Pharmacy, Health Sciences & Exercise Science
Event Title
Going for the GOLD: Overcoming the Hurdles of Medication Adherence
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Subject Area
Pharmacy, Health Sciences & Exercise Science
Start Date
11-4-2014 8:30 AM
End Date
11-4-2014 10:00 AM
Sponsor
Annette McFarland (Butler University)
Description
Background: Medication non-adherence is a serious issue that puts large health and pecuniary burdens upon the shoulders of America. Nearly half of Americans who take medications are non-adherent, resulting in a reduced quality of life, increased emergency room visits, and additional hospital readmissions. Medication non-adherence in the U.S. also accounts for up to $290 billion dollars in excess healthcare costs annually. However, non-adherence is not solely a patient issue, it is also influenced by the healthcare system and providers. To overcome the hurdles of medication adherence, there needs to be an extensive identification of the issue, improved interventions, and intelligible implementation of strategic tools.
Objective: To host a student-led event that showcases ideas on enhancing medication adherence.
Methods: Students at Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences from various organizations and classes will be challenged to come up with ideas on how to improve medication adherence in a collaborative, yet competitive environment. In phase 1 of this project, an event budget was prepared and approved by the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. In phase 2, the event was promoted by strategically posting and distributing print advertisements in the Pharmacy Building; a video advertisement was created and posted on the event Facebook page; and email notifications were periodically sent to COPHS students to encourage participation. In phase 3, a two-hour event on February 12, 2014, was hosted for participants to present their ideas within five minutesto a panel of five judges. Judges included a practicing Community and Hospital Pharmacist, a COPHS faculty and student, and a non-healthcare related member of the community. Ideas were judged based on presentation clarity and structure, originality and creativity, practicality, ease of implementation, effort and critical thinking and rational using a 10-point Likert scale. The top three ideas received a prize and all ideas will be summarized and submitted for publication.
Significance: The ultimate goal will be to increase medication adherence and in turn improve outcomes from both a healthcare and economic standpoint.
Going for the GOLD: Overcoming the Hurdles of Medication Adherence
Indianapolis, IN
Background: Medication non-adherence is a serious issue that puts large health and pecuniary burdens upon the shoulders of America. Nearly half of Americans who take medications are non-adherent, resulting in a reduced quality of life, increased emergency room visits, and additional hospital readmissions. Medication non-adherence in the U.S. also accounts for up to $290 billion dollars in excess healthcare costs annually. However, non-adherence is not solely a patient issue, it is also influenced by the healthcare system and providers. To overcome the hurdles of medication adherence, there needs to be an extensive identification of the issue, improved interventions, and intelligible implementation of strategic tools.
Objective: To host a student-led event that showcases ideas on enhancing medication adherence.
Methods: Students at Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences from various organizations and classes will be challenged to come up with ideas on how to improve medication adherence in a collaborative, yet competitive environment. In phase 1 of this project, an event budget was prepared and approved by the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. In phase 2, the event was promoted by strategically posting and distributing print advertisements in the Pharmacy Building; a video advertisement was created and posted on the event Facebook page; and email notifications were periodically sent to COPHS students to encourage participation. In phase 3, a two-hour event on February 12, 2014, was hosted for participants to present their ideas within five minutesto a panel of five judges. Judges included a practicing Community and Hospital Pharmacist, a COPHS faculty and student, and a non-healthcare related member of the community. Ideas were judged based on presentation clarity and structure, originality and creativity, practicality, ease of implementation, effort and critical thinking and rational using a 10-point Likert scale. The top three ideas received a prize and all ideas will be summarized and submitted for publication.
Significance: The ultimate goal will be to increase medication adherence and in turn improve outcomes from both a healthcare and economic standpoint.