STAFF
Dr. Hilal Nasser Rashid Al Musalhi, MD, MRCP, Sr. Consultant & Head of Unit
Dr. Mohammed Abdulla Al-Lamki, MBChB, MSc (Endocrinology), FRCP(UK), Sr. Consultant
Dr. Noor Bader Suad Al Busaidi, MD, Dip American Board, Sr. Consultant
Senior House Officers: 1 in rotation
Mrs. Hijaran Al Busaidy, Endocrinology Nurse
GENERAL NATURE OF WORK CARRIED OUT
- Admission of patients from endocrine and diabetic clinics.
- Taking over of endocrine and diabetic patients (especially newly-discovered) from other units on a daily-basis.
- Endocrine, Metabolic Diseases and Diabetic clinics two per week on Saturdays and Tuesday.
- Diabetic Education clinic every Monday for Type-1 diabetic patients.
- Diabetic Education on a daily basis.
- Management of National Diabetes Control Programme of Oman.
- Pilot study: National registration of all new diabetic patients and accumulation of data (started in April 1997).
SPECIFIC WORK
- Provision of diabetic education directed towards patient involvement and prevention of complications. This includes all out-patients and in-patients, including pregnant diabetic women. This is carried out by doctors, diabetic-nurse-educator and the nutritionist.
- Promotion of self-monitoring of blood glucose technology, insulin-pens etc.
- Daily availability of dynamic endocrine function tests and oral glucose-tolerance-tests (OGTT). The endocrine nurse facilitates this both for out-patients and in-patients.
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
- The Consultants are involved in the teaching program of Medical Students from Sultan Qaboos University and Residents from Oman Medical Board Committee, Nurses and other Health-workers. The Sr. Consultants are affiliated to Sultan Qaboos University as Senior Lecturers in the grade of Clinical Associate Professors.
- Clinical meetings/ journal clubs/ mortality/ clinical-audit/ radiology meeting from 0730 to 0830 hours.
- Endocrine Meeting on the third Monday of each month from 1400 to 1600 hours, alternating with University Hospital.
- Complications of diabetes in the newly discovered diabetics.
- Gestational diabetes.
- Osteoporosis and lipid abnormalities in the post-menopausal women.
- Establishment of Diabetic-foot clinic with vascular surgeon.
- OGTT Data comparing ADA and WHO criteria.
- Microalbuminuria amongst diabetes and hypertensive patients in Oman.
- Thyroid disorders in pregnancy.
- Hirsutism in Oman.