MI Bridge to Equity: Building Trust across Differences Using a Simplified Transferable Motivational Interviewing Tool

Course Overview

To reduce healthcare disparities and achieve diversity in race, ethnicity, culture, values, and perspective, teachable tools are needed to engage patients through building trust and rapport. This workshop teaches a communication tool that is transferable across any topic that may spur conflict. This tool has been successfully taught and used by residents and medical students for diabetes-related behavior change and covid vaccine deliberation, and can be used for any other topic requiring behavior change.

The workshop will demonstrate how to use and teach a simplified Motivational Interviewing-based tool. A worksheet of the tool will be distributed. The tool is a template that uses a combination of open-ended questions, readiness rulers, and SMART goal setting. The prompts are designed to be non-judgemental, allow for exploration of the patient perspective, and to support patient-led problem solving.

Learning Objectives

To teach a simplified communication tool focused on perspective taking and supporting self-efficacy
To provide a method to bridge the divide of difference when perspectives may differ using collaborative action planning
To practice use of the novel communication tool

Speakers

Andrew Chang MD
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Melissa Lee MD
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Primary Care)

Sarah Baron MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Elenore Bhatraju MD
University of Washington School of Medicine

Additional Information

Year Published: 2022 - AIMW