Here are 21 ideas on how to increase or improve medication adherence for patients, as presented by the respective speakers at the Butler University COPHS CE Symposium on July 25, 2013.

1. How
might
we
help
engage
diagnosed
children
with
asthma
and
their
parents
in
the
asthma
management
process?
Read
a
children’s
book
on
asthma,
He
Huffed
&
Puffed
But….
How
might
we
engage
children
in
an
asthma
ac4on
plan?
Create
an
interac5ve
game
for
children
on
tablets
that
integrates
a
game
with
an
asthma
ac5on
plan.
-­‐Dr.
Erin
Albert
-­‐Dr.
Sarah
Sa1
How
might
we
engage
pa4ents
in
conversa4on
with
mo4va4onal
interviewing
(MI)?
Care
management
Central
(for
training
staff
on
MI)
And
Health
Coach
4
Me
(for
pa5ents).
-­‐Dr.
Laura
Buelt
How
might
we
predict
irra4onal
behavior
of
pa4ents
in
medica4on
adherence?
Understand
irra5onal
behavior
by
reading
the
book,
Predictably
Irra5onal.
-­‐Dr.
Nick
Sciacca
How
might
we
teach
pharmacy
students
empathy
for
pa4ents
regarding
medica4on
adherence?
Require
a
pillbox
simula5on
assignment
for
students.
-­‐Dr.
Alison
Walton
How
might
we
quickly
assess
pa4ents’
health
literacy
before
counseling?
U5lize
the
Rapid
Es5mate
of
Adult
Literacy
in
Medicine
–
Short
Form
&
USP’s
Pictogram
library.
-­‐Dr.
Kate
Klyczek
How
might
we
help
perform
a
complete
medica4on
reconcilia4on
&
help
keep
an
accurate
medica4on
list?
Write
an
Excel
Spreadsheet,
or
use
MedCoach
app
or
My
Med
List
for
smartphones.
-­‐Dr.
Tracy
Costello
How
might
we
put
choice
forward
in
healthcare
to
engage
&
empower
pa4ents?
Offer
dosage
form
op5ons
to
pa5ents
for
medica5ons.
-­‐Mr.
Joe
Holman
How
might
we
unearth
what
truly
mo4vates
our
pa4ents
to
be
healthy
&
take
their
medica4ons?
Find
true
mo5va5ons
for
each
pa5ent,
as
they
are
different.
-­‐Dr.
Julie
Koehler
How
might
we
improve
communica4on
between
the
pharmacist
&
the
physician?
Reach
out
&
touch
someone;
pick
up
the
phone
&
call
when
a
pa5ent
doesn’t
pick
up
his
meds.
-­‐Dr.
Stewart
Brown
How
might
we
help
pa4ents
swallow
their
medica4ons?
Take
several
drinks
prior
to
taking
medica5ons;
eat
soU
foods
like
Jell-­‐o,
applesauce,
then
take
medica5ons,
&
do
not
crush
medica5ons
without
asking
a
pharmacist
first.
-­‐Dr.
Eric
Farmer
How
might
we
eliminate
silos
in
healthcare?
Collaborate
through
partner-­‐
ships,
like
The
Community
Health
Network
&
Walgreens
Take
Care
Clinics
with
shared
EMRs.
-­‐Dr.
Stacey
Bailey
How
might
we
u4lize
technology
like
tex4ng
to
improve
medica4on
adherence?
Help
pa5ents
set
reminders
on
their
phones,
or
use
technology
like
FrontlineSMS.
-­‐Dr.
Lisa
Fletcher
How
might
we
as
pharmacists
help
our
pa4ents
put
their
medica4ons
in
pill
boxes?
Pharmacy
pill
boxes
with
color
coordinated
lids
on
vials
with
boxes.
In
the
future,
wireless
pill
box
filling
data
delivered
wirelessly.
-­‐Dr.
Megan
Dorrell
How
might
we
make
medica4ons
more
affordable
for
pa4ents?
A
medica5on
assistance
program
(MAP);
&
crea5ng
an
accurate
medica5on
list,
esp.
when
pa5ents
shop
at
many
pharmacies.
-­‐Ms.
Jennifer
Koehler
How
might
we
have
automa4c
med
lists
&
prac4cal,
usable
informa4on
for
pa4ents
on
it?
MyChart
in
EPIC
is
a
start
from
the
handwriZen
med
list;
MedAc5onPlan.com
is
a
tool
as
well.
-­‐Dr.
Emily
Papineau
How
might
we
help
pa4ents
manage
their
medica4ons
via
smartphone
app
for
free?
Try
My
Med
Schedule
mobile
app
(for
pa5ents,
this
is
a
free
applica5on).
-­‐Dr.
Joe
Owen
How
might
we
make
medica4on
packaging
more
friendly
&
faster
to
use
for
pa4ents?
Switch
from
mul5ple-­‐dose
containers
to
single-­‐dose
containers
from
drug
manufacturers.
-­‐Mr.
Jim
O’Donnell
How
might
we
u4lize
wearable
technology
to
improve
our
pa4ents’
healthcare?
Watch
Jawbone
UP
wristbands,
Pebble
E-­‐Paper
watch,
Google
Glass
&
other
wearables
for
helping
pa5ents.
-­‐Mr.
Jim
O’Donnell
How
might
we
get
to
know
different
pa4ents
with
different
disease
state
challenges
with
medica4on
adherence?
U5lize
the
4/5As
of
smoking
cessa5on
across
all
pa5ents.
-­‐Dr.
Kathleen
Haynes
How
might
we
decrease
hospital
re-­‐
admissions
due
to
poor
medica4on
adherence?
Ensure
pa5ents
leave
the
hospital
with
the
medica5ons
they
need.
-­‐Dr.
Alex
Ansara