Course Overview
This course prepares physicians, specialist physicians and psychiatrists to integrate evidence-based MI into their practice and use MI strategies throughout a patient’s process of change. The course is based on the principles detailed in Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow, 4th edition (2023), by William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick.
Core Features
- Simulation-based learning
- Each participant will conduct two live simulated patient (SP) consultation sessions
- An experienced MI coach will provide real-time feedback and coaching
- Live, online, interactive group learning labs
- Authentic patient-care scenarios, which form the basis of contextual learning.
Audience
- Physicians/specialist physicians
- Psychiatrists
- Fellows
- International medical graduates
- Residents
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the purpose and core principles of Motivation MI.
- Build patient-centered relationships grounded in partnership, acceptance, compassion, and empowerment.
- Apply core MI communication skills (OARS) to explore patient issues, context, and preferences.
- Facilitate patient behavior change by eliciting, responding to, and reinforcing change talk, and delivering advice
in an MI-consistent style. - Integrate MI four tasks (engaging, focusing, evoking, planning) in clinical practice.
- Analyze practice experience, identify practice gaps and implement changes to clinical practice.
Required text
Course participants are responsible for purchasing the required textbook, 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+® Certified Assessment Activity credits
Faculty
This course is led by: Ketan Vegda, MD, FRCPC
Guest presenters:
- David Barrett, MD, CCFP
- Michael Zhanel, MD, CCFP
Pre-Register
To begin the registration process:
- Complete the pre-registration form (upon receipt of the form, CAMH will provide additional course information within three business days) pre-registration form
- Please review the cancellation policy.
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