MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
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Dr. Christopher V. Almario[/caption]
Christopher V. Almario, MD, MSHPM
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education
Los Angeles, CA
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Recent drug approvals have increased the availability of biologic therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the growing number of biologics has also made it more difficult for both patients and healthcare providers to navigate treatment options and to ultimately choose the most appropriate therapy.
In this study, we wanted to examine patient decision-making surrounding IBD biologic therapies using conjoint analysis, which is a form of tradeoff analysis that determines how respondents make complex decisions by presenting them with competing product profiles. Here, we quantified the relative importance of 9 biologic therapy attributes (e.g., how the medicine works, how the medicine is received, long-term effectiveness, side-effect profile, etc.) in the decision-making process.
Dr. Miguel Regueiro[/caption]
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Miguel Regueiro, M.D., AGAF, FACG, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Professor, Clinical and Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Senior Medical Lead of Specialty Medical Homes
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
IBD Clinical Medical Director
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Pittsburgh PA, 15213
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: The background for the study is that we created an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patient centered medical home in conjunction with our UPMC Health Plan. The IBD medical home has been designated UPMC IBD Total Care and provides whole person care for patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Unlike primary care medical homes, the gastroenterologist is the principle care provider in this specialty medical home model. We created this medical home to improve the IBD patient experience, provide high quality care, and decrease utilization and cost.