Brayden George

I am honored to receive an Incentive Grant to support my project, Evaluation of a Brief Community Pharmacist-Led Continuous Glucose Monitoring Educational Intervention on Patient Understanding and Satisfaction: A Pre–Post Survey. This study focuses on how brief, pharmacist-led education sessions can enhance patient confidence, satisfaction, and understanding of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices. My motivation for this project stemmed from my ambulatory care experience at the VA in Little Rock while I was a student. Being there, I was able to help veteran patients better self-manage their diabetes and improve their engagement with their care. Now growing my career in community practice, I can see how often patients leave the pharmacy with valuable technology like CGMs with little guidance on how to interpret or apply their data to everyday decisions. As a pharmacist, I believe we have a unique opportunity to bridge that gap by empowering patients to use these tools confidently and take a more active role in their diabetes management.

What excites me most about this project is the opportunity to show that meaningful diabetes education can happen right at the pharmacy counter. This work not only has the potential to improve patient outcomes but also to expand the community pharmacist’s role in chronic disease management and technology-based care. I’m grateful for the chance to contribute to a growing body of research that supports pharmacists as essential members of the diabetes care team.