Simmons Cancer Institute to Host 16th Annual Symposium

Simmons Cancer Institute to Host 16th Annual Symposium

During the last two weeks of July, SIU Department of Internal Medicine clinic staff and faculty, along with 10 medical students, visited each of the three Springfield Housing Authority (SHA) facilities (Bonansinga High Rise, Hildebrandt High Rise, and the Villas at Vinegar Hill) to provide free Diabetes Education and Counseling to a total of 40 SHA residents. The sessions included a presentation by a Certified Diabetes Educator, educational handouts on several related topics, blood pressure checks, fingerstick blood sugar measurements, and one on one sessions for the SHA residents with our

35 learners complete SIU Medicine's Physician Assistant Program

35 learners complete SIU Medicine's Physician Assistant Program

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The Summer 2017 issue of the Library Newsletter is now available on our newsletter page.

Quality improvement (QI) consists of systematic and continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care services and the health status of targeted patient groups. SIU Department of Family and Community Medicine provides site level quality improvement projects, as well as, department level quality improvement projects. FCM is focusing on improving evidence based quality care in a safe environment. Current projects include improving immunization rates in children less than two years of age and implementation of GEMBA boards through our clinical sites. FCM quality department

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine's Department of Population Science and Policy offers monthly newsletters to update friends, partners and supporters on new projects and information. Click here to receive The Pioneer and Pioneer Pulse. THE PIONEER The Pioneer is our quarterly newsletter focused on highlighting the incredible efforts of our faculty and staff, improving health outcomes in central and southern Illinois. The Pioneer - Volume 5.3 - August 11, 2022 This issue will introduce the new department chair, Dr. Wiley Jenkins, and will provide updates for projects from our