Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Impact on patient outcomes of spondyloarthritis-inflammatory bowel disease multi-disciplinary meetings
Authors' conclusion
The MDT meetings have been beneficial for patients, the clinical team and the institution.
Study context
- Population
- Cases discussed at SpA-IBD multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings in a large UK university hospital, 2017–2022
- Participants
- 226 cases
- Outcome
- Outcomes of SpA-IBD MDT meetings
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- MDT meetings helped improve communication between teams
- 97%
- Meetings educational
- 100%
- Discussions leading to instant change of disease management
- 57%
- Discussions resulting in treatment plan avoiding dual advanced therapy
- 40%
- Referrals between specialists avoided
- 125
- Cases with significant chance of reducing future drug costs
- 51
- Timely investigation or appointment arranged following MDT discussions
- 50%
- Meetings enabling prescription of drugs not yet licensed for the other speciality
- 9%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Impact on patient outcomes of spondyloarthritis-inflammatory bowel disease multi-disciplinary meetings. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 23 February 2024. doi:10.
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