AKHOMM initiative curriculum and learning and action collaborative

The Advancing Kidney Health through Optimal Medication Management (AKHOMM) initiative was developed with the vision that every person with kidney disease receives optimal medication management through team-based care including a pharmacist to improve kidney health. Due to the need for education and clinical practice implementation strategies, the AKHOMM initiative designed 2 educational programs to help achieve our vision: a continuing education curriculum and a learning and action collaborative (LAC).

The curriculum is online, interactive, and case based, with interprofessional accreditation, to provide baseline competency in comprehensive medication management (CMM) across chronic kidney disease and address health disparities in this population. The development process involved an interprofessional approach with input from persons with kidney disease and care partners. Modules have been well received based on postactivity surveys, with over 90% of respondents (970/1,044) indicating that the activity will improve their ability to treat and manage their patients. Ongoing quality assurance of existing modules, coupled with development of new modules in prioritized areas (cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic [CKM] syndrome, glomerular diseases) will continue to provide education to the pharmacy and broader healthcare communities. The LAC was designed using implementation science principles to facilitate pharmacist inclusion in patient care teams to provide CMM to patients with CKM. Site teams will include a pharmacist, provider champion, and others coupled with an implementation coach and field expert. Through a continuous quality improvement framework, the teams will work towards achieving their bold aim over a 12-month implementation period.

The curriculum and LAC address the current void of pharmacist-based care in CKM.