Program 2022

Concurrent sessions

Learn about the evidence for, rationale and use cases of SMAs and programmed SMAs (pSMAs), whether delivered face to face or virtually.

Bonus: Sign the attendance form for this workshop and you will get access to ASLM’s online SMA workshop and resources to continue this training after the conference in your own time.

Chair: Prof Garry Egger

• A/Prof John Stevens
• Tanja McLeish
• Jordhana Clark

With Southern Cross University National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, based in Lismore.

This workshop and collaborative discussion will explore and develop the potential of Lifestyle Medicine to respond to community needs after natural disasters.

Chair: Prof Jon Wardle

• A/Prof Matthew Leach
• Gareth Vanderhope

Concurrent sessions

In this session we will role play SMA, and look at the use cases, think through the challenges and benefits of using SMAs, and then plan SMAs, using your scenarios.

Bonus: Sign the attendance form for this workshop and you will get access to ASLM’s online SMA workshop and resources to continue this training after the conference in your own time.

Chair: Prof Fraser Birrell

• Prof Garry Egger
• A/Prof John Stevens
• Tanja McLeish
• Jordhana Clark
• Dr Michelle Woolhouse

Including:

• SMAs for anxiety management. Reporting of a series of 4 SMAs delivered at the start of Covid. Dr Michelle Woolhouse.

With Doctors for the Environment Australia

Explore the opportunities for greening your practice and reducing your professional and personal carbon footprint. Importantly, we will discuss climate advocacy and how this can best bring about change.

Chair: Dr Chris Garona

• Dr Nicole Sleeman
• Dr Sujata Allen
• Dr Jane Barry

Concurrent sessions

An unfortunate but memorable acronym from Prof Garry Egger for the causes, drivers and determinants of ill health and disease! In this workshop we will explore the scope of Lifestyle Medicine and the role of Meaninglessness, Alienation, and Loss of culture and identity.

Chair: Prof Bob Morgan 

• Prof Garry Egger
• A/Prof John Stevens 
• A/Prof Darren Morton
• Jenny Row
• Stephen Penman

Including:

• Definitions, scope and focus: Where does MAL fit in the scope of LM. Stephen Penman.
• The MAL-ACE effect on social connection and cognitive health. Jenny Rowe.
• Meaning—a key “upstream” determinant of health and wellbeing. A/Prof Darren Morton.
• Understanding and addressing MAL with Programmed Shared Medical Appointments. Prof Bob Morgan, Prof Garry Egger and A/Prof John Stevens.

It is said that cultural competence is an active, developmental and ongoing process that is aspirational rather than achieved. For those purposefully embarking on the cultural competence journey this workshop will make the case for cultural competency in community practice, discuss how to develop cultural sensitivity and touch on how to see cultural values when working across multiple cultures.

Chair: Dr Cheryl Wilson

• Dr Hung Nguyen
• Jenny Ockwell

Concurrent sessions

Appreciative inquiry and affirmation can help to shift a client who is stuck. In this workshop, you will build a toolkit for generating positive momentum with your patients and clients. You’ll identify communication roadblocks and refine your appreciative inquiry skills. Through hands-on group work, you’ll discover new strategies for building confidence in change and shift their focus from barriers to solutions.

Chair: Dr Jenny Brockis 

• Shivaun Conn 
• Sharon Curtain 

With Waminda AMS, Orange AMS and delegates from other Aboriginal health services.

This workshop will explore the opportunities for Shared Medical Yarn Ups which have been shown to be culturally appropriate and highly effective in chronic disease management. We will also hear results from the recent pilot of these yarn ups for reversing Type 2 Diabetes at Waminda AMS.

Chair: Dr Chris Ganora

• Prof Bob Morgan
• Hayley Longbottom 
• Willow Firth
• Kalinda Wills
• A/Prof John Stevens 
• Jeffrey Morgan 
• Tanja McLeish

Including:

• Diabetes Reversal in Aboriginal Women (DRAW): An Innovative Co-designed Lifestyle Medicine Program. Hayley Longbottom, Willow Firth, Kalinda Wills and A/Prof John Stevens.

Registration in the Foyer, finger food and drinks and time to mingle on the Pool Deck

All delegates, speakers, VIPs, sponsors and supporting organisations are invited to join us for substantial finger food, drinks and conversation on the Pool Deck (via Level 2). Scientific posters will also be on display in the Foyer for viewing.

• Introduction by MC
• Welcome to Gimuy Walubara Yidinji Country with Prof Henrietta Marrie AM
• Opening address from the President – Dr Sam Manger
• Announcements from the Executive Director and CEO – Stephen Penman and Roni Beauchamp
• Address from Hon Michael Healy MP, Member for Cairns, representing Hon Yvette D’Ath, QLD Minister for Health
• A/Prof Russell Roberts. Why do people with a mental illness die on average 20 years early and what can we do about it.
• Keynote: Sir Michael Marmot. Build back fairer. (live via video from the UK)
• Q&A with Sir Michael

Morning activities proudly supported by Cairns parkrun and RACGP

• The annual 5k Lifestyle Medicine run/walk in partnership with Cairns parkrun and RACGP. Parkrun pre-registration required. Meet at 6.30am in the Lobby for the bus to the parkrun starting line!
• An Ashtanga yoga based practice including physical postures, breathing exercises and meditation, with Daniela Ramirez-Duran.

• Introduction by MC
• Keynote: Prof Zoltan Sarnyai. Lifestyle factors, mitochondria and mental health.
• Keynote: Adj Prof Kylie Ward. The Evolution of Practice: A nursing perspective on the future of healthcare.
• Keynote: Prof Adrienne O/Neil. Lifestyle-based care mental health care: What do clinicians need to know?
• Q&A with the speakers facilitated by MC

Chair: Amanda Quealy

• Prof Frances Rapport. Innovation in Lifestyle Medicine through Implementation Science.
• Prof Hayden McRobbie. Aotearoa New Zealand Health Reform – what are the opportunities for Lifestyle Medicine?
• Patrick Livermore. Equally Well: What do people with mental illness say about the experiences of health care from GPs, allied health and mental health professionals: Results from a national survey.
• Q&A and discussion

Chair: Prof Karen Dwyer

• Dr Jason King. Decolonisation of diet and lifestyle in community and outreach-based FNQ healthcare.
• Simone Jones and A/Prof JR Baker. Social Rx – Social Prescribing in Primary Care.
• Dr Steven Kaye. Beyond the low hanging fruit: Identifying and targeting patients for a specialised mHealth and coaching intervention to support behaviour healthier lifestyles.
• Q&A and discussion

Chair: Dr Hung Nguyen

• Jonathan Freeman. The emergence of a new age of exercise as medicine.
• Annette Carmichael. Men who dance are happy!
• Jeffrey Morgan. The habits and rituals of modern society.
• Q&A and discussion

Chair: John Ward

• Mining the gems of a web-based mindfulness intervention: Qualitative analysis of factors aiding completion and implementation. Nupur Nag.
• The mindful media project: a mindfulness lifestyle intervention for building healthy online habits. Kavya Raj.
• Q&A

Digital and community applications of Lifestyle Medicine

Hear from health professionals involved in developing and delivering lifestyle change programs into the community and workplace, in particular how these different approaches work and where the opportunities are in the digital enabled health space.

Facilitator: John Ward

• A/Prof Darren Morton
• Sarah Gray
• Saurabh Mishra
• Dr Michelle Woolhouse

Including:

• Localised Lifestyle Medicine for large-scale impact. A/Prof Darren Morton.
• Plugging in to the future of preventative healthcare: a case study. Sarah Gray.
• Effectiveness of mind-body practices in managing anxiety and depression and improving sense of well being. Saurabh Mishra.
• Using asynchronous communication, digital therapeutics, health coach messaging, behavioural science and access to aligned practitioners for lifestyle change. Dr Michelle Woolhouse.

Chair: Dr Tetyana Rocks

• Being equally well – development of a national policy roadmap to better physical health care and longer lives for people living with serious mental illness. Max de Courten
• A Mediterranean diet for the treatment of depression in young men. Jessica Bayes.
• Q&A

Bridging the evidence-practice gap in mental health care

With the Food & Mood Centre, Deakin University

With the advent of ‘lifestyle psychiatry’ and new guidelines for prescribing LM in mood disorders, but most practitioners not trained in doing this, how do we bridge the gap?

Facilitator: Dr Tetyana Rocks

• Prof Felice Jacka
• Prof Adrienne O’Neil
• Dr Wolf Marx

Chair: Dr Michelle Reiss

• Effectiveness of individual real-time video counselling on smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity, and obesity health risks: Systematic review. Prince Atorkey.
• The acceptability of lifestyle interventions in the treatment of OCD: a mixed methods study. Mary-Ellen Brierley.
• Q&A

Can Shared Medical Appointments change the face of clinical practice?

Practical examples of SMA, pSMA and vSMA from clinicians doing this on a regular basis with interactive discussion to explore your potential applications of SMAs.

Facilitator: Dr Michelle Reiss   

• Prof Garry Egger
• Prof Fraser Birrell
• A/Prof John Stevens
• Simone Jones
• Prof Karen Dwyer
• Dr Michael Axtens
• Tracey Johnson

Including:

• A PHN wide initiative to roll out pSMAs for smoking cessation. Simone Jones.
• Introducing SMA routines for COPD, T2DM, weight loss, fatty liver disease – formulation of a toolkit for replication. Tracey Johnson.
• Engaging medical students in the delivery of virtual programmed Shared Medical Appointments (pSMAs) – a unique experiential learning opportunity. Prof Karen Dwyer & Dr Michael Axtens.
• UK Scaling & Evaluation of virtual and in-person Group Consultation models. Prof Fraser Birrell.
• Award winning SMA programs in a General Practice setting. Dr Michelle Reiss.
• Programmed Shared Medical Yarn Ups for remission of type 2 diabetes. A/Prof John Stevens.

Please note that this session will not be filmed or livestreamed.

Chair: Kim Poyner

• The effects of surgery on plasma vitamin C concentrations and cognitive function. Nikolaj Travica.
• Nutrition to assist immune function during post-acute SARS-CoV infections in adults: A systematic narrative review. Sarah Wilkinson.
• A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of Carnosine on cognitive performance. Rohit Hariharan.
• Study proposal – post-prandial exercise and plasma glucose levels in individuals with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Lucy Porter.
• Q&A

Podcast-style interview and panel discussion

Policy & Advocacy in Health Care Prevention Activities

With Medicubes

Join this interview-style panel discussion in a lounge setting, with experienced podcast hosts recording an actual podcast and ask your questions of the expert presenters live. 

• Chris Smeed  
• Riwka Hagen
• Kim Poyner

Please note that this session will not be filmed or livestreamed.

Chair: Jennifer Rowe

Dance like a man!

Men (and women) who dance are happy. Hear about this remarkable project and join in the live choreography.

• Annette Carmichael
• Mahsa Anderson

Wear comfortable clothes and be prepared to sit on the carpet – this is a practical session!

This workshop is about you! See you in the grassy area around the Gazebo near the pool for some chill out time with a focus on some gentle stretches and meditation.

Be prepared for the elements so please come prepared. This session will be cancelled if too hot or raining!

There are free towels available in the pool area

• Introduction by MC
• Keynote: Prof Fraser Birrell (UK). Global Collaboration to Address Inequality: the GROUP WELL LIFECOURSE Project.
• Expert panel on ‘Implementation Science’ chaired by Prof Frances Rapport.
  • Prof Fraser Birrell (UK)
  • Prof Adrienne O’Neil
  • Prof Zoltan Sarnyai
  • A/Prof Lisa Te Morenga (NZ)

A different conference dinner with the emphasis on fun! Join us for a sumptuous nutritious smorgasbord (choose your own meal from the buffet), great conversation, live music from Tullara Connors and a vibrant dancefloor to finish the night.

Please note that the dinner will not be filmed or livestreamed.

• Walking group – make new friends as you walk and talk! Meet at 6.50am in the Lobby.
• An Ashtanga yoga based practice including physical postures, breathing exercises and meditation, with Daniela Ramirez-Duran.

• Introduction by MC
• Keynote: A/Prof Lisa Te Morenga (NZ). Advocating for structural change to support healthy lifestyles.
• Keynote: Dr Dru Armstrong and Jasmyn Adams. Health & Wellbeing QLD. Shifting systems for fair futures.
• Keynote: Dr Flavia Fayet-Moore. We are what we eat and we live to eat: how nutrition is shaping our future.
• Q&A with the speakers facilitated by MC

Chair: Dr Flavia Fayet-Moore

• Dr Hung Nguyen and Jenny Ockwell. Biik Bilik – An Aboriginal digital health game (for health literacy, social isolation, youth mental health and Covid).
• John Ward. The potential for data to transform your practice.
• Dr Ross Baillie. Reactive to Proactive: An effective early Intervention approach to health promotion. 
• Q&A and discussion

Chair: A/Prof JR Baker

• Prof Sandi Hayes. Exercise in cancer care – what’s my role, what do I need to prescribe and how can I do this?
• Tracey Johnson. Addressing the social determinants of health in general practice settings.
• Dr Michelle Reiss. Practical tools for Lifestyle Medicine application – effective assessment and handouts. 
• Q&A and discussion

Chair: Prof Hayden McRobbie

• Amelia Twiss. Lifestyle Medicine at work: let’s talk about the elephant in the room.
• Dr Rob McCartney. Lifestyle Medical Services to Corporate Australia – The Value Proposition.
• Dr Jenny Brockis. Workplace health and wellbeing: Leading with motivation not a mandate. 
• Q&A and discussion

Chair: Simon Matthews

• Use of healthy lifestyle behaviours within five years of diagnosis is associated with higher quality of life and lower disability in people with Multiple Sclerosis. Nupur Nag.
• Predicting barriers and benefits to physical exercise from symptoms of anxiety, depression, and distress. Madeleine Connolly.
• Q&A

Health behaviour change – clinical pearls

We’ve designed this session to provide clinical pearls from experts in the field. Join this collaborative session and discussion on what can be achieved, whether you have 5, 10 or 15 minutes with your patient or client.

Facilitator: Simon Matthews

• Stavroula Zandes
• Kim Poyner
• Dr Michelle Reiss
• Prof Sandi Hayes

Including:

• The Quick Intervention for Change (QIC). Simon Matthews.
• Mind if I change? Transforming healthcare professionals’ approach to the behaviour change conversation with their clients by encouraging the ‘MI’ way. Stavroula Zandes.
• Between the WHAT and the HOW is the magnificent of your WHY – importance of intrinsic motivation. Kim Poyner.
• The ‘practice’ of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr Michelle Reiss.
• Translating exercise oncology evidence into practice: practical tips to get your patients moving. Prof Sandi Hayes.

Chair: Dr Sam Manger

• Uptake of proactively offered online and telephone support services targeting multiple lifestyle behaviours among vocational education students: Process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled trial. Prince Atorkey.
• Impact of a mindfulness-based program (MBP) on paediatric intensive care staff wellbeing. Rahul Joshi.
• Q&A

Design your own health service or practice model

With James Cook University School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Want to take your Lifestyle Medicine from idea to practice? What would it look like, how to implement, and how would success be measured?

Facilitator: Dr Sam Manger

• Sharon Curtain
• Jill Gamberg

Chair: Amelia Twiss

• Ultra-processed food consumption and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Melissa Lane.
• A 7-day residential Lifestyle Medicine program: Planning and implementation. Malcolm Mackay.
• Q&A

Healthy workplaces, healthy workforce

Join in this discussion with leaders in workplace burnout and employee health and wellbeing in both big corporations and small businesses.

Facilitator: Amelia Twiss 

• Dr Rob McCartney 
• Jenny Rowe
• Dr Jenny Brockis

Including:

• What services would large employers be happy to fund for their employees and what would the expected service level agreements be? Dr Rob McCartney.
• Introducing the ‘Workforce Health Bank’ concept. Jenny Rowe.
• Nursing the patient back to health. The pandemic has highlighted the poor state of health and wellbeing in many workplaces, so what could be done to improve it? Dr Jenny Brockis.

Please note that this session will not be filmed or livestreamed.

Chair: Prof Fraser Birrell

• Insights from the mat: looking at regular ashtanga yoga practitioners’ embodied perceptions of wellbeing. Daniela Ramirez.
• Medicinal cannabis improves sleep in adults with insomnia: a randomised placebo-controlled cross-over study. Sonja Matthews.
• Q&A

Building a research culturee and research ready practices

With Southern Cross University National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine.

How do we value research, build a research culture and create research ready practices, so that research and practice are inseparable?

Facilitator: Prof Fraser Birrell

• Prof Jon Wardle
• A/Prof Matthew Leach
• Dr Janet Schloss

Please note that this session will not be filmed or livestreamed.

Chair: Prof Bob Morgan

First nations health roundtable

Join this collaborative roundtable discussion in a lounge setting about challenges and opportunities in first nations health on both sides of the Tasman.

Facilitator: Prof Bob Morgan

• Dr Dru Armstrong
• A/Prof Lisa Te Morenga
• Prof Hayden McRobbie
• Dr Jason King
• Hayley Longbottom

Including:

• How we can reorient our organisations and advocacy groups so that work on indigenous health issues is led by indigenous people, and how we can be effective allies without taking over? A/Prof Lisa Te Morenga.
• Pae Ora acknowledges the importance of health individuals, whānau (families) and environments. How is the NZ health reform going to achieve this? Prof Hayden McRobbie.
• Translating evidence into practice: what does wellbeing look like, what are the barriers and opportunities and where to begin? Dr Dru Armstrong.

• Introduction by MC
• Closing keynote: A/Prof Nicole Sirotin (live via video from Abu Dhabi). Changing the Paradigm of Cancer Care with Lifestyle Medicine.
• Fellowship awards
• Awards and prizes including: Pioneers of Lifestyle Medicine Award and Lifestyle Medicine Changemaker Award
• Closing remarks