Dave McCulloch, MD, Q6: What Is So Great about SMA’s?

Dr. McCulloch talks about why he thinks Shared Medical Appointments (SMA’s) or Group Appointments are a great idea. From his own experience both participating and designing SMA’s, he outlines the benefits including the fact that, despite the prevalence of diabetes in society, many patients feel quite isolated. Communicating in a group can be hugely empowering as well as educational, building a sense of community and support.

More videos with Dr. McCulloch:

Dave McCulloch, MD, FRCP, Introduction
Dave McCulloch, MD, Q2: The Most Important Innovations in Diabetes Healthcare Delivery
Dave McCulloch, MD, Q3: How Often Should Patients Check Their BG Levels?
Dave McCulloch, MD, Q4: What Is the Best A1c?
Dave McCulloch, MD, Q5: How to Motivate Patients to Change Behavior
Dave McCulloch, MD, Q7: What Can the American Healthcare System Learn from the NHS?

Dr. David K. McCulloch obtained his medical education at Edinburgh University, Scotland with additional postgraduate training at the University of Nottingham, England, and University of Washington, Seattle. He has worked in the field of clinical diabetes innovation for over thirty years and has over 80 publications on a wide variety of diabetes-related topics.

A Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, Dr. McCulloch works as a diabetologist, leading clinical improvement efforts in diabetes with an energetic team at Group Health. The comprehensive and integrated approach which has been implemented at Group Health has resulted in improved health outcomes, increased patient satisfaction, decreased utilization of services and reduced costs.

Dr. McCulloch has also chaired national and statewide diabetes and cardiovascular disease collaboratives with a wide variety of health care organizations. In addition, Dr. McCulloch is the author of The Diabetes Answer Book: Practical Answers to More than 300 Top Questions.