Family Medicine & Medical Science Research

Family Medicine & Medical Science Research
Open Access

ISSN: 2327-4972

Research Article - (2015) Volume 4, Issue 5

Effectiveness of Continuing Education in Motivational Interviewing for Health Professionals Working with Families and Pediatric Patients: Results of a Skills-Based Assessment

Amy Whittle, Jennifer E Hettema*, Jennifer K Manuel, Carrie Cangelosi, Diana Coffa, Sarah De La Cerda, Matt Tierney and Paula J Lum
1Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
2Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States
3Department of Veteran’s Affairs, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
4San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, United States
5Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
6School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
7Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Jennifer E Hettema, University of New Mexico, Department Of Family And Community Medicine, 2400 Tucker NE, Suite 301, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States, Tel: 505-272-6623 Email:

Abstract