Lifestyle medicine offers an evidence-based framework for preventing and managing chronic conditions, with pillars such as nutrition, physical activity, sleep, social connection, stress management, and avoidance of risky substances. Audiologists are uniquely positioned to champion hearing health as a vital part of social connectedness, and bridging the gap between lifestyle medicine and associated auditory and vestibular conditions.
This course introduces audiologists to the principles of lifestyle medicine and demonstrates how they can contribute to interdisciplinary health promotion and patient-centered outcomes. Participants will learn practical strategies to position their practice within the lifestyle medicine ecosystem through effective marketing approaches. The session will include a sample outreach plan for building collaborations with lifestyle medicine professionals, as well as templates and customizable resources to support ongoing marketing and advocacy efforts.
Attendees will be able to:
- Describe the role of audiologists within the framework of lifestyle medicine
- Describe how auditory and vestibular conditions align with the six pillars of lifestyle medicine
- Develop strategies to integrate hearing care into lifestyle medicine conversations and practices
- Apply practical marketing tools and resources to strengthen partnerships with lifestyle medicine professionals
