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#IslandMedicine Official Twitter account for the Division of General Medicine @UTMBHealth Managed by @drsunilksahai, Division Chief
Galveston, Texas
Joined March 2020
"The University of Texas stops for no storm" .The @UTMBGenMed Faculty & @UTMBInternalMed Residents are ready to take care of our patients! #HurricaneLaura @utmbnews
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Excited to share that Dr. Vaughan presented two posters at #ADA2025 in Chicago! . 📍Topics: Stability in diabetes care & age-specific community interventions. Proud to contribute to advancing #PublicHealth and #Diabetes research. 💡🩺
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🎉 Congrats to Dr. Vaughan and the Mi Promotor de Salud Team for graduating 18 new certified Community Health Workers! These leaders will launch church-based diabetes programs, bringing care to their communities. 🙌🏽💙Learn more: #CHW #DiabetesPrevention
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New publication! Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan et al. explored how to bring clinical trial interventions into real-world community settings-essential insights for those in implementation science & primary care. 🏥📈. 📄 J Prim Care Community Health, 2025;16.
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Introduction/Objectives: Diabetes increases the risk of complications, especially for vulnerable populations. Our previous randomized clinical trial (RCT), TIME...
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📢 New publication! Student doctors Watkins and Rock with Dr. Vaughan et al. explore effective coaching behaviors and the challenges of building strong relationships in lifestyle medicine. Key insights for health coaches & practitioners. 🧠💬.
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Health and wellness coaching is a valuable intervention to help individuals improve their long-term physical, psychological, and social well-being. Coaches, individuals who employ motivational...
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Dr. Vaughan and her team developed a virtual training using the ADDIE model, boosting knowledge from 46% ➡️ 93% 📈. #DiabetesCare #MedicalEducation. Read more:
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In National Geographic's interview with national diabetes experts including GIM's Dr. Vaughan, discover how lifestyle changes can help manage diabetes and reverse its effects. Read more via @NatGeo: #Diabetes #Health #Wellness.
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More than 830 million people worldwide have diabetes—a chronic, debilitating disease. But experts say it’s possible to recover with a few proven lifestyle changes.
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Addressing barriers to care may be more important than awareness alone as outlined in the co-authored article by Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan: .
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Awareness of issues and health concerns can prompt individuals to change their lifestyle behaviors. In fact, awareness is typically one of the first steps towards behavior change. However, awareness...
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Congratulations to the 10 new CHWs in Hempstead! Kudos to Valeria Lescano, Betty Nava, and Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan on leading their 160-hour Texas CHW course.
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A group of investigators including GIM's Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan found that primordial prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease involved a multifaceted approach including behavioral, genetic, and environmental factors.
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Primordial prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease involves behavioral, genetic, and environmental strategies, starting from fetal/infant health and continuing throughout childhood and...
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Congratulations Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan for being elected into the Academy of Master Teachers: .
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A group of investigators including GIM's Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan found that primordial prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease involved a multifaceted approach including behavioral, genetic, and environmental factors.
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Primordial prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease involves behavioral, genetic, and environmental strategies, starting from fetal/infant health and continuing throughout childhood and...
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In an interview with Health Monitor, Socioeconomic disparity: the risk factor that flies under the radar, Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan states, "It is important to say that diabetes is a disease of the poor and start there."
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To increase understanding of glucose control, the NY Times interviewed national diabetes experts including our own Dr. Vaughan in the article released this week,."Why Controlling Blood Sugar is Crucial for Your Health".
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How often should you test your glucose and A1C? How do food, sleep and exercise affect blood sugar? Here’s what to know.
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Dr. Jusjit Lalli, Medical Director of our Surgical Co-Management (SCM) Service has created an informative 2 minute video about SCM. Please take a look and share!. @UTMBInternalMed @UTMBDOM.
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Check out the article by Dr. Vaughan in GIM and Dr. Porterfield in Family Medicine suggesting that a CHW intervention may enhance provider communication, resulting in reduced appointment burden without sacrificing HbA1c outcomes.
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Findings suggest that the SIMPLE trial's improved HbA1c levels stemmed from a CHW-driven intervention and not additional healthcare contact. Exploratory outcomes resulted in seemingly counterintuit...
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Check out recent Highlights of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Studies from the 2024 American College of Cardiology Conference in a recent publication co-authored by Dr. Vaughan!.
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The LIBerate-HR trial showed the efficacy and safety of lerodalcibep, a subcutaneous injection that prevents binding of Pro-Protein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin (PCSK) 9 to low-density lipoprotein...
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🎉 Celebrating Excellence at UTMB! 🎉. Honoring Dr. Karnath, Dr. Reinertson, Dr. Qureshi, and Dr. Wilkerson for their service milestone! 🌟 Their dedication and compassion have greatly impacted our UTMB community. 👏 Congratulations! 👏. #ServiceMilestone #UTMB
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Dr. Sahai recently presented groundbreaking updates in Postoperative Medicine at the Society of General Internal Medicine's Annual Meeting. 🎉✨. We’re thrilled to see these advancements shaping the future of patient care & improving outcomes. #sgim2024 #perioperativemedicine
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🌟 UTMB General Internal Medicine Retreat Highlights! . Enjoy these snapshots from our recent retreat, featuring engaging workshops, inspiring discussions, and great teamwork. It was a fantastic opportunity to connect and share ideas. #UTMB #InternalMedicine #MedicalExcellence
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