Monday, October 20, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. CDT at Great Lakes C, 4th Floor
This session is being recorded.
Learn MoreAvailable for 1.50 hours of CPE creditActivity Number: 0217-0000-25-121-L04-PActivity Type: An Application-Based ActivityAdvancements in technology have led to the growth of patient wearables and self-monitoring devices. The use of smart technology in healthcare is rapidly changing the paradigm for chronic disease management in outpatient and acute care settings. This program, led by a panel of experts on the use of these technologies, aims to summarize the evidence for benefits, limitations, and best practices for the use of patient wearables and self-monitoring devices across care settings. Healthcare-related smart devices reviewed during this program may include, but are not limited to, smart inhalers, remote physiologic monitoring, implantable cardiac monitoring, continuous glucose monitoring, and adherence monitoring systems.
Learning Objectives1. Explore the impact of social determinants of health on the optimal use of healthcare device technologies.
2. Examine the benefits, limitations, and best practices for the use of smart inhalers and other adherence monitoring systems.
3. Assess the benefits, limitations, and best practices for the use of implantable cardiac monitoring and other remote physiologic monitoring devices.
4. Evaluate the benefits, limitations, and best practices for the use of technology in the management of diabetes.
5. Illustrate the role of the pharmacist in accessing and implementing healthcare device technologies in patient care.
 | | Moderator: | Elizabeth K. Van Dril, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCPS, CDCES | | Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program
University of Illinois Chicago Retzky College of Pharmacy
Chicago, Illinois | | View Biography |
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Catch Your Breath: Updates on Connected Inhalers and Other Digital Devices9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | | Speaker: | Timothy D. Aungst, Pharm.D. | | Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Worcester, Massachusetts | | View Biography |
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Don’t Miss a Beat: Devices for Cardiac and Remote Monitoring9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | | Speaker: | Dejan Landup, Pharm.D. | | Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Heart Failure and Cardiology
Advocate Health
Chicago, Illinois
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No Need to Sugar Coat It: Technology Advances in Diabetes Management10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | | Speaker: | Rick Hess, Pharm.D., CDCES | | Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee | | View Biography |
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