Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality in Lifestyle Medicine

This is a multidisciplinary convening regarding evidence and priorities at intersections between lifestyle medicine (LM) and meaning, purpose, and spirituality (MPS). Experts in psychology, positive psychology, and well-being will achieve meaningful agenda setting regarding these intersections and application in medical education, clinical practice, and research. The in-person convening will bring together a select audience of key stakeholders, including LM experts and health care innovators, to engage with panelists and help shape recommendations for integrating MPS across the LM health care continuum. Both the convening and the materials developed as outputs, including an accessible toolkit/roadmap for bringing MPS concepts into evidence-based LM education and practice, will serve the goal of making whole person and psychological determinants of LM practice and LM prescription adherence information accessible to practitioners.
When
3/13/2025 - 3/15/2025
Where
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road San Diego, CA 92106 UNITED STATES
Registration
Registration is closed. Need help? Email Dasha Ross at [email protected]

Program

Thursday, 13 March 2025

Description
Time
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM
We will discuss what the science shows about the role of MPS in health and psychological well-being and what additional research is needed to help health care harness MPS for improved health outcomes.  How purpose in life impacts health and well-being and what additional research is needed to help lifestyle medicine/health care harness life purpose for best outcomes. We will also discuss the lessons about the role of MPS on health from the Blue Zones.
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
7:00 PM

Friday, 14 March 2025

Description
Time
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM
In this session, we will discuss what the role of MPS in medical education is both to support the students' well-being and their effectiveness with patients.  We will also discuss how medical education can be enhanced to include elements of MPS in learning lifestyle medicine/healthcare best practices.
Time
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
9:00 AM
Time
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:15 AM
During this session we will cover how MPS can serve as interventions in successful lifestyle medicine practices to improve outcomes.  We will also discuss how MPS can be incorporated into lifestyle medicine practices and treatment plans in a practical way.
Time
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
10:45 AM
Time
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
12:00 PM
In this session we will discuss the role of MPS in flourishing for health professionals and how MPS can be harnessed to support health professionals' well-being.
Time
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
1:00 PM
Time
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
2:15 PM
Time
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
2:45 PM

Saturday, 15 March 2025

Description
Optional and complimentary if attending post-event workshop.
Time
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM
Optional and complimentary post-summit workshop of a smaller group of experts to begin to frame the summit content into recommendations.
Time
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
9:00 AM
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