In accordance with international standards, health care professionals must recertify in a chosen field every 10 years. This means diplomates must repeat the certification process, submitting the required prerequisites, paying the full amount for the exam and enduring the stress of studying and sitting for the exam. Many board-certified physicians and allied health professionals do not find this a satisfactory course of action, so the alternative is the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) pathway.

Up until 2021, the IBLM pathway has been the only option available, but many Diplomates have been keen to ensure that there is UK & European context to this continued learning and therefore we are delighted to confirm that maintenance of certification in the UK is now available through BSLM.

Our MOC programme is aligned with that of the IBLM and by continuing to maintain your Diploma you will not be required to re-sit the exam after the 10 year period has lapsed.

Eligibility Criteria
  1. BSLM diplomate
  2. Sign up to MOC by the end of March the year after passing the Diploma exam (or have been passported from IBLM Maintenance Programme)
  3. Submission of all requirements annually
  4. Payment of annual MOC fees
Structure of MOC
  • BSLM accredited CPD 6 hours/year or 30 hours every 5 years
  • 1 case study/paper/poster presentation/blog piece every 10 years
  • Pass MCQ – based on three lifestyle medicine research papers which will be made available in April each year and will be required to be completed within that calendar year

The BSLM MOC will be managed via the BSLM Learning Academy using our Learning Management System where you will be able to view the selected research papers and sit the MCQ’s which must be passed as a requirement of ongoing maintenance. Using the course portal, you will also be able to provide details of CPD that you have undertaken to meet the requirements of maintenance. Our system will allow your progress to be recorded to ensure that your records are maintained.

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Eligible CPD

Eligible CPD for BSLM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) (comparator Eligible CME – Lifestyle Medicine (lmmoc.org))

BSLM Events

  • BSLM2022 (21 hours)
  • BSLM Webinar Series (1hr per webinar, minimum attendance of 5 per annum to qualify)
  • All BSLM Learning Academy E Learning (each course will specify hours cpd)
  • BSLM Regional Meets (meet dependent, approx. 1hr CPD)

International Events e.g.

ACLM Courses

Partner Courses

Defence Health Agency: USAF L&PM Working Group Lifestyle Medicine Series

Other

The above list of courses represents a set of examples of CPD that would be accepted for the MOC. We appreciate that there are multiple sources of potentially relevant CPD in this evolving speciality, and this list is not exhaustive. We are keen to hear from our members about the range of other Lifestyle Medicine CPD that they have identified, which may take a variety of formats including courses, webinars, personal reading or podcasts.
To be accepted, alternative CPD options must satisfy the following criteria:

  • Relevant to lifestyle medicine
  • Proposed CPD hours are appropriate to the learning experience described
  • Reputable source, author or provider is appropriately qualified to offer the information provided
  • Fits with BSLM nutrition ethos: food first (If appropriate)
  • Fits with 6 pillars approach
  • Scientifically sound content with clear references and sources

Individual CPD examples may focus on a single skill or pillar, however over breadth of the 30 hours accrued, the whole scope of an individual’s practice and all 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine should be reflected.

If you have concerns about whether a particular CPD example will be accepted, please contact us to discuss in advance of submitting.

MOC CPD Time Periods

CMEs must be submitted by December 31st of the year that your quinquennium (5 year period) ends. CMEs are accepted from the following years:

Exam Year CMEs from following years accepted for 1st 5 year MOC period Start of 2nd 5 year period CMEs from following years accepted for 2nd 5 year MOC period
2017 2017 – 2021 2022 2022 – 2026
2018 2018 – 2022 2023 2023 – 2027
2019 2019 – 2023 2024 2024 – 2028
2020 2020 – 2024 2025 2025 – 2029
2021 2021 – 2025 2026 2026 – 2030
2022 2022 – 2026 2027 2027 – 2031
2023 2023 – 2027 2028 2028 – 2032
2024 2024 – 2028 2029 2029 – 2033
2025 2025 – 2029 2030 2030 – 2034
2026 2026 – 2030 2031 2031 – 2035
Learning Academy

You can find more BSLM CPD by checking out our online learning platform.

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Pricing

Rates for 2022 are as follows:

  • Practitioner – £40
  • Professional – £60
  • Physician – £80

*Payments are once off payments, on a calendar year basis

Country Society membership is not a requirement for signing up the maintenance of certification. Of course, we hope you see value it provides value through member discounts, opportunities and learning, among others. Our network is growing through your support to the Charity, and with that increases the opportunity to get lifestyle medicine education to where it’s needed the most. Membership fee runs separate to the annual MOC fee and does not run concurrently unless purchased on the same day.

Payment will be taken via subscription on 10th January annually, at which time you will be enrolled into the next year’s Maintenance Course.

For further queries, please reach out to office@bslm.org.uk.

Maintenance of Certification Signup

Annual Costs, will be taken on 10th January each year

To sign up for the MOC you must have already completed the IBLM/BSLM Certification. You should sign up by March the following year and any late sign ups should be discussed prior to sign up to MOC so eligibility can be approved. Information you provide will be checked agains the global Diplomate directory. You will not need to provide any documents unless we are unable to confirm your registration.