticfnlifestylefnchange
sfntofntreat,fnpreventfnandfnreversefndiseasefn-
Lifestylefn"in"fnmedicine.fnWhenfnthefnsamefnlifestylefnchoicesfnmaximizefnhealthfnandfnpre
fn
ventfndisease,fnthisfnisfnlifestylefn"is"fnmedicine.
PioneersfnoffnLifestylefnMedicinefn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
Hippocrates;fnThomasfnEdison;fnNathanfnPritikin;fnJohnfnMcDougall;fnDeanfnOrnish;fnCal
dwellfnBfnEsselstynfnJr;fnHansfnDiehl;fnWHOfnDiet,fnnutrition,fnandfnthefnpreventionfnoffnchron
icfndiseases;fnJamesfnRippe
ACLMfn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
Organizedfninfnearlyfn2004fnbyfnDrfnJohnfnKelly;fnPhysicianfnCorefnLMfnCompetenciesfnest
ablishedfninfn2009,fnpublishedfninfnJAMAfn2010
ABLMfn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
Establishedfninfn2015,fnfirstfnofferingfnLM2017fnconference
ValuefnoffnLifestylefnMedicinefn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
Afndistinguishingfnfeaturefnisfnthatfnitfnactuallyfnsavesfnmorefnthanfnitfncosts.
LifestylefnMedicinefnCorefncompetenciesfn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
Leadership:fn1)fnPromotefnhealthyfnbehaviorsfnasfnfoundationalfntofnmedicalfncare,fndiseas
efnprevention,fnandfnhealthfnpromotionfn-
2)fnSeekfntofnpracticefnhealthyfnpersonalfnbehaviorsfn-
fn
3)fnCreatefnenvironmentsfnthatfnsupportfnhealthyfnbehaviorsfnatfnschool,fnworkfnandfnhome;
fn
, fn Knowledge:fn1)fnDemonstratefnafnknowledgefnoffnthefnevidencefnthatfnspecificfnlifestylefnch
angesfncanfnhavefnafnpositivefneffectfnonfnpatients'fnhealthfnoutcomesfn-
fn 2)fnDescribefnwaysfnthatfnphysicianfnengagementfnwithfnpatientsfnandfnfamiliesfncanfnhavefn
afnpositivefneffectfnonfnpatients'fnhealthfnbehaviors;fnAssessmentfnSkills:fn1)fnAssessfnthefnso
cial,fnpsychologicalfnandfnbiologicalfnpredispositionsfnoffnpatients'fnbehaviorsfnandfnthefnres
ultingfnhealthfnoutcomesfn-
fn 2)fnAssessfnpatientfnandfnfamilyfnreadiness,fnwillingness,fnandfnabilityfntofnmakefnhealthfnbe
haviorfnchangesfn-fn3)fnPerformfnhistoryfnandfnphysicalfnexamfnspecificfntofnlifestyle-
relatedfnhealthfnstatusfnincludingfnlifestylefn'vitalfnsigns';fnManagementfnSkills:fn1)fnUsefnnati
onallyfnrecognizedfnpracticefnguidelinesfntofnassistfnpatientsfninfnself-
managingfntheirfnhealthfnbehaviorsfnandfnlifestylefn-
fn 2)fnEstablishfneffectivefnrelationshipsfnwithfnpatientsfnandfnfamiliesfntofneffectfnandfnsustainf
nbehavioralfnchangefn-
fn 3)fnCollaboratefnwithfnpatientsfnandfntheirfnfamiliesfntofndevelopfnactionfnplansfn-
fn 4)fnhelpfnpatientfnmanagefnandfnsustainfnhealthfnlifestylefnpractices;fnUsefnoffnOfficefnandfnC
ommunity:fn1)fnHavefnthefnabilityfntofnpracticefninfnanfninterdisciplinaryfnteamfnoffnHCPsfn-
fn 2)fnDevelopfnandfnapplyfnofficefnsystemsfnandfnpracticesfntofnsupportfnlifestylefnmedicalfnca
refn-
fn 3)fnMeasurefnprocessesfnandfnoutcomesfntofnimprovefnthefnqualityfnoffnlifestylefninterventio
nsfn-
fn 4)fnUsefnappropriatefncommunityfnreferralfnresourcesfnthatfnsupportfnthefnimplementationfn
offnlifestylefnmedicine
Lifestylefnchangefnimpactsfnthefn"causefnoffnthefncause"fnoffndiseasefn-fncorrectfnanswer✔
✔
1)fnbeneficiallyfnaffectingfngenefnexpressionfn(epigenetics);fn2)fnReducingfninsulinfnresista
nce;fn3)fnreducingfnchronicfnsystemicfninflammation;fn4)fnprovidingfnanti-
oxidants;fn5)fnmore...
HealthfnRiskfnAssessmentsfn-fncorrectfnanswer✔ ✔
DescribedfninfnSepfn2013fnAHRQfndocument;fnCDCfnsource
