Activities in Clinical Preventive
Medicine: Time ToolsTM and
Lifestyle Medicine Initiatives
Liana Lianov, MD, MPH, FACPM
Time ToolsTM
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Innovative educational tools for clinicians supporting
the delivery of evidence-based, clinical preventive
services and advancement of effective clinical
prevention practice.
Each tool delivers concise, credible, evidence-based
clinical prevention guidelines to enhance knowledge,
and encourage application, of preventive services in
key clinical areas.
Time ToolsTM Components
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An executive summary of the evidence and practical
approaches to delivering preventive services to
patients
A robust clinical resource document delineating the
epidemiology of the disease/health behavior/risk,
clinical evidence, and recommendations by various
professional and government entities
A companion patient guide to be shared during the
clinical visit
Recently Developed
Time ToolsTM
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Use, Abuse, Misuse, and Disposal of Prescription Pain
Medication (Purdue Pharma)
Medication Adherence: Improving Health Outcomes
(PhRMA)
OTC Medications: Use in General and Special
Populations, Therapeutic Errors, Misuse, Storage and
Disposal (Consumer Healthcare Products Association)
Medication Adherence
Time ToolTM
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Practical
Centered on SIMPLE
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Simplify the regimen
Impart knowledge
Modify patient beliefs and human behavior
Provide communication and trust
Leave the bias
Evaluate adherence
Priority Topics Ranked by PPC
for Development/Funding
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Aspirin Utilization
Nutrition/Benefits of Healthy Diet
Depression Screening
Diabetes
Physical Activity
Elderly Falls
Annual Adult Wellness Visit
HIV Screening
Adult Immunization
Cancer (breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer)
HPV Vaccines
Antibiotic Resistance
Hospital Infections
Lifestyle Medicine (LM)
Initiative
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Collaboration between ACPM and ACLM (now an
academy of ACPM)
Special advocacy group of members and nonmembers to serve as local champions for increasing
integration of LM into practice
Commitment to offer CME opportunities in LM;
discussion of a certificate program for completing a
designated number of CME’s in LM
Time ToolsTM are an opportunity to enhance this
ongoing LM work