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10 Tips to Find the Best Diabetes Doctor for Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Zaar

Managing Type 2 diabetes requires more than just medication—it demands a long-term partnership with a skilled healthcare provider who understands your individual needs. Diabetologist: A doctor who specializes in diabetes (sometimes used interchangeably with endocrinologists).

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Endocrinology Near Me: Finding the Best Hormone Specialists in Connecticut

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

Endocrinologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating endocrine system disorders. Then, they complete two to three years of specialized training in endocrinology, which prepares them to treat a wide range of conditions. People often see an endocrinologist after being referred by their primary care provider.

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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

GeriPal

Today we learn more about coaching from 3 coaches: Greg Pawlson, coach and former president of the American Geriatrics Society, Vicky Tang, geriatrician-researcher at UCSF and coach , and Beth Griffiths, primary care internist at UCSF and coach. We address: What is coaching? How does it differ from therapy? From Beth Israel and UNC.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

GeriPal

MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. David: People with these illnesses suffer from persistent symptoms, poor quality of life, depression, anxiety, despite all the great things we do and all our colleagues in those specialties and in primary care and geriatrics.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

GeriPal

Despite these substantial needs, specialized palliative care beyond hospice is rare in nursing homes. Furthermore, only about half of nursing home residents nearing the end of life receive hospice care. So, how can we improve palliative care for individuals in nursing homes? Like, what does that part look like?

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Telemedicine in a Post-Pandemic World: Joe Rotella, Brooke Calton, Carly Zapata

GeriPal

.” I’m not going to pretend that that was palliative care, but what I am saying is there’s a desert sometimes even in places that look like they have palliative care and if there are more ways to access it, that’s better for patients. Eric: Well, let me ask you this. Can we just review some of the big changes?