Stage |
Project
Name |
Project
Description
|
PI |
Partners |
| Ongoing |
| |
Defining Serious Adverse Events from Biologic Therapies |
A retrospective cohort study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthropathy patients receiving biologics. |
Curtis |
AHRQ |
| |
Evaluation of the UMWA
Health and Retirement Funds Prescription
Drug Care Coordination Program |
A "counter" detailing
program providing physicians list of "targeted
drugs and drug patterns" to provide strategies
for improving patient care and education |
Weissman |
United Mine Workers of
America Health and Retirement Funds |
| |
Improving Bone Health Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on Chronic Glucocorticoids |
A direct-to-patient intervention for RA glucocorticoid users about osteoporosis prevention and treatment using an innovative interactive educational story-telling DVD. |
Saag |
American College of Rheumatology (ACR), CVS Caremark, UAB Division of Continuing Medical Educ. |
| |
Improving Care of Osteoporosis: Multi-Modal Intervention to Increase Testing and Treatment (ICOMMITT) |
An intervention to improve healthcare among older women at high risk for osteoporosis using an innovative interactive educational story-telling DVD. |
Saag |
NIAMS, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Kaiser Permanente Georgia |
| |
Improving Osteoporosis Care in High-Risk Home Health Patients by a High-intensity Intervention |
A group-randomized trial and intervention to promote osteoporosis treatment and improve nurse to physician communication. |
Kilgore |
AHRQ, Alacare Home Health Care |
| |
Marketing of Medicines:
Strategies and its impact on prescriber bahavior
in the United States. |
Randomized, internet-based
educational program using case-based scenarios
to equip healthcare professionals with the
tools to appropriately evaluate drug information,
critically appraise marketing data, and respond
to industry advertising. |
Salas |
Attorney General Consumer
and Prescriber Grant Program |
| |
NSAID Safety by Informatics Systems Technology (NSIST) Study |
Use of integrated clinical decision support tools for physicians and providers to promote safe NSAID prescribing and education. |
Allison |
The Center for Health Research/
Southeast, Kaiser Permanente Georgia, East Bay Community Foundation |
| |
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: An Emerging Threat for Bisphosphonate Users |
Retrospective cohort study using the VA's extensive databases to examine prevalence and risk factors for osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). |
Safford |
AHRQ, University of Iowa, Iowa City, VA |
| |
Recommendations for the
Use of Biological Agents in the treatment
of Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Evidence-based guidelines
to describe appropriate use of biologic therapies
for RA in the clinical setting. |
Saag |
American College of Rheumatology (ACR) |
| |
Safety Assessment of Anti-TNF Agents Used in Autoimmune Disease |
Collaboration of four CERTs and one DECiDE Center will seek to gain an improved understanding of biological safety by evaluating data from five national databases involving over 100,000 users of biological therapies. |
Saag |
AHRQ, FDA |
| |
Website for arthritis
patient education. |
Develop and evaluate
the feasibility and efficacy of an interactive,
multi-media counseling intervention targeting
arthritis-related behaviors. |
Saag |
Alabama Department of
Health; Alabama Arthritis Foundation; Merck & Co. |
