Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine
About the course
Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine
- Duration: 6 Months
- Khyber Medical University
This Certificate Program is designed to address the urgent global rise of chronic, non-communicable diseases. Moving beyond conventional treatment, this evidence-based course empowers healthcare professionals to utilize therapeutic lifestyle interventions to prevent, manage, and potentially reverse conditions like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
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Outcomes of this programme
- Explain the scientific foundations and principles of lifestyle medicine.
- Apply evidence-based lifestyle interventions in prevention and management of chronic disease.
- Utilize behaviour change strategies and motivational interviewing techniques in patient counselling.
- Develop practical recommendations related to nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management, and social health.
- Recognize the importance of practitioner health, advocacy, and patient-centred implementation in lifestyle medicine practice.
- Design basic lifestyle medicine care plans suitable for clinical and community settings.
- Course Duration : 6 months
This course is of 12 credit hours, with monthly two zoom synchronous session (alternate Saturday/month from 3-4.30pm PST). A multimedia-rich online) component on Learning Management System is an integral part of the course which comprises of interactive learning contents, animated videos, important links, resources as well as collaborative discussion forums. Assessment included 2 assignments, 3 Quiz and an e-Portfolio comprising of reflective writings.
Average weekly minimum 6-8 hours time commitment required from the course participants.
- Module 1: Foundations & the Clinical Case for Lifestyle Medicine.
- Module 2: Nutrition and Culinary Lifestyle Medicine
- Module 3: Physical Activity and Exercise Prescription
- Module 4: Sleep Health & Substance Use
- Module 5: Stress Management, Social Connection and and Emotional Well-being
- Module 6: The Life Style Practitioner
Start date: September 2026
Prof Dr Tahira Sadiq
MBBS, MPH, Diploma in Community Health & Nutrition, PGD in Teaching & Learning, MHPE, LMPC, SWIPE Internship, IBLM Certified, PhD Scholar (Public Health), Professor of Public Health, Medical Educationist, Public Speaker, Vice President Pakistan Association of Lifestyle Medicine (PALM), Head of Department Community Medicine and Public Health at Bahria University College of Medicine, Islamabad
Prof Dr. Farah Rashid Siddiqui
MBBS, MPH, Diploma in Neuro-linguistic Programme, Certificate in Leading an Empowered Organisation, Faculty development course (medical education), Postgraduate diploma in Community Nutrition, Certificate of FAIMER module, MHPE, Fellow of Royal Society of Public Health, PhD Fellow - Public Health) Professor and HOD Community Medicine NUST school of health sciences; Fellow of Royal Society of Public Health
Brig. Prof Naila Azam (Retd)
MBBS, MCPS Family Medicine, FCPS Community Medicine, Diploma in Health Professionals Education, Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine, Advance Certificate Medical Education) HOD Community Medicine & Public Health, Foundation University Medical College Islamabad
Dr. Humaira Mahmood
MBBS, MPH, FCPS (Community Medicine), PhD (Public Health), Lifestyle Medicine Practice Certificate, Fellow of Royal Society of Public Health, Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan) Professor of Public Health, Health Services Academy, Chak Shahzad; Research Consultant, International Research Foundation (IRF), Islamabad
Prof. Dr. Shafat Khatoon
MBBS, MCPS (Internal Medicine), FCPS (Internal Medicine), CHPE, Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine, MSPH, International Board in Lifestyle Medicine (In progress)) Head of Internal Medicine, PIMS, SZABMU, Islamabad; Course Director- Lifestyle Medicine Postgraduate certificate course at SZABMU; Chapter Head (Islamabad) - Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine
Dr. Munira S Abbasi
MBBS, Diplomate in American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Certification, Diplomate of American Board of Lifestyle Medicine and International Board of Lifestyle Medicine, Plant Based Nutrition Certificate, Post Graduate Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine, Blue Zones Certification for Physician) Founder and Director of Nurturing Our Health; Adjunct Faculty Riphah Institute of Lifestyle Medicine; Director Lifestyle Medicine Education & Vice President of Pakistan Association of Lifestyle Medicine
Prof. Dr. Abdul Majid
MBBS, FCPS, Professor and Head of Department, Department of Neurosurgery (Unit-III), Punjab Institute of Neurosciences (PINS), Lahore
Prof. Dr. Usman Mahboob
MBBS, MPH, DHPE (UK), Advanced Assessment Course (UK), Certificate in Accreditation & Assessment (UK), FHEA (UK), Fellow FAIMER (USA), Post-Doc (UK)) Director & Professor of the Institute of Health Professions Education & Research, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
Pakistani Participants (PKR)
- Standard Registration: PKR 70,000
- Early Bird Registration (Till 15th August): PKR 60,000
International Participants (USD)
- USD 300
- Early Bird (Till 15th August): USD 250
Only successful participants will receive Certificate from Khyber Medical University
