Description:

The Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (TC CFAR) is hosting a hybrid seminar featuring Mark Dworkin, MD, a professor of Epidemiology at the University of Illinois Chicago. Kathryn Macapagal, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University, and co-director of the TC CFAR’s Developmental Core, will moderate the event.

Technological approaches are an emerging field of research for promoting medication adherence. This presentation will describe research: 1) using a talking relational agent in a mobile phone app delivering information, motivation, and behavioral skills; and 2) electronic adherence monitoring employed as part of a supportive approach where patients, their trusted social support person, and their case manager are notified of non-adherence in a triaged manner. 

About the Presenter

Mark Dworkin, MD, is a professor and associate director of Epidemiology in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health. His current NIH-funded research focuses on technological approaches to improving medication adherence in people with HIV. He has led research studies on topics related to HIV, syphilis, and immunization-preventable diseases in the US, India, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Puerto Rico. Dr. Dworkin is a a former state epidemiologist at IDPH and worked in the Division of HIV/AIDS at CDC.