Implementing Lifestyle Change Online Learning Modules

One of the key strategies for the Heart Foundation's Prevention in Practice Project is the development of online learning modules for general practitioners, practice nurses and other health professionals using the Royal Australian College of General Practitioner's gplearning program portal.

The Implementing Lifestyle Change (ILC) Active Learning Module has been developed by the Heart Foundation and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners to help general practitioners and practice nurses improve their knowledge, skills and confidence in lifestyle risk factor management, enabling them to assist patients to more effectively manage and control the unhealthy behaviours of smoking, unsafe consumption of alcohol, unhealthy body weight, an unbalanced approach to healthy eating and physical inactivity.

Overall, the complete course materials provide between eight and 10 hours of educational material in formats including patient case studies, patient audits, peer comparison activities, tutorials, reference materials, links and resources including patient hand out material.

Access to the online modules is free to all RACGP registered members and gplearning subscribers and available to non-members and health professionals at a cost of $60. To register for the non-member access go to www.gplearning.com.au, click on the ILC link, then go to the registration page.

In addition to the online learning modules, a workshop series has been developed for circumstances where group based learning is preferred, or online access is not practical.

Facilitator guides and workshop slides have been  produced for each of the lifestyle risk factors, all of which can be downloaded free of charge from below, allowing Divisions of General Practice and other Training Providers the ability to run workshops on the ILC series.

ILC book introduction  Download
Smoking cessation facilitator guide   Download
Smoking cessation presentation slides  Download
Alcohol misuse facilitator guide  Download
Alcohol misuse presentation slides  Download
Physical activity facilitator guide  Download
Physical activity presentation slides  Download
Managing weight facilitator guide  Download
Managing weight presentation slides  Download
Good nutrition facilitator guide  Download
Good nutrition presentation slides  Download

For more information about these projects, contact Scott Dunn at the Heart Foundation on (02) 9219 2458 or via email.