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  Internal Medicine
  Residency Program
  John Stroger Hospital
  1900 W. Polk St.
  Chicago, IL 60612 

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN FANTUS

Endocrinology

      1. Dynamic tests clinic (3 patients /week).
      2. Inpatient 131 I therapy for thyroid cancer (1 patient/week).
      3. Complex patients clinics (25 patients/week).
      4. Outpatient 131 I therapy (5 patients/week).
      5. Regular follow-up clinic (70 patients/week).
      6. Hormone injection clinic (testosterone, Somatostatin LAR etc.) clinic (12 patients/week).
      7. Thyroid biopsy clinic (5 patients/week).
      8. New patients clinic (max 33 patient/week).
      9. Combined endocrine surgery clinic (with endocrine surgeons and ENT) up to 6 patients.
      10. Diabetes Podiatry screening clinic (up to 10 patients).

Diabetes

      1. Triage of new referred patients (6 patients a day).
      2. Triage of 16 new walk-in patients a day.
      3. Attending Clinic of complex diabetes patients (max 22/day).
      4. Individual education/case management:
        a. CDE (RD) nutrition and self-management
        b. CDE (RN, APN) self management.
        c. CDE (Pharm.D) medication management.
        d. RN basic self-management.
        e. Health promoter (promotora) self management.
        f. Social Worker case management.
        g. Clinical psychologist: case management.
      5. Classes
        a. CDE: basic skills (3 components)
        b. RN: Glucose monitoring/insulin infections
        c. Health promoters: life style, self-management
        d. CDE: advanced insulin adjustments
        e. CDE: Reinforcement class (slow learners)

 
 
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