Talking with the Busy Patient

You're listening to “Precision Bites: Talking with Patients about Weight Management,” a podcast of simulated clinic encounters dealing with motivational interviewing and weight management in different social contexts. Today, the provider will be talking with a 38 year old woman with a BMI of 30. She is a lawyer and works full time. As a single mother of two pre-teen boys, she is incredibly busy balancing work and her family. Things we want you to take away from this encounter include: 1. How to ask about a patient’s motivations and barriers to action 2. Examples of behavior modification for busy patients