Understanding Patient Perspectives on Medications
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Course Summary
This course explores the perspectives of patients on medications and how they can be more involved in their own care. It covers topics such as medication adherence, shared decision-making, and the impact of social determinants on medication use.Key Learning Points
- Learn about the patient experience with medications and how to involve patients in their own care
- Understand the impact of social determinants on medication use
- Gain skills in shared decision-making and medication adherence
Related Topics for further study
- Patient-centered care
- Social determinants of health
- Shared decision-making
- Medication adherence
- Health literacy
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the patient perspective on medications
- Develop skills in shared decision-making and medication adherence
- Recognize the impact of social determinants on medication use
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- No prior knowledge or experience required
- Access to a computer and internet connection
Course Difficulty Level
BeginnerCourse Format
- Self-paced
- Online
- Video lectures
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- Patient-Centered Communication in Healthcare
- Health Literacy and Communication for Health Professionals
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- Surgeon and Author
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Description
Inappropriate use of medicines harms patients’ health and increases healthcare costs. When healthcare professionals and patients engage together, healthcare can be based on the patient perspective, so the use of medicines is better tailored to each patients’ needs and preferences. The result is a better relationship between patients and healthcare professionals, more appropriate medicines use, improved patients’ outcomes, and reduced healthcare costs.
Knowledge
- Explain the benefits of including patients' perspectives in healthcare practice and policy.
- Explore the patient perspective on medicines use.
Outline
- Why is the patient perspective important?
- Introduction to the course
- Medicine-related problems from the professional and political view
- Why we need to understand the patient perspective
- Consequences of medicine-related problems to the society, safety
- Consequences of medicine-related problems to the society, adherence
- Involvement, shared decision-making and medicines
- Week 1
- Patient stories
- The PLEM model explained and illustrated
- Practical problems with medicines use and “silent knowledge”
- Young and chronic, coping strategies and advice to professionals
- Medication-related burden and patients' lived experience with medicine
- Patient videos on chronic pain
- Patient videos on chronic pain (non-graded quiz)
- Week 2
- The professional perspective
- The professional vs the patient perspective
- Interactions between patients and professionals
- Evaluation methods used by professionals
- Aspects of patient perspective: An overview of the concept
- Measuring medicine-related experiences from the patient perspective
- Examples of questionnaires
- Week 3
- How to apply and explore the patient perspective
- Examples of how to apply the patient perspective
- Being involved as a patient: Interview with Charlotte Nørgaard
- Methods to explore the patient perspective on medicines use
- Ethical principles when interviewing patients
- (Video) Patient group participation in PACE: Nic White
- 19 Advantages and Disadvantages of Qualitative Research Methods
Summary of User Reviews
Read reviews on Patient Perspectives on Medications course on Coursera. People have found the course insightful and informative with practical tips on medication management. However, some users have found the content too basic and not engaging enough.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Insightful and informative course with practical tips on medication management.Pros from User Reviews
- Practical tips on medication management
- Insightful and informative
- Easy to follow
- Great for beginners
- Useful for patients and caregivers
Cons from User Reviews
- Content can be too basic for some
- Not engaging enough
- Limited scope
- Lack of interactive elements
- No certificate or accreditation
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