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Chronic disease management - changing patient behaviour and motivational interviewing (ES-8035-11)
This tutorial contains two presentations about supporting patients with chronic disease and changing behaviour. Dr Lorna O’Doherty presents the evidence behind changing behaviour and expands upon the Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change. She also outlines the implications of this for general practice. Dr Jason Connor then presents the evidence behind motivational interviewing (MI), the principles of MI and how it can be used to modify behaviour with reference to the Transtheoretical (stages of change) Model.

Learning Objectives:

Be able to work in partnership with patients with a chronic disease
Demonstrate knowledge of the role of behaviour change in chronic disease self-management
Understand the evidence behind successful behaviour change and current thinking in the area
Understand the principles, and the supportive evidence, relating to motivational interviewing as a tool to facilitate behavioural change

This education program is developed and delivered for The University of Queensland, by The University of Queensland (UQ) Health Insitu. UQ Health Insitu is the lifelong learning arm of The University of Queensland Faculty of Health Sciences.

Expert Presenters:

Dr Lorna O’Doherty
Currently, Lorna is a research fellow at the Discipline of General Practice, UQ. Her role involves supporting individual GP research and building research capacity in primary care throughout Queensland as part of the Commonwealth PHC Research, Evaluation and Development initiative. She is also involved in designing and implementing projects in ageing, palliative care, chronic disease and general practice evaluation.

Dr Jason Connor
Jason Connor is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, The University of Queensland. He is a registered psychologist, Member of the Australian Psychological Society and has specialist membership in the Health (State Chair) and Clinical Colleges. His main research focus is substance use disorders. Recent publications have included identifying specific genetic loci associated with alcohol dependence, alcohol dependence treatment outcomes, the efficacy of anticraving medications, measurement of alcohol craving, novel psychological models of problem drinking and quality of life in addiction. He projects are funded by current NH&MRC and Australian Research Council grants and in 2007 he was awarded the Australian Psychological Society Early Career Research Award.

References for Dr Lorna O’Doherty:
[1] Carr AJ, Higginson IJ, Robinson PG. Quality of Life. London: BMJ Books; 2003.
[2] Bowling A. Measuring Disease: a review of disease-specific quality of life measurement scales. 2nd Ed. Buckingham: Open University Press; 2001.
[3] Waldron D, O’Boyle CA, Kearney M, Moriarty M, Carney D. Quality of life measurement in advanced cancer: assessing the individual. J Clin Oncol 1999 Nov;17(11):3603-11. Viewed on 12/12/2006, at: http://www.jco.org/cgi/reprint/17/11/3603
[4] Carr AJ, Gibson B, Robinson PG. Measuring quality of life: Is quality of life determined by expectations or experience? BMJ 2001;322:1240-1243
[5] Higginson IJ, Carr AJ. Measuring quality of life: Using quality of life measures in the clinical setting. BMJ 2001;322:1297-1300.
[6] Higginson IJ, Carr AJ. Measuring quality of life: Are quality of life measures patient centred? BMJ 2001;322:1357-60.
[7] Addington-Hall J, Kalra L. Measuring quality of life: Who should measure quality of life? BMJ 2001;322:1417-1420
[8] Farsides B, Dunlop RJ. Measuring quality of life: Is there such a thing as a life not worth living? BMJ 2001;322:1481-1483

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Short Course: Chronic disease management – Helping patients manage lifestyle, including motivational interviewing techniques and application

Short Course: Working optimally with patients with diabetes and chronic disease - self-management techniques, behavioural change and motivational interviewing

Extended Course: Advanced Diabetes Care