Integrative Lifestyle Medicine Content Development Project

Description

Integrave Lifestyle Medicine

This project aims to develop content related to - [DESCRIPTION TO FOLLOW]

The project is open to anyone around the world interested in Integrative Lifestyle Medicine. Although not a strict requirement, it is recommended that those wishing to contribute to the project take the Physioplus course: [LINK TO FOLLOW]

Project Dates

1 September (ongoing)

Project Coordinator

Ziya Altug - Email: [email protected]

Introduction

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Project Objectives

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Instruction to Contributors

It is recommended that those wishing to contribute to the project take the Introduction to Environmental Physiotherapy course on Physioplus prior to developing their contributions.

1. Choose an article from the list below that you would like to develop. Be sure that the article doesn't already have a name next to it.
2. At this point, you should email us to let us know that you would like to join the project and which page you would like to work on. Please feel free to ask any questions that you have in relation to this project e.g. if you feel a new page needs adding to the list.
3. You will receive an email from the project coordinator to confirm your participation in the project and also to confirm the page that you will develop.
4. Once you have received this confirmation you are free to get on with working on your page (See content criteria below). You should be complete your work in a word (or similar) document. If you are comfortable working in Physiopedia we are very happy for you to work directly in Physiopedia instead of producing a word document.
5. Once you have completed your article, please email the project coordinator.
6. Your article will be reviewed by the project coordinator and you will be emailed a response of approval or of amendments to be made.
7. Once the article has been finally approved, it will be published and you will receive your certificate of completion.

If you have any questions please do email us at [email protected]

Content Criteria

Please review our Quality Standards and Content Review Guidelines to guide you in your content development

1. Word Count - there is no specific word count for pages, some pages can be short (as in this example) and some will need to be longer (as in this example).
2. Formatting - please have a browse of the site and previous content development projects to get an idea of how we present the content.
3. Required Content - the content of your article must include:

a. Evidence (where appropriate and possible)

b. References (see referencing guide)

c. Images and videos (where appropriate and possible)

d. A list of open online resources, such as guidelines and protocols, that we can link to (where appropriate and possible)

If you have any questions please do email us.

CPD/CE Certification

The authors of all articles that are published will be offered a completion certificate to evidence their contribution for their learning and professional development portfolio.

List of Articles

The list of articles here is predominantly meant to be indicative, suggesting possible themes, topics and subtopics that could be explored. The pages below have already been developed and should help to guide future pages. Please contact the project coordinator to confirm the exact topic and title of the article you intend to write.

• Culinary Medicine for Health and Disease Management
• Integrative Medicine for Health and Pain Management
• Lifestyle Medicine for Health and Disease Management
• Managing Low Back Pain with Integrative Lifestyle Management
• Qigong for Health and Disease Management
• Social Connectedness for Health and Disease Management
• Sunlight, Outdoor Light, and Light Therapy in Disease Management

We look forward to exploring this exciting topic with you!