National Psoriasis Foundation expands program to better help patients

The National Psoriasis Foundation is planning the largest realignment and expansion of its psoriatic arthritis program since the organization was established 20 years ago, according to a press release.

The National Psoriasis PsA Project will focus on four areas: decreasing the average time to diagnosis, helping people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) better manage their disease, reducing barriers to health care and treatment, and improving the understanding of PsA symptoms, disease management and the impact on quality of life.

“The National Psoriasis Foundation emphasis on psoriatic arthritis will substantially change the lives of millions of people living with PsA and their families, and will give health care providers new tools to help us better serve our patients,” Philip Mease, MD, chair of the PsA Project Design Committee and a rheumatologist at the Swedish Medical Center and the University of Washington, said in the press release.

Comprised of experts in rheumatology and dermatology, psoriatic arthritis researchers and patients, the Design Committee will guide the organization during its expansion.

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