Shared Decision Making & Patient Empowerment In The Digital Age: A Conversation Between A Clinician & Patient Advocate Part 2: Patient Engagement Through Technology (2-Part Series)
Digital health technology can be used in a variety of ways to empower patients. Shared decision making is one patient engagement strategy that may be enhanced using digital tools. In this 2-part webinar series, Dr. Adam Kaplin, MD and Kathy Day, MPA, BA, AA, discuss the potential benefits of shared decision making from the perspective of a clinician and patient advocate. They also discuss how technology may augment this process and explore how digital tools may improve patient engagement and empowerment in additional ways.
Kathy Day, MPA, BA, AA
Caregiver & Mental Health Advocate in Sacramento, CA; Former Member, Sacramento County Mental Health Board, Active in legislative reform at local and federal levels
Adam Kaplin, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, MyMD Pharmaceuticals
Mark Tacelosky, PharmD (OPDC)
Senior Medical Science Liaison
Speakers are paid employees and/or consultants for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
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