• Today, I continued to search for CDTM articles for the literature review. One of the interesting topics within several of the articles that I found today was patient perceptions of CDTM. Many studies have thoroughly documented the effectiveness of comprehensive medication management. Moreover, patient-centered and team-based care such as CDTM agreements between physicians and clinical Read more


  • This week I continued working on the literature review focused on collaborative drug therapy management and then spent time looking into potential collaborators and resources at the University to help with a project on addressing the impact of breast cancer treatment costs among women in rural areas. At the beginning of the literature review, we Read more


  • While in the office today, I worked on looking into potential resources and collaborators for cancer research at the University of Georgia. Specifically, I was searching for resources to address issues with the cost of cancer treatment among women with breast cancer in rural areas. This is an important issue because the cost of treatment Read more


  • Today, I continued to review background literature regarding CDTM. Initially, we were having some issues with the search being too narrow, but after broadening our search, more results were found. However, one of the biggest problems with this area of research is that a majority of it is from the early 2000s. While these articles Read more


  • This week I began diving into the literature regarding collaborative drug therapy modification. I primarily focused on looking into recent research regarding CDTM in Georgia specifically, before expanding out into the wider body of literature. Many areas of rural Georgia have insufficient access to primary care services, including preventative medicine, annual wellness visits, and chronic Read more