Reframing Capacity Assessment: The Emerging Influence of Digital Biomarkers on Health Care

Needs Statement

Physiatrists, residents, fellows, and other healthcare professionals who evaluate and treat rehabilitation populations need to be regularly updated with evidence-based clinical practices and research advances for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients receiving rehabilitation services. The series aims to increase knowledge of the learners in these topics, and to implement the advances and guidelines in clinical practice to enhance the quality of patient care and outcomes while using resources efficiently.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of the session, the participants should be able to:

• Define physical frailty.
• Recognize promises of wearables to determine functional capacity in older adults.
• Describe promises of wearables to promote aging in place.

Target Audience

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Activity Director

Allison N. Clark, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Term of Approval

August 2019 through August 2021. Original release date: August 2019

Disclosure Policy

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. BCM is committed to sponsoring CE activities that are scientifically based, accurate, current, and objectively presented.

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, BCM has implemented a mechanism requiring everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., directors, planning committee members, faculty) to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests (drug/device companies) and manage/resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. Individuals must disclose to participants the existence or non-existence of financial relationships at the time of the activity or within 24 months prior.

In addition, BCM has requested activity faculty/presenters to disclose to participants any unlabeled use or investigational use of pharmaceutical/device products; to use scientific or generic names (not trade names) in referring to products; and, if necessary to use a trade name, to use the names of similar products or those within a class. Faculty/presenters have also been requested to adhere to the ACCME's validation of clinical content statements.

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