Central Indiana
PO Box 146
West Newton, IN 46183-0146
Program Description:
This program is for CMSA members. If you are not a member and wish to attend
click: http://www.cmsa.org/ for membership information.
If you are a member and wish to attend
click: http://www.cmsa.org/CMAG/ to register
Date: March 16, 2005
Time: 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m.
Place: TBA
Speaker: Sherry Aliotta
Topic: Case
Management Adherence Guidelines (CMAG)
CCM and Nursing CEs
available! CCM: 4.25 hrs Nursing: 5.1 hrs
The Problem: Medication Non-Adherence
Medication non-adherence is a multifaceted
problem, especially for patients with chronic diseases. Increasingly, our
society relies upon medications to prevent hospitalization and improve quality
of life. The consequence of medication non-adherence is a decrease in
quality-of-life derived from medicines and unnecessary increases in healthcare
cost.
The Opportunity: Case Managers Improve Adherence
Case Management is a collaborative process of
assessment, planning, facilitation and advocacy for options and services to
meet an individual's health needs through communication and available resources
to promote quality cost-effective outcomes.
What Are CMSA's Case
Management Adherence Guidelines (CMAG-1)?
The CMAG-1 Guidelines were developed from
concepts presented by the World Health Organization (WHO). The foundation: a
model for medication adherence that is based on patient information,
motivation, and behavior skill needs. These guidelines are designed to help
case managers aid in the assessment, planning, facilitation, and advocacy of
patient adherence. They provide an interaction and management algorithm to assess
and improve the patient's knowledge and his/her motivation to take medications
as they are prescribed. The guidelines provide great flexibility in that
individual patient needs can be taken into account.
CMAG-1 Training
Hands-on training workshops on CMAG-1 for CMSA
Members only will be conducted throughout the U.S. through Spring 2005.
Training includes:
- An
educational CD-ROM to preview before the training.
- Exploration
of the issues around medication non-adherence and case manager
interventions that can make a difference.
- Utilization
of knowledge and motivational tools to guide the patient from a low to
high adherence intention through the entire continuum of care.
- Standardized
tools for assessment.
- Modifiers
for adherence in special populations.
- Guidance
on the timeline of reassessment(s) for patients.
- Interventions
which include motivational interviewing and health behavior change
background and techniques.
- Readiness
for change.
- Learn
about using the web-based CMAGTracker to manage data and reporting on
patient adherence.
- Invitation
to participate in CMSA's groundbreaking research on CM's impact on
adherence outcomes