Lifestyle Medicine Philippines - PCLM

20/09/2026

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Join top RMSK-certified specialists at the Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Workshop this September 29, 2026, during the PCLM Annual Convention at Quest Hotel, Clark, Pampanga!

Get hands-on training in joint, tendon, spine, and nerve interventions using cutting-edge SonoScape ultrasound technology. Limited slots — secure yours today and take your practice to the next level! 💪🩺

19/09/2026

⏳ 𝟭𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢!🌿💚 The countdown is on for the 1𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲!

💻𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡!
Can’t join us onsite? You can now participate ONLINE and be part of this milestone conference wherever you are!
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𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗣:
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
📅 September 29–October 1, 2026
📍 Quest Hotel, Clark + ONLINE

Open to Physicians, Allied Health Professionals, Public Health Workers, and Health Coaches.

Join healthcare and wellness leaders as we celebrate a decade of advancing preventive, evidence-based, whole-person care and translate clinical practice guidelines into practical, prescriptive lifestyle interventions.

𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼! 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

18/09/2026

Dr. Michelle Tollefson, MD, FACOG, DipABLM, FACLM, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist, lifestyle medicine pioneer, and Professor in the Health Professions Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

14/09/2026

Who should talk about 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘? 👇

Food Is Medicine (FIM) encompasses evidence-based nutrition interventions integrated into healthcare to improve health outcomes, strengthen nutrition security, and enhance quality of life.

👨‍🍳𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:
- Produce Prescriptions
- Medically Tailored Groceries
- Medically Tailored Meals
- Culinary Medicine Programs

🍽🌽𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗜𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. It is best delivered through an interprofessional, collaborative healthcare model, involving appropriately trained physicians, registered nutritionist-dietitians, nurses, pharmacists, lifestyle medicine practitioners, culinary medicine professionals, community health workers, and other qualified members of the healthcare team—each practicing within their respective competencies and scope of practice.

👩‍🔬𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 have an important role in initiating conversations about food, assessing nutrition-related risks, connecting dietary patterns with disease prevention and treatment, and making appropriate nutrition prescriptions or referrals. Registered nutritionist-dietitians provide specialized nutrition assessment and medical nutrition therapy when indicated.

The goal should therefore be to ❌ ️𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 from 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗢𝗦 and the notion that only one profession should advise patients about food intake. ✅️ Instead, healthcare systems should equip appropriately trained providers to reinforce evidence-based nutrition care while ensuring timely referral to nutrition specialists for patients requiring individualized or complex medical nutrition therapy.

🔅𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. Food Is Medicine works best when nutrition care becomes everyone’s responsibility—delivered collaboratively, competently, and within scope of practice.

07/09/2026

10th Annual Lifestyle Medicine Conference
Bridging the Gap: From Clinical Practice Guidelines to Prescription Lifestyle Intervention
From Ill-Care to Well-Care

LM - Immunology
Breakout Session: Lifestyle Prescriptions for Allergies and Food Sensitivities
Speaker: Dr. Linda Lim-Varona

07/09/2026

⏳ 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝟮 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥!

Join us for the 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 of the Philippine College of Lifestyle Medicine.

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗽: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Discover how evidence-based clinical guidelines can be translated into practical, prescriptive lifestyle interventions for the prevention, treatment, and management of chronic disease.

📅 September 29–October 1, 2026
📍 Quest Hotel, Clark

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼: 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀.

Be part of a decade of advancing Lifestyle Medicine in the Philippines and connect with healthcare professionals committed to transforming clinical practice through preventive, proactive, and whole-person care.

𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿—𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
https://lifestylemedicineph.org/2026-pclm-conference

07/09/2026

🎉 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗦 𝗪𝗘 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗬𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘!

We warmly invite physicians, healthcare professionals, public health advocates, health coaches, partners, and friends to join us for the 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲.

🌿𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
A decade of advancing 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲—moving beyond disease management toward addressing root causes, reducing risk, and empowering people to build healthier lives.

As we celebrate this milestone, we also look ahead—to a future where 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩, 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝.

Come celebrate the journey, strengthen the movement, and help shape the next decade of Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine.

Join us and be part of the movement!
https://lifestylemedicineph.org/2026-pclm-conference

Registration is closing in 2 weeks!

05/09/2026

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗬𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗦.

House Bill 2943, the “Preventive & Lifestyle Medicine Act of the Philippines,” seeks to make evidence-based preventive and lifestyle interventions more accessible and affordable for Filipinos—including patients at risk of chronic kidney disease and those in its earlier stages.

Today, we invest substantial healthcare resources in dialysis, kidney transplantation, and post-transplant care. These services are essential and life-saving. But we must also ask:

What if we invested more—earlier—to help prevent or slow the progression of chronic kidney disease before patients reach kidney failure?

Evidence-based lifestyle therapy, integrated with appropriate medical management, can address major modifiable drivers of chronic disease and support better cardiometabolic and kidney health.

This is not about replacing dialysis, transplantation, medications, or specialist care. It is about strengthening the healthcare continuum by making prevention and lifestyle treatment accessible before advanced disease develops.

A sustainable healthcare system should not only pay for the consequences of chronic disease. It should invest in preventing those consequences whenever possible.

From reactive care to proactive care.
From treating complications to addressing their causes and risk factors.
From disease management to prevention.

Join the Philippine College of Lifestyle Medicine in supporting the passage of House Bill 2943 — the Preventive & Lifestyle Medicine Act of the Philippines.

Let us make preventive and lifestyle medicine accessible, evidence-based, and part of mainstream healthcare.

The issue is not a choice between prevention and dialysis. The central issue is why public financing becomes so much more generous after kidneys fail than before they do.

Link to the full story in the comments section.

04/09/2026

10th Annual Lifestyle Medicine Conference
Bridging the Gap: From Clinical Practice Guidelines to Prescription Lifestyle Intervention
From Ill-Care to Well-Care

LM-Rehabilitation

Workshop: Interventional Ultrasound
for Pain Management
Speaker: Dr. Jeimylou De Castro

03/09/2026

10th Annual Lifestyle Medicine Conference
Bridging the Gap: From Clinical Practice Guidelines to Prescription Lifestyle Intervention
From Ill-Care to Well-Care

Occupational-LM
Shift Work, Sleep, and Metabolic Health
Speaker: Dr. Javar Esturco