What if doctors gave your patients one prescription that could prevent and treat dozens of diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity? Would you work with your patients to promote compliance? 

 - Robert Sallis, M.D. FACSM, Chairman, Exercise Is Medicine, and Past-President of the American College of Sports Medicine 

Join Exercise is Medicine founder and American College of Sports Medicine past president, Dr. Robert E. Sallis for this lively presentation on the growing evidence supporting the health benefits of physical activity and the role of health professionals in Exercise is Medicine (EIM).  Exercise is Medicine is a new global initiative started by the American College of Sports Medicine and supported in partnership with the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA).  Dr. Sallis will discuss the EIM program and how to make physical activity assessment and exercise prescription a standard part of the disease prevention and treatment paradigm for all patients. Joining the program will also be moderator, Jane Nelson Worel, President of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, who will discuss PCNA’s new partnership with EIM and efforts to make the EIM tool kit valuable for nurses.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: 

At the conclusion of this lecture, attendees will be able to:

1. Explain the impact of physical activity in terms of:
   - Prevention of disease
   - Reduction in mortality rates (especially DM and cancer)
   - Positive effects in the older adults and kids
   - Exercise as a clinical intervention for disease
   - Beneficial effect of muscle strength on health outcomes
2. Describe the key components of a beneficial exercise program and how to prescribe exercise in a clinical setting.
3. Explain how to incorporate physical activity as a vital sign and utilize this information to enhance patient care.
4. Implement a health promotion model into their practice that includes routine encouragement toward an active lifestyle.

AUDIENCE: 

Nurses, nurse practitioners, dietitians/nutritionists, and other healthcare providers interested in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. 

NOTE:

• Original Live Presentation December 9, 2009
• Reviewed by PCNA CE committee January 2014; January 2017 (deactivated)