A two-part speaker series: Nov. 7 and Dec. 5, 2003
7:30-9:30 a.m. (with 7 a.m. healthy continental breakfast)
The Gateway Building at The RiverFront
Peoria, Illinois

November 7
Improving Lifestyle: The Key to Community Health
Steven Aldana, Ph.D,
  Director of Graduate Studies,
    College of Health and Human Performance,
    Brigham Young University

December 5
A Holistic Medicine Model for the Prevention, Arrest and Reversal of Common Chronic Diseases
Roger Greenlaw, M.D.,
  Medical Director,
    SwedishAmerican Center for Complementary Medicine
  Clinical Professor of Medicine,
    University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford

CME Credit
Category 1 (2 credits per session)

Presented by
PALM/LMC Health Programs
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce
Labor Council of West Central Illinois

Program
The greatest potential to improve public health and control spiraling health-care costs lies in the ability of individuals to adopt healthful behaviors. Research has shown that adopting a lifestyle that includes a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains; regular exercise; basic stress management; and a smoke-free environment can prevent, arrest — and even reverse — such common chronic diseases as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.

Community-based lifestyle interventions also have demonstrated remarkable results in these areas. The Coronary Health Improvement Project (CHIP), most notably, has proven successful in lowering serum cholesterol levels and stroke risk, normalizing blood pressure, reducing type II diabetics' need for insulin, promoting controlled weight loss and reducing symptoms of depression.

The two presenters in this symposium are at the forefront of research and application in this area of health promotion and disease prevention. Their insights will be of educational benefit to doctors and other health-care professionals, as well as community leaders interested in improving community health while lowering health-care costs.

Faculty
November 7
Improving Lifestyle: The Key to Community Health
Steven Aldana, Ph.D

Dr. Aldana has spent his career researching and teaching about the impact of lifestyle on disease and quality of life, publishing more than 60 research articles and writing three books on connections between healthy living and disease prevention. He is passionate about educating people about the tremendous impact lifestyle has on disease and is devoted to helping individuals adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.

He is a regular consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the California Department of Health Services.

Objective:
Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to describe the relationship of lifestyle to lifespan and quality of life.

December 5
A Holistic Medicine Model for the Prevention, Arrest and Reversal of Common Chronic Diseases
Roger Greenlaw, M.D.

Dr. Greenlaw, founder and president of a 12-physician gastroenterology group in Rockford for the past 25 years, also is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. His current special interest is in holistic health care, the integration of traditional Western medicine with complementary and alternative therapies. He was head of a task force to develop the SwedishAmerican Center for Complementary Medicine and now serves as its medical director. There he conducts research in lifestyle medicine and teaches classes in lifestyle medicine for both physicians and the public.

Objective:
Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to discuss the use of holistic medicine in treating chronic diseases.

Target Audiences
• All physicians, because of their interest in the connection between lifestyle and preventing, arresting and potentially reversing common chronic diseases
• Other health professionals interested in the connection between lifestyle and disease
• Medical, nursing, mental health and nutrition students
• Government, business, school and faith-community leaders concerned about the health of their constituencies and rising health-care costs

CME Information
These activities have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, PALM/LMC Health Programs, Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and Labor Council of West Central Illinois. The University of Illinois College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Illinois College of Medicine designates each of these educational activities for a maximum of two (2) Category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activities.

Cost:
$45 per program or $75 for both

To register for one or both programs, click here.