Digital Health for Practicing Clinicians: A Certificate Program

Expand your digital skills and discover new opportunities

ACOI is excited to announce the newest addition to the Online Learning Center: Digital Health for Practicing Clinicians: A Certificate Program. This course is offered by the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) and Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Digital Health Track (RVU-DHT), in collaboration with the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). It includes foundational educational content that will support current and future practicing clinicians in providing exceptional care in the digital era of healthcare.

Here’s everything participants need to know about this digital health certificate program.

Who will benefit from this course?

The course is for current and future healthcare professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of using digital health in a clinical care and practice setting. It will also be helpful to individuals involved with patient care, including but not limited to nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, and licensed social workers.

What information does the course cover?

• Digital Health for Practicing Clinicians features the following eight modules:  
• Introduction to Digital Health
• Evaluative Frameworks for Selecting Technology for Patients and Clinics
• Best Practices for Telemedicine
• Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
• Consumer Health Informatics  
• Patient Advocacy in Digital Health
• Health Equity and Ethics in the Digital Age
• Integration Digital Health Technologies into Clinical Care

What are the learning objectives?

Upon the successful completion of this course, learners will:

• Obtain an overview of digital health and understand the differences between digital health, digital medicine, and digital therapeutics.
• See how new, patient-centered approaches to evaluating digital health products can lead to safe, effective, equitable, and ethical patient care.
• Understand the changing roles of clinicians with technology and how digital medicine tools can support the evolving future of healthcare.
• Realize new opportunities for efficiently acquiring new skills and incorporating “digital” into patient care.
• Learn best practices for how to integrate digital medicine and digital therapeutic products into real-life clinical settings.

How long is the course?

Each module is expected to take around 30–40 minutes to complete for a total of approximately five contact hours, plus the final exam.

Participants who complete all eight modules will then take a comprehensive final exam covering content from the entire course.

How much does the course cost?

The cost for ACOI members is $150, and $250 for non-members.

Interested? You can learn more and register today through the ACOI Online Learning Center. If you have any questions, contact ACOI at education@acoi.org.