This eCourse provides a descriptions of the nature of stress and its long term effects and the characteristics of mindfulness, and discusses how mindfulness practice, including mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), leads to health, personal and professional benefits. The manageable elements of stress reactions are discussed. Resources to share with patients are also identified. The program highlights the evidence base in clinical practice of mindbody interventions and how to employ these interventions in patient care. The course also introduces mindfulness skills, the essential elements of mindfulness, including self-compassion and healing relationships, and emphasizes the benefits of empathy, attunement and resonance in the clinical encounter. 

Mindbody Continuum and the Clinical Role of Mindfulness

• Identify the long-term health effects of stress
• Describe general characteristics of mindfulness
• Discuss health benefits of mindfulness practice, and physiological mechanisms
• Recognize relevance for proactive self-care and behavior modification

Mindfulness Practice: Characteristics, Benefits, and Approaches

• Cite manageable elements of stress reactions
• Describe characteristics of mindfulness generally, and MBSR specifically
• Define health, personal, and professional benefits of mindfulness practice
• Identify modalities and resources to share with patients (or use yourself)

Clinical Applications of Mindfulness Practice

• Cite highlights of the evidence-base in the clinical application of Mindbody interventions.
• Employ best practices for the use of Mindbody interventions in patient care.
• Apply evidence-based clinical guidelines for the use of Mindbody interventions in patient management.
• Determine appropriate resources for Mindbody management of indicated health conditions.

Kaylan A. Baban, MD, MPH, DipABLM, DipABPM 

• Chief Wellness Officer and Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University 
• Director, Lifestyle Medicine Program 

Kaylan A. Baban, MD MPH is Chief Wellness Officer and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Director of the Lifestyle Medicine program at the GW Medical Faculty Associates. She is board-certified in Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine with a focus on holistic care and patient empowerment. Dr. Baban earned her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University as an I. I. Rabi Science Scholar. She received her MD and MPH from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as a George James Epidemiology awardee with Distinction in Research. She completed residency and a chief year in Preventive Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as a Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society inductee, Harvard Macy Future Academic Clinician Educator, and Mount Sinai Beth Israel Integrative Medicine interdisciplinary fellow. As a clinician and educator, Dr. Baban believes that a holistic approach personalized to the individual is the key to success, and she enjoys working with her patients and students to find the path right for them. Dr. Baban’s research and curricular efforts address mindful provision of healthcare and digital health for prevention, patient empowerment, and optimized health outcomes. She currently leads a mixed methods evaluation of individualized lifestyle management for dysautonomic conditions. Dr. Baban is an active member of both the American College of Preventive Medicine and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, serving as core faculty for the colleges’ joint Lifestyle Medicine Core Curriculum course, advisor and lead faculty of the ACLM Physician and Health Provider Well-Being course, and member of the ACLM 2020 planning committee.

The ACPM designates this enduring material for 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ACPM is not accredited to offer credit to non-physicians. To determine if activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ are acceptable for your licensing or certification needs, please contact your credentialing body directly.

Please note: Continuing Education (CE) for allied health professionals is ONLY available for the full 32-hour program and is NOT available for individual modules.

This curriculum is applicable for Maintenance of Certification Credit (MOC) by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Additional medical specialty boards are reviewing this new program for MOC credit.

For physicians to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for this activity, they must achieve a score of 80% or higher on the post-test and complete the evaluation. Completing the post-test and evaluation will provide ABPM MOC credits as well.

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.

The information contained in this activity represents the views of those who created it and does not necessarily represent the official view or recommendations of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and American College of Preventive Medicine.

A key concept of the Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies Program is that it is designed and developed for a broad spectrum of healthcare providers emphasizing the need for a team approach to practicing lifestyle medicine.

With this in mind, practitioners from the following professions can benefit from the curriculum:

• Preventive Medicine Physicians
• Primary Care Physicians
• Physician Specialists
• Psychiatrists/Psychologists
• Physician Assistants / Nurse Practitioners
• Registered Nurses
• Physical / Occupation Therapists
• Mental Health Counselors
• Dietitians/ Nutritionists
• Health Educators
• Residents / Medical Students

• $68.32 (non-member)
• $38.24 (student/resident member)
• $40.92 (ACPM subscriber)
• $54.55 (member)

This is a self-paced course