Join Dr. Amanda Marrone as she discusses easy ways to incorporate lifestyle medicine within your family practice – slides and resource materials are found to the right:
- Identify practical strategies to integrate Lifestyle Medicine principles within brief clinical encounters.
- Apply evidence-based motivational interviewing and behaviour-change techniques to enhance patient engagement.
- Explore accessible, evidence-based resources and implementation tools to enhance physician knowledge and confidence in Lifestyle Medicine, and to support the teaching of Lifestyle Medicine principles to medical learners and interprofessional team members.
Dr. Marrone is a a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician through the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). With over 17 years of experience practicing rural family medicine in Smithville, ON, Dr. Marrone now focuses on surgical assistance at several Ontario hospitals. She is also Assistant Clinical Professor at the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University, where she shares her love for teaching by guiding medical students through their professional development.
Recorded October 8, 2025
00:00:00 – Welcome and introduction
00:04:21 – Dr. Marrone’s presentation
00:29:56 – Q&A
01:02:56 – Closing remarks
Slides: Lifestyle Medicine in Practice
Handouts:
- All about optimal sources of calcium – plant foods
- Important concepts about maintaining bone health
- Quick reference: evidence-based answers to common questions, e.g., when patients need to work on ALL the things, limited time-15 minute visits