Diabetes Educators and WVU Medical Weight Management RDs hosted a delicious, engaging, and educational nutrition workshop on healthy holiday eating at ⁦WVU Department of Medicine⁩ ⁦endocrinology and diabetes conference

I testified ⁦@peia hearing. They are in crisis & raising costs. How can I ask them to pay for $$$ obesity GLP1s when other plans are dropping coverage? PEIA already invested in a pilot & that money should not be wasted. Cover small #patients already in pilot & follow outcomes!

Link to CBS evening news from last night. I was interviewed about treating obesity in WV and patients told their stories. cbsnews.com/amp/news/glp-1…

Check out this cool writing by my colleague Dr. Sizemore! OrthoCoin A dystopian satire predicts the future physician reimbursement system. By Jenna Sizemore, MD, ACP Member ACP Hospitalist acphospitalist.acponline.org

Congratulations to former WVU Department of Medicine fellow Luis Miguel Nieto on passing obesity medicine boards! American Board of Obesity Medicine

PEIA director Brian Cunningham has left; financial challenges remain ahead buff.ly/4aywcUc

“These drugs don’t replace lifestyle changes. They seem to make them possible.” vox.com/health/394843/…

Should Patients With Thyroid Issues Take GLP-1s? It Depends mdedge.com/cardiology/art…

Exciting Leadership Transition at WVU School of Medicine! Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Sofka, MD, FACP, on her new role as Associate Dean & ACGME Designated Institution Official for the WVU School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education program! Learn more:medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/News/Story?hea…

So well deserved. Sarah is a star! The Department and all of WVU School of Medicine /@WVUMedicine is fortunate to have her in this role

New Advocacy Tool – Make Your Voice Heard! Thanks to American Telemed Action, there’s now an easy way to advocate for continued access to #telehealth. linkedin.com/posts/drruchid…

Telehealth reduces the risk of infection by allowing patients to receive medical care from home. But without Congressional action, Medicare telehealth coverage is ending soon for millions. If your provider participates in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO), some telehealth

1/6 Time is running out. Key health care programs—including expanded telehealth authorities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) program—expire at the end of March. 🏥📅

I contacted my lawmakers and urged them to support extending telehealth flexibilities. Join me! #ASCOAdvocacy asco.quorum.us/campaign/55362

Our incoming chiefs are learning all things academic medicine AAIM

I honestly hate going through cash pricing options with patients. Makes me feel like a sales person rather than a doc. But finding the best deal for them is realistically the best way to get them the treatment they need for their health in our current reality.

Want to build a seamless obesity medicine program across pediatrics and adult care? Join Drs. Chaves, Laura Davisson, MD, MPH, Haggerty, and O’Hara at #OM25 as they break down what it takes to build, connect, and sustain multidisciplinary care models that work.

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Applications for a one-year Obesity Medicine Fellowship are now open! Consider applying for this rewarding field addressing one of—if not the most—pressing public health problems of our time. omfellowship.org/application/