Medication Adherence Chatbot

A chatbot to support people who want to quit smoking using varenicline (the generic equivalent to Champix). The aim of this chatbot is to help people take their medication as prescribed by their healthcare provider.

AI Conversational Agent to Improve Varenicline Adherence: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

Varenicline is a pharmacological intervention for tobacco dependence that is safe and effective in facilitating smoking cessation. Enhanced adherence to varenicline augments the probability of prolonged smoking abstinence. However, research has shown that one-third of people who use varenicline are nonadherent by the second week. There is evidence showing that behavioral support helps with medication […]

Automated Telecommunication-Based Reminders and Adherence With Once-Daily Glaucoma Medication Dosing: The Automated Dosing Reminder Study

Importance  Topical glaucoma medications lower intraocular pressure and alter the course of the disease. Because adherence with glaucoma medications is a known problem, interventions are needed to help those patients who do not take their medications as prescribed. Objective  To assess the ability of an automated telecommunication-based intervention to improve adherence with glaucoma medications. Design, Setting, and […]

American Pharmacist Association: DigitalHealth.Rx

DHRx – Wildest Dreams The Holy Trinity of Scalable Digital Health In the talk, I framed this challenge around what I call the “Holy Trinity” of digital health: Too often, we focus on tech and forget about adoption. Without all three of these pillars in place, digital health programs tend to stall—caught in endless pilot […]

A4i

A4i (App4Indpendence) is a platform for supporting people with complex behavioural and mental health conditions. Currently, A4i is being used to support the recovery processes in psychosis and schizophrenia, and newly in opioid use disorders.