An international Delphi consensus study to define motivational communication in the context of developing a training program for physicians

Training physicians to improve their behavior change counseling/communication skills is important, yet the evidence for the efficacy and acceptability of existing training programs is lacking and there is little consensus on the core competencies that physicians should master in the context of NCD management. The purpose of this study, led by a number of Can-Change members including Anda Dragomir, Vincent Gosselin Boucher and Drs Simon Bacon and Kim Lavoie, is to generate an acceptable, evidence-based, stakeholder-informed list of the core communication competencies that physicians should master in the context of NCD management.

Training physicians in behavioural change counseling: A systematic review

Physician training in evidence-based behaviour change counselling (BCC) may improve behavioural risk factor management through prescriptive behaviour change interventions employed by physicians. The objectives of this systematic review, led by Can-Change trainees Anda Dragomir and Cassandre Julien, was to gauge the efficacy of BCC training programs for physicians, and to describe program content, dose and structure to inform better design and dissemination.