Continuing the Conversation: Advancements in Integrated Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices and Best Practices to Customize Care

This activity includes Pharmacy SoundScripts audio narration.

Program Description

Treatment targets for individuals with diabetes are dependent on both disease-specific and patient-specific factors, which is why pharmacist and pharmacy technician involvement with individualized treatment plans is critical. As such, they should be familiar with the different interfaces of currently available and newly approved integrated CGM (iCGM) devices in the management of diabetes. Despite their efficacy, hesitancy among both patients and clinicians with new technology has affected use of iCGM. This article will review key data points, recent technological advances in features and safety of iCGM devices, and opportunities for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to optimize diabetes management.

Target audience: Pharmacists

Type of activity: Application
Release date: April 28, 2023
Expiration date: April 28, 2024

Time to complete activity: 2.0 hours

Learner level: Intermediate
Fee: Free

Educational Objectives

At the completion of this activity, pharmacists will be able to:

• Examine the evidence for use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to reduce the clinical burden in diabetes management
• Compare features, such as customized alerts or alarms, and sizes of currently available and newly approved integrated CGM (iCGM) devices to improve diabetes management
• Explore social determinants of health and barriers affecting access to care for persons with diabetes as well as best practices for pharmacists to increase utilization of iCGM

Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 2.0 contact hours (0.20 CEU) under the ACPE universal activity number 0290-0000-23-183-H01-P. The activity is available for CE credit through April 28, 2024.

Instructions for Completing the Activity and Receiving CPE Credit

To receive CPE credit, participants must complete the pretest, review the activity in its entirety, complete the posttest, and complete the online activity evaluation. After successful completion of the online activity evaluation, you can submit your credit to CPE Monitor. You may view your credit within 48 hours at www.mycpemonitor.net. All participants must request credit before the activity expiration date. CE credit will not be issued after this date.

Disclosures

The following contributors have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose:

Faculty

Christina H. Sherrill, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CPP

Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ Planning Staff—Jim Palatine, RPh, MBA; Maryjo Dixon, RPh, MBA; Dipti Desai, PharmD, MBA, CHCP; Liza Patel, PharmD, RPh; Kylie Ferrentino; Susan Pordon; Brianna Winters; and Chloe Taccetta.

An anonymous peer reviewer was used as part of content validation and conflict resolution. The peer reviewer has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

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