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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 FreeStyle Libre® 3 (Continuous Glucose Monitoring, CGM) and Aktiia (Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring). The hands-on activities allowed participants to obtain and interpret wearable-generated health-related data and acquainted them with simulated patient cases. Final-year pharmacy students' subjective assessments before and after the course depicted the increased knowledge and competence regarding analysing wearables data.
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