Digital health in pharmacy education: Elective practical course integrating wearable devices and their generated health data.

ABSTRACT: The widespread adoption of wearable devices (wearables) for monitoring vital signs, including blood pressure and glucose levels, has experienced a considerable surge in recent times. This surge has led to the generation of a substantial amount of health data, accessible to pharmacists during patient consultations as the healthcare sector advances in digitalization. To enhance the digital competencies of future pharmacists required by the rapidly changing digital health landscape, the Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapy, Heinrich Heine University (HHU) Duesseldorf has developed an innovative elective practical course aimed to bolster pharmacy students' competencies in handling wearables and the health data generated. The three-week practical elective course employed wearables

SUBMITTER: Kinny F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11231589 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature