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Digital Therapeutics Essentials.

Strategy, design, & regulation

Digital Therapeutics (DTx) are digital products – often working in conjunction with wearables and diagnostic devices – that prevent, manage and treat disease, with evidence for improving health outcomes.

There is widespread industry and regulatory backing for the DTx space, and the market is expected to grow by several orders of magnitude over the next decade. It's an exciting and relatively new field in digital health, with players addressing numerous therapeutic areas including ADHD, PTSD, oncology, fertility, optometry, diabetes, and IBS, to name a few.

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Power to the patients

Digital Therapeutics are putting the power of digital technology to work for patients and caregivers. They are a game-changer in the world of digital health.

Digital Therapeutics Essentials is a one-of-a-kind DTx course targeted at all product professionals, and anyone else deemed appropriate to attend the training. This includes, but is not limited to, UXers, BAs, POs, PMs, Developers, Data Scientists, and Medical professionals.

Our approach involves training on DTx fundamentals, advanced DTx design concepts, and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) regulation in Europe, N. America, Australia, and Asia. Based on a wealth of primary and secondary research as well as real-world experience working on DTx projects, the training can also be tailored for individual clients (under NDA) to include analysis and discussion of proprietary case studies and business initiatives.

Format(s): In-person, Online, Hybrid

Language(s): English

DTx expertise Digital Therapeutics Essentials

This course is popular,
so be sure to book early to reserve a place.

Course modules

Module 1: DTx Definitions and Core Principles

Define DTx and related terms
Explain the value proposition of DTx for patients, providers, and payers, including value-based medicine
Learn how DTx fits in the wider healthcare ecosystem

Module 2: Fundamentals of DTx Design

Understand the key features and functionality of a successful DTx, including assessing health, providing treatment digitally, and managing ongoing care
Learn how to successfully apply UX research and design processes and practices to DTx projects
Understand clinical workflows and patient pathways and how to use design a DTx to successfully support them
Know examples through review of case studies of DTx that demonstrate competency of fundamental DTx design principles and features

Module 3: Advanced DTx Design

Learn the theory and principles of healthcare behavioral science and how to apply them to the design of a DTx
Understand how to de-risk DTx projects and encourage success, including creating a product implementation plan
Learn how health inequality negatively impacts health outcomes and techniques to improve health outcomes of marginalized groups
Know examples through review of case studies of DTx which demonstrate competency of advanced DTx design principles and features

Module 4: SaMD Regulation - Definitions and Essential Features

Module 5: Country-specific SaMD Regulation

Module 6: SaMD Regulation in Practice

About the facilitator

Dr. Gyles Morrison, MBBS MSc

Clinical UX Strategist

Dr. Morrison is a Clinical UX Strategist with a 10-year history in healthcare. Starting as a doctor in the UK, he now works internationally, helping UX professionals and healthcare companies make products and services that are valued by clinicians and patients. His specialist areas include digital therapeutics, healthcare behavior change, health equity, and the professional development of UX practitioners.

Dr. Morrison has taught thousands of people around the world on the topic of healthcare UX for universities, design courses, and conferences. His professional work as a Clinical UX Strategist has also taken him across the globe, working for digital health startups, the NHS, and large pharmaceutical companies.

He is the founder of the UK-based Clinical UX Association, a non-profit providing events, training, and networking opportunities to improve the use and access of healthcare technology and services.