Topic experts will explore how motivational interviewing (MI) can support person-centred, stigma-free clinical care for people living with obesity. The session will examine communication strategies that build trust, support behaviour change, and reduce unintentional weight stigma in clinical encounters. Delegates will gain practical tools for integrating MI techniques into brief consultations across mixed-care settings.
Delegates will learn about:
- Key motivational interviewing (MI) principles and how to adapt them for obesity care
- How MI can foster patient autonomy, reduce resistance, and support shared decision-making
- Practical approaches for integrating MI into routine clinical encounters
- How clinical conversations can unintentionally reinforce weight stigma
- Strategies for creating safe, supportive environments using MI techniques
- Case examples illustrating language shifts, reflective responses, and person-centred communication
This webinar draws on a recent narrative review which examines how MI can support person-centred, non-stigmatising clinical conversations in obesity care. Read the publication, here.
Schedule (CET):
12:30–12:35: Welcome from EASO
12:35–12:55: Reducing Weight Stigma through Person-Centred Communication – Dr
Ximena Ramos Salas, Public Health Researcher and Weight Stigma Expert,
Chair of Bias 180, Lund University, Sweden
12:55–13:15: Applying Motivational Interviewing to Obesity Care: Building Trust and
Supporting Change – Dr Violeta Moizé Arcone, RD, PhD, Obesity and Diabetes Unit, ICMDIM–IDIBAPS, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain
13:15–13:30: Q&A and close
EASO Chair: Professor Jason Halford (UK), Co-Chair of the EASO Psychology, Behaviour and Mental Health Working Group.
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