The current Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review, 3rd Edition, expires on May 31, 2023. A newly revised and updated Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review, 4th Edition, will debut in May 2023- exact date to be determined. This new 4th Edition has been updated to address the newly updated and published ABLM competencies and includes updates based on expert feedback, evidence-based practice, guidelines, and research. 

If you choose to purchase the current Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 3rd Edition between January 16, 2023, and the launch of the new Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 4th Edition, you will be granted immediate access to 3rd edition online content and be automatically upgraded to the 4th Edition upon its launch. Your printed manual will not be processed until the 4th edition launches so that you may receive the 4th Edition manual. For more information, some frequently asked questions about the course update are available here.

Prices per Course | NOTE: ACLM members receive an exclusive 25% discount. 
Nonmember - $899 
Member - $674.25

Credits
30 CME/CE Credits
(Full Accreditation information listed below)

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Learning Objectives 

• Review the pillars of evidence-based lifestyle medicine and how it can prevent, treat and reverse disease.
• Review evidence-based lifestyle medicine prescriptions and their clinical application.
• Review evidence-based lifestyle medicine content that will be tested on the Lifestyle Medicine Board Certification Exam.

Course Format 
The Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review, 3rd Edition is hosted online via the ACLM Learning Management System (LMS) and consists of 3 main components: 

COMPONENT 1 - Board Review Course Manual and Quiz Questions (20 hours): The Board Review Course Manual is available in printed form and online within the ACLM learning management system. The manual consists of 10 sections, Lifestyle Medicine key articles, appendix, index, detailed graphics, tables and figures, and over 120 quiz questions. Each of the ten sections have corresponding quiz questions available to complete in the paper copy of the book and online via the ACLM LMS. Enrollees seeking CME/CE credits will be required to read the material and complete the quiz questions via the online course to receive their CME/CE Certificate.  

COMPONENT 2 - Key Lifestyle Medicine Articles and Quiz Questions (2 hours): The manual also includes 9 Key Lifestyle Medicine Article Summaries with 2 corresponding review questions each. Enrollees seeking CME/CE credits must read the article summaries and complete the questions via the online course to receive their CME/CE Certificate. This course component will account for 2 hours.

COMPONENT 3 - Online Review Lectures (8 hours): There are 10 review lectures with corresponding questions. Enrollees seeking CME credits for the course will be required to complete the review lectures and corresponding questions via the online course to receive their CME/CE Certificate. This course component will account for 8 hours. Review Lectures correspond with each of the manual sections and include the following:

Duration 
20 hours for reviewing manual and answering corresponding review questions 
2 hours for reviewing article summaries and answering corresponding review questions 
8 hours for reviewing 10 online section lectures and answering corresponding review questions

Specifications 
This course can be viewed on desktop, tablet or mobile device. Speakers or headphones are required for this course. The eBook can be viewed within the learning management system.

Term of Approval 
April 6, 2021 – May 31, 2023 

Enrollment 
Access to course: access to the current course edition and online material is granted through the term of approval which ends May 31, 2023. As new editions of the course launch and replace previous editions, those enrolled within 2 years of the new edition launch will be granted complimentary online access to the new version with the opportunity to purchase the updated printed manual for $99.

Accreditation Statement 
In support of patient care, Rush University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

This activity is being presented without bias and without commercial support. 

ANCC Credit Designation – Nurses 
The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 30 contact hours. 

Rush University is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000272), occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, social work (159.001203), nutrition, speech-audiology, and psychology by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.  

Rush University designates this enduring material for 30 Continuing Education credits. 

Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge based CPE activity for 30 contact hours for pharmacists. 

Rush University designates this internet enduring material for 30 CE credits in psychology. 

The Commission on Dietetic Registration accepts self-study programs approved through ACCME. 

The ABLM and IBLM has reviewed and approved the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course as a qualifying prerequisite to sit for the ABLM exam. 

The AAFP has reviewed the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course and deemed it acceptable for up to 30.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 04/01/2023 to 05/31/2023. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 30 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participation completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. 

The National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) has approved 30 continuing education credits for this learning activity: CE-000071-1.

Faculty Disclosures 
It is the policy of the Rush University Office of Interprofessional continuing Education to ensure that its CE activities are independent, free of commercial bias and beyond the control of persons or organizations with an economic interest in influencing the content of CE.  Everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest (including but not limited to pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic) within the preceding 12 months. 

Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices:  In accordance with requirements of the FDA, the audience is advised that information presented in this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices.  Please refer to the FDA approved package insert for each drug/device for full prescribing/utilization information. 

The course directors, planners and faculty of this activity have stated they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.