Brief Interventions based on Motivational Interviewing: How to help patients who are not yet ready to quit

This CME certified Case focuses on patient intervention and counseling for individuals who are reluctant to quit.   The University of Virginia Health System designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

SPONSORED BY: The University of Virginia Office of Continuing Medical Education

ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE THIS ACTIVITY: 30 Minutes

RELEASE DATE: December 14, 2009

EXPIRATION DATE: December 14, 2011

INTENDED AUDIENCE: The target learners include physicians and other healthcare providers who assist patients to quit smoking.

DESCRIPTION: This case explores the core elements of brief motivational interventions in-depth, so that clinicians can learn how to apply these techniques with their patients who are not yet ready to quit smoking.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After completing the case, learners should be able to:

1. Deliver brief interventions based on Motivational Interviewing to their patients who are not yet ready to quit smoking.
2. Describe and apply basic techniques for starting the conversation with patients who are unwilling to quit smoking at the time of their clinic visit.
3. Describe and apply the concepts of assessing importance and confidence with their patients who smoke.
4. Describe and apply the concept of decisional balance with their patients who use smoke.

FACULTY

Scott Strayer, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health Science
Department of Family Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA

Jeffery L. Goodie, Ph.D., ABPP
Lieutenant, United States Public Health Service
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The University of Virginia Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION

The University of Virginia Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Pfizer

METHOD OF PARTICIPATION

Learners will participate in this educational activity by reading the educational content and answering learning assessment questions and completing the posttest and evaluation. This activity should take 30 minutes to complete.

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA OFFICE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION - FACULTY PLANNING DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

As a provider dedicated to independent education and accredited by the ACCME, the University of Virginia Office of Continuing Medical Education must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific accuracy in all its educational activities. It is the policy of the University of Virginia Office of Continuing Medical Education to require the disclosure of the existence of any financial interest or any other related relationship of a faculty member, planner, or sponsor has with either the commercial supporter of this activity or the manufacturers of any commercial products discussed in an educational presentation.

Faculty

Scott M. Strayer, MD has disclosed that he is patent holder for PocketMed, LLC.
Jeffery L. Goodie, PhD disclosed that he does not have any commercial interests which are relevant to this project.

Planners

No planners or staff in the position to influence the content of this activity has  relationships with relevant commercial interests to disclose.

DISCLOSURE OF OFF-LABEL USE

The University of Virginia School of Medicine, as an ACCME provider, requires that all faculty presenters identify and disclose any off-label uses for pharmaceutical and medical device products. The University of Virginia School of Medicine recommends that each physician fully review all the available data on new products or procedures prior to clinical use.

DISCLAIMER

The views expressed in this activity are those of the faculty. It should not be inferred or assumed that the faculty member is expressing the view of the University of Virginia Office of Continuing Medical Education.

PEER REVIEW

This online activity was peer-reviewed by physicians in the target audience group.

PRIVACY POLICY

http://www.virginia.edu/copyright.html

CONTACT INFORMATION

University of Virginia Office of Continuing Medical Education
PO Box 800711
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone: 434.924-1657
Fax: 434.982.1415

Click the link below to access the case (if you do not see a link, please register first):