Development and evaluation of a medication counseling workshop for physicians: Can we improve on 'take two pills and call me in the morning'?

Medical Education Online

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kripalani, Sunil ^a   Osborn, Chandra Y ^a   Vaccarino, Viola ^b,c   Jacobson, Terry A ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health communication; Health literacy; Medication adherence

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856014769     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v16i0.7133     Document Type: Article

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