Overview of other AIM Clinic Services

AIM Anticoagulation Clinic

Patient maintained or started on anticoagulation therapy should be referred to this clinic for safe monitoring of anticoagulation therapy.  The clinic is staffed by nurse practitioners with extensive experience in the management of warfarin use.  For safety, a verbal transfer of clinical information is a must.

First Complete the “AIM Anticoagulation Clinic Referral Note” in Eclipsys and then page 83717 with your current phone and beeper number. The beeper is on from 9am-5pm weekdays. Be ready to provide our NP nurses with a brief hx- which should include indication for therapy, INR range goal, duration of treatment, dosing schedule in house/transition period, most recent INR, physician to contact for more info. The

AIM Diabetes Follow Up Clinic (click for info)

AIM Diabetes Podiatry Clinic For evaluation, education, and management of diabetic patients at risk for foot complications.

AIM GYN and PAP Clinic The Pap clinics are staffed by nurse practitioners, routine screening is performed in this clinic. On Fridays, Dr. Kelly a gynecologist is on site, she evaluates pts who need a more extensive gynecological evaluation.

AIM Pre-Op Evaluation Clinic Surgical services will refer preoperative patient for a preop medical evaluation (It is not a clearance! that is a misnomer).  Patients who are new to AIM, or whose AIM PMD is temporarily unavailable, will be seen in Pre-Op clinic.  This consultative clinic also sees pts who are referred with primary providers outside of the NYP system. Clinic takes place on Monday and Friday mornings room 240.

AIM Walk-In Clinic Patients presenting with clinically urgent problems, whose regular primary doctors are unavailable, will be seen in the walk-in clinic.  They will receive a focused evaluation and management, and be returned to regular f/u with their PCP.  The walk-in visit note should always be SHM to the PCP.  Please communicate urgent questions./lab follow up or other issues by page or email.