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Improving Medication Adherence: Individual Approaches for the Diabetic Patient
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
 

Event Type
Live Online

Date
Thursday, July 05, 2012

Time
10:30 AM ET To 11:30 AM ET

Location
PharmCon Webinar Studio

Credits
1 Contact Hour

Target Audience
Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician

Cost
Free





Program Overview
This webinar reviews the latest information on identifying and overcoming the issues of medication nonadherence as they relate to the diabetic patient.  The focus is on specific myths of the non-adherent patient, why patients become non-adherent and how to quickly screen patients for current or potential nonadherence.   It will also discuss  how to address adherence issues within the time constraints of busy retail pharmacies.  This one hour webinar will be presented live on 10 dates.

Nurse Educational Objectives
  • Describe the clinical and socioeconomic impact of medication non-adherence in the diabetic patient.
  • Describe methods and available tools that can help identify current or potential nonadherence and factors behind a diabetic patient’s non-adherence.
Pharmacist Educational Objectives
  • Describe the clinical and socioeconomic impact of medication non-adherence in the diabetic patient.
  • Describe methods and available tools that can help identify current or potential nonadherence and factors behind a diabetic patient’s non-adherence.
  • Summarize specific tools and speaking points that can assist pharmacists in addressing the behavioral obstacles of non-adherence in the diabetic patient
Pharmacy Technician Educational Objectives
  • Give examples of open ended questions that could be asked of patients to determine the need for adherence counseling.
  • Summarize specific points that can be used in addressing the behavioral obstacles of non-adherence in the diabetic patient.
Repeat Presentation
This presentation was last given on Thursday, May 31, 2012

Activity Type
Knowledge

Accreditation
Nurse N-752
Pharmacist 0798-0000-12-029-L01-P
Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-12-029-L01-T
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.
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.
Faculty
Geneva Briggs , PharmD, BCPS
Owner, Briggs and Associates
Click Here For Curriculum Vitae


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.

Handouts
Slide Document: Improving Medication Adherence Diabetic Slides
Cost
Free

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Registration Closed.
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Computer sharing is NOT permitted due to ACPE guidelines on program monitoring. Credit is given to one user per computer.