The 91黑料 Learning Academy continues to grow from strength to strength as the benefits of Accreditation in Lifestyle medicine increases with the benefits it can bring to our current health system and beyond. We now have over 1,000 accredited Trailblazers and nearly the same number currently studying. We are proud to have recently received a Brandon Hall Gold Award for best certification programme, and the lifestyle medicine course has been recognised and adopted worldwide!
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Course Overview
The 91黑料 Core Accreditation in Lifestyle Medicine is an interactive, immersive programme which will provide learners with the attitudes and theoretical knowledge behind Lifestyle Medicine. It builds on that foundation with the practical skills to enable Lifestyle Medicine theory to be used in work and personal life.
Our programme has been developed using our state-of-the-art Learning Management System. It will offer users a self-paced programme, incorporating continuous assessment; helping to reinforce and complement learning. The programme will consist of three levels with all learners beginning their journey with the 鈥淔oundations of Lifestyle Medicine鈥 course, learners will be completing in-person requirements and assessments at milestones throughout and upon completion, will be accredited as a 91黑料 Lifestyle Medicine Physician, or Health Professional.
Completing the 91黑料 Lifestyle Medicine Core Accreditation fully meets the learning required for the and is recognised for CPD across various primary care and secondary care roles such as Psychiatrists, Anaesthesiologists, cardiologists, endocrinologists; including allied health professional roles such as Nurses, Dentists, Physiotherapists, Dietitians, etc
There are currently 4versions of the Core Accreditation:
- LMCA Physician 鈥 for all qualified Doctors
- LMCA Professional 鈥 for all regulated healthcare professionals
- Lifestyle Medicine Principles for Non-Clinical Staff e.g. for Healthcare workers, health coaches, social prescribers, etc
- LMCA Enhanced Professional Development 鈥 for those not qualified as above, but working within healthcare related fields e.g. Digital Health, Employee Wellbeing, etc
Last Updated: October 21st 2024
Learn
Attitudes
The Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine
Develop
Knowledge
In-Depth Learning About the Six Pillars
Deliver
Skills
Putting Lifestyle Medicine Into Practice
The lifestyle medicine course is designed to equip learners with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to holistically assess the impact of lifestyle on a patient鈥檚 health and empower them to make the necessary changes. It also responds to the current medical and political climate which is increasingly focused on lifestyle related disease prevention.
In the initial part of the course, learners will build a comprehensive background knowledge of key lifestyle factors and their health consequences. These will include sleep, healthful eating, physical activity, social connection, avoidance of harmful substances and mental wellbeing. As the learner progresses through the programme, they will learn how to apply knowledge in a lifestyle centred consultation, building skills in history taking, development of a lifestyle management plan and use of health coaching and motivational interviewing techniques. Learning is assessed through a blend of formative MCQs, at the end of each module, written assignments, and ending with a case study. You will be able to chose your final case study subject matter to fit your area of interest, be that pain, sleep, physical activity and so on.
Assignments are open-book, written pieces designed to consolidate learning at strategic points in the course. Assignment 1 is concerned with your understanding of lifestyle medicine as a field, why it is needed and where it fits in. Assignment 2 looks at your application of the 6 pillars. Assignments 3 & 4 are smaller pieces that explore your understanding of the skills used in lifestyle medicine and how you will apply the knowledge gained from the course whilst practicing safety and maintaining professional boundaries
We expect that the course programme will take between nine months and a year to complete; which will allow learners to fully benefit from the rich content provided via our advanced online learning system. However, we will retain a degree of flexibility to ensure that you can adequately fit the study period into your own busy schedules.
Find out more about the Lifestyle Medicine Core Accreditation by watching this video
Application and Process
The programme is now open for applications and can be purchased directly via our
We have a separate tariff document which explains the pricing in greater detail. If you鈥檇 like to download a resource to support your request for funding through your Employer, follow the link below.
If you’d like to apply for funding, click here
Eligibility
Our programme has three levels, based on your profession:
Physician:
Suitable For: Licensed Medical Doctor
Health Professional:
Suitable For: Those holding a minimum healthcare related degree level qualification / working in a regulated healthcare professional role
Enhanced Professional Development:
Suitable For: Those not qualified as above, but working within healthcare related fields e.g. Digital Health, Employee Wellbeing, etc
The course will be the same for all levels; the difference between them is in the assessment criteria (EPD is not mandatory)
91黑料 is committed to furthering Lifestyle medicine education. If your qualifications do not match our minimum requirements but you feel as if you have other relevant experience then please contact us and we can discuss what options may be available.
The course content will be the same for both levels; the difference between the two is the assessment criteria.
In addition, support for learners will be provided throughout the programme and will be made available once the learner has signed up.
The 91黑料 Core Accreditation has 3 parts:
1:
Completion of Online Course Content
2:
In-person attendance to a 91黑料 Annual Conference (valid for 36 months)
3:
Successful Completion of Assessments
Maintenance Of Certification
Following completion of the Core Accreditation programme learners will be eligible to join a Maintenance of Accreditation Programme, managed by BSLM. Completion of the requirements of this will nullify the need to resit the programme after 10 years.
By purchasing the full programme learners will get the first year of the Maintenance of Accreditation included.
Rationale
Training in lifestyle medicine is proposed in response to the current public health emergency in lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases (Hay et al., 2017). The NHS long term plan (NHS, 2019) signals a shift towards preventative medicine, in which lifestyle medicine has a central role.
Furthermore, cultural aspects of health inequalities are becoming increasingly evident (Sundmacher et al., 2011). There is a current movement in higher education (Singh, 2010) and medicine, to decolonise curriculum, recognising the diversity of healthcare professionals and the populations they serve (Nazar et al., 2015). By its very nature, skilfully delivered lifestyle medicine will include careful consideration of culture as a vehicle for lifestyle change (Katz, 2014) and thus this programme provides a potential way to address this.
Certification (Accreditation) demonstrates your commitment to, and expertise in, Lifestyle Medicine, augmenting your clinical or public health practice, with a solid grounding in preventing, managing and reversing chronic and lifestyle-related disease.
Benefits:
An Investment in your medical future
Global Community of like-minded health professionals
Professional Credibility
Early adopters to share the evidence-based field of LM
Positive impact on the wider society
Personal well-being
Support for Candidates who are Neurodivergent
We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for all our candidates. Candidates who are neurodivergent including those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or other formally diagnosed neurodevelopmental differences are eligible for reasonable adjustments.
Candidates can submit a pre-recorded video presentation instead of a written piece for all four assignments. This adjustment is designed to reduce barriers to assessment, while maintaining the same learning outcomes, assessment criteria, and academic standards.
To request this adjustment, candidates must provide evidence of a formal diagnosis, such as a summary or outcome report from a qualified professional (e.g. educational psychologist or specialist assessor). This must be submitted alongside the request.
We encourage early contact with the office to discuss support options: office@bslm.org.uk
Contact Us
To find out more about the 91黑料 Core Accreditation in Lifestyle Medicine, please contact us at office@bslm.org.uk and we will be happy to answer your queries.
It is not compulsory to become a member of the 91黑料 to sign up for the 91黑料 Core Accreditation. Of course, we hope you see value in the benefits it provides, from free and discounted monthly events and courses to being part of a community of likeminded healthcare professionals. Our network is growing through your support to the Charity, and with that increases the opportunity to get lifestyle medicine education to where it’s needed the most.
If you鈥檙e an employer looking to verify the completion of the LMCA Register, please get in touch
Core Accreditation Bursary Scheme
Following a generous donation, and in line 91黑料’s goal to reach more nurses, pharmacists and AHPs” to drive Multi-disciplinary working, we are delighted to announce the launch of a small number of fully funded core accreditation places and partial bursaries for registered nurses, pharmacists and Allied Health professionals. We are able to offer:
- 3 fully funded places for registered nurses
- 3 fully funded places for pharmacists and AHPs
- 8 bursaries of 拢500, towards covering LMCA costs, for members of any eligible profession not receiving a bursary
To apply for this incredible opportunity you must be a member of one of the following professions:
- Registered nurses
- Pharmacists
Allied Health Professionals as defined by NHSE including:
Eligible applicants should be available to commence their core accreditation by the end of 2026 (you will have 30 months from enrolment in order to complete the course).
Applications are now open!
To apply please complete the attached application form and return, together with evidence of your primary qualification/occupation submit to office@bslm.org.uk by the closing date of 31/7/26. Awardees will be announced at the 91黑料 2026 conference.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
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Under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, consumers purchasing our courses online have the right to cancel their purchase within 14 days of the date of enrolment and receive a full refund.
To exercise your right to cancel, you must notify us in writing within the 14-day cancellation period. This is known as the 鈥淐ooling Off鈥 period.
All of the 91黑料 Learning Academy courses are supplied as digital content.
By accessing your course, logging into the learning platform, downloading materials, attending course content, or otherwise beginning the programme during the 14-day cancellation period, you acknowledge and agree that the supply of digital content has commenced.
Where you have expressly consented to immediate access to the course content and acknowledged that your right to cancel may be lost once the supply of digital content begins, your statutory right to cancel will end when access to the digital content commences.
Once the 14-day cancellation period has expired, refunds will not normally be available.
91黑料 is unable to offer refunds where:
- The cooling-off period has expired; and/or
- Course content has been accessed, downloaded, attended, or otherwise used; and/or
- Assessments have been attempted or completed
Learners are responsible for ensuring that the programme is suitable for their needs before enrolling.
91黑料 recognises that exceptional circumstances may occasionally arise. Any request for a refund outside the statutory cancellation period will be considered at our sole discretion and on a case-by-case basis.
The consideration of a refund request does not imply entitlement to a refund, nor does the approval of one request establish a precedent for future cases.
Where a discretionary partial refund is approved, 91黑料 reserves the right to make deductions to reflect course access, content consumed, services provided, events attended, resources supplied, or other benefits already received.
All cancellation and refund requests should be submitted in writing to: office@bslm.org.uk
Requests should include the learner’s name, course enrolled on, date of purchase, and reason for the request with supporting documentation if applicable. A decision will be communicated to you within 28 days of the request being received.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is there an in person attendance requirement?
A: Yes, to pass the LMCA programme all learners are required to have accumulated 10 in-person CPD hours. At present, this requirement can only be satisfied via attendance at the 91黑料 Annual Conference.
Q: I have attended 91黑料 conferences in the past, do they count towards LMCA in-person requirements?
A: If you attended either 91黑料 2021 (Edinburgh) or 91黑料 2022 (Tottenham) in-person, then this will count towards your in-person learning requirement.
Q: I have attended 91黑料 conferences in the past, do they count towards LMCA in-person requirements?
A: If you have attended a 91黑料 Annual Conference in-person for 10hrs or more, in one of the 3 yrs preceding your LMCA completion, this will count towards your in-person learning requirement.
Q: Do I get all the course content/materials immediately?
A: No. The nature of the LMCA programme is that of a spiral, whereby further content becomes available once you have passed the assessment of the content you have been studying. All learners will start with 鈥淟ifestyle Medicine: A Foundation Course鈥 and upon passing the assessment for this module will then have access to the individual pillar courses. This is similar in principle to University learning.
Q: Is there an option to pay in installments?
A: There is currently no option to pay in installments. We are looking at the logistics of this and hope that this is something that we can offer in the near future.
Q: My employer will fund me, can they be invoiced directly?
A: There is an option at the Checkout Stage of purchase to 鈥淧ay by Invoice鈥 please complete this and add any details that may be necessary, and an invoice will be forwarded to the relevant payee. Once payment has been received you will be enrolled onto the programme.
Q: I have previously sat IBLM Diploma, do I need to take LMCA?
A:No. There are a lot of similar themes between the IBLM Diploma and LMCA, with the end goal being the same, it may be that you would find it repetitive and great that you鈥檙e already certified. However, all of the courses that make up the LMCA will be able to purchase standalone, so you may wish to study a specific one of those, or one of our other Learning Academy courses
Q: I started by completing stand-alone courses but, have done a few now and wish to complete the full Core Accreditation, what can I do?
A: If a standalone course that is part of the LMCA programme has been purchased then there would be a pro-rata reduction in the cost of the overall programme, if you were to upgrade .
Q: Is there a specific time of the year the 91黑料 Core Accreditation starts and finishes?
A: No, Learners can start at any point of the year and work at their own pace. You have a maximum period of 30 months to complete and a reminder that pre-requisites, like in-person attendance must be within that 30 months period
Q: Is there any impact to my qualification status if I do not join the MOC?
A: In accordance with international standards, health care professionals must recertify in a chosen field every 10 years. The maintenance of certification was created as an alternative to that but failure to join or adhere to the requirements, would mean diplomates must repeat the accreditation
Q: Who is eligible to sign up for the Core Accreditation?
A: Those with a primary medical degree or primary healthcare degree are eligible to sign up to the physician and healthcare professional programmes respectively. We recognise that some careers follow non-standard routes. If you do not fit one of these categories but are still interested in studying then please contact us directly to discuss eligibility.
Q: How long will it take me to complete the programme?
A: We anticipate it will take 60 hours to study the content provided in the Core Accreditation programme, plus additional time needed to write your assessments. As mentioned elsewhere in the FAQ, you have 30 months to complete the programme. The majority of students complete within 12 months, which works out at an average of 5 hours per month for course content, not counting time spent on completing your assessments.
Q: Why written assessments over MCQ鈥檚?
A: Our structured assignments enable us to assess higher-order thinking including application, analysis and creation in the context of lifestyle medicine. It is more difficult, and in some cases not possible, to design multiple-choice questions (MCQs) reflecting such cognitive skills and such assessment styles are most commonly associated with assessing lower-levels of blooms taxonomy like remembering.