Indiana CME Requirements

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YMCA, physicians join to prevent diabetes in Florida community

Physicians in a Florida community are getting help with screening patients for type 2 diabetes and improving outcomes around the disease. Part of the AMA’s Improving Health Outcomes initiative, this pilot is exploring a process for physicians to screen patients for prediabetes, refer eligible patients to participate in the local YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program and receive feedback from the program to use in patients’ care plans.

Prevention & Wellness
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Rate of diagnosed diabetes may be slowing but still too high

The rate of diagnosed diabetes cases could be plateauing, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—but the numbers of diagnosed cases still are alarmingly high.

Chronic Diseases
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Report ranks top residency programs—see how yours stacks up

Where are the top residency programs in the country? A new ranking based on a large physician survey lists the top 10 programs for 20 specialties.

Prep for Residency
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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