Motivational Interviewing, Shared Decision Making, and Behavior Change

Designed for physicians and advanced practitioners, this in-person educational activity explores motivational interviewing and shared decision-making as effective tools for promoting health behavior change. Through a focus on vaccine hesitancy, participants will develop communication skills to engage patients, address barriers, and support informed healthcare choices.
 
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Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists in outpatient/community practice, including pediatrics. Other learner groups such as any other learner that utilizes motivational interviewing during their clinical practice would also benefit from this education. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

  • identify specific motivational interviewing and shared decision-making skills and techniques useful in communicating with patients about health-related behavior change 
  • effectively utilize specific motivational interviewing and shared decision-making skills in simulated encounters with standardized patients

Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is cancelled, you will be called and/or emailed. 

Attendance
Attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity.  Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.  
Course summary
Course opens: 
05/01/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
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Schedule

Please note: Locations change by date.

Monday, August 17, 20269:00 AM - 1:00 PMNortheast6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre
Monday, August 31, 202612:00 PM - 4:00 PMCentralWeis Center for Research (GMC)
Friday, September 4, 20269:00 AM - 1:00 PMNortheast6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre
Friday, September 11, 202612:00 PM - 4:00 PMWest132 Abigail Ln. Port Matilda
Wednesday, September 30, 20269:00 AM - 1:00 PMCentralWeis Center for Research (GMC)
Friday, October 23, 20269:00 AM - 1:00 PMWest132 Abigail Ln. Port Matilda
Thursday, October 29, 202612:00 PM - 4:00 PMCentralWeis Center for Research (GMC)
Friday, October 30, 202612:00 PM - 4:00 PMNortheast6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre
Tuesday, November 10, 202612:00 PM - 4:00 PMNortheast6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre
Monday, November 16, 202612:00 PM - 4:00 PMWest132 Abigail Ln. Port Matilda
Friday, November 20, 20269:00 AM - 1:00 PMCentralWeis Center for Research (GMC)
Monday, November 23, 202612:00 PM - 4:00 PMCentralWeis Center for Research (GMC)
Wednesday, December 2, 20269:00 AM - 1:00 PMCentralWeis Center for Research (GMC)
Friday, December 4, 202612:00 PM - 4:00 PMNortheast6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre
Friday, December 11, 202612:00 PM - 4:00 PMWest132 Abigail Ln. Port Matilda
Monday, December 14, 202612:00 PM - 4:00 PMNortheast6 Wildflower Dr. Wilkes-Barre

 

Geisinger Faculty

Dan Davis, PhD, HEC-C
Activity Director and Speaker
Associate Chief Clinical Ethics
Director, Healthcare & Interprofessional Communication Program (HICP)
 
Sierra Hawthorne, MPH
Activity Planner
VP Population Health
 
Michelle Holt, MS
Activity Planner
AVP Community Medicine
 
Samantha Lee, EdD
Activity Planner
Assistant Director, Healthcare & Interprofessional Communication Program (HICP)
 
Carol Moore, RN
Activity Planner
Nursing Instructor, Nursing Student Education
 
Samantha Norton, MFA
Activity Planner and Speaker
Senior Education Specialist, Healthcare & Interprofessional Communication Program (HICP)
 
Cybele Pacheco, MD
Activity Planner
Director, 65 Forwards Reedsville
Physician, Community Medicine
 
Angela Slampak-Cindric, PharmD
Activity Planner
Pharmacy Coordinator, Pharmacy Inpatient GMC
 
Brian Voelcker, MFA
Activity Planner
Senior Education Specialist, Healthcare & Interprofessional Communication Program (HICP)
 

Content Disclosure

The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.  
 
Individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 
 
CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. 
Kelly Ryan Shaw, PsyD
 
*Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.  

Accreditation 

In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

Credit Designation 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates each Motivational Interviewing Workshop activity for a maximum of 3.50 credit hours. Specific credit designation details can be found on the Accreditation page of the dated educational activity in which you enrolled. 
 

Disclosure Policy 

Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must 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). 
 

Commercial Support

None

 
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