A survey assessment of combined pediatric dermatology-rheumatology clinics

Olga S Cherepakhin; Sarah Ringold; Tova Ronis; A Yasmine Kirkorian; Heather Brandling-Bennett

doi:10.1111/pde.15588

A survey assessment of combined pediatric dermatology-rheumatology clinics

Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.1111/pde.15588. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Olga S Cherepakhin¹, Sarah Ringold², Tova Ronis³, A Yasmine Kirkorian⁴, Heather Brandling-Bennett⁵

Affiliations

¹ University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³ Division of Rheumatology, Children's National Hospital, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics and Department of Dermatology, Children's National Hospital, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

PMID: 38532613
DOI: 10.1111/pde.15588

Abstract

The expertise of both dermatology and rheumatology may be beneficial when managing autoimmune conditions with cutaneous and systemic manifestations in children. This survey study was directed to pediatric dermatologists who participate in combined pediatric dermatology-rheumatology clinics; 13 sites in North America responded. The results provide information regarding clinic operations, benefits, and barriers to establishment. These findings have the potential to help institutions establish or modify combined pediatric dermatology-rheumatology clinics, although further research is needed to determine their impact.

Keywords: connective tissue disorders; health care delivery.

Grants and funding

UL1TR002319/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health