Curbside Consult from the MaineHealth ACO

Curbside Consult from the MaineHealth ACO
Podcast Description
Curbside Consult connects primary care providers with their specialist colleagues for some informal shop talk. Primary care physicians Mike Clark, MD, and Heather Ward, MD, host a specialist each month to talk about advancements in the field, improving patient access, managing referrals and much more. Brought to you by the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization.
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The podcast covers topics such as advancements in medical specialties, improving patient access to care, managing referrals, and fostering cooperative relationships between primary and specialty care teams. For instance, the inaugural episode discusses pediatric gastroenterology with Dr. Anna Furr and emphasizes strategies like e-consults and accessible referral guidelines.

Curbside Consult connects primary care providers with their specialist colleagues for some informal shop talk. Primary care physicians Mike Clark, MD, and Heather Ward, MD, host a specialist each month to talk about advancements in the field, improving patient access, managing referrals and much more. Brought to you by the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization.
Curbside Consult is a podcast produced by the MaineHealth ACO. In this month’s episode, pediatric endocrinologist Mike Dedekian discusses exciting hot-off-the-press innovations in type 1 diabetes treatment, including the use of monoclonal antibodies to delay onset. The conversation also covers the importance of recognizing symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children and the ongoing challenges of childhood obesity and hyperlipidemia.
Curbside Consult brings together specialists and primary care physicians to discuss clinical topics, referral management and coordination of care. Each month, family physician hosts Dr. Mike Clark and Dr. Heather Ward welcome a new specialist physician to share their unique insights.
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