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Script Your Future Adherence Challenge. [SCHOOL NAME] [DATE], 2013. A Campaign of the National Consumers League. Agenda. Why Medication Adherence? Script Your Future Campaign Overview Past Adherence Challenges Adherence Challenge 2011 Adherence Team Challenge 2013
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Script Your FutureAdherence Challenge [SCHOOL NAME] [DATE], 2013 A Campaign of the National Consumers League
Agenda • Why Medication Adherence? • Script Your Future Campaign Overview • Past Adherence Challenges • Adherence Challenge 2011 • Adherence Team Challenge 2013 • Medication Adherence Team Challenge 2014
Research on Adherence Recognized as a national public health problem No single non-adherent personality type Many barriers to adherence
Script Your Future Campaign Overview Coalition of 135+ public and private stakeholder organizations, led by the National Consumers League Health care Consumer Insurance Business Pharmaceutical Government agencies Adherence researchers ScriptYourFuture.org provides adherence tools and resources for patients, family caregivers and health care professionals Focused on cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and diabetes
Campaign Resources • Health care professional website (ScriptYourFuture.org/HCP)
Campaign Resources • Consumer website (ScriptYourFuture.org)
What is the Adherence Challenge? • Month long Challenge open to pharmacy and other health professions students • Engages the next generation of health care professionals • Promotes the importance of medication adherence, using Script Your Future materials • Sponsored by: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation, American Medical Association, National Community Pharmacists Association, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Why have a Challenge? Our goals: • Plan and implement activities in our community to raise awareness about medication adherence • Secure media interest in the issue of medication adherence and our activities • Measure and report on our impact • Engage the next generation of health care leaders • Encourage the strength of inter-professional care teams in promoting adherence. • Outreach to local communities
Adherence Challenge Outreach (2011-2013) • Student Pharmacist Challenge in 2011 and Team Challenge in 2013 • More than 140 schools participated • More than 50,000 students reached 350,000 patients • Reached millions of consumers directly and through the media
Student Pharmacist Adherence Challenge (2011)Community Events- Creating & Sharing Materials
Adherence Challenge – Materials • Printed campaign materials • Medication list wallet cards (English and Spanish) • Posters • Stickers • Wallet Card Easel Stands • Customizable electronic materials • Press release and media advisory • SYF Consumer PowerPoint Presentation • Letter to the editor • PSA pitch guide • TV PSA guide
Important Dates • November 4, 2013: Letter of Intent due • February 2014: Challenge Month-Outreach activities • March 14, 2014: Report due • May 2014: Awardees notified
Contact Information • [SCHOOL] Organizer(s): • [NAME, EMAIL, PHONE] • [NAME, EMAIL, PHONE] • Adherence Team Challenge Contacts: • Ayanna Johnson (submissions, media and materials) ayannaj@nclnet.org