Medication Optimization and Patient Education in Heart Failure: A Standardized Patient Case for Clerkship Students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Heart failure is not only a common cause of hospitalization, it is also a condition associated with a high rate of readmission following discharge to home due to several factors including complex medication regimens. Medical management of patients with heart failure involves a number of monitoring parameters of which both physicians and patients must be aware, but are often not.

Methods

In this exercise, clerkship students are presented with a patient scenario in which they are tasked with optimizing medication therapy as well as providing patient education regarding medications to engage and empower the patient to adhere to the prescribed regimen.

Results

We found that students were most successful communicating the reason why medications were prescribed

SUBMITTER: Karpa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6464425 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature