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

• 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

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)

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

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

Interested Faculty (59)

• 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

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

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