The Outpatient Clinics |
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(A) General Outpatient Clinics
Qasem Alsaleh (consultant and Chairman) Ibrahim El-Sayaad (consultant) Hesham Hanafi (Senior Specialist) Ibrahim Al-Aradi (Senior Specialist) Meshal Al-Ghareeb (Senior Specialist) Kholoud D. Qasem (Specialist) Ghanima Al-Omar (Senior Registrar) Iman El-Masry (Senior Registrar) Humoud Al-Sabah (Senior Registrar) Fatma Al-Khawaja (Senior Registrar) Mohammed Al-Otaibi (Senior Registrar) Mariam Al-Shemmari (Senior Registrar) Shamayel Al-Snafi (Senior Registrar) Hanin Al-Raqam (Senior Registrar) Magdi Fathallah (Registrar) Ibtihal Al-Awadi (Registrar) Amr Abdel-Salam(Registrar) Raafat M. H. Harbi (Registrar) Wageeh Waheeb (Registrar)
(Note: that some of above mentioned doctors have assignments in specialty clinics or specialty units on certain days besides working in outpatient clinics)
(B)Specialty Clinics 1-
Pediatric Dermatology Clinics Mohamed Fouanzy (Senior Registrar) Khalid Omar (Registrar) Rana El-Noon (Registrar) Mousumee Nanda (Registrar) Abdalla El-Arini (Registrar)
2- Bullous Diseases Clinic Arti Nanda (consultant) Fatma Al-Khawaja (Senior Registrar) Mousumee Nanda (registrar)
3- Contact Dermatitis and Patch Testing Clinic Ibrahim El-Sayaad (Consultant)
4- Psoriasis Clinic Qasem Alsaleh (Consultant and Chairman) Hesham Hanafi (Specialist) Ibtihal Al-Awadi (Registrar)
5- Alopecia Areata Clinic Arti Nanda (consultant) Raafat M. H. Harbi (Registrar)
6- Hair Disorders Clinic Ibrahim Al-Aradi (Specialist)
7- Mycosis Fungoides Task Force Qasem Alsaleh (Consultant and Chairman of the center) Hejab Al-Ajmi (Senior Specialist and chairman of Dept of Derm, Amiri Hosp) Arti Nanda (consultant) Ghanima Al-Omar (Senior Registrar) Mohameed Khaled (Senior Registrar) Humoud Al-Sabah (Dermatopathologist) Ihab Nour-Eldin (Registrar) Jihan (Registrar) Mohammed Taha (registrar) Ali Jamil (Registrar)
Assistant Registrars Abeer Al-Haifi |
(outpatient clinics waiting area)
The outpatient clinics contain: (a) General outpatient clinics. These include 18 clinics running on daily basis. According to the norms of outpatient clinics in dermatology set by the Dermatology Council in Kuwait, a "unit" is formed of 3 registrars and one senior dermatologist. Each registrar examines and treats 30-40 patients daily. The senior dermatologist is responsible for consultations from the registrars in his units besides examining and treating 15-20 cases daily. According to this, there are 2 units in the outpatient clinics in the center. The overall average number of patients seen in the outpatient clinics is 240 patient per day. These patients are seen on referral basis at prefixed appointments. Emergency cases are accepted at any time from anywhere even without referral. (b) Specialty clinics. These work once, twice or three times per week. These clinics include: a) the pediatric clinic run by 3 registrars and one consultant, b) the bullous diseases clinic (including pemphigus clinic) run by 2 registrars and 2 consultants, c) contact dermatitis and patch testing clinic run by a consultant, d) psoriasis clinic which deals mainly with difficult to treat problem cases of psoriasis and is run by 1 registrar and one specialist, e) alopecia areata clinic run by 1 consultant and 1 registrar that takes care of problem cases of alopecia areata and carries out treatment with different modalities including topical immune sensitizers like Diphencyproproperone, g) hair disorders clinic is run currently by one senior registrar and deals with different hair disorders including: Androgenic Alopecia in males and females, Hirsutism (non-endocrine in origin), Primary Hair Disorders, Alopecia Areata patients who failed in the standard therapy, and Acute and Chronic Telogen Effluvium h) mycosis fungoides task force that has been formed recently. It is composed of the 3 Consultants, the dermatopathologist of As'ad Al-Hamad Dermatology Center, and 4 registrars working in the Phototherapy Unit. This task force is responsible for care of all mycosis fingoides cases registered in Kuwait. According to a circular from the Under-Secretary of Ministry of Health all cases of mycosis fungoides to be pooled in As'ad Al-Hamad Dermatology Center under direct care of the task force. Other specialty clinics will be opened soon. A computer network is available in the center and, after being upgraded it consists of one file server, a CD Server that holds up to 7 CDs, and 50 workstations. Patient general information , patient filing, and appointments are dealt with through the computer in the Reception Section. Several programmes are also used by the different units and Labs in the center. Through these programmes (which have been programmed by the chairman of the center), patients electronic medical files are created and linked for use in the general outpatients clinics, specialty clinics, and specialty units like Phototherapy, Dermatopathology, Dermatomycology, Dermatoimmunology, and Dermatosurgery units. Read more about the Computer Network of the Center. Translate page on-line: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish |
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