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Medical Consultants Core

Medical Consultants Core. Valerie H. Myers, Ph.D. Pennington Biomedical June 1, 2012. LSU ICON. J oint effort to improve the care of LA patients Targeted at improving quality of patient health care in LA through shared resources and collaboration

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Medical Consultants Core

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  1. Medical Consultants Core Valerie H. Myers, Ph.D. Pennington Biomedical June 1, 2012

  2. LSU ICON • Joint effort to improve the care of LA patients • Targeted at improving quality of patient health care in LA through shared resources and collaboration • Translate the results into health improvement for the vulnerable population we serve • Multiple cores to meet these goals

  3. LSU ICON Themes

  4. Medical Consultants Core: Who we are • Physicians and psychologists experienced in clinical projects methodology and management • Will Cefalu, MD: • Basic and clinical research to improve the metabolic state • Ricky Bass, MD, MS, MPH: • Internal medicine and pediatrics • Phil Brantley, PhD: • Obesity and weight loss management; translation to primary care • George Bray, MD: • Clinical and experimental science in obesity and diabetes • Tim Church, MD, MPH, PhD: • Exercise and health outcomes • Val Myers, PhD: • Obesity and diabetes; translation to primary care

  5. Medical Consultants Core: What we do • We are • Mentors • A Resource • “The First Step” • Projects must involve improving clinical outcomes or improving health services • Point of entry into the LSU ICON system • Concept creation • Concept refinement • Project advocates from study start to finish

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