Dear Colleagues
Lebwohl, Mark
2017-06-01 00:00:00
LE T TE R A critical resource for your patients and your practice Many safe and effective treatment options now exist for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. This includes nine targeted immunomodulatory biologic agents, at the time this letter was The Patient Navigation Center is the world’s first personalized support written, with more on the horizon. These, and other treatments, used alone or in combination, can center for people impacted by psoriatic disease. be used to achieve levels of skin clearance never before seen, and, according to a recent report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, those approved for psoriasis present good economic value. With this, an argument could be made that data to strengthen the decision-making process that identie fi s the best treatment for any one patient are at least as important as data revealing We can help busy practices with: further insight into the molecular mechanisms driving disease. As the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) strives to support research that improves the lives of Getting patients on treatment those affected by psoriatic disease, it has made it a priority to support the creation of datasets that would strengthen the patient-provider decision-making process. To this end, NPF worked with Regardless of your patient’s insurance status or prescribed treatment, Corrona, LLC to launch the Corrona Psoriasis Registry. Now entering its third year of operation, we’ll help them enroll in the appropriate programs to access treatment the Registry is collecting longitudinal data on patients who are being treated for psoriasis with systemic agents for up to eight years. affordably. The Corrona dataset can revolutionize the way psoriasis is treated. But it can only be as strong as the data that go into it. That’s why we need you — the dermatologist treating psoriasis patients every Treatment plan adherence for patients day — to become a registry site, and once you are a site, to recruit, enroll, and follow up with your patients. Each of these steps may take 15 minutes but the long-term benet m fi ay be immeasurable. Using medically-reviewed resources, our navigators work with your patients to develop a plan to ensure they stay on the treatment you’ve Sincerely, prescribed. Mark Lebwohl, M.D. Professor and Chair Department of Dermatology Emotional support for patients Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Editor-In-Chief Our navigators offer compassionate Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis guidance and can connect your patients to Scientic fi Co-Director Corrona Psoriasis Registry people in their communities who are living with psoriatic disease and thriving. To learn more about the Corrona Psoriasis Registry, visit us online at www.corrona.org/registries/psoriasis or email psoriasis@corrona.org. Request FREE referral cards for your patients at: SUMMER 2017 JOU R N A L O F P S O R I A S I S A N D P S O R I AT IC A R T H R I T I S , VO L . 2 , NO. 3 37 www.psoriasis.org/walletcards Fall Ads.indd 2 11/18/2016 11:33:32 AM
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LE T TE R A critical resource for your patients and your practice Many safe and effective treatment options now exist for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. This includes nine targeted immunomodulatory biologic agents, at the time this letter was The Patient Navigation Center is the world’s first personalized support written, with more on the horizon. These, and other treatments, used alone or in combination, can center for people impacted by psoriatic disease. be used to achieve levels of skin clearance never before seen, and, according to a recent report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, those approved for psoriasis present good economic value. With this, an argument could be made that data to strengthen the decision-making process that identie fi s the best treatment for any one patient are at least as important as data revealing We can help busy practices with: further insight into the molecular mechanisms driving disease. As the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) strives to support research that improves the lives of Getting patients on treatment those affected by psoriatic disease, it has made it a priority to support the creation of datasets that would strengthen the patient-provider decision-making process. To this end, NPF worked with Regardless of your patient’s insurance status or prescribed treatment, Corrona, LLC to launch the Corrona Psoriasis Registry. Now entering its third year of operation, we’ll help them enroll in the appropriate programs to access treatment the Registry is collecting longitudinal data on patients who are being treated for psoriasis with systemic agents for up to eight years. affordably. The Corrona dataset can revolutionize the way psoriasis is treated. But it can only be as strong as the data that go into it. That’s why we need you — the dermatologist treating psoriasis patients every Treatment plan adherence for patients day — to become a registry site, and once you are a site, to recruit, enroll, and follow up with your patients. Each of these steps may take 15 minutes but the long-term benet m fi ay be immeasurable. Using medically-reviewed resources, our navigators work with your patients to develop a plan to ensure they stay on the treatment you’ve Sincerely, prescribed. Mark Lebwohl, M.D. Professor and Chair Department of Dermatology Emotional support for patients Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Editor-In-Chief Our navigators offer compassionate Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis guidance and can connect your patients to Scientic fi Co-Director Corrona Psoriasis Registry people in their communities who are living with psoriatic disease and thriving. To learn more about the Corrona Psoriasis Registry, visit us online at www.corrona.org/registries/psoriasis or email psoriasis@corrona.org. Request FREE referral cards for your patients at: SUMMER 2017 JOU R N A L O F P S O R I A S I S A N D P S O R I AT IC A R T H R I T I S , VO L . 2 , NO. 3 37 www.psoriasis.org/walletcards Fall Ads.indd 2 11/18/2016 11:33:32 AM
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Published: Jun 1, 2017
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