Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Clinics Multicenter Advancement Network Consortium (PPACMAN) Survey: Benefits and Challenges of Combined Rheumatology-dermatology Clinics

Jean-Phillip Okhovat; Alexis Ogdie; Soumya M Reddy; Cheryl F Rosen; Jose U Scher; Joseph F Merola

doi:10.3899/jrheum.170148

Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Clinics Multicenter Advancement Network Consortium (PPACMAN) Survey: Benefits and Challenges of Combined Rheumatology-dermatology Clinics

J Rheumatol. 2017 May;44(5):693-694. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.170148.

Authors

Jean-Phillip Okhovat^{1

2}, Alexis Ogdie^{1

2}, Soumya M Reddy^{1

2}, Cheryl F Rosen^{1

2}, Jose U Scher^{1

2}, Joseph F Merola^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Department of Dermatology and Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Medicine and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² J. Okhovat, MD, MPH, Resident, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; A. Ogdie, MD, MSCE, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; S.M. Reddy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; C.F. Rosen, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto; J.U. Scher, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; J.F. Merola, MD, MMSc, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology and Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
³ From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Department of Dermatology and Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Medicine and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. jfmerola@bwh.harvard.edu.
⁴ J. Okhovat, MD, MPH, Resident, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; A. Ogdie, MD, MSCE, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; S.M. Reddy, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; C.F. Rosen, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto; J.U. Scher, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; J.F. Merola, MD, MMSc, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology and Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. jfmerola@bwh.harvard.edu.

PMID: 28461529
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.170148

Abstract

Optimal management of patients with both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) necessitates collaboration among dermatologists and rheumatologists. In this manuscript, we discuss challenges and opportunities for dual care models for patients with psoriasis and PsA and the results of a survey of combined clinics based in North America.

Keywords: COMBINED CLINIC; GRAPPA; PSORIASIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities*
Arthritis, Psoriatic / diagnosis
Arthritis, Psoriatic / therapy*
Dermatology*
Humans
Psoriasis / diagnosis
Psoriasis / therapy*
Rheumatology*
Severity of Illness Index

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding