Free CE: Best Practices in Continuous Glucose Monitoring in the Inpatient Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Intended Audience: This activity was planned to meet the educational needs of pharmacists who practice in hospitals and health systems.

Credit Available: Up to 1.0 hour

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify which hospitalized patients with diabetes and COVID-19 infections are candidates for CGM systems.
• Discuss the benefits of the use of CGMs in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare personnel and patients.
• Summarize the role of the pharmacist in employing continuous glucose monitoring systems in appropriate hospitalized patients. 

EXPERT FACULTY

Matt Baker, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, BPLA, Activity Chair
Pharmacy Clinical Supervisor
Pharmacy Residency Program Director
North Kansas City Hospital
North Kansas City, Missouri

Guillermo E. Umpierrez, M.D., CDCES, MACP, FACE
Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Chief of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Grady Health Systems
Atlanta, Georgia

To access this free CE activity, please visit https://elearning.ashp.org/products/8903

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Dexcom, Inc.

The Value of Continuous Glucose Monitoring during the COVID-19 Pandemic and New Era of Digital Healthcare

Free On-demand CE Activity:

Intended Audience: This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of managed care pharmacy directors, clinical pharmacists, quality directors, medical directors, registered nurses, and other managed health care professionals.

Credit Available: Up to 1.0 credit hour available for nurses (ANCC), pharmacists (ACPE), and physicians (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™)

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

• Describe the benefits of remote monitoring in the management of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and dysglycemia
• Assess the value of rtCGM in improving quality of care and reducing societal health-costs in a new era of digital health
• Characterize the role of rtCGM as part of an employer-driven diabetes management strategy
• Identify appropriate benefit design strategies to reduce healthcare system burden and improve quality, clinical, and economic outcomes

EXPERT FACULTY

For complete CE information and to register for this activity, please go to:
https://www.managedcarecgm.com/neweraofcgm/

Jointly provided by Impact Education, LLC, and Medical Education Resources.
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Dexcom, Inc.

Real-Time CGM in the Hospital: Improving Management in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Free On-demand CE Activity

Intended Audience: Primary care physicians, diabetologists, endocrinologists, critical care specialists, and nurses.

Credit Available: Up to 0.5 credit hour available for Physicians (ACCME) and Nurses.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

• Need for enhanced glucose monitoring via continuous glucosemonitoring (CGM) in the hospital setting during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
• Strategies for effective use of real-time CGM (rtCGM) in the intensive care unit (ICU) and step-down settings during COVID-19

EXPERT FACULTY

Guillermo E. Umpierrez, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Emory University School of Medicine
Chief, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Shivani Agarwal, MD, MPH
Director, Supporting Emerging Adults With Diabetes (SEAD) Program, Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism
NY-Regional Center for Diabetes Translational Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York

Carol J. Levy, MD, CDE
Associate Professor of Medicine & Obstetrics, Director, Mount Sinai Diabetes Center and T1D Clinical Research
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

For complete CE information and to access the activity, please go to:
www.medscape.org/roundtable/covid-diabetes-cgm-hospital

Supported by an independent educational grant from Dexcom.