PDF-Adherence and Concordance

EPF Position Paper March 2015 2 Adherence and Concordance EPF position paper March 2015 Contents 1 Introduction . Meck Chongo, . Virginia . Russell, . Josée. Lavoie, Ross Hoffman, . Mamdouh. . Shubair. University of Northern British Columbia. Agenda. . Background. Objectives . Participants & Research Environment. Reasons why patients do not adhere. Measuring adherence and non adherence. Improving adherence. Reasons for non-adherence: cognitive rational non-adherence. Adherence is all about being conscientious in following medical advice. . Dr. Hannah Gordon, Prof Timothy Orchard, . Dr. Alan Steel, . Dr. Marcus . Harbord. ECCO 2015 Barcelona. Declarations:. The authors have no competing interests. Funded by an unrestricted grant from the Jesse and Thomas Tam Family Foundation. Reasons why patients do not adhere. Measuring adherence and non adherence. Improving adherence. Adherence is all about being conscientious in following medical advice. . This . section looks specifically at following recommendations for taking . Ronni. AW Wetmore, RN, MS. Coordinator, Stanford Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center. Speaker Bureau: . Chiesi. Pharmaceuticals. Nurse Advisory Board: Genentech Pharmaceutical Company. Nurse Advisory Board: Gilead Pharmaceutical. Patients do . not. take their medicine . as prescribed. about . half. the time. . 2. Why is it important to assess adherence?. =. 3. 4. Eight. . steps to . improve medication adherence. in . your. Patients do . not. take their medicine . as prescribed. about . half. the time. . 2. Why is it important to assess adherence?. =. 3. 4. Eight. . steps to . improve medication adherence. in . your. Hypertension. A Major Public Health Crisis. 20-Year Trends in Hypertension in the US. 1988–2008. Hypertension. African Americans. Contrasts in Goal BP Recommendations. Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). Dr. Seema Sahay, Ph.D. Division of Social and Behavioral Research. National AIDS Research Institute. Indian Council of Medical Research, Pune (India). Overview. Defining and measuring adherence. Issues around adherence. Conversation & Controversy in Immunosuppression. ENV-17-038.0. Definition and components of medication adherence. Trends and rates of adherence among different subgroups. Impact of adherence on kidney transplant recipients. School Equivalency (HSE) tests? Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) publishes two adult-level assessments—the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE ® ) and the TASC Test Assessing Secondary Com 1 City in Addis Ababa A Proposal on the CHBC Project Lisan Atnafe: CHBC Project Officer Anley Haile : MNCH project advisor February 2013 2 Acronyms AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AMREF Afr AbstractBackground: The global burden is estimated to be 1% affecting over 65 million people it has profound physical, psychological and social impacts with a greater impact on a person’s quality PrEP Counseling Center. What is Medication Adherence?. The World Health Organization defines medication adherence as the degree to which the person’s behavior corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a health care provider..