Volume 61 | May 30, 2025

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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 56 - Talking With Your Patients: Cannabis Use

Listen to Jerrold Leiken, MD, from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS, from the University of Maryland.


Moderated by Trygve Dolber, MD, Case Western Reserve University.


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


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Jerrold Leiken, MD

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Leah Sera, PharmD

Pearls for Clinical Practice

Capsule 55 - Addressing Patient Barriers to Continuous Glucose Monitor Use

Did You Know?

Initial CGM training for all patients should be provided by a diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) specialist or a trained health care team member.


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

Capsule 55 - CGM

News You Can Use

Current 50 - No Increase in Sudden Cardiac Arrests and Death in Young Athletes During COVID-19

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

April 2025 Statewide Webinar: Watch the Recording!

Identifying and Addressing Food Insecurity in the Medical Setting

An interdisciplinary group of more than 231 professionals from across the state joined us for the April 30, 2025, webinar featuring:


KEYNOTE SPEAKER

David H. Holben, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND

Director, Office of Food and Nutrition Security

The University of Mississippi


OBJECTIVES

  • State the prevalence of food insecurity in Ohio and the U.S. 
  • Provide evidence-based screening for food insecurity
  • Recognize national and local resources available to address food insecurity
  • Educate others on the impact of food insecurity on health and well-being


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

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David H. Holben, PhD

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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.