1. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report on adherence:
A. there is a need for more powerful drugs that will work despite the problem of nonadherence
B. improving adherence may have a greater impact on health than improving medical treatments
C. nonadherence is mainly a problem in developing countries
D. all of the above
2. When asked directly about their adherence to medication regimens, most patients:
A. accurately describe the number of doses taken
B. admit they are nonadherent but are going to try to do better
C. overestimate their degree of adherence
D. can't remember whether they took the medication
3. Perceived lack of efficacy is a major cause of nonadherence because:
A. the patient may not “feel” any noticeable effects the drug
B. the patient may not have “bought into” the need to be treated
C. the patient may have unrealistic expectations about the benefits of a drug treatment
D. all of the above
4. Steps in encouraging patients to improve adherence include all of the following except :
A. learning the patient's belief set
B. giving the patient a sense of collaboration
C. expressing how disappointed you are in the patient's adherence practices
D. learning about patient's attitudes about medications in general
5. To measure patient-reported adherence during an MTM interview with an individual, which of the following tools would be the best choice for the pharmacist?
A. Morisky Scale
B. Proportion of Days Covered (PDC)
C. Medication Possession Ratio (MPR)
D. all of the above
Evaluation Questions
6. To what extent did the program meet objective #1?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
7. To what extent did the program meet objective #2?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
8. To what extent did the program meet objective #3?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
9. Rate the effectiveness of how well the program related to your educational needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
10. Rate how well the active learning strategies (questions, cases, discussions) were appropriate and effective learning tools:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
11. Rate the quality of the faculty:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
12. Rate the effectiveness and the overall usefulness of the material presented:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
13. Rate the appropriateness of the examination for this activity:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
14. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity related to your practice needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
15. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity will help you improve patient care:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
16. Will the information presented cause you to change your practice?
A. Yes
B. No
17. Are you committed to making these changes?
A. Yes
B. No
18. As a result of this activity, did you learn something new?
A. Yes
B. No
19. What is your practice setting or area of practice?
A. Community Pharmacy/Independent
B. Community Pharmacy/Chain
C. Hospital/Health Systems
D. Administrative/Pharmacy Director
E. Critical Care Pharmacy
F. Long-term Care
G. Managed Care/PBM
H. Oncology
I. Specialty Pharmacy
J. Industry/Manufacturing
20. How many years have you been in practice?
A. <5
B. 5 – 10
C. 11 – 20
D. >20