Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Diabetologist: A doctor who specializes in diabetes (sometimes used interchangeably with endocrinologists). Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE): While not doctors, they play a key role in diabetes education and lifestyle support. Certification shows they’ve completed specialized training and passed rigorous exams.

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Board-Certified Management Internal Medicine 52

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

If they’re a beginning fellow, that’s a very different coaching situation than coaching the chief medical officer or the president of a medical center. I was coaching someone this morning, who really wanted to know, what does your clinic template look like, and how do you respond to patient messages? Beth: Yeah. Greg: Yeah.

Board-Certified 111

Board-Certified IT Primary Care Referral 111

GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

Recently, discussion has emerged about how these issues intertwine in caring for patients with advancing dementia who have stated that they would not want to continue living in that condition: for those with an advanced directive to stop eating and drinking, how do we balance caring for their rational past self and their experiential current self?

IT 89

IT Patient-Centered Patients Medical 89

GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

Clinicians could care for patients across state lines, could prescribe opioids without in person visits, could bill at higher rates for telemedicine than previous to the pandemic. Many patients benefited, not only those isolating due to covid, but also patients in rural areas, patients who are homebound, and many others.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified 73