Schedule
This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses.
All schedule times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Please note that program changes / substitutions may be made without notice.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Principles of Motivational Interviewing
Optional Pre-Course Full-Day Workshop
Welcome and Overview: The Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
Dr. Joji Suzuki
9:00-9:30 am
Engaging: OARS Skills
Dr. Abby Altman
9:30-10:20 am
- Open-ended questions
- Affirmations
- Reflections
- Summaries
Small Group Practice
10:20-10:40 am
Exercise Debriefing
All Faculty
10:40-10:50 am
Break
10:50-11:05 am
Focusing
Dr. Claudia Rodriguez
11:05-11:30 am
- Agenda setting
- Ask-tell-ask
Small Group Practice
11:30-11:40 am
Exercise Debriefing
All Faculty
11:40-11:45 am
Break
11:45 am-12:30 pm
Evoking
Susan Larrabee, LICSW
12:30-1:35 pm
- Strengthening internal motivation
- Change talk and sustain talk
Small Group Practice: Taste of Motivational Interviewing
1:35-1:55 pm
Exercise Debriefing
All Faculty
1:55-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:10 pm
Discord: Rolling with Resistance
Dr. John Rodolico
2:10-2:45 pm
Small Group Practice
2:45-3:05 pm
Exercise Debriefing
All Faculty
3:05-3:10 pm
Planning: MI Consistent Action Planning
Dr. Reuben Hendler
3:10-3:40 pm
Break
3:40-3:50 pm
Bringing It Together
Susan Larrabee, LICSW
3:50-5:00 pm
- Practice exercise
- Exercise debriefing
- Video demonstration of MI
- 10-minute debrief
Q&A
All Faculty
5:00-5:20 pm
Workshop Wrap-up
All Faculty
5:20-5:30 pm
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Lifestyle Medicine: Tools for Promoting Healthy Change
Day 1
The Seismic Shift in Lifestyle Medicine
Dr. Edward Phillips
9:00-9:30 am
New Perspectives on Clinician Self-Care
Dr. Suzanne Koven
9:30-10:30 am
Break (optional 5-minute exercise session at 10:40 am)
10:30-10:45 am
Lifestyle Medicine for Underserved Populations
Dr. David Bowman
10:45-11:30 am
Yoga for Stress Management: Scientific Rationale and Research Evidence
Dr. Sat Bir Khalsa
11:30 am-12:15 pm
Break (optional mini meditation at 1:10 pm)
12:15-1:15 pm
Keynote: 2026 Nutrition Update
Dr. Walter Willett
1:15-2:15 pm
Culinary Medicine Update
Dr. Rani Polak
2:15-2:45 pm
Health and Wellness Coaching in Day-to-Day Practice
Dr. Elizabeth Frates
2:45-3:30 pm
Break (optional 5-minute exercise session at 3:40 pm)
3:30-3:45 pm
Keynote: Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality
Dr. Liana Lianov
3:45-4:45 pm
Effectiveness and Applicability of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in a Busy Practice Setting
Dr. Joji Suzuki
4:45-5:30 pm
Friday, June 12, 2026
Lifestyle Medicine: Tools for Promoting Healthy Change
Day 2
Keynote: Lifestyle Psychiatry
Dr. Gia Merlo
9:00-10:00 am
Keynote: Planetary Health
Dr. Ans Irfan
10:00-11:00 am
Obesity Medicine
Dr. Chika Anekwe
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Break (optional 5-minute exercise session at 11:55 am)
12:00-12:15 pm
Incorporating Basic and Advanced Lifestyle Medicine Principles into Your Practice
Drs. Pam Adelstein, Irene Grundy, and Ioannis Arkadianos
12:15-1:30 pm
Break (optional mini meditation at 2:10 pm)
1:30-2:30 pm
Sleep Problems
Dr. Param Dedhia
2:30-3:30 pm
Billing for Lifestyle Medicine
Dr. Meagan Grega
3:30-4:15 pm
Break (optional 5-minute exercise session at 4:10 pm)
4:15-4:30 pm
Motivate Your Patients with Implementation Science
Dr. Mary Kennedy
4:30-5:00 pm
Exercise and Nutrition
Drs. Edward Phillips and Rachele Pojednic
5:00-5:50 pm
Transforming Lifestyle Medicine Knowledge into Action
Dr. Edward Phillips
5:50-6:00 pm