Educational Strategy
Assessment of an Innovative Medication Adherence Training Exercise in an Interprofessional Training Program
Authors:
Ashley L. Adams ,
Sells Hospital, PO Box 548, Sells, AZ 85634, US
About Ashley L.
PharmD, MS, Clinical Pharmacist
Megan Gregory,
Michael E. DeBakey The Ohio State University, US
About Megan
PhD
Sonya R. Wilmer,
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, US
About Sonya R.
PharmD, BCPS
Natalie Hundt
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, US
About Natalie
PhD
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of an innovative training exercise on post-graduate healthcare trainees’ knowledge and perspectives of medication adherence and skills gained within an interprofessional training program.
METHODS Postgraduate trainees (medicine, pharmacy, advanced practice nursing, and mental health) at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center’s Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education interprofessional training program participated in a medication adherence exercise and training session. The session included a formal PowerPoint presentation, an innovative medication adherence simulation exercise, clinical scenarios, and a journal club. Verbal feedback during the debriefing session occurred after the medication adherence simulation exercise and throughout the session.
RESULTS Six trainees participated in the exercise and training session (2 medical residents, 2 nurse practitioner residents, 1 pharmacy resident, and 1 clinical psychology fellow). Trainees reported developing a greater understanding for barriers patients face with medication adherence, empathy, and strategies to manage patients’ medication adherence.
CONCLUSIONS The medication adherence exercise and training session provided an opportunity for healthcare professionals from different professions to discuss medication adherence and share their educational training and previous clinical experiences within an interprofessional training program.
How to Cite:
Adams, A.L., Gregory, M., Wilmer, S.R. and Hundt, N., 2018. Assessment of an Innovative Medication Adherence Training Exercise in an Interprofessional Training Program. Health, Interprofessional Practice and Education, 3(3), p.eP1152. DOI: http://doi.org/10.7710/2159-1253.1152
Published on
08 May 2018.
Peer Reviewed
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