Indiana CME Requirements

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Southwest Florida takes on diabetes prevention

At-risk seniors in a Florida community are getting some extra help with preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes. About half of all U.S. adults aged 65 years or older have prediabetes, the precursor to diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Prevention & Wellness
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VA seeks physician assistance in boosting referrals for veterans

Following recent adoption of the veterans’ health care reform law, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reaching out to physicians in private practice to make sure veterans have access to timely medical care.

Population Health
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Making the case for interprofessional education

Addressing the AMA Section on Medical Schools during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting, Lesley Bainbridge, PhD, director of interprofessional education (IPE) for the faculty of medicine at the University of British Columbia, made the case for team-based care.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Diabetes takes center stage in JAMA

A special theme issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released this week examines a variety of issues that will impact the treatment and prevention of diabetes, one of the most troubling epidemics in the United States and around the globe.

Chronic Diseases
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CDC report: Cases of diabetes in U.S. reach 29 million

Since 2010, the official estimate of people in the United States who have diabetes has climbed from 26 million to 29 million, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Prevention & Wellness
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Prevention program helping more patients avoid diabetes

A pilot program is taking aim at type 2 diabetes, stopping the disease before it starts in at-risk patients living in Minnesota & Twin Cities. The Twin Cities is one of three locations currently part of the pilot program, a collaboration between the YMCA of the USA and the AMA, through its Im...

Prevention & Wellness
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See how prevention programs are improving diabetes outcomes

Physicians can get a firsthand glimpse into how the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program works, from the costs associated with type 2 diabetes to how the program can improve patients’ health outcomes, by taking a look at the YMCA’s online "storybook."

Prevention & Wellness
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Tax fraud scheme hits physicians

The latest victims of tax refund fraud include hundreds of physicians and other health care professionals, who received a rude revelation when filing their taxes this year.

Career Development
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Diabetes prevalence tripled in just two decades: Study

The number of U.S. adults reporting a diagnosis of diabetes more than tripled over the past two decades, according to a study published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine. At the same time, the rates of all five major diabetes complications declined significantly, suggesting the importance of screening and prevention work.

Chronic Diseases