President
Berger Consulting, LLC
Auburn, Alabama, United States
Bruce is President of Berger Consulting, LLC and Emeritus Professor at Auburn University. He has developed comMIt (Comprehensive Motivational Interviewing Training for health care providers) and the Auburn University Motivational Interviewing Training Institute. He has taught motivational interviewing in health care and methods for improving treatment adherence for over 35 years. Bruce received his BS, MS and PhD from The Ohio State University. He taught at Ohio State before moving to West Virginia University in January, 1980. After two years at WVU, Bruce moved to Auburn University and taught there until his retirement from the university in September of 2009.
His research interests include health behavior change and improving treatment adherence. He has written or presented over 900 papers (88 peer reviewed) or seminars (94 peer reviewed) on these topics. He has attracted over $3.5 million in funding.
He has been a consultant and trainer for numerous health care organizations.
He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Lyman Award and the first American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's Award of Excellence for his research, the 2009 AACP's prestigious Robert Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award and the 2023 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award by AACP for his lifelong contribution.
In March of 2004 Bruce was awarded a fellowship by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science for a lifetime of quality research.
Bruce is the 2007 and 2009 winner of the APhA Wierderholt Prize for the best research publication in the social, behavioral, and administrative sciences in pharmacy in the Journal of the APhA.
Bruce is the author of the book, Motivational Interviewing for Health Care Professionals: A Sensible Approach, APhA, Washington, DC, August, 2020, 2nd edition, and the 8 hour accredited Motivational Interviewing E-Learning Program for Health Care Professionals (2015).
Disclosure(s): APhA: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Friday, March 22, 2024
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time