Targeting modifiable risk factors: Investigating the link between risk identification and clinical decision making during the consultation
Proposed by: Chris Main, Bill Shaw, and Nadine Foster

This workshop is intended to clarify key psychosocial and workplace prognostic factors identified in primary care, discuss how to identify them, and develop a consensus on biopsychosocial risk factor-based interventions. It is intended for both clinicians and researchers and will link screening with clinical decision making in the context of improved patient-provider communications. Participants will evaluate a briefing paper in advance, will have ample time to discuss the issues related to screening for these factors, and will also participate in a post-workshop critique of the summary document.

12/01/08