Office of Primary Care and Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program
Patient Resources and Handouts
Patient resources and handouts often accompany the prescriber information in our Academic Detailing sessions.
- Computers and low back pain (PDF)
- Low back pain information (PDF)
- Back pain survey (PDF)
- Information about Migraines (PDF)
- Migraine Action Plan (PDF)
- Information about Insomnia (PDF)
- Medicines for Insomnia (PDF)
- Information about Depression (PDF)
- Information about the DASH diet (PDF)
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise (When listening to the file find a quiet comfortable place where you will not be interrupted. You can lie on your bed if you would like to sleep or sit in a comfortable chair) (MP3)
Vermont Academic Detailing Program
Pharmaceutical companies spend millions of dollars each year marketing their medications to prescribers and consumers. Person-to-person contact between a pharmaceutical company sales representative and a prescriber is a process is known as “detailing.” Detailing is effective and influences prescribing. The problem with detailing is that the process does not allow prescribers to understand all of the treatment options available, including lifestyle or behavioral treatments and generic medications.
THE VERMONT ACADEMIC DETAILING PROGRAM is a university-based prescriber education and support program. The Program is offered by the University of Vermont’s Office of Primary Care with funding from public and private sources, including the State of Vermont. There is no pharmacetucial company sponsorship associated with the Vermont Academic Detailing Program nor do the program faculty have any ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The faculty objectively review clinical topics, covering the latest evidence for lifestyle changes and generic medications in addition to the latest in medication releases. This information is shared with prescribers across Vermont.
The goal of the Vermont Academic Detailing Program is to promote high quality, evidence-based, patient-centered, and cost-effective treatment decisions by healthcare professionals.
The program consists of one-hour, interactive visits between one or more prescribers and a pharmacist or physician academic detailer. Academic detailing visits are typically delivered in the convenience of the prescribers’ offices. The program presents an objective overview of evidence from studies about the various medications and other treatments used to manage a specific medical condition. Patient resources and handouts often accompany the prescriber information.
To achieve our goals, we rely on the guidance and broad opinions of multiple stakeholders. We have formalized these stakeholders as Vermont Academic Detailing Program Advisors. The role of the Program Advisor is to provide opinions and practical advice regarding the approach, direction, and operation of the Vermont Academic Detailing Program.
For more information or to schedule a session for your practice, please contact Amanda Kennedy at amanda.kennedy@uvm.edu or (802) 656-2179
For more information about academic detailing beyond Vermont, please visit the National Resource Center for Academic Detailing (NaRCAD).
Last modified January 17 2012 08:34 AM
