Volume 48 | February 26, 2024

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Physician and patient talking

The Ohio Cardiovascular & Diabetes Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH) is a statewide initiative of health care professionals who share knowledge to improve Medicaid patient outcomes and eliminate health disparities across Ohio.

February is American Heart Month


Check out these heart-healthy resources for talking with your patients: 


Stay Active. Taking Steps: Exercising to Promote Heart Health

Eat Healthy. Diet: Guidelines and Recommendations for Improving Cardiovascular Health

Manage Stress. Tips to Cope with Stress and Improve Cardiovascular Health

February 2024 Statewide Webinar: Last Chance to Register

Fatty Liver Disease: A Silent Epidemic

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

12 - 1 p.m. ET



1.0 CME credit offered at no cost.


KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Lanla F. Conteh, MD, MPH, MBA

The Ohio State University


OBJECTIVES

  • Screen and identify patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
  • Describe current disparities in care in MASLD risk, assessment, and management.
  • Manage contributing risk factors to MASLD in patient care.
  • Counsel patients on current risks, treatment options, and prognosis.
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Lanla F. Conteh, MD, MPH, MBA

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Tune in to Cardi-OH Radio

Podcast 42 - Mindful Medicine: Integrating Mindfulness and Meditation in Primary Care

Listen to Timothy Adesanya, MD, PhD, from The Ohio State University, and Barbara Walker, PhD, from the University of Cincinnati.


Cardi-OH Radio podcasts highlight national, state, and local leaders discussing timely topics for primary care clinicians. 


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Timothy Adesanya, MD, PhD

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Barbara Walker, PhD

Pearls for Clinical Practice

Capsule 41 - Managing Statin Intolerance to

Maximize Cardiovascular Benefits

Did You Know?

Most patients who experience adverse effects while on a statin can tolerate a statin using an adjusted regimen.



Capsules provide busy clinicians brief summaries of best practices that are ready to be implemented in clinical care.

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News You Can Use

Current 36 - SELECT Trial: Semaglutide Reduces Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Overweight/Obesity and CVD

Currents provide brief summaries of the latest advances in medicine or clinical practice related to diabetes or hypertension and include links to additional resources.

Spring 2024 Cardi-OH ECHO Clinic

Health Equity and Cardiovascular Risk

View a highlight from the Tobacco Use and Environmental Risks clinic on February 15, 2024, featuring Jim Werner, PhD, MSSA, from Case Western Reserve University.


Want to see more? View videos of previous clinics led by our content experts.

ECHO Tobacco Cessation Werner Feb 2024

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May 2024 Statewide Webinar: Save the Date!

Social Determinants of Health: Implementing Screening and Taking Action

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

12 - 1 p.m. ET



1.0 CME credit offered at no cost.


KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Rachel Gold, PhD, MPH

Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health

Research Director of Implementation Science Programs, OCHIN


OBJECTIVES

  • Understand barriers and facilitators to the implementation of screening for and making referrals to address social determinants of health in primary care settings.
  • Learn about current evidence on strategies for decreasing the health impacts of social risk.

Registration opening March 1.

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Rachel Gold, PhD, MPH

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The Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative is funded by the Ohio Department of Medicaid and administered by the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center. The views expressed in this document are solely those of the authors and do not represent the views of the state of Ohio or federal Medicaid programs.