The purpose of the Medical Teaching Follow Up Clinic is to provide intensive management of complex medical patients to effectively decrease exacerbations and hospital presentations.
This service supports Rockyview General Hospital (RGH) internal medicine physicians in discharging patients with pending lab/ diagnostics or those anticipating or awaiting new referrals post discharge to ensure continuity and safe follow up care.
Clinic visits may include:
- follow up regarding pending lab, biopsy or diagnostic results (from discharge)
- medication review, adjustment and education
- support to patients navigating the healthcare system
- coordinating care connections between family doctors, other healthcare specialists