The Podcast Initiative is a joint action of the European Lifestyle Medicine Organization (ELMO) and the Belgian Lifestyle Medicine Organization (BELMO) to familiarize you with the activities of these two organizations and the principles of the lifestyle medicine.

In the third chapter of our series of podcasts, Ioan Hanes, MD (Belgium) will talk about:

-       doctor Beth Frates book’s- Lifestyle Medicine: An Introduction to the Power of Healthy Habits” written with Jonathan P.Bonnet, MD, Richard Joseph, MD and James A.Peterson, PhD, is more than a lifestyle medicine handbook. It is a lifestyle story of Beth Frates, full of anecdotes and the special moments that have defined her personal and professional path. The content of the book is her course “Introduction in lifestyle medicine” at Harvard University.

-       how you should talk with your patient in a lifestyle medicine consultation and with your health professional colleagues about lifestyle medicine; also where is coming from the incredible communication skills of prof. Beth Frates, MD (USA). Her website is https://www.bethfratesmd.com/about-beth-frates-md

-       “difficult patients”…if that term even exists, communication in a multicultural environment and how we can keep still communicating during this pandemic, a conversation with prof. Alexia Papageorgiu, psychologist, PHD, specialist in health communication from Cyprus. Her email address is: [email protected]

-       personal communication challenges during the lockdown in a Mediterranean culture, a chat with with prof. Ourania Kolokotroni, MD, PhD, also from Cyprus and a graduate of the European Lifestyle Medicine Certificate. Her email address: [email protected]