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4013.2-24: Long-Acting Antipsychotic Medications Compared to Orals: Making Connections Between Treatment Adherence and Healthcare Utilization Outcomes for People with Schizophrenia Who are Medicaid Beneficiaries

People living with schizophrenia often have poor treatment adherence leading to poor treatment outcomes and associated healthcare costs. Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic medications are shown to improve treatment adherence. Our presentation will discuss the results of a study assessing healthcare utilization and treatment outcomes by comparing LAIs to orals.

Presenters:  Tianyi Wang, MS, PhD candidate; Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, PhD, MPH, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  30 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss differences in treatment adherence and healthcare utilization outcomes between long-acting injectable (LAI) medications and orals.

Keywords:  Antipsychotic Medication, Schizophrenia, Long-acting Antipsychotic Medications

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.5 pharmacology contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  December 1, 2024
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2026

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