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Overcoming barriers to medication adherence for chronic diseases
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February 21, 2017
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Description:Tuesday, February 21, at 1:00 p.m. ET
Medications save lives for countless Americans. People with chronic illnesses such as high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and HIV can enjoy a good quality of life when they routinely take their medicine. Poor medication adherence is linked with poor clinical outcomes. While these facts may seem obvious, a staggering one half of patients in the US stop taking their medications within one year of being prescribed.
The reasons for "medication non-adherence" are varied. Affordability, a lack of understanding of the importance of the medications, and unpleasant side effects are some examples patients cite for not taking their medication as directed. Beyond increased mortality, the result costs the United States billions of dollars per year. Hospital admission rates increase for non-adherent patients with chronic illness by up to 69 percent.
Presented by: Todd Ruppar, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Associate Director, Meta-Analysis Research Center, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar (2013-2016) ["Understanding Barriers to Medication Adherence"]; P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD , Staff Cardiologist, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus ["Multi-faceted Interventions Can Improve Adherence"]; Larry Garber, MD, Medical Director, Informatics, Associate Medical Director for Research, Reliant Medical Group ["Promoting Medication Adherence through High-Tech and High-Touch"]; CAPT Paul J. Weidle, PharmD, MPH, Team Lead, Health Services Research for Prevention with HIV Positive Persons, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ["Broadening Public Health Approaches to Medication Adherence for HIV"].
Facilitated by: John Iskander, MD, MPH, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds; Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH, Deputy Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds; Susan Laird, MSN, RN, Communications Director, Public Health Grand Rounds.
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