Wellness Forum - Lifestyle Medicine Certification Program

Curriculum Description: All courses include audiotapes, a curriculum book, and a handbook. Staff is available for personal coaching for those enrolled in these courses.

Certified Health Educator Program | Lifestyle Medicine Certification Program

Lifestyle Medicine Certification Program

The Program Objectives

Teach the scientific foundation for using diet and lifestyle as a preventive and curative tool
Teach specific protocols for treating common degenerative conditions
Show physicians how to develop a profitable practice using lifestyle medicine for some or all patients
Train staff to conduct educational programming that supports the practice by teaching necessary skills for diet and lifestyle improvement.

Enrollment

Deadline for enrollment is April 15, 2008.

To enroll in the program or for questions, call 614 841-7700 and ask for Kelly.

Want more information about the program?

The Wellness Forum provides all the details in the Lifestyle Medicine Certification Program Course Catalog including required materials list, fee schedule, staff bios, and financial projections for operation of a Wellness Forum Center in Physician Office.

Physician Training Schedule

Note: The following schedule may be subject to change due to the busy schedules of the physicians providing the training. All topics will be covered by the end of the course, but some topics may be covered on different days than reflected below.

April 30 8:00 p.m.	The Science Behind the Plant-Based Diet T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
May 7 8:00 p.m.	The Science Behind the Plant-Based Diet II T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
May 14 8:00 p.m.	Orientation to Lifestyle Medicine Pamela A. Popper, Ph.D., N.D.
May 21 8:00 p.m.	Preventing and Reversing Cardiovascular Disease Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D.
May 28 8:00 p.m.	Women's Health
June 4 8:00 p.m.	Autoimmune Diseases
June 11 8:00 p.m.	Vaccinations Sherry Tenpenny, D.O.
June 18 8:00 p.m.	Cancer Treatment Alternatives Ralph Moss, Ph.D.
June 25 8:00 p.m.	Therapeutic Fasting Dr. Alan Goldhamer, D.C.
July 9 8:00 p.m.	Mental Health and Depression Pam Popper, Jeff Wilson
July 16 8:00 p.m.	GI Disorders
July 23 8:00 p.m.	Diabetes Neal Barnard, M.D.
July 30 8:00 p.m.	Supplementation, Exercise, Joint and Muscle Pain Pam Popper, Doug Owens, Mark Edds
Aug 6 8:00 p.m.	Prostate Health Dr. Mark Scholtz, M.D.

Facilitator Training Schedule

Monday, March 31 8:00 p.m.	Review of policies and procedures
Monday, April 7 6:30 p.m.	Class I
Tuesday, April 8 8:00 p.m.	Teaching skills
Monday, April 14 6:30 p.m.	Class II
Monday, April 21 6:30 p.m.	Class III
Tuesday, April 22 8:00 p.m.	Teaching skills
Monday, April 28 6:60 p.m.	Class IV
Monday, May 5 8:00 p.m.	Product training
Monday, May 12 7:30 p.m.	Cooking class with Del
Monday, May 19 8:00 p.m.	Meal planning and coaching
Monday, June 2 8:00 p.m.	Accelerated Weight Loss
Monday, June 8 8:00 p.m.	TCOYH training

For more information contact: The Wellness Forum