[Developing nurses' motivational interviewing skills through coaching].

Developing skills in motivational interviewing enables nurses to prepare their patient for change by arousingtheir motivation. A two-day training course combined with three/four coaching sessions can be carried out in a clinical environment. This approach enables the nurse to acquire advanced skills.

[Fighting heart attacks and atherosclerosis: a therapeutical challenge].

Myocardial infarction is a frequent, serious and recurrent complication of a chronic disease: atherosclerosis. Therapeutic advances have improved the clinical outcome of affected patients and have shortened the hospital length of stay. However, to decrease the recurrence of cardiovascular events, it is essential to increase adherence to therapeutic projects by improving information given to coronary patients during the short initial hospitalization.