COPD Clinical Insight: Increasing Medication Adherence

Volume 1, Issue 2

COPD Clinical Insight: Increasing Medication Adherence

Learning objectives:

Recognize the high prevalence of medication nonadherence and its negative impact on clinical outcomes in patients with COPD.
Identify patient risk factors that are associated with poor medication use in COPD.
Describe efficacious interventions to support medication adherence.

Author:

Michelle N. Eakin, PhD

Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Guest Faculty Disclosures

Dr. Eakin has indicated that she has no financial interests or relationships with any commercial entity whose products or services are relevant to the content of this presentation.

Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses

Dr. Eakin has also indicated that there will be no references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or products.

Program Directors:

Gregory B. Diette, MD

Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Christine Smith, RN, MSN

Senior Clinic Nurse Coordinator
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Guest Faculty Disclosures:

Dr. Eakin has indicated that she has no financial interests or relationships with any commercial entity whose products or services are relevant to the content of this presentation.

Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses:

Dr. Eakin has also indicated that there will be no references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or products.

Length of activity:

0.5 hour Physicians
0.5 contact hour Nurses

Launch date: March 28, 2018
Expiration date: March 27, 2020

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