Behavior change is at the heart of lifestyle medicine, yet traditional “expert advice” often fails to create lasting results, especially in chronic disease care. The COACH approach reframes the provider’s role from problem-fixer to partner, fostering intrinsic motivation and patient-led goal setting. In this session, you’ll learn how to integrate COACH principles into every encounter, from quick check-ins to in-depth visits. Using MVPlan’s comprehensive platform, you’ll see how digital tools streamline pre-visit insights, guide SMART goal creation, support self-monitoring, and maintain accountability between visits. We’ll explore evidence-based coaching techniques, and practical workflow tips that shift your time from data gathering to meaningful relationship building. Leave with concrete strategies to embed the COACH cycle into your practice and empower your patients toward sustainable, self-directed change.
Learning Objectives:
Differentiate the COACH approach from traditional expert-driven models and explain why it is effective for fostering sustainable behavior change in lifestyle medicine.
Apply MVPlan’s digital tools to streamline patient preparation, support goal setting, and maintain accountability between clinical visits.
Implement practical workflow strategies to shift provider time from data gathering to relationship-building and patient empowerment.
