Volume 56 | December 19, 2024

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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.

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Podcast 51 - Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Youth

Listen to Sarah Tyler Plummer, MD, from Case Western Reserve University. 


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Sarah Plummer

Sarah Tyler Plummer, MD

Pearls for Clinical Practice

Capsule 50 -  Tips for Talking With Patients About Sweetened Beverages

Did You Know?

Patients often turn to artificially sweetened beverages for weight loss or glycemic control although research suggests that some artificial sweeteners are linked to alteration of the gut microbiome and cardiovascular disease. 


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

Capsule 50 - Sweetened Beverages

News You Can Use

Current 45 - PREVENT Equations Provide Enhanced CVD Risk Assessment

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

December 2024 Statewide Webinar: Watch the Recording!

Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women

An interdisciplinary group of more than 170 professionals from across the state joined us for the December 4, 2024, webinar featuring:


KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Leslie Cho, MD

Vice Chair, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute

Director, Women’s Cardiovascular Center

Cleveland Clinic


OBJECTIVES

  • Identify cardiovascular risk considerations unique to women.
  • Provide evidence-based patient education on the prevention and risk management of cardiovascular disease.
  • Screen and treat cardiovascular disease risk factors in women.


View the webinar recording and slides on Cardi-OH.org.

Leslie Cho

Leslie Cho, MD

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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.