Course Summary

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*Course*	Lifestyle Medicine and Clinical Prevention
*Convenors*	Professor Garry Egger MPH PhD MAPS; Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW and Centre for Health Promotion and Research, Sydney, NSW
*Presenters*	Professor David Cameron-Smith (Nutrition) Mr Gary Webb (Exercise Physiology)
*Date*	24 – 25 September 2008
*Time*	9:00am - 5:00pm daily
*Venue*	Classroom 3, AMREP Education Centre, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, Victoria
*Suitable for*	Health professionals from all backgrounds particularly those accredited under the EPC system
*Aims*	The aim of this course is to offers practical techniques on clinical aspects of lifestyle-related disease; from nutrition and physical activity to stress, anxiety, depression, sleep and sexual behaviour
*Overview*	Topics include: • Introduction to lifestyle medicine • Epidemiology of lifestyle- related disease • Motivating patients to comply • Managing obesity • Healthy nutrition for metabolic health management • Physical activity: generic and specific prescription • Stress, anxiety and depression • Positive psychology and mental health promotion • Introduction to the addictions • Sleep, skin care and sexual behaviour (Includes professional tools for practical measurements)
*Course material*	Text book to be purchased with registration: Lifestyle Medicine (Egger, Binns and Rossner, Sydney, McGraw-Hill, 2008)
*Fee*	$400 (excluding GST), plus $69 for required text book.