Rheumatologists treating patients with seronegative arthritis will be randomized to treat their patients to a target or to treat their patients under their usual standard of care. All physicians will perform an initial chart audit. Following the initial chart audit, all physicians in the treat-to-target group will receive accredited educational training. Six months after the initial chart audit, all physicians will perform a repeat audit to see if patients are assessed more systematically and treated to a target of low disease state.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Rheumatologists are rated on how systematically they assess their patients, and receive six sessions of university accredited education about systematic assessments of patients with seronegative arthritis.
Dr. Vandana Ahluwalia
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Sanjay Dixit
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Dr Pauline Boulos
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Nikhil Chopra
London, Ontario, Canada
Improvement of Systematic Assessments
Physicians in the Education and Feedback arm are assessed via a needs assessment to identify the care gaps for their patients with inflammatory arthritis. After the education and feedback, they complete a second chart audit and their improvements in assessments is recorded.
Time frame: November 2012 - November 2013
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Dr Angela Montgomery
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Credit Valley Rheumatology
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The Medical Centre
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Arthur Karasik
Toronto, Ontario, Canada