Cook County Health Bridge Clinic

The Bridge Clinic at Cook County Health is your entry point into recovery. We act as an urgent care for those struggling with opioid and/or alcohol use. The Bridge Clinic provides rapid access to treatment without judgement. Common examples of opioids include heroin and prescription pills like oxycodone (Percocet, OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin), codeine, fentanyl, and morphine. Contact us today if...

Pediatrics

...Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Dental, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Palliative Care, Pathology, Pediatric Surgery, Pharmacy, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Social Services, Speech Therapy, Trauma and Urology. Learning opportunities abound in our residency program. We have a weekly, four-hour teaching session, monthly Board Review sessions and weekly Grand Rounds. During conferences, residents present interesting cases, and each...

Nursing

...country. Learn more. Critical Care (Medical, Surgical, Burn, Neuro, Trauma) Critical care nursing involves working with doctors and specialists to assess, treat, and monitor critically ill patients and providing them with essential care. Learn more. Emergency Services Emergency nursing is a specialty within the field of professional nursing focused on the care of patients who require prompt medical attention to...

Office of Research & Regulatory Affairs (IRB)

...Operating Procedures HRP-081-SOP-IRB Removal HRP-084-SOP-IRB Meeting Scheduling and Notification HRP-090-SOP-Informed Consent Process HRP-091-SOP-Written Documentation of Consent Worksheets HRP-306-Worksheet-Drugs and Biologics HRP-307-Worksheet-Devices HRP-308-Worksheet-Pre-Review HRP-310-Worksheet-Human Research Determination HRP-311-Worksheet-Engagement Determination HRP-312-Worksheet-Exemption Determination HRP-313-Worksheet-Expedited Review HRP-314-Worksheet-Criteria for Approval HRP-317-Worksheet-Shortform of Consent Documentation HRP-318 – Worksheet-Additional Federal Agency Criteria HRP-319 -Worksheet Limited IRB Review and Broad Consent HRP-320 -Worksheet-Scientific or Scholarly Review HRP-321-Worksheet-Review of Information...

Privacy Policy

...is simply browsed or information downloaded, certain information will be gathered and stored automatically about the visit. This information does not identify you personally. We automatically collect and store only the following information: the Internet domain (for example, “xcompany.com” if a private Internet access account is used, or “schoolname.edu” if connecting from a university’s domain) and IP address (an IP...

Good Faith Estimates

No Surprises Act and Good Faith Estimates The “No Surprises Act” helps ensure that patients with commercial health insurance (health plans provided by an employer or purchased on the Health Insurance Marketplace) do not receive surprise bills for emergency services, or from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities. It also created a process for uninsured or self-pay patients to request an...

Fentanyl Awareness

...has found its way into recreational drugs, often without the user’s knowledge. Its high potency increases the risk of overdose, especially for those who are unaware of its presence in in the drug they are using. In the Chicago region, fentanyl is commonly found in heroin, and in some supplies of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, MDMA, counterfeit prescription pills (fake Oxycodone,...

Media Resource Center

...Dr. Lu is a full-time emergency medicine attending physician at Cook County Health and a medical toxicologist with the Illinois Poison Center Toxikon Consortium. Dr. Lu’s main interests are in critical care medicine and resident and student education. She organizes the toxicology conferences for the emergency medicine residency program and has lectured nationally and internationally on various poisoning topics such...

Emergency Medicine Simulation

...General Surgery Surgical ICU Anesthesia OB/GYN Trauma Surgery Palliative Care Malcolm X paramedic students ACLS/BLS/PALS training Summary of Criteria for Successful Fellowship Completion Participation in most simulation weekly activities (approximately 20 hours/week) Scholarly project completion Administrative project completion Comprehensive Instructor Workshop – Center for Medical Simulation Fellows will receive the opportunity to go to the intensive immersion in health care...

Collaborative Research Unit

...of screening for partner violence on women’s quality of life: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 2012, 308:681-689. Popovich KJ, Lyles R, Hayes R, Hota B, Trick W, Weinstein RA, and Hayden MK. Relationship between chlorhexidine gluconate skin concentration and microbial density on the skin of critically ill patients bathed daily with chlorhexidine gluconate. Infect Contr Hosp Epidemiol, 2012, 33:889-896. Mayer...

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