Medical Training to Achieve Competency in Lifestyle Counseling: An Essential Foundation for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases and Other Chronic Medical Conditions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation. 2016 Oct 11;134(15):e308-e327. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000442. Epub 2016 Sep 6.

Authors

Marie-France Hivert, Ross Arena, Daniel E Forman, Penny M Kris-Etherton, Patrick E McBride, Russell R Pate, Bonnie Spring, Jennifer Trilk, Linda V Van Horn, William E Kraus; American Heart Association Physical Activity Committee of the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; the Behavior Change Committee, a joint committee of the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health and the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; the Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Secondary Prevention Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; and the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing

PMID: 27601568
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000442

No abstract available

Keywords: AHA Scientific Statements; curriculum; health care; lifestyle; medical education; wellness.

MeSH terms

American Heart Association*
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
Clinical Competence / standards*
Counseling / education*
Counseling / standards
Education, Medical, Continuing / standards*
Female
Humans
Male
United States