The effectiveness of holistic diabetic management between Siriraj Continuity of Care clinic and medical out-patient department.

Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common diseases in the Thai population, and it is well known that diabetic complications could be prevented with appropriate management. Despite published guidelines, most Thai patients with diabetes do not achieve treatment goals. Siriraj Continuity of Care clinic (CC clinic) was recently established in order to provide training for medical students and internal medicine residents.

Factors associated with consumption of caffeinated-beverage among Siriraj pre-clinical year medical students, A 2-year consecutive survey.

Background: Previous studies showed that significant proportion of medical students consumed caffeine to face sleep-deprived daily schedules.

Objective: To monitor the trend of caffeinated-beverage consumption among Siriraj medical students as well as to study possible factors associated with caffeine dependency.

Material And Method: The questionnaire was distributed to a class of medical students for 2 consecutive years.

Clinical outcomes of type 2 diabetic patients before and after attending Siriraj Continuity of Care clinic.

Background: Many diabetic patients did not receive proper medical care to achieve treatment goals based on clinical practice recommendations. Siriraj Continuity of Care clinic (CC clinic) has been established specifically for medical students and internal medicine residency training purpose since 2006. The training components in the teaching clinic might contribute to overall better outcomes for Type 2 diabetic patients comparing to regular service clinics.