Barbie Lou

Barbie Lou specializes in Operating Room, Education, Cardiac Rehab.

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1. Blood Sugar Guidelines

   Barbie Lou replied to zacarias's topic in Endocrine

   I am a CDE in an office,and I agree the the ACE guidelines will help keep people with prediabetes and diabetes more healthy. It does feel like the ADA is not keeping up with better care. As I work with people I try to have people use meters to experi...

2. Need for restructure of Family Practice office

   Barbie Lou replied to Barbie Lou's topic in Ambulatory

   Thanks for your response. I have questions regarding the number of providers and nurses. What is the ratio that is maintained daily?

3. What happens when your doctor is gone?

   Barbie Lou replied to Vailgang's topic in Ambulatory

   This is a problem that can occur to all of us. Your advice of ice, OTC for pain, ER, family doctor are appropriate, but the bigger problem is how the physicians/surgeons handle their call schedule. The doctor on call should be able to handle the situ...

4. Need for restructure of Family Practice office

   Barbie Lou replied to Barbie Lou's topic in Ambulatory

   Good luck with the bun in the oven. We have a staff member preparing for her 10th.

5. Advice for new clinic job

   Barbie Lou replied to jen42's topic in Ambulatory

   I wish you success in your new challenge. I do recommend an author, Ruby Payne, Ph.D., who has written many books on the Framework for Understanding Poverty. You can order her books on line at her web site. I have heard her lecture and appreciate her...

6. Need for restructure of Family Practice office

   Barbie Lou posted a topic in Ambulatory

   We have a unique office practice. There are 12 RN's and LPN's and no MA's. Some of these nurses are part-time.This rural practice is about 25,000 patients with 7 physicians, 5 residents and 1 NP. We work with dedicated physicians and a top quality of...