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Activity Date: 04/27/2025

Session Time and Location

Date: Sunday, 04/27/2025

Time: 2:15 PM (view in the schedule)

Room: TBD

Target Audience

If you are a pharmacist, nurse practitioner, or other health care professional involved in the comprehensive medication management of individuals living with mental health and/or substance use disorders, we invite you to participate in this online course.

Session Summary

Explore how digital therapeutics (DTx) are reshaping mental health treatment and transforming patient care. This session will guide you through the intricacies of regulatory approval for DTx, highlight the latest evidence-based options, and provide practical strategies for evaluating their effectiveness in clinical practice. Join us to stay ahead in this rapidly advancing field and enhance your ability to make informed decisions about digital tools for mental health.

Faculty Information

Timothy Aungst, PharmD

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Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the difference between health and wellness applications and digital therapeutics (DTx)
  2. Describe DTx and its place in the treatment of mental health.
  3. Explain the regulatory process involved in clearing DTx applications through the FDA and other regulatory bodies. 
  4. Identify if an available DTx application is evidence-based and recommended for use in the treatment of various mental illnesses.

Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures

Activity Date: 04/27/2025
ACPE Contact Hours: 1
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-25-002-L01-P (Knowledge)
Nursing Credit Reminder: Note that ACPE credit is accepted for ANCC Certification Renewal and AANPCB advanced practice provider content. For specific questions related to your organization's acceptance of ACPE continuing education units, please contact your organization directly.

ACPEThe American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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