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WWCMA EVENT

Lifestyle Medicine and Condition Management: 
A Path to Sustainable Health

Wednesday, June 25 / 2 PM – 6 PM ET
Framingham Country Club, Framingham, MA

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  • 2 PM – 3 PM: Registration / Networking & Refreshments
  • 3 PM – 5 PM: Discussion & Moderated Panel
  • 5 PM – 6 PM: Networking & Refreshments
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As the holistic approach to preventing, managing and reversing chronic conditions rapidly grows, lifestyle medicine is empowering individuals to improve their overall well-being with behavior modification.
Learn about and discuss the evidence-based research and education being used by our panel of practitioners, employers and health plans to improve life quality.
Join us to better understand implications of decisions about coverage of GLP-1 medications for obesity, and how to design a strategy that balances employee health, organizational culture, and financial viability.

Thank You to Our Event Sponsor:

As GLP-1s gain traction for managing obesity and cardiometabolic diseases, employers face critical decisions about coverage, cost-effectiveness, and long-term sustainability.
This session will explore whether GLP-1s deliver measurable health and productivity benefits that justify their expense, the considerations of integrating them into employer-sponsored health plans, and the role of lifestyle and behavioral programs.
Join us to better understand implications of decisions about coverage of GLP-1 medications for obesity, and how to design a strategy that balances employee health, organizational culture, and financial viability.
Joanne-DeCataldo
co-moderator
Joanne DeCataldo
Health Coach, Yoga Teacher and Personal Trainer
WWCMA Programs Committee Member

Joanne has built her career in health, wellness, and disease management. She is an experienced health coach, yoga teacher and personal trainer who has worked with people of all ages and abilities. She holds a master’s degree from Salve Regina University in Holistic Leadership and Counseling and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Exercise Science, Health and Fitness. Certifications include American College of Sports Medicine Clinical Exercise Physiologist and a Certified Yoga Teacher. She managed Lifespan’s Lifestyle Medicine Center and was an exercise physiologist for Lifespan’s Center for Weight and Wellness. She has provided telephonic health coaching to corporate wellness employees on tobacco cessation, weight management, nutrition, exercise, stress management and sleep hygiene.

“My greatest joy comes from teaching, coaching and encouraging clients to reach their personal goals and experience the rewards of a strong mind-body connection.”
Learn more at simplafyi.com.
co-moderator
Kathleen Repoli
Founder, SimplaFYI
A passionate well-being enthusiast, Kathleen has spent her life contributing to healthcare. At fourteen she began her journey volunteering in the emergency room and pediatric wing of her local hospital. After graduating with an accounting degree, she began work with BCBS of CO, as an auditor for CMS. This foundation of our healthcare system unlocked a career of curiosity, continued learning and growth. Kathleen navigated several sectors of the healthcare industry, including hospital reimbursement, payer contracting and revenue at Newton-Wellesley and Lawrence Memorial Hospitals. She went on to work with Harvard Pilgrim, Rhode Island Medical Imaging, a start-up EMR and MDaudit. Kathleen currently works with SolutionHealth in southern New Hampshire and is the founder of SimplaFYI.
Learn more at simplafyi.com.
Janine-Gilarde
PANELIST
Janine Gilarde, RN, BSN, NBC-HWC, LMC, RMT
Registered Nurse, National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach

Janine is a Registered Nurse, National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach with specialized training in Lifestyle Medicine and Culinary Nutrition, and Reiki Master Teacher with more than a decade of experience helping individuals’ learn to listen to their bodies, manage their mindset, and reclaim their health.

From diet to exercise to stress management, your lifestyle is central to your health and well-being. Janine can help you carve out time for self-care and create sustainable habits so that you can be healthy, with more energy, better focus and a sense of calm.
Learn more at www.triahealth.com.
PANELIST
Jacob Mirsky, MD MA DipABLM, FACLM
Founder, Lifestyle Medicine Consulting LLC
Dr. Jacob Mirsky founded Lifestyle Medicine Consulting LLC in 2022. He is board certified in both internal medicine and lifestyle medicine, and in 2024 he was named a Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine for the “highest standard of professional development and contribution to the field.” Dr. Mirsky is a national leader in lifestyle medicine as well as Shared Medical Appointment (SMA) clinical program development and implementation.
In his academic role, Dr. Mirsky is a primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and the Assistant CME Course Director at the MGH Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine. He has led 300+ lifestyle medicine SMAs and since 2021 has served as the Medical Director of MGH’s Healthy Lifestyle Program, which is the largest lifestyle medicine SMA program in the country.
Learn more at www.triahealth.com.
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