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12: GP+ Lifestyle Medicine with Dr Callum Leese
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This month, Sophie interviews Dr Callum Leese, a First5 GP based in Aberfeldy, Scotland with an extended role in Lifestyle Medicine. Callum shares his journey into the field and signposts to a number of helpful resources if you are interested in finding out more in this area.
If you think Lifestyle Medicine could be the right fit for you, here are some top tips to help you find out more:
If you think Lifestyle Medicine could be the right fit for you, here are some top tips to help you find out more:
- Connect with other Lifestyle Medicine Professionals - The British Society of Lifestyle Medcine (BSLM) is the primary professional body for lifestyle medicine. Callum suggests the BSLM is a great place to start to build those connections through their in-person events, online webinars and networking at the BSLM annual conference.
- Research if there are any local lifestyle medicine groups and if not, why not initiate one with like-minded colleagues. Callum set up the 'Healthiest Town Aberfeldy' initiative with colleagues to inspire to inspire change and address some of the social determinants of health to inspire healthier lifestyles.
- Start small and strategic - Figure out what aspect(s) of lifestyle medicine interests you and begin with part time or low commitment roles alongside clinical practice. For example, Callum led on some group patient consultations in his practice for conditions such as diabetes and prostate cancer. This helps him to remain energized and enthusiastic about his role trying out different styles of delivering patient care.
- Research funding opportunities - Callum suggests look at your local deanery first for potential funding opportunities in lifestyle medicine. If you are a GP registrar, consider the study budget to cover some lifestyle medicine courses such as the BLSM Core Accreditation in Lifestyle Medicine or Red Whale. Callum had previously secured funding from the Claire Wand Fund for some courses in the past. He suggested also checking out the NHS Trust charities as his 'The Movement Prescription' podcast was part funded to support these ideas.
- Learn more about Lifestyle Medicine initiatives - spend time to do some community mapping in your local area. Callum suggests becoming familiar with existing initiatives and help to shape and support initiatives that already exist. If you identify a gap, think about what you can do but try not to reinvent the wheel.
Dr Callum Leese is medically qualified at the University of Edinburgh, a GP in Aberfeldy, whilst working part-time at the University of Dundee undertaking research with the division of population health and genomics. He is co-founder of the community-based charity 'Healthiest Town' in Aberfeldy, Scotland where they try to enact and inspire local change and he is involved with the charity RunTalkRun. Callum is a champion for physical activity and lifestyle at the Royal College of GPs. When not working, Callum will be found running, cycling, skiing or climbing somewhere!
Further reading
Introduction and overview of GPwER in lifestyle medicine
RCGP Physical Activity and Lifestyle hub
Upcoming RCGP Lifestyle Medicine webinars
Recorded RCGP Lifestyle Medicine webinars
BSLM - Transforming Healthcare Through Lifestyle Medicine
Callum’s podcast: themovementprescription.co.uk
Callum's article after his talk at RCGP last year: GPs Urged to Embed Lifestyle Medicine into Primary Care
Parkrun practices initiative
Moving Medicine website
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Further reading
Introduction and overview of GPwER in lifestyle medicine
RCGP Physical Activity and Lifestyle hub
Upcoming RCGP Lifestyle Medicine webinars
Recorded RCGP Lifestyle Medicine webinars
BSLM - Transforming Healthcare Through Lifestyle Medicine
Callum’s podcast: themovementprescription.co.uk
Callum's article after his talk at RCGP last year: GPs Urged to Embed Lifestyle Medicine into Primary Care
Parkrun practices initiative
Moving Medicine website
Tell us what you thought!
Please take 2 minutes to complete the survey about this episode.
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