Course Overview
This course prepares physicians, specialist physicians and psychiatrists to:
- integrate evidence-based MI into their practice
- use MI strategies throughout a patient’s process of change.
The course is based on the principles detailed in the required textbook, Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow, 4th edition (2023), by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick.
Course Features
- Simulation-based learning
- Two live, simulated patient (SP) consultations per participant
- Real-time feedback and coaching from an experienced MI coach
- Live, online, interactive, group-learning labs
- Authentic patient-care scenarios forming the basis of contextual learning
Audience: Who is this for?
- Physicians/specialist physicians
- Psychiatrists
- Fellows
- International medical graduates
- Residents
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the evidence-based method of MI, including its purpose and underlying principles (CanMEDS Role: Scholar).
- Build patient-centered relationships grounded in partnership, acceptance, compassion, and empowerment (CanMEDS Roles: Communicator, Professional).
- Use MI communication skills (OARS) to explore patient issues, context and preferences (CanMEDS Role: Communicator).
- Facilitate behavior change talk (CanMEDS Roles: Communicator, Health Advocate).
- Integrate MI's four-task model into clinical practice.
- Reflect on performance to identify gaps and implement improvements (CanMEDS Roles: Medical Expert, Scholar, Leader, Professional).
Required text
Course participants must purchase the texbook, which is available in both print and digital formats (ebook/audiobook). Miller, W.R. & Rollnick, S. (2023). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (4th ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
Accreditation
This activity has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 11.25 Mainpro+® credits.
• Certified Activities: 2 hours + 30 minutes.
• Certified Assessment Activities: 8 hours + 45 minutes.
Faculty
This course is led by: Ketan Vegda, MD, FRCPC
Guest presenters:
- David Barrett, MD, CCFP
- Michael Zhanel, MD, CCFP
Pre-Register
Contact: courses.help@camh.ca and sandra.bennett@camh.ca
Delivery method
Online/virtual (delivered in Docebo learning platform).
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