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Item Open Access Educating future providers of personalized medicine.(North Carolina medical journal, 2013-11) Katsanis, Sara H; Dungan, Jennifer R; Gilliss, Catherine L; Ginsburg, Geoffrey AItem Open Access The Digital Drag and Drop Pillbox: Design and Feasibility of a Skill-based Education Model to Improve Medication Management.(The Journal of cardiovascular nursing, 2017-09) Granger, Bradi B; Locke, Susan C; Bowers, Margaret; Sawyer, Tenita; Shang, Howard; Abernethy, Amy P; Bloomfield, Richard A; Gilliss, Catherine LWe present the design and feasibility testing for the "Digital Drag and Drop Pillbox" (D-3 Pillbox), a skill-based educational approach that engages patients and providers, measures performance, and generates reports of medication management skills.A single-cohort convenience sample of patients hospitalized with heart failure was taught pill management skills using a tablet-based D-3 Pillbox. Medication reconciliation was conducted, and aptitude, performance (% completed), accuracy (% correct), and feasibility were measured.The mean age of the sample (n = 25) was 59 (36-89) years, 50% were women, 62% were black, 46% were uninsured, 46% had seventh-grade education or lower, and 31% scored very low for health literacy. However, most reported that the D-3 Pillbox was easy to read (78%), easy to repeat-demonstrate (78%), and comfortable to use (tablet weight) (75%). Accurate medication recognition was achieved by discharge in 98%, but only 25% reported having a "good understanding of my responsibilities."The D-3 Pillbox is a feasible approach for teaching medication management skills and can be used across clinical settings to reinforce skills and medication list accuracy.