Anna Kahkoska & Joshua Niznik on Patient Portal Messages and Older Adults with T2D, Esben Thyssen Vestergaard on Clinic for Athletes with T1D, and more!

About this episode

The episode features discussions on patient portal messages for older adults with type 2 diabetes and a clinical care model for athletes with type 1 diabetes.

With the launch of a new journal, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is also launching a brand new podcast: The Points of CARE , the official podcast of Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE . Join hosts Richard Beaser, MD and Jane Reusch, MD, as they highlight key research findings, clinical implications, and emerging themes across diabetes, obesity, and cardiometabolic health through interviews with journal authors and subject-matter experts. 4:05 Our hosts speak with Anna Kahkoska , MD, PhD, Joan Heckler Gillings Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and adjunct assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as Joshua Niznik , PharmD, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine within the UNC School of Medicine. Their article, "Qualitative Analysis of Patient Portal Messages From Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes," is available at doi.org/10.2337/doc25-0079 . 14:10 Our hosts introduce Esben Thyssen Vestergaard , PhD, clinical associate professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Department of Pediatrics Aarhus University in Aarhus…

People in this episode

Hosts: Richard Beaser, Jane Reusch

Guests: Anna Kahkoska, Joshua Niznik, Esben Thyssen Vestergaard

Topics covered

• patient portal messages
• older adults
• type 2 diabetes
• athletes
• type 1 diabetes
• clinical care model

Keywords

• diabetes
• patient portal
• older adults
• type 2 diabetes
• athletes
• type 1 diabetes
• clinical care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Diabetes Association

Books & works: Qualitative Analysis of Patient Portal Messages From Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes, Clinic for Athletes With Type 1 Diabetes: Evaluation of a Structured Clinical Care Model for Physically Active Individuals

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