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CCF, AGA request proposals for improving shared decision-making in IBD

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The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and the AGA have partnered with Pfizer to issue a request for proposal for interventions to improve shared decision-making in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

The organizations are seeking to identify best practices for shared decision-making for wide implementation to promote effective patient-provider communication, according to a press release.

“There is evidence that shared decision-making has a positive impact on certain outcomes,” Laura Wingate, senior vice president of education, support and advocacy for the CCF, said in the press release. “There are tools available to facilitate the process; however, it is not routinely implemented into practice. There are a number of obstacles to implementation: physicians may not be aware the tools exist, how to access them, or how to incorporate them into a busy clinical practice.”

To seek interventions to address these obstacles, the request for proposal (RFP) will be open from September 11 through October 13, 2017, and on November 22 an expert panel will select two projects, which will be awarded funding by December.

“Applicants are encouraged to design programs or initiatives that explore or address gaps in communication in areas ranging from lifestyle and social issues to challenges related to determining treatment options,” according to the press release.

The winning projects will receive $500,000 each over 2 years from 2018 through 2019.

“Communication is critical to shared decision-making, yet research shows gaps in communication between patients and clinicians,” Douglas C. Wolf, MD, an AGA member who served on the RFP steering committee, said in the press release. “When conversations do occur, there is often a difference between patients with IBD and the physicians who treat them in terms of their level of satisfaction with the discussions, reinforcing the need for new standards and protocols.”

Reference:

Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. “Improving Patient Care in IBD through Shared Decision-Making.” Accessed September 20, 2017. http://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/science-and-professionals/research/shareddecisionmaking.html

Disclosures: Wingate is affiliated with CCF and Wolf is affiliated with AGA.