At CEU, experts will take a case-based approach to exploring the controversies involved in testosterone therapy in the session “Case-based Debate of Whether to Start Testosterone Therapy and How to Monitor.” Despite — or perhaps because of — the huge increase in recent years in men requesting treatment for low testosterone levels, controversies continue to...
The telediabetes program used by the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System combines electronic consulting with ongoing telephone-based care. The results show that this form of healthcare could improve outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, especially in rural areas where endocrinologists are scarce. The number of endocrinologists continues to dwindle while rates of two of the...
Ascensia Diabetes Care has revealed the six entries that will progress to the finalist stage of the Ascensia Diabetes Challenge, a global innovation competition that is seeking digital solutions to support type 2 diabetes management. The six finalists were selected from 116 submissions that were received and were chosen by a panel consisting of external...
The MiniMed™ 670G insulin pump system (Medtronic, Northridge, California) can improve glycemic outcomes in children with type 1 diabetes as young as seven years of age, according to an industry-funded study. The results were presented at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill. “The MiniMed™ 670G system can effectively...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a De Novo request for the Dexcom G6® CGM System. The Dexcom G6 is indicated by the FDA for use as both a standalone CGM and for integration into automated insulin dosing (AID) systems. Along with this authorization, the FDA is establishing criteria, called special controls, which outline...
An endocrinologist and cardiologist teamed up to create an entertaining and easily understood method to educate patients. The result is Doctablet, a series of online animations that patients of all ages, backgrounds, and education levels can comprehend and even enjoy. A lack of quality time with patients is a problem in endocrinologists’ offices — and...
The concept of patient-centered care has as many definitions as there are practicing physicians. Endocrine News reached out to a handful of Endocrine Society members to get their opinions on this concept and how it can be used to the benefit of an endocrinology practice, as well as the patients. In 2001, The Institute of...
When it’s time to accept a new position, you better have a lawyer who specializes in physician contracts on your side before you sign on the dotted line. Unless you are planning on spending your entire career in solo practice, you will have to negotiate an employment agreement. The wording of your contract may well...