Conditions Treated
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Stages I-IV
- Diabetes, Type 2
- Kidney-Related Electrolyte Abnormalities and Hypertension
Research Areas
- Electronic patient registries for quality improvement
- Health Outcomes Research
- Gender:
- Female
Education & Training
Education
- 1979
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, MD
- 2005
- University of Iowa Graduate School, MS, Epidemiology
Residency
- 1979-1982
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Affiliated Programs, Internal Medicine
Fellowship
- 1982-1985
- University of Pennsylvania Cox Institute for Diabetes Research, Diabetes Research
- 1985-1987
- University of Pennsylvania, Nephrology
Special Interests
Dr. Kern's clinical training and practice focus upon the treatment of patients with diabetes, especially the patient with chronic kidney disease due to diabetes. She also treats patients with a variety of chronic kidney diseases, prior to the need for dialysis. Her research focuses upon the epidemiology of treated patient populations, and in the area of quality improvement of medical care. She has designed and implemented computerized patient registries that are useful in measuring and improving the quality of health care. She is principal investigator for the creation of a computerized system to report cancer cases to the state of Colorado Department of Public Health.
Research Interests
Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Medical Informatics, Quality Improvement
Clinical Interests
Nephrology/Diabetology
Board Certification
2000: Nephrology
1982: Internal Medicine
Teaching or Professional Positions
Preceptor for masters level students in pharmacy, and masters level students in public health.
Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver
Associate Professor of Medicine
Professional Memberships
American Diabetes Association
American Society of Nephrology
Academy for Healthcare Improvement
Awards & Recognition
Member of the National Jewish Health Institutional Review Board
Publications
Drawz PE, Miller RT, Singh S, Watts B, Kern E. Impact of a chronic kidney disease registry and provider education on guideline adherence - a cluster randomized controlled trial, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, e-published June 2012
Watts S, Anselmo J, Kern E. Validating the AdultCarbQuiz: A Test of Carbohydrate Counting Knowledge for Adults with Diabetes, Diabetes Spectrum, vol. 24: 154-160, July 1, 2011
Watts S, Lawrence R, Kern E. Diabetes Nurse Case Management Training Program: Enhancing Care Consistent with the Chronic Care and the Patient-Centered Medical Home Models, Clinical Diabetes, vol. 29 (1), 25-33, January 2011
Kern E, Genuth S, Erhard P, Sun W, Weiss M. Early urinary markers of diabetic kidney disease: a nested case-control study from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), Am J Kidney Dis. 55: (5), 824-834, May 2010
Kern E, Beischel S, Stalnaker R, Aron DC, Kirsh SR, Watts SA. Building a Diabetes Registry from the Veterans Health Administration’s Computerized Patient Record System. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 2: (1) 7-13, Jan 2008
