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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Improved Care Through Innovative Approaches: Medication Assistance, Dental Care, Transportation
3357.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
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Improved Care Through Innovative Approaches: Medication Assistance, Dental Care, Transportation
This session will present the need for transportation assistance in rural areas; list factors that impact medication skimping and describe the impact of medication access on hospital utilization.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: understand the need for transportation assistance in rural areas; list factors that impact medication skimping and assess the impact of medication access on hospital utilization.
Moderator(s):Ana P. Novais
4:30 PMPer Member Per Month Cost Analysis of Participants in a Coordinated Healthcare Delivery System for Low-Income, Uninsured Persons  [ Recorded presentation ]
Melanie Matney, MHA
4:45 PMPredictors of prescription drug skimping among enrollees in two pharmacy assistance programs  [ Recorded presentation ]
Musetta Leung, MS, Donald S. Shepard, PhD, William B. Stason, MD, Grant Ritter, PhD
5:00 PMChange in hospital utilization after the initiation of a medication access program – the CMAP experience  [ Recorded presentation ]
Gary Harmon, MPH, Robert Federici, MSPH, Keith Ashby, MD, Emily Hoole, MPA, Wendy Roy, Danny Jackson, Pharm D, Larry S. Webber, PhD, John Lefante, PhD
5:15 PMUsing technology to bridge gaps in oral health access in rural Hispanic population  [ Recorded presentation ]
Anjum Khurshid, MBBS, MPAff, Lars EA Folke, PhD, DDS
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Oral Health

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA