Executive Director Digital Therapeutics Alliance Arlington, Virginia
Please note this session is not accredited for continuing pharmacy education credit.
Have you heard about digital therapeutics (DTx) but don’t know exactly what they are? Or how they are being used to expand therapy options? Patients are increasingly being prescribed DTx to work alongside medications, devices, or other therapies to optimize patient care and health outcomes. As a future pharmacist, it is important to not only know what DTx are, but also how to counsel patients and use these products to improve your own insight into patient outcomes. Join this student pharmacist session to learn about the spectrum of digital health products available to patients, caregivers, and clinicians, and distinguish how to identify and use DTx products specifically.
Learning Objectives: :
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Define digital therapeutics (DTx).
Understand the spectrum of digital health products, including DTx, available to patients, caregivers, and clinicians.
Determine how to assess the quality and appropriate use of DTx.
Identify pharmacists’ role in using DTx in practice.
