Gillette Childrens Specialty Health Care

Programs: Patient services:gillette is an independent and nonprofit hospital based in st. Paul, minnesota. Although smaller than many children's hospitals, gillette's reach is vast. During 2016, the organization saw 25,267 patients from all 87 minnesota counties, 40 u. S. States, and 12 countries. Gillette operates five pediatric clinics in the twin cities metro area (in st. Paul (2), minnetonka, maple grove and burnsville); four clinic hubs in greater minnesota (in baxter, duluth, mankato and willmar); and outreach clinics in communities throughout greater minnesota. Gillette also operates an adult clinic in st. Paul, which provides outpatient care for adults who have disabilities that began during childhood. See schedule o.

research:gillette research activities concentrate on clinical applications devoted to finding effective medical interventions for disabling conditions and their related effects. The gillette children's foundation granted $953,454 for research in 2016. Research at gillette consists of fourteen emphasis areas, all of which seek to improve the lives of children who have disabilities and complex conditions. In 2016, gillette researchers in the james r. Gage center for gait and motion analysis completed the first phase of an ongoing research study using gait analysis to determine the long-term effects of treatment for patients who have cerebral palsy. See schedule o. Gillette has studied human movement, conducting both basic and clinical research that has gained international recognition, for more than 25 years. In 2016, gillette researchers initiated 35 new projects, bringing the hospital's total active studies to 138. Gillette doctors and staff published 52 research studies in medical journals and spoke at numerous medical conferences throughout 2016. In 2016, gillette played a key role in the clinical trials and breakthrough research for the development of spinraza (nusinersen) a drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy (sma). The drug was recently approved by the fda, making it the first-ever fda-approved therapy for sma. In addition to these priority areas, gillette has launched an aggressive knowledge translation initiative that aims to advance patient outcomes and experience by better incorporating current medical research into ongoing clinical practice.

education: through fellowships, seminars and other educational programs, gillette strives to share expertise that benefits all children who have complex conditions. For physicians who desire in-depth training, gillette offers residencies and fellowships in such specialties as pediatrics, orthopedics, and pediatric rehabilitation medicine. As a teaching hospital, gillette trains the physicians of the future in pediatric specialties likely to be affected by a physician shortage, according to the american academy of pediatrics. Residents from the university of minnesota and henry ford hospital in detroit spend one to three months under the mentorship of gillette medical staff. See scehdule o. In many cases, gillette offers physicians their only exposure during residency to patients who have complex and rare conditions. Gillette provides training for more than 90 residents and fellows each year. Gillette recently added a one-year physical therapy residency in collaboration with the university of minnesota lend (leadership education in neurodevelopmental and related disabilities) program, an interdisciplinary leadership training program. The organization's training programs include the specialties of orthopedics, pediatrics, neurodevelopmental pediatrics, rehabilitation medicine and physical therapy. Gillette also offers shadowing and mentorship programs for students, along with professional education opportunities in such areas as radiology, nursing, respiratory care and assistive technology. Gillette covers the unreimbursed costs of medical education and is fully accredited by the minnesota medical association to provide continuing medical education (cme) for physicians. Each year, gillette sponsors conferences on topics such as cerebral palsy, orthopedics and motion analysis. In 2016, gillette provided 145 hours of clinical medical education to 405 physicians and 1,622 other health care providers. The conferences educate medical professionals about treatment options for children who have disabilities. Typical audiences include pediatricians, family practitioners and other physicians. Cme activities are open to other health professionals. Gillette's cme audiences might include nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, orthotists and prosthetists.