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Seven Leading Health Organizations Announce New Collaboration to Enhance and Support Diabetes Care in Primary Care

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven leading health associations announced a new collaboration today to support diabetes care in the primary care and family practice setting.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven leading health associations announced a new collaboration today to support diabetes care in the primary care and family practice setting.
  • "The new Primary Care Council will provide a powerful voice for all primary care clinicians on the front lines of diabetes care," said Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD, chief scientific and medical officer of the American Diabetes Association.
  • The Primary Care Council collaboration will focus on improving health outcomes by improving adoption of research-based standards of care, driving better health outcomes, and advancing care for people with diabetes.
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Health Education Leaders Launch Continuing Medical Education for Clinicians in Digital Medicine

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

BOSTON, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), Rocky Vista University (RVU) College of Medicine, and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) launched a new library of continuing medical education (CME) courses as foundational education for practicing clinicians to learn how to effectively and efficiently leverage new digital approaches to caring for their patients. The Digital Health CME Certificate consists of eight modules on digital health, which clinicians can now sign up for here.

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  • The Digital Health CME Certificate consists of eight modules on digital health, which clinicians can now sign up for here .
  • "As the first osteopathic medical school in the U.S. to incorporate a Digital Health Track (DHT) in medical education, RVU was the perfect partner for this project."
  • "In hopes of improving patient safety and health outcomes during the rapidly expanding digital era, a collection of innovative continuing medical education modules was crafted in partnership with the Digital Medicine Society.
  • About the Digital Medicine Society: The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) is the professional society serving the digital medicine community, driving scientific progress and broad acceptance of digital medicine to enhance public health.