Introduction
Lifestyle Therapeutics in Obesity Medicine Certificate Program
Coaching skills like motivational interviewing are vital to drive true behavior change. In obesity medicine, lifestyle therapeutics is pivotal for patients to have lasting outcomes. By leveraging coaching skills and taking a whole person approach, obesity medicine providers can improve communication, collaboration, care innovation, or most importantly, care by having deeper and more meaningful conversations with patients. The courses in this certificate program will guide learners through evidence-based coaching methods such as motivational interviewing, transtheoretical change models, goal setting, and more that are proven to increase patient engagement, care satisfaction, and ultimately support long-lasting weight loss and management. The skills learned in this certificate program can be used immediately with patients.