Supporting Patients and Primary Care Providers
June 27th 2025Panelists discuss how supporting primary care providers requires moving beyond passive quality measures to peer-to-peer education, transparent performance feedback, multidisciplinary team resources, and creative care delivery models that address the "27-hour day" problem.
Seamless Management Between Primary Care Providers and Specialists
June 27th 2025Panelists discuss how UPMC's integrated delivery and financing system enables coordinated care through e-consults, proactive outreach to primary care physicians, case management, telemedicine, and streamlined referral processes that reduce friction for patients and providers.
Taking a Cardiometabolic Health Approach in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
June 20th 2025Panelists discuss how implementing cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health requires a team-based approach using the analogy of football, where physicians coach multidisciplinary teams to help patients overcome barriers and achieve health goals.
The Role of Weight Management and Glycemic Control in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
June 13th 2025Panelists discuss how treating obesity as the root cause can create a "virtuous cycle" where weight loss improves insulin resistance, reduces medication needs, and enables better physical activity, breaking the traditional reactive approach to diabetes management.
Barriers Associated with Guideline-Directed Care
June 13th 2025Panelists discuss how barriers to implementing evidence-based obesity and diabetes care include limited provider time, lack of multidisciplinary teams, insufficient education about obesity physiology, and high costs of medications and programs.
Importance of Clinical Trials and Guideline Recommendations
June 6th 2025Panelists discuss how ADA recommendations emphasize treating diabetes as part of overlapping conditions requiring cardiovascular and kidney protection, moving beyond just glycemic control to comprehensive care that addresses the whole person.
Hormonal Adaptations in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
June 6th 2025Panelists discuss how hormonal adaptations during weight loss in diabetes patients improve insulin sensitivity, while the DiRECT trial demonstrates that structured weight management programs can achieve diabetes remission in nearly half of newly diagnosed patients.