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Medication Adherence and Compliance: New Tools and Strategies for the Pharmacist
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
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Event Type
Live Online
Date
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Time
8:00 PM ET To 9:00 PM ET
Location
PharmCon Webinar Studio
Credits
1 Contact Hour
Target Audience
Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician
Cost
Free
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Program Overview
Poor medication adherence and compliance are serious issues in the management of chronic conditions. A mounting body of evidence indicates that decreased medication adherence is associated with increased hospitalizations and total costs of care. This presentation reviews strategies pharmacists may employ to increase overall compliance and adherence rates.
Nurse Educational Objectives
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List barriers to providers and patients that affect medication adherence.
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Describe methods and available tools that can help determine (and predict) factors behind a patient's non-adherence or potential non-adherence with medication therapy.
Pharmacist Educational Objectives
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List barriers to providers and patients that affect medication adherence.
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Describe methods and available tools that can help determine (and predict) factors behind a patient's non-adherence or potential non-adherence with medication therapy.
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Show examples of how pharmacists can implement medication adherence programs in the retail pharmacy setting.
Pharmacy Technician Educational Objectives
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Give examples of open ended questions that could be asked of patients to determine the need for adherence counseling
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Summarize specific points that can be used in addressing the behavioral obstacles of non-adherence
Repeat Presentation
This presentation was last given on Monday, July 30, 2012
Activity Type
Knowledge
Accreditation
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Nurse
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N-753
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Pharmacist
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0798-0000-12-030-L01-P
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Pharmacy Technician
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0798-0000-12-030-L01-T
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PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education. In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, attendees must answer poll questions and complete a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Statement of Credit or leave them stored on the website.
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Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education for nurses by the Maryland Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Faculty
Financial Support Received From
Merck
Refund Policy
PharmCon provides full refunds of paid amounts if cancellations are made more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled time of the event and the request is submitted by email to: admin@pharmcon.com. Cancellations after that time will forfeit their registration fees.
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Cost
Free
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