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Auburn Univ Telehealth 2013 - Dr. Ric Hansen
1. Auburn University
Richard A. Hansen, PhD
Gilliland Professor and Head,
Department of Pharmacy Care Systems
Harrison School of Pharmacy
2. Telehealth Projects/Focus/Vision
• Projects
– HIV Pharmacy Education – Ryan White Clinics
– Diabetes Self Management Education – UMC FM
• Focus
– Infrastructure grant in patient-centered outcomes
research (PCOR)
• Vision
– Opportunities to engage medication experts with
existing infrastructure
4. HIV Pharmacy Education
Ryan White Clinics
• Telemedicine grant from AIDS United
– Medical AIDS Outreach of AL
• Expand medical services to HIV-infected patients
• Telemedicine helps to reach
– Selma
– Dothan
• Follow-up grant from CDC to expand services
– Clayton
– Troy
5. Clinical Pharmacy Services
• Based in Montgomery, Alabama
• Pharmacy consult referrals for:
– HIV health education
– HIV medication counseling
– Medication adherence (general and pregnancy)
– Drug therapy management
• HIV care plus primary care uncontrolled conditions
• Contact: Kelly Hester, PharmD
– hesteek@auburn.edu
6. Diabetes Self-Management Education
University Medical Center-Family Medicine
• Family medicine residency-based clinic
• Serve Tuscaloosa County and 7 surrounding
counties in West Alabama
– 6 of 7 counties among poorest in state
– Diabetes rates 10.2% to 17.1%
• Interdisciplinary team to provide education
• Telemedicine advisory and planning group
• Contact: Dana Carroll, PharmD, BCPS, CDE
– dgc0001@auburn.edu
7. Diabetes Self-Management Education
University Medical Center-Family Medicine
One-on- One DSME with PharmD Fall 2006
&/or designated Diabetes nurse educator -----Fall 2009
DSME group classes at UMC---Fall 2010
DSME group classes
via telemedicine---Spring 2012
8. Telemedicine sites
Plans to add
up to 7
additional sites
in West
Alabama.
Sumter
County
Health Center
Started Spring
2013
York
University
Medical
Center
Added midFall 2013
Tuscaloosa
Family
Medicine
Center of
Thomasville
Pickens
County
Medical
Center
Added early
Fall 2013
10. Telehealth and Treatment Decisions
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
– R24 Infrastructure Grant (PCOR)
– Comparative Effectiveness Research
• Develop best practices for communicating
comparative evidence for treatments
• Dissemination and implementation network
with emphasis in rural and low access areas
12. Auburn Opportunities…
• Medication problems are significant cause of
morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs
• Pharmacy expertise footprint across Alabama
• Medication consults generally low-tech
– Existing video-conference infrastructure
– Recently completed broadband grant
• mHealth Lab in collaboration with engineering