Motivational Interviewing in Primary Care: Practical Skills to Empower Patient Change

Dr Tim Anstiss

M.B., M.Ed., D.Occ.Med., M.F.S.E.M

Symposium Speaker - Danny Bartlett

KSS Primary Care School, NHSE Workforce, Training and Education Directorate as the Clinical Lead

Wednesday 25 March 2026

Start Time: 19:30 | Finish Time: 21:30

2 hours CPD

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This meeting has been organised by MediConf and sponsored through funding by Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd. Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd has had no involvement in the organisation of this meeting with the exception of the sponsored symposium, for which Daiichi Sankyo UK Ltd is fully responsible. Dr Anstiss' sessions are completely independent of external sponsorship.

Learning Objectives

Know what motivational is and what it isn’t
Know the approaches Spirit, Principles and Processes
Understand the importance of key relational factors in conversations about change
Know what change talk is, why it matters and how to develop it
Understand how to tailor the conversation to the patient and their readiness to change
See how different coaching strategies and behaviour change techniques can help to engage, activate and empower patients towards more and better self-care

Agenda

19:30 - 20:15

Session 1 - Dr Tim Anstiss

20:15 - 20:45

Meet the Speakers

Dr Tim Anstiss

M.B., M.Ed., D.Occ.Med., M.F.S.E.M

Founder and MD, Virtual Health Labs

Honorary Lecture, Henley Business School, Cambridge University and UCL

Tim Anstiss is a medical doctor, educator, coach and coach trainer – lecturing on Coaching Masters courses at Henley Business School and Cambridge University. After working various NHS jobs including in cardiology, orthopaedics, psychiatry and occupational medicine, Tim developed and led an MSc in Exercise and Behavioural Medicine at Thames Valley University. Tim has trained thousands of healthcare professionals and others in motivational interviewing and health coaching and has been involved in several national and international behaviour change initiatives – including the Let’s Get Moving Physical Activity Care Pathway, The National Cancer Survivorship Initiative and the Moving Medicine Initiative.

Symposium Speaker
Danny Bartlett

KSS Primary Care School, NHSE Workforce, Training and Education Directorate as the Clinical Lead

Danny has two main roles and works at a regional level at the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Primary Care School, within NHS England Workforce, Training and Education Directorate as the Clinical Lead. This is after 10 years working as a pharmacist within both general practice and community pharmacy. His other main role is where he teaches at the University of Brighton at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level as a Senior Lecturer and as the Associate Course Lead for Enhanced Postgraduate Prescribing for Pharmacists. He is passionate about all things education and workforce. A long-standing history in increasing education and competency in prescribing, CVRM disease and wider upskilling, he has led on some great innovative placement projects as well as developing and expanding supervision and clinical competence of multiprofessionals within primary care. He is keen to broaden and link all professions within the school to a centralised and targeted mission at improving education, development and retention of all staff within primary care.

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Wednesday 25 March 2026

Start Time: 19:30 | Finish Time: 21:30

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