Elaine Massaro, RN, Q4: What Are the Challenges of SMA’s?

Elaine Massaro, RN, talks about the many challenges facing practitioners setting up an Shared Medical Appointment (SMA) system, but also explains how, ultimately, the benefits outweigh the challenges and work of setting up. Smoothing out these challenges is also something that Diabetes Educators can excel at, making the transition process far easier for busy practitioners.

More videos with Elaine Massaro:

Elaine Massaro, MS, RN, CDE Introduction
Elaine Massaro, RN, Q1: What Is the Basic Concept of SMA’s?
Elaine Massaro, RN, Q2: Long-term Studies on the Efficacy of SMA’s
Elaine Massaro, RN, Q3: Who Should Be on the Team for SMA’s?

Elaine Massaro, MS, RN, CDE, 2010 AADE Educator of the Year, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Clinical Research Coordinator at Northwestern University. She has been involved in a number of trials, including managing her site for the international multi-site Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation in Type 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) trial 1. Massaro brings a unique perspective to diabetes, as her initial clinical experience was in cardiovascular nursing, intensive care, and the cardiac care unit (CCU), allowing her to better synthesize experience and expertise in two closely related fields.