Motivational Interviewing Skills Development

Joani L. Jack, MD, medical director, Children's Healthy Eating and Active Living Center, and assistant professor, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, will discuss how to use evidence-based motivational interviewing tools and techniques to engage patients and families and promote health behavior change in the pediatric setting. The presentation includes practical tips, clinical pearls, and role-playing scenarios for successfully negotiating challenging patient encounters such as childhood obesity, smoking by parents, promotion of breastfeeding, vaccine refusal, and managing chronic illnesses.

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  Joani Jack, MD, FAAP

  Division of General Pediatrics
  Medical Director, Children's Healthy Eating and Active Living Center
  Chief, Department of Pediatrics
  Children's Hospital at Erlanger
  Assistant Professor, University of TN College of Medicine
  Chattanooga, Tennessee