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Digital Health Diabetes Education Improves Health of Rural Communities Across Arkansas

Edith Bennett — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:14:02 +0000

Delivering family-centered diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs through digital health can significantly improve health outcomes for people with Type 2 diabetes, particularly those living in rural and underserved communities, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.

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Take Health to Heart: Use of Telehealth to Advance Women’s Heart Health, Especially in the Most Vulnerable Patient Populations

Edith Bennett — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:27:13 +0000

This webinar is led by Rachel Bond, System Director, Women’s Heart Health at Dignity Health, Arizona. In the presentation, Dr. Bond discusses the current landscape of heart disease in women in the United States and outlines key strategies to improve women’s heart health. This webinar aims to help health care professionals identify disparities of heart disease for women, as well as the role of telehealth in improving limited access to care for women, especially women from marginalized groups.

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Vulnerable and Minority Populations

Edith Bennett — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:22:07 +0000

While the proliferation of telehealth services and access has grown significantly since the pandemic, vulnerable and minority populations are still often left behind. This session features presentations from key studies covering efforts to meet the needs of vulneralble patient populations, experiences with telelactation services among minoritized parents, and the results of a survey of adults and older adults on their telemedicine interests.

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Best Practices for Optimizing Telehealth to Improve Care for Older Adults

Edith Bennett — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:14:13 +0000

Michael Kurliand, VP of Clinical Quality and Integration at MedWand, explores best practices and strategies for delivering telehealth services to older adults. In this session, Kurliand focusing on person-centered, equitable, accessible, and coordinated care. Attendees will gain insights to implement age-inclusive telehealth practices and learn about tools and strategies for success.

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Opioid & Controlled Substances in Telehealth

Edith Bennett — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:10:10 +0000

This presentation is led by Dr. James Thompson, the co-founder and chief medical officer at Master Center for Addiction Medicine. During this presentation, he covers the past, present, and future landscape of opioid and controlled substances in the telehealth space. This presentation aims to help health care professionals who are treating patients with opioid and controlled substances in a telehealth setting.

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Incorporating AI in Digital Health

Edith Bennett — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:03:39 +0000

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform every part of our healthcare system, and telehealth is at the forefront of some of these innovations. UNC Health Chief Analytics Officer Rachini Moosavi discusses healthcare trends driving opportunities for AI, the intersection of telehealth and AI, and the evaluation of AI opportunities to maximize value in telehealth.

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Using Telehealth to Treat Patients with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)

Edith Bennett — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:48:33 +0000

Connecting your patient to their telehealth visit. Considerations and pointers that can assist a provider in smoothly connecting a patient with IDD to their telehealth visit.

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Telehealth Visits with a Patient Who Has an Intellectual or Developmental Disability (I/DD)

Edith Bennett — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:43:00 +0000

Preparing your patient with IDD for a telehealth visit. Nine tips that can assist a provider in their telehealth visit with a patient with IDD.

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Your Telehealth Visit for Patients with IDD

Edith Bennett — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:27:56 +0000

What patients can expect during their telehealth visit.

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Learning About Telehealth for Patients with IDD

Edith Bennett — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:25:45 +0000

An animated video that relays similar information as the “Things to Know about Telehealth” fact sheet. (A version in Spanish will be released next week).

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