Reinventing Primary Care: Dr. Charles Burger’s Team-Based Approach

Community-Driven Prevention: Chronic Disease & Vaccination Campaigns

Love what you hear? Download the Curie app from the App Store today [https://curie.md/app.html?utm_source=podcastplatforms&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=normal&utm_term=doctors&utm_content=podcast]. Curie is your personalized, expert-driven healthcare podcast platform—offering in-depth analysis, timely insights, and discussions tailored for medical professionals. In this episode of Curie, Matt explores the power of community-based health programs. First, we look at how structured, culturally relevant initiatives focused on lifestyle changes—like smoking cessation, diet, and exercise—are successfully reducing chronic disease rates in high-risk populations. Then, we dive into the role of targeted vaccination drives, examining how public education, local partnerships, and mobile clinics are boosting vaccine uptake and preventing infectious disease outbreaks. Tune in for a public health-focused conversation on accessible prevention and real-world impact.

Community-Based Care: How Harbor-UCLA Leverages Promotoras for Better Health

Love what you hear? Download the Curie app from the App Store today [https://curie.md/app.html?utm_source=podcastplatforms&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=normal&utm_term=doctors&utm_content=podcast]. Curie is your personalized, expert-driven healthcare podcast platform—offering in-depth analysis, timely insights, and discussions tailored for medical professionals. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s Family Health Center has developed a community-driven model using promotoras—trained community health workers—to address obesity and chronic disease in underserved populations. In this episode, we explore how this team-based approach enhances patient engagement, builds trust, and improves health outcomes in a high-need community.

Building High-Performing Primary Care Teams: The Clinica Campesina Model

Love what you hear? Download the Curie app from the App Store today [https://curie.md/app.html?utm_source=podcastplatforms&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=normal&utm_term=doctors&utm_content=podcast]. Curie is your personalized, expert-driven healthcare podcast platform—offering in-depth analysis, timely insights, and discussions tailored for medical professionals. Clinica Campesina, a community health center in Colorado, transformed its approach to primary care by using a “pod” system, spatial collocation, and financial incentives to improve efficiency, continuity of care, and patient satisfaction. In this episode, we explore how their unique team-based model improved chronic disease outcomes and streamlined workflows in a high-need patient population.

Reinventing Primary Care: Dr. Charles Burger’s Team-Based Approach

Love what you hear? Download the Curie app from the App Store today [https://curie.md/app.html?utm_source=podcastplatforms&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=normal&utm_term=doctors&utm_content=podcast]. Curie is your personalized, expert-driven healthcare podcast platform—offering in-depth analysis, timely insights, and discussions tailored for medical professionals. Dr. Charles Burger transformed his primary care practice in Bangor, Maine, into a high-functioning team model—one that improves efficiency, patient care, and job satisfaction. In this episode, we explore how his practice leverages technology, innovative staff roles, and structured workflows to improve clinical outcomes and patient experience.

Building a High-Functioning Primary Care Team: Lessons from a Solo Practice

Love what you hear? Download the Curie app from the App Store today [https://curie.md/app.html?utm_source=podcastplatforms&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=normal&utm_term=doctors&utm_content=podcast]. Curie is your personalized, expert-driven healthcare podcast platform—offering in-depth analysis, timely insights, and discussions tailored for medical professionals. Can a solo private practice function like a well-integrated team? In this episode of Primary Care Perspectives, Matt explores how Dr. Kwabena Adubofour transformed his small primary care practice into an efficient, team-based model—leveraging medical assistants to improve diabetes care, streamline workflows, and enhance patient outcomes.