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.
Hypertension is one of the most common and consequential risk factors in cardiovascular care yet managing it in real-world practice is anything but simple. In this episode, Mike and Heather sit down with interventional cardiologist Dr. Christopher Tuohy to unpack how hypertension is defined, why treatment targets differ across guidelines, and how to make practical decisions in busy primary care settings. If you manage patients with hypertension, this episode offers a clear, clinically grounded guide to balancing guideline-driven care with individualized decision-making.
Curbside Consult is a podcast from the MaineHealth ACO that brings together specialists and primary care physicians. Each month, family physician hosts Dr. Mike Clark and Dr. Heather Ward welcome a new specialist to share their unique insights.
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