Strategies for Improving Medication Adherence

Activity Description

Medication nonadherence is extremely common, especially for individuals with chronic conditions (AMA, 2023). This course provides a summary of common causes of medication non-adherence and provides general techniques for the healthcare team to improve medication adherence and associated health outcomes.

Target Audience

Nurses
Physicians
Pharmacists 
Pharmacy Technicians

Learning Objectives

  1. Review background of adherence measures
  2. Discuss costs of non-adherence
  3. Identify common causes for non-adherence
  4. Recognize general techniques for improving adherence
  5. Examine medication-specific strategies for improving adherence in select classes
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ACPE Technician
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 Attendance/Participation
Course opens: 
05/01/2023
Course expires: 
04/30/2026
NameRoleDisclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with Ineligible Company

Shelby Schroeder

Social Worker

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Charles Jin

Physician

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Byanka Romero-Williams

Nurse

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Mandy Lin

Other | Other non-licensed training

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Kari Muskopf

Occupational Therapist | Other licensed training

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Alison Sutton

Pharmacist

Planner & SpeakerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Nancy Laux

Pharmacist

Planner & Speaker

Nancy has an Ownership Interest for Merck and relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Nancy has an Ownership Interest for Organon and relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Ife Adeleye

Pharmacist

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Saneel Kulkarni

Pharmacist

Independent ReviewerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education (Centene Institute) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. Centene Institute ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

None of the Centene Institute staff members have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
 
 
Credit Designation Statements
 
Physicians
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this Internet Activity (Enduring Material) for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nurses
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this Internet Activity (Enduring Material) for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours.
 
Pharmacists 
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 1.00 hour. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit will be provided to CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion.

Universal Activity Number UAN JA4008309-0000-23-005-H01-P/T

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ACPE Technician
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 Attendance/Participation
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