Conference tickets available now! - BSLM Newsletter January 2022
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Dear member,
We hope the holidays have been joyous and given you all a chance to relax, after what has been another eventful year.
For BSLM, 2021 was a year of success and growth, and we are looking to build on this in 2022. This year, we are continuing our focus on health inequalities and highlighting how lifestyle medicine can positively impact the communities that exist in modern society.
Stay tuned over the next few weeks and months to hear about what we have planned, such as the launch of our first course through the new Learning Academy, creation of our lifestyle medicine careers and initiatives page and going live with our annual conference.
Tottenham Hotspur FC to host BSLM 2022
The first big announcement of the year revolves around BSLM 2022, and we can confirm that our annual conference will be held at the home of English Premier League football team, Tottenham Hotspur and continue our Community theme, ensuring lifestyle medicine education, gets to where it's needed the most.
BSLM Executive Director, Dr Fraser Quin, has expressed his delight at partnering with such a prestigious and community-driven organisation.
"I am delighted to announce the venue for BSLM 2022 is the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The team at Tottenham have bent over backwards to work with us so that we can deliver a hybrid conference at a world class sporting venue. What is unique about the venue is the combination of the “corporate” high quality open spaces, that can facilitate both plenary and parallel sessions in great comfort, but complimented by small intimate meeting places which will foster networking, meetings, and maintain that friendly family feel that has been so valued in the past.
The Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, that does so much incredible work in schools in the community, is keen to work with BSLM, beyond the annual conference, in order to spread the Lifestyle Medicine message both locally and regionally. I'm certain there'll be some exciting announcements to be made in this area in due course."
Please join us in London in September for what promises to be the best conference yet, both in terms of speakers, and venue.
See you in September!
Fraser
Over the coming weeks and months, we will be announcing further details, including more of the speakers that will be attending BSLM 2022.
To mark the launch, we’re offering a once off special, pre-early bird launch price of £275 for the first in-person tickets registered for BSLM2022 in London. This opening special is for Members only and will be the biggest discount available throughout the ticket sales period, so get in fast!
You can purchase your tickets via the button below.
IN THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER
- Register for February's webinar
- Book your place for the Manchester & North-West regional meeting
- Register for the Social Prescribing Network Conference in March
- Join the Social Prescribing Special Interest Group
- MAN V FAT programme offers vouchers for patients
- Catch up on the latest lifestyle medicine news, including new blog releases
- Get the latest NHS Network news stories
February' Monthly Webinar
You can now sign up for the latest BSLM webinar, set to take place on Tuesday 15th February at 7pm.
Hugo Ross, from TakeTenMinutes.co.uk, will be talking to us about the benefits of the outdoors and mental wellbeing exercises.
Meanwhile, Dr Helen Kini will be exploring menopause and lifestyle medicine.
You can register via the button below.
Manchester & North-West Regional Meeting
BSLM are holding a Manchester & North West-based regional meeting next month at 7pm Wednesday, February 2nd (regional members only). In this talk Annice will cover many practical lifestyle based solutions that are prescriptive for the specific symptoms and health issues occurring in Menopause today.
All women should be supported to implement a range of holistic lifestyle strategies which will bolster long term health, as well as reduce menopause symptoms, with no risks or side effects. In addition to general lifestyle approaches, women should be supported to identify a menopause management path tailored to their individual needs that enables them to thrive through menopause. The right path will not be the same path for everyone because every woman’s menopause experience is unique.
You can register via the button below.
4th International Social Prescribing Network Conference
The conference will be an online event. Tickets will enable delegates to attend all scheduled sessions on the 10th and 11th March 2022. There will also be a range of digital content available to delegates for several weeks after the conference – so catching up with sessions you couldn’t attend will be simple.
The conference will address the 'hot topics' in social prescribing, in the UK and in other countries as well as sharing the latest international research findings. The conference programme will be developed in the next few months as we listen to suggestions from the social prescribing network members.
Join the Social Prescribing Special Interest Group (SIG)
The Social Prescribing Special Interest Group (SIG) are also looking for new members. You would be responsible for creating and documenting best practice and creating resources with regards to social prescribing and lifestyle medicine.
Anyone interested in joining should reach out to us at office@bslm.org.uk
Man V Fat Programme Patient Resources
As announced last month, BSLM are delighted to be working with MAN v FAT to pilot their fantastic digital weight loss programme.
MAN v FAT Challenge is an online weight loss provision targeted specifically at engaging men, which traditionally are a hard to engage demographic. The 14 week programme brings men together into teams with a dedicated coach, where they will compete against other teams to score points for weight loss and competing challenges.
If you have a patient who is eligible and ready to make a lifestyle change, just hand them a voucher (e-vouchers available for online appointments) with promo code BSLM. A dedicated coach will make contact to complete sign up.
The vouchers and a flyer for the course can be found below. Please feel free to print these out, put them up and hand out the vouchers to eligible patients.
Lifestyle Medicine Resources
At BSLM we are continuing to raise awareness of lifestyle medicine and the transformative benefits it brings to the everyday lives of patients.
Below there are two flyers for you to print off, share around your practice and help reach out and improve the impact lifestyle medicine can have in your community.
Together, let's try to reach out to those not yet familiar with lifestyle medicine and its growing influence on the health and wellbeing agenda.
The flyers offer a quick summary of who we are and what we do, as well as an explanation of the six pillars of lifestyle medicine.
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Lifestyle Medicine Latest News
Public Health England launch 'Better Health' Campaign
Public Health England have launched their Better Health campaign. Healthy changes start with little changes. Whether you want to lose weight, get active or quit smoking, Better Health is here with lots of free tools and support. You can also find simple ways to lift your mood with Every Mind Matters.
BSLM are proud to be supporting Public Health England with this campaign, which will run until the end of March. You can read more about the campaign here.
You can also support the campaign through your own organisation or practice, there are resources made available here.
Sport England Survey article
The BSLM Physical Activity Special Interest Group, lead by Dr Alex Maxwell and Dr Chris Lutterodt, have responded to a Sport England Survey last month. The report provides insight to the activity levels of the nation's children, also revealing how Covid-19 has affected these activity levels, as well as their enjoyment.
The review of this survey identifies the key statistics that underline this impact, then looks at how lifestyle medicine should be used to improve physical activity among children.
Read the full review here.
Lifestyle Medicine and the Social Determinants of Health
In the UK, healthy life expectancy is stalling and inequalities are widening. So where does lifestyle medicine come in? And how do we ensure our evidence-based discipline reduces inequalities - rather than widens them?
For the BSLM blog this month, GP and BSLM Learning Academy Director, Dr Ellen Fallows, argues for a new approach, based on ‘3 principles of lifestyle medicine’. To be effective we need to combine the skills of lifestyle medicine with the knowledge (the six pillars) alongside a commitment to addressing the socio-economic determinants of health.
Read Ellen's blog on the socio-economic determinants of health
Dr Adaeze Ifezulike awarded MBE
A huge congratulations to Dr Adaeze Ifezulike after being awarded an MBE for her services to health inequalities within minority ethnic groups.
This was awarded in the Queen's New Year honours and reflects the amazing work Dr Adaeze has carried out over the past year, and throughout her career. The work included the setting up mobile vaccine centres in places of faith and spearheaded the creation of a highly effective vaccination video.
You can read the full article on this amazing achievement here.
NICE creates new menu of treatment for those suffering from depression
NICE has published new draft guidelines on the treatment of depression. The guidelines say people with depression should be able to choose what treatment option is right for them in discussion with their healthcare professional.
First line treatment options for less severe depression should include CBT, exercise, counselling or psychotherapy, the guidelines say. This would be in line with an evidence-based lifestyle medicine approach and BSLM welcomes these proposals as a step in the right direction in the treatment of mental illness.
Read more here.
Unhealthy Work Habits
Dr Sheena Fraser has been exploring the unhealthy working habits that seem to consume a career as a GP. The workload crisis GPs face looks to be getting worse, rather than better, which ultimately leads to greater stress on those still working.
With this, there are increasingly limited opportunities for GPs to relieve stress and unburden their workload. In this blog, Dr Fraser has looked into this issue and outlined some methods to help.
Read here.
Lifestyle Medicine: The blueprint for reframing healthcare and public health
Health Europa have published a free-to-read interview with BSLM Executive Director, Dr Fraser Quin. This publication explores lifestyle medicine and the work BSLM do to transform the health of the population by increasing its overall use among society, clinicians, and policymakers.
At BSLM we are looking to ensure lifestyle medicine is at the pivotal in driving and improving society's health and wellbeing. Support us to reframe healthcare and level societal health inequalities by checking out and sharing the article.
Read more.
Plant Based Nutrition
8 week distance learning course - starts Feb 7th 2022
BSLM has teamed up with the University of Winchester to offer an eight-week course in Plant Based Nutrition. The course is designed for health professionals who would like to incorporate evidence-based nutrition into their practice and will help you answer questions such as what is a healthy plant-based diet; how can it be achieved; and what are the benefits?
Plant Based Health Online: Virtual Group Consultations
Plant based health online (PBHO) is a CQC regulated lifestyle medicine healthcare service providing online support from a doctor-led team of healthcare professionals. There are currently still spaces available for colorectal, prostate and breast cancer groups. Plant Based Health Online uses an evidence-based diet and lifestyle approach to support patients living with common chronic illnesses and cancer. They are now running virtual group consultations for cancer survivorship, type 2 diabetes, weight management and other conditions. You can find out more about their services by visiting the Plant-Based Health Online website here
Reset your Health
Until May 5th, 2022 (Online)
Reset Your Health is an informative and individualised online programme which equips the user with evidence-based nutritional advice and the practical skills they need to eat healthily. Using a detailed ingredient-based algorithm RYH provides recipes personalised to an individual’s food preferences, dietary requirements and health conditions helping reverse health conditions caused by lifestyle.
Afternoon Tea with Docs
Every Sunday at 5pm (Online on Zoom)
Join Dr Linda Mizun and Dr Erica Lin every Sunday for relaxed and educational health and lifestyle medicine discussion aimed at health professionals and the general public.
Stress Management and Resiliency Training
9am every Wednesday from Feb 23rd - April 12th (Online)
This 8-week research-proven* program will help you develop self-care tools to recognise and manage your stress, reduce medical symptoms and enhance your quality of life.
The course will cost £390. BSLM and PBHP UK members are eligible for a £30 discount.
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