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

Dr. Zaar

Understand the Different Types of Diabetes Doctors Before searching for a diabetes doctor, it’s important to understand the types of medical professionals who treat Type 2 diabetes: Primary Care Physician (PCP): Often the first point of contact, they handle basic diabetes management. Are they patient and open to your questions?

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A Complete Guide to Medical Assistant Positions in CT

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

For medical assistant positions in CT, typical tasks may include: Interviewing patients about their symptoms and main complaints. Checking patients’ vital signs, such as blood pressure and temperature. Measuring patients’ height and weight. Assisting with procedures, under the direction of a physician.

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

GeriPal

The initial RCT published on physician coaching in JAMA in 2019 showing that coaching improves quality of life. This is the first RCT that was available for coaching in physicians. [link] 5. Eric: … in geriatrics as a primary care doctor? From Beth Israel and UNC. Beth: Yeah. Eric: Well, Greg, are there themes?

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"Why Everyone Is Talking About This Medical Clinic in Michigan!"

Plum Health

Michigan residents have been buzzing about a primary care clinic that’s setting a new standard for healthcare across the state. Whether you’re in Detroit , Corunna , Lansing , Royal Oak , or Van Buren , this clinic is offering comprehensive care that puts patient well-being first. Here’s why everyone is talking about it!

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

We talk about what is heart failure, particularly HFpEF, how we treat it (including the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2’s), and how we should apply guidelines to individual patients, especially those with multimorbidity who are taking a lot of other medications. Because I think we have someone special, a guest host.

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

GeriPal

Haider: Yeah, this is a special song. So Eric Cassell, for folks who don’t know, was a primary care physician. But really was a seminal pioneering figure in the field of bioethics, palliative care, et cetera. One of the patients I spoke to really said this quite well. Haider: That was a great story.