Clinics

Patient Care

Goals:
To learn about non-pharmacologic treatment of epilepsy through experience in the dietary epilepsy clinic and neuro-stimulation clinic.

Objectives:
Fellows will be able to program and adjust a VNS, RNS, and now basic strategies and resources for dietary therapy in epilepsy.

Medical knowledge

Goals:
To know the efficacy, mechanisms of action, and indications for dietary therapy and neurostimulation in epilepsy.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Goals:
To develop a confident and effective communication with patients, nursing and dietary staff, as well as other fellows/residents, and attending physicians.

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Goals:
Identify ways to improve scientific practice.

Professionalism

Goals:
The fellow will be professional in verbal communications and in timely reporting of clinic notes.

Systems-Based Practice

Goals:
The fellow recognizes that he/she is part of a treatment team.

The fellow develops knowledge for clinical guidelines in indication, duration, and technical adequacy of dietary therapy and neurostimulation.

Objectives and Evaluation Matrix- (for weekly continuity clinics and the clinic rotation)

This rotation consists of two weeks of rotating clinics. The clinics are a mixture of epilepsy clinic, including the ketogenic and RNS clinics. It also provides two academic half-days built into each week to allow the fellow to read about their patients’ conditions and/or engage in any other academic work.

Below is an example schedule, subject to change depending on attending availability. An individualized schedule for the rotation will be emailed to the fellow before the beginning of each rotation.