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Resources for studying adherence behaviours and applying impactful change strategies How can technologies help patients to stay on track with their treatment?  Taking medication is not just about swallowing a pill—it’s about managing a condition, preventing complications, and improving quality of life. Yet, despite the best intentions, sticking to a prescribed treatment plan is often … Read more

An STSM experience from Cyprus to North Greece, Dimokrition University of Thrace Dr Panagiotis Petrou, pharmacist and health economist, Adjunct Researcher Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance, University of Nicosia In October 2023, I visited Dimokrition University of Thrace, which is located in North Greece for a STSM with Dr Kontogriorgis Christos,  Associate Professor of Hygiene, Department of … Read more

Results of a research collaboration on implementing a digital medication adherence solution in real-life practice Vesna Babic, Head of Sales and Marketing at Meddox During visits to primary or secondary care, patients often refer to documentation (medical records, opinions, examination results) that is not available when needed. Some documentation is left at home but can be … Read more

An STSM experience Greece – France Theodosia Charitou, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Applied Informatics and Digital Technologies Laboratory (AIDigiLab), School of Technology, University of Thessaly I’m excited to share the success of my recent Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) at Observia, titled “Collaborative Integration of Observia’s Digital Adherence Solutions into the ENABLE Platform.” This seven-day experience gave … Read more

An STSM experience Portugal – Germany João Rocha Gomes, Medical Product Lead, Ada Health and PhD student, University of Porto In recent years, Digital Health Applications have emerged as a significant innovation in healthcare, particularly in enhancing patient adherence to medication. These applications, which include digital therapeutics approved for prescription by healthcare professionals (DiGAs), represent … Read more

Raising awareness on patients’ perspectives about treatment adherence in Malaga, Spain. Francisca Leiva Fernández MD PhD, Multiprofessional Teaching Unit for Family and Community Care AP Málaga-Guadalhorce District. IBIMA-BIONAND Platform. Malaga. Spain In November 2023, a Conference was organized in Malaga to raise awareness about treatment adherence, in which patients, representatives of patient associations, healthcare professionals, … Read more

A Short Term Scientific Mission Serbia – Spain Milica Paut Kusturica, MPharm, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad, Serbia As a pharmacist with a longstanding interest in adherence research, I was thrilled to discover the opportunity for an STSM through the … Read more

Reflections on the official launch of the ENABLE repository Alexandra Dima, Principal Researcher Avedis Donabedian Research Institute (FAD) – Autonomous University Barcelona (UAB), Spain Marcia Vervloet, Senior Researcher, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), The Netherlands The challenge  Why do we take medication?  To keep ourselves in good health, to help ease our symptoms, … Read more

A Short-Term Scientific Mission experience Turkey – Netherlands Nilay Aksoy, Associate Professor, Head of Clinical Pharmacy Department, Altinbas University, Istanbul Turkey My recent short scientific mission to the Center of Medication Adherence Expertise at the University Medical Center Groningen, exposed me to this very frontier of digital technology in enhancing patient adherence to medications. In … Read more

A Short-Term Scientific Mission experience Israel – Switzerland & Spain (remote) Noemi Bitterman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning , Technion, Haifa, Israel One might ask why we need STSMs? What is the use of spending money and time traveling to other countries when electronic aids, remote technologies and participatory platforms make it … Read more