Outlive (CHES)

CPE Type: 740 Online/Web-based Course

CHES Competencies for 25-hour course- 8 hours

1.2.6 Identify data gaps

1.2.7 Determine primary data collection needs, instruments, methods and procedures

1.2.3 Conduct a literature review

MCHES Competencies for 25-hour course- 17 MCHES hours

1.2.9 Develop a data analysis plan

1.4.1 Compare findings to norms, existing data and other information

4.2.8 Adopt, adapt and/or develop instruments for collecting data

Upon successful completion of this self-study course, the users will be able to:

1. Discuss three new characteristics of Medicine 3.0.
2. Discuss two reasons the author believes exercise is the most potent longevity “drug.”
3. Identify three health characteristics that are unique to people who end up living to 100 years old.
4. Describe the five criteria for diagnosing metabolic syndrome and why each is important to health.
5. Discuss two reasons/functions why lipoproteins (apoA and apoB) are so important to cardiovascular health, according to research.
6. Describe the “Fasting-mimicking diet” found to increase the ability of normal cells to resist chemotherapy and while making cancer cells more vulnerable to chemo.
7. Discuss three characteristics of Parkinson’s disease and identify an intervention shown to delay its progression.
8. Discuss three characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease and identify the only intervention shown to delay its progression.
9. Explain what VO2 max measures and its significance to health.
10. Define “frailty” and identify its four diagnostic criteria.
11. Explain two aspects of stability training and why it’s so important to fitness.
12. Calculate the minimum protein level per day for maximum longevity and the upper limit of protein intake for health, according to research.
13. Describe how sleep affects glucose disposal and obesity.
14. Define and explain dialectic behavior therapy (DBT) and how it is used for better health.