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This fully online, on-demand course has been approved by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching for 6 CE hours. NBHWC-Approved Course: 6 CE hours (CEA-000539-2)

Course Description

This course on Pathophysiology of Lifestyle Disease will review the disease processes in the most common chronic lifestyle-related conditions.  Modules will include review of foundational physiologic processes such as inflammation and immune response, and their role in development of metabolic disease, cardiovascular & cerebrovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, and carcinogenesis.  A final module will outline the role of lifestyle as medicine and its impact on disease progression, as well as suggestions for fostering understanding of these relationships among patients/clients.

Course Objectives

Following completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  • Describe the immune cells & cytokines involved in the inflammatory response.

  • Compare and contrast the salient features of metabolic syndrome, obesity, pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

  • Explain the process of atherosclerosis and its role in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.

  • Differentiate between the pathophysiology of emphysema, chronic bronchitis & chronic asthma.

  • Describe the basic process of carcinogenesis and the impact of lifestyle on the most common cancers.

  • Outline the effect of lifestyle behaviors on cytokines, inflammation and cellular processes involved in chronic disease.

  • Select appropriate strategies for sharing disease education with clients that consider health literacy, adult learning theory and self-determination theory.

Course curriculum

    1. Course Navigation

    2. Instructor Intro & Course Info

    1. Inflammation & Immune Function

    2. Test your learning

    3. Resources: Inflammation and disease

    1. Pathophysiology of Metabolic Disease

    2. Test your learning

    3. Resources: Metabolic Disease

    1. Pathophysiology of Vascular Disease

    2. Test your learning

    3. Resources: Vascular Disease & Lifestyle

    1. Pathophysiology of COPD

    2. Test your learning

    3. Resources: COPD & Lifestyle

    1. Pathophysiology of Carcinogenesis

    2. Test your learning

    3. Resources: Cancer & Lifestyle

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Instructor

Michele Suhie, PhD, NBC-HWC, DipACLM

Michele is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional, specializing in the integration of lifestyle medicine, positive psychology and religion/spirituality. She is also an adjunct professor, teaching courses in pathophysiology and lifestyle medicine to undergraduate exercise science students. Michele is a certified instructor of mindfulness-based strengths practice (MBSP) through the VIA Institute on Character and has also completed advanced catechist training with the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.