The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #51379

Gordon Schiff, MD, Cook County Hospital Department of Medicine, 2516 Seminary Street, Chicago, IL 60614, 312 633 6905, Gdschiff@aol.com and Laura Kehoe, MD MPH, General Medicine, Cook County Hospital, 1900 W. Polk 9th Floor, Chicago, IL 60612.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the barriers to obtaining needed prescription drugs faced by outpatients at Cook County Hospital.
• Analyze causes of these problems (barriers).
• Articulate and evaluate methods of overcoming these barriers.

Keywords: Access to Health Care, Prescription Drug Use Patterns

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.