13 min

House Call Episode 4: Breaking Down Barriers to Change House Call: A MedBridge Podcast

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Recognizing friction when working with a patient allows the clinician to gain insight into potential barriers to change. By recognizing this friction, the clinician creates an opportunity to facilitate moving toward positive health behavior outcomes. In this course, we explore ways to recognize friction in the health behavior change process during a home health visit.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, learners should be able to


Identify the difference between pushing and pulling change methods
Recognize friction-reducing strategies to facilitate change
Demonstrate why pushing change is not as effective as pulling

House Call is brought to you by MedBridge Education. If you’d like to see if you can earn continued professional development  credit for listening to this episode, log in to your MedBridge account and navigate to the course where you’ll find accreditation details. If applicable, complete the post-course assessment and survey to be eligible for credit.

To hear more episodes of House Call, visit https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/house-call

If you’d like to subscribe to MedBridge, visit https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/pricing/

Recognizing friction when working with a patient allows the clinician to gain insight into potential barriers to change. By recognizing this friction, the clinician creates an opportunity to facilitate moving toward positive health behavior outcomes. In this course, we explore ways to recognize friction in the health behavior change process during a home health visit.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, learners should be able to


Identify the difference between pushing and pulling change methods
Recognize friction-reducing strategies to facilitate change
Demonstrate why pushing change is not as effective as pulling

House Call is brought to you by MedBridge Education. If you’d like to see if you can earn continued professional development  credit for listening to this episode, log in to your MedBridge account and navigate to the course where you’ll find accreditation details. If applicable, complete the post-course assessment and survey to be eligible for credit.

To hear more episodes of House Call, visit https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/house-call

If you’d like to subscribe to MedBridge, visit https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/pricing/

13 min