Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Immediate Past President Ryan Kauffman, MD, talks about the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians and prediabetes screening the following The Columbus Dispatch article published November 26:
Ohio Doctors Urged to Screen Patients for Prediabetes to Prevent Problems
A new statewide initiative aimed at curbing Ohio’s high rate of type 2 diabetes is encouraging physicians to screen more people for prediabetes and refer those who are at risk to programs that spur lifestyle changes.
The OAFP offers a diabetes prevention and management track during its 2018 Quality Improvement Summit and a Prevention and Management of Diabetes Quality Improvement Module to assist members and their practice teams in improving the care provided to patients in preventing and managing diabetes.
Great job, Dr. Kauffman!