Adhésion et Interprofessionnalité
The medication adherence and interprofessionality lab
Medication adherence is a key determinant of the ambulatory care system of the 21st century. It is defined as the process by which patients take their medications as prescribed. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 50% of chronic patients are nonadherent to their treatment worldwide (2003). This creates an endemic, medical and economic threat on the healthcare systems. Research is needed to better document the issue and its contributing factors as well as assess cost-effective, interprofessional adherence-enhancing programs to implement in clinical practice and envision new models of care.
Research
Presentation:
Our research focuses on implementation science and interprofessional collaboration in ambulatory care, as well as patient adherence to medication. Globally, approximately 50% of patients undergoing long-term treatment do not adhere to it optimally. This exposes them to disease progression and premature death, leading to increased healthcare consumption and social costs. To address this rising challenge, there is a growing need for comprehensive research into collaborative practice changes that apply cutting-edge implementation science methodologies.
Our main on-going research projects are :
- myCare Start
- HUG@home
More about our research activities:
Teaching
As a member of the University of Geneva's School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the group provides pre- and postgraduate courses and hands-on labs for students in areas such as health communication, medication adherence, implementation science, and interprofessionality. The latter is offered in collaboration with the Centre for Interprofessional Simulation of the University of Geneva and the Geneva School of Health Sciences.
The Team
Marie Schneider’s research group consists of both junior and senior researchers, including PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, a research fellow and a lecturer. The research group works closely with pharma24, an academic living lab in community pharmacy practice and other local community pharmacies involved in changing their practices. Several external members of the group are implementation facilitators, who are trained by the research group to assist and support implementation in community pharmacies.