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Proposed Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center

Proposed Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center. Goals. Create a center of excellence in diabetes and obesity encompassing state of the art patient care and multidisciplinary research Encourage research interactions and collaborations including basic, translational and clinical research

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Proposed Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center

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  1. Proposed Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center

  2. Goals • Create a center of excellence in diabetes and obesity encompassing state of the art patient care and multidisciplinary research • Encourage research interactions and collaborations including basic, translational and clinical research • Education of physicians and scientists in diabetes and obesity research and clinical care issues • Provide a focus for the recruitment, development and retention of faculty

  3. Clinical Care • Ultimately, a Diabetes and Obesity Clinical care center • For now: • facilitated scheduling with other consultants • Patient education (nutrition, CDE, pharmacist, etc) • Enhanced outreach and consultative activities • Clinical director to be recruited • Monthly clinical conference (2nd Wed, 2-3 pm, MN542)

  4. Education • MDs: endocrinology fellowship for board eligibility • Other healthcare professionals: enhanced focus in diabetes and obesity management (PCPs, NPs, PAs, CDEs) • Scientists: PhD via GCNS or affiliated faculty, options for translational/ clinical research programs • Diabetes & Obesity journal club: 3rd Wed 7:30-8:30 am

  5. Research • Facilitate interactions between diverse faculty scattered across campus and academic appointments • Monthly research conference (4th Wed, 4-5 pm, CTW 411) • Diabetes/ obesity patient registry • NO financial ties (incentive or enhancement funds) or space at this time

  6. College of Medicine College of Dentistry College of Health Sciences College of Nursing College of Pharmacy College of Agriculture College of Arts & Sciences College of Communications & Information Studies College of Education The Graduate School Interested Faculty (59)

  7. Leadership • Director being recruited (PK) • Clinical associate director to be recruited • Development guided by Lisa Tannock, Lisa Cassis (GCNS), Fred de Beer and Jay Perman

  8. Interested? • We are looking for people to self-identify • Center is at the creation stage – we welcome input as we actually implement, grow and develop the center

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