Course Overview
Empower your patients to make lasting lifestyle changes with the Behavior Change Mini Certificate. This course equips you with the knowledge of behavior change models, hands-on strategies to improve cardiovascular health, and the skills to implement virtual care tools for goal-setting and long-term success. Strengthen your ability to help patients reduce risk factors and achieve meaningful health outcomes.
Member Cost: $25
Credits: 3.5 CE contact hours, 0.0 CE pharmacology hours
Learning Objectives
- Understand the relevant theoretical frameworks and models that shape lifestyle behavior change.
- Develop a toolkit of skills to empower patients/clients to minimize cardiovascular risk, ensure medication adherence, and move toward effective lifestyle behavior change.
- Implement virtual care technology and evidence-based interventions to set goals and develop plans to change behavior for long-term maintenance.
Faculty
- Lola A. Coke, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAHA, FPCNA, FNAP, FAAN
- Diana Baptiste, DNP, RN, CNE, FAAN
- Janna Stephens, PhD, RN
- Nancy Houston Miller, BSN, RN
- Elizabeth Moxley, PhD, RN, BS

PCNA is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030602.