Recent Projects

Hot Topics in Primary Care: Series of Special Issues for the Journal of Family Practice

Hot Topics in Primary Care VIII

Hot Topics in Primary Care VII

Hot Topics in Primary Care VI

Hot Topics in Primary Care V

  • Journal of Family Practice, VOL. 69, NO 7 | SEPTEMBER 2020 Part 1 Part 2

Hot Topics in Primary Care IVA

Hot Topics in Primary Care IV

Hot Topics in Primary Care IIIA

Hot Topics in Primary Care III

Hot Topics in Primary Care II

Hot Topics in Primary Care I

Allergy/Immunology

Allergy Immunotherapy: A New Role for the Family Physician

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapter meetings of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), (2017)

Sublingual Immunotherapy: A Guide for Primary Careas

Allergic Rhinitis Management

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the AAFP (2014)

Cardiovascular Disease

Optimized Management of CardioRenal-Metabolic (CRM) Conditions in Patients With T2D

Detecting and Managing ASCVD in Women: A Focus on Statins

Reducing Thrombotic Risk From Polyvascular Disease in Primary Care

The Evolving Landscape of ASCVD Risk Among Patients with HIV

Updates in the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Primary Prevention of CVD with Aspirin: Benefits vs. Risks

Cardiometabolism: New Approaches to Managing the Risks

  • Presentations at the Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summit Virtual Conferences, October and December 2020

Current and Emerging Issues in the Management of Heart Failure in Primary Care

Advancing the Management of Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapter meetings of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of PAs (AAPA) and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), (2020)

Diabetes and Heart Failure: Truth and Consequences

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapter meetings of the AAFP and AAPA (2019-2020)

Reducing CV Events in Your Patients with T2DM

  • Slide deck presented at both Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summits and the Cardiovascular, Allergy and Respiratory Summit (2019)

Diabetes

Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Practice

Early Intervention by Family Physicians to Delay Type 1 Diabetes

Reducing Ischemic Stroke in Diabetes: The Role of GLP-1 RAs

Using CGM and the AGP in Clinical Decision-Making

  • Webinar, April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024

Case Studies in Continuous Glucose Monitoring

  • Slide deck presented at state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Practice

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023

Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Practice

  • Journal of Family Practice, July/August 2023 (link provided after article goes live)

Common Questions on Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Primary Care

Practical Considerations for Use of Insulin/ Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist Combinations in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Practical Screening for Islet Autoantibodies: The Time Has Come

Update on the Gut Microbiome for the Primary Care Clinician

Use of SGLT-2 Inhibitors for Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care

Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Optimizing Diabetes Care

  • Series of four fifteen-minute roundtable discussions, videotaped, and presented on the American Diabetes Association Clinical Diabetes website, with an associated summary manuscript to be published in Clinical Diabetes

Optimizing the Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in T2DM

  • Series of 4 roundtable discussions of GLP-1 RAs in T2D, videotaped, with associated summary manuscripts to be published in Clinical Diabetes (CD). Videos will be displayed on the web version of the accompanying article on the CD website

Common Questions on CGM Monitoring in Primary Care

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022

Optimizing the Use of GLP1 RAs in T2DM

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), November 1, 2021 – October 31, 2021

Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction: A Review of Clinical Guidelines and the Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors

Decision Points in the Management of Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease

Screening for Autoantibodies in Type 1 Diabetes: A Call to Action

Utilizing CGM Ambulatory Glucose Profiles to Optimize Diabetes Management

A New Era in Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE) (January - December 2021)

Decision Points in the Management of Patients with DKD

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE) (January - December 2021)

Ambulatory Glucose Profile and Time in Range: Essential Tools to Manage your Patient with Diabetes

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE) (January - December 2021)

Cardiometabolism: New Approaches to Managing the Risks

  • Presentations at the Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summit Virtual Conferences, October and December 2020

The Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease: The Expanded Role of NPs and PAs

  • Presentations at the Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summit Virtual Conferences, October and December 2020

Stemming the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: The Role of the Primary Care Clinician

Recognition and Management of Hypoglycemia

17th Annual Family Medicine Chief Residents Summit on Intensifying Diabetes Management

  • 14 Slide decks presented over 2½ days covering a variety of behavioral, non-pharmacologic, and pharmacologic diabetes topics (presented annually 2007-2023; updated annually) - October 20 - 22nd, 2023

The Essential Nuts & Bolts of Insulin Management

  • 4-hour workshop presented at both Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summits | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: Optimizing Glucose-Lowering Therapy

Diabetes Management Update: Individualizing Treatment

A Practical Approach to Managing Heart Failure in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Stemming the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: The Role of the Primary Care Clinician

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapter meetings of the American Academy of Family Physicians and American Academy of PAs (January - December 2020)

Diabetes Management: Putting the Patient First

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapter meetings of the American Academy of Family Physicians and American Academy of PAs (September 2019 - August 2020)

The Diabetic Kidney...What to do?

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapter meetings of the American Academy of Family Physicians and American Academy of PAs (2019 - 2020)

Addressing Unmet Needs with Prandial Insulin: A Focus on Orally Inhaled Human Insulin

Advances in Type 2 Diabetes: Focus on Basal Insulin/Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Combination Therapy

From Randomized Controlled Trials to the Real World: Putting Evidence into Context

Differentiating Among the SGLT2 Inhibitors: Considering Cardiovascular and Other Safety Outcomes

Weight Management for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Impact of Newer Antidiabetic Therapies on Body Weight

Addressing Unmet Needs With Injectable Medications in Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Case Studies on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Focus on Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials

  • Slide deck presentations at ten state chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians, 2018-2019

A New Paradigm in CV Risk Reduction in T2DM

  • Slide deck presented at the Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summits and the Cardiovascular, Allergy and Respiratory Summit, 2017, 2018, and archived webinar

Individualizing Dual Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Cardiovascular Safety of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Titratable Fixed-Ratio Combinations in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Focus on GLP-1R

Elements for Success in Managing Type 2 Diabetes with SGLT2 Inhibitors

An Evolutionary Perspective on Basal Insulin in Diabetes Treatment

A Whole New Ballgame: Recent Advances in Intensifying Once-daily Basal Insulin

  • Slide deck and TED Talks presented at the American Academy of Family Physicians 2016 Family Medicine Experience

Combining a Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist with Basal Insulin: The Why

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians/2016
  • Archived webinar/2016
  • Online monograph/2016

The Utility and Interpretation of Ambulatory Glucose Profiles

Ambulatory Glucose Profile

Innovations in Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Kidney and SGLT2 Inhibition in T2DM

Antihyperglycemic Therapy for Older Patients with T2DM

Strategies for Intensifying Insulin Management in Type 2 Diabetes

  • Slide deck presented at both Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summits (2015)
  • Archived webinar (2015)

Achieving Glycemic Control: When Optimized Basal Insulin Isn't Adequate

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (2015)
  • Archived webinar (2015)

Dyslipidemia

The Challenge: Finding the Most Appropriate Statin and Dose for Each Patient

Review of LDL-C Lowering with Focus on New and Emerging Agents

Case Studies in Hyperlipidemia

Evolving Issues in Statin Selection

Considerations in the Management of Statin Therapy: Moving Toward a Patient-Centric Approach

Beyond Statins: Evolving Experience with PCSK9 Inhibitors

Individualizing Treatment with Statin Therapy

Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Youth

Gastroenterology

A Patient-Centered Approach to Managing IBS-C and CIC

An Individualized, Case-Based Approach to the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Patient-Centric Care of Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Easing the Patient Journey

  • Slide deck presented at seven state chapter meetings of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and American Academy of PAs (AAPA), (2019-2020)

Case Studies in the Practical Evaluation and Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea

Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates: Key Information for the Primary Care Provider

Practical Evaluation and Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea: A Case Study Approach

Diagnosis of Cirrhosis and Evaluation of Hepatic Encephalopathy: Common Errors and

Role of the Microbiome in Disease: Implications for Treatment of Irritable Bowel

Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Individualizing Pharmacologic Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Infectious Disease

Improving Shingles Vaccination Rates in Family Medicine

On the Front Lines: Hepatitis C Infection in Primary Careki

Community-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia: Is There Anything New?

Community-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia: Is There Anything New?

  • Slide deck presented at 10 state chapter meetings of the AAFP (2016)

Kidney

New Paradigms for CKD Management in Patients With T2D

State of the Art Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease

  • Slide deck presented at state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), April 15, 2024 - April 14, 2025

Improving Detection and Management of Anemia in CKD

Use of SGLT-2 Inhibitors for Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care

Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Series of three roundtable discussions of Anemia in CKD, videotaped, and presented on the American Diabetes Association Clinical Diabetes website, with associated summary manuscripts to be published in Clinical Diabetes

Improving Detection and Management of Anemia in CKD in Primary Care

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), July 23, 2022 – July 22, 2023

Thirteen Questions Answered for Managing Patients with the Most Common Hereditary Kidney Disease

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), November 1, 2021 – October 31, 2022

The Role and Utility of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Diabetic Kidney Disease

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), March 1, 2021 – February 28, 2022

CKD Clinical Decisions: The Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE) (January - December 2021)

Decision Points in the Management of Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease

Decision Points in the Management of Patients with DKD

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE) (January - December 2021)

The Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease: The Expanded Role of NPs and PAs

  • Presentations at the Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summit Virtual Conferences, October and December 2020

Stemming the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: The Role of the Primary Care Clinician

Recognition and Management of a Less Common Cause of Chronic Kidney Disease: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Stemming the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: The Role of the Primary Care Clinician

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapter meetings of the American Academy of Family Physicians and American Academy of PAs (January - December 2020)

Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: Optimizing Glucose-Lowering Therapy

The Diabetic Kidney...What to do?

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapter meetings of the American Academy of Family Physicians and American Academy of PAs (2019 - 2020)

Medication Adherence

Medication Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Real-World Strategies for Addressing

Neurology

Updates in the Management of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease

Updates in Managing Mild Cognitive Impairment & Alzheimer ’s Disease: The Role of the Primary Care Clinician

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), November 1, 2021 – October 31, 2022

Recognition and Management of Dementia-Related Delusions and Hallucinations

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE) (January - December 2021)

Managing the Burden of Dementia-Related Delusions and Hallucinations

A Leap Forward in the Treatment of Migraine and Cluster Headache

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE) (May 2020 - April 2021)

Making the Diagnosis of Cluster Headache

Approach to the Identification and Differentiation of Migraine

Recognition and Management of Orthostatic Hypotension in Primary Care

Obesity

Overweight and Obesity Management for Primary Care Clinicians

  • ADA Video Forum: Series of four roundtable discussions, videotaped, and presented on the American Diabetes Association Clinical Diabetes website, with an associated summary manuscript to be published in Clinical Diabetes

Obesity 2021: Current Clinical Management of a Chronic, Serious Disease

Chief Residents Summit on Obesity

  • Virtual Conference on obesity for Chief Residents, 4th Annual on February 18th - 19th, 2024

Addressing Nutritional Gaps: Simple Steps for the Primary Care Provider

Overweight: The Overlooked Risk Factor

Answers to Clinical Questions in the Primary Care Management of People with Obesity

Pharmacologic Approach to Obesity Management

Obesity and Overweight Management: From Soup to Nuts (and Meds)

  • Slide deck presented at the American Academy of Family Physicians 2015 Family Medicine Experience

Other

Early Life Nutrition and the Developing Brain

Insomnia Management: A Review and Update

What Primary Care Clinicians Need to Know about MASLD and MASH

  • Slide deck presented at state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

Pharmacologic Management of Insomnia

  • Slide deck presented at state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025

The New Face of Preadolescent and Adolescent Acne: Beyond the Guidelines

The Role of Eggs in Healthy Diets

Overcoming Barriers to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnia

Identification and Management of Insomnia in Alzheimer's Disease

Demystifying the Differences: Follow-on Biologics, Biosimilars, and Generics

Pain Management

Acute Pain in Perspective

Addressing Inequities in Pain Management

  • Webinar, September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024

OTC Analgesics vs Opioids for Pain Management

Efficacy and Safety of Naproxen vs Opioids for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain

Managing Patient Pain: A Focus on NSAID OTC Formulations for Relief of Musculoskeletal and Other Common Sources of Pain

The Cardiovascular Safety of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Putting the Evidence in Perspective

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Cardiovascular Risk: Where Are We Today?

Respiratory

Reducing Cardiopulmonary Risk and Exacerbations in COPD

Use of ICS and Fast-Acting Bronchodilators in Asthma: Past, Present, and Future

Asthma International Consensus Statement

  • March 2024

CRS Respiratory

  • November 18th - 19th, 2023

A New Era for Treating and Preventing Asthma Exacerbations

  • Webinar, October 15, 2023 - October 14, 2024

New Approaches to Asthma Treatment, Selection and Assessment

  • Slide deck presented at state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), December 15, 2023 - December 14, 2024

New Horizons in Asthma Care

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE) October 1, 2022 - July 11, 2023

A Paradigm Shift for Asthma Care

Strategies to Improve Outcomes in COPD

COPD: What's New & Exciting

  • A live presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), AAFP FMX (Family Medicine Experience), September 20-23, 2022

COPD: Filling in the Gaps

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE) April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023

New Perspectives in COPD Management

New Perspectives in COPD Management

  • Slide deck presented at ten state chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)/Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education (NPACE), January - December 2021

Strategies for Preventing COPD Exacerbations

  • Presentation at the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Summit Virtual Conference for NPs and PAs, July 2020

Strategies for Preventing COPD Exacerbations

A New Era in Asthma Management: Assessment of Asthma Control

Individualizing Inhaled Medications for Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis

Rheumatology

Long-term Treatment of Gout: New Opportunities for Improved Outcomes

Update on the Recognition and Management of Gout: More Than the Great Toe

Women's Health

Detecting and Managing ASCVD in Women: A Focus on Statins

A Special Supplement on Women's Health (migraine, acute coronary syndrome, coronary heart disease, obesity, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, nausea and vomiting)