Facilitating Adherence to Medical Recommendations: Promoting Behavior Change to Improve Chronic Disease Outcomes

Saturday, January 17, 2009
Evans Hall - Room 334 A/B, 4170 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Pete Jackson, PsyD
Eugene Mochan, PhD, DO, FACOFP
Program Co-chairmen

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Objective & Description
Modern medicine has produced remarkable advances in the cure of acute illnesses. On the other hand, there has been much less success in treating chronic diseases. These and other medical realities of the 21st century demand a sharper and more persistent focus on long-term medical management and health behavior change. This program will focus on barriers to patient adherence and practical strategies to promote and sustain health behavior change.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Discuss communication styles and skills which influence patient behavior change.
• Identify critical components of enhancing intrinsic motivation for health behavior change in their patients.
• Explain how the "patient centered" clinical approach could be employed in patient decision making and motivation.
• Describe how chronic care models could be utilized to enhance adherence in primary care settings.
• Evaluate methods for providing patient education, feedback and advice that can increase effectiveness of important practitioner behaviors.
• Reflect upon their own motivation and willingness to promote healthy behaviors, given limited time and the pressure of market-driven incentives.

Schedule

7:30 A.M.	Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:45 A.M.	Welcome and Introduction Eugene Mochan, PhD, DO, FACOFP, Associate Dean for Primary Care and Continuing Education, Professor of Family Medicine, Director of PCOM Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
8:00 A.M.	Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness: Key Issues for Primary Care Physicians Eugene Mochan, Ph.D., D.O., FACOFP
8:30 A.M.	Road to Health: Paved with Good Intentions - but Poorly Mapped? Pete Jackson, PsyD, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; Member of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers
9:00 A.M.	Small Group #1 - Course Faculty
9:15 A.M.	What part of _____ Don't You Understand? The Practitioner's View of Him/Herself as Communicator Carol M. Jackson, Ph.D. (Health Education), PA-C (Primary Care), Adjunct Professor, Physician Assistant Program, Arcadia University
10:00 A.M.	Small Group #2 - Course Faculty
10:15 A.M.	Break
10:30 A.M.	Myth of the Unmotivated Patient Pete Jackson, PsyD
11:15 A.M.	Motivational Interviewing Pete Jackson, PsyD and Eugene Mochan, Ph.D., D.O., FACOFP
12:00 P.M.	Asking Listening and Informing Will Korey, JD, PsyD, MMin, Private Practice, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Carol M. Jackson, Ph.D., PA-C
12:45 - 1:00 P.M.	Panel Discussion - Course Faculty

Continuing Education Credit: Physicians: "The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for five hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credits. Approval is currently pending." Sign-in and full day attendance of program is required for credit. All faculty participating in continuing medical education programs sponsored by PCOM are expected to disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).

Parking: On-campus parking is available in our garage; please enter on Stout Road. All-day parking is $5.00. Please note: the automated gate takes quarters or one, five and ten dollar bills. Enter Evans Hall through the front entrance across from the parking garage.

Fee Policies: Physicians $125.00, Physician Assistants and other Health Care Professionals, $75.00. Registration fees for Saturday and Sunday programs are not refundable, nor can they be credited to future programs.

Emergency Messages: Call PCOM Rowland Hall Security Desk at (215) 871-6351 ask the guard to transfer your call to ext. 5350 which is the phone in Evans Hall.