Closing the Quality of Care gap: Audit as a tool for optimal treatment, timely identification and referral of refractory gout patients
Symposium by A.Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL
Wednesday 30 April 07.00 - 09.00
Room 4A&B
Gout affects 1.4% of the UK population. Managing chronic hyperuricaemia with urate deposition by treating sUA levels to target is widely acknowledged as best practice.
Using audit as a strategy for early identification of refractory gout patients, who may not be managed appropriately in primary care, will be the focus of this session. A GP and a rheumatologist who practice in a shared geographical area where audit has been rolled out will present their experiences, highlighting secondary care patient case studies; treated as a result of audit.
Learning objectives
- Raise awareness of potential long-term effects of poor symptom control through presentation of published data around comorbidities
- Understand the importance of monitoring and treating to target, and the early identification of refractory gout patients – closing the quality of care gap between primary and secondary care using audit
- Emphasise medical best practice for treating chronic hyperuricaemia with urate deposition – encouraging sharing of expertise with GPs, resulting in a solid patient portfolio (case studies to be presented)
Agenda
07.45 Chair’s welcome: Dr Richard Rees, Consultant Rheumatologist, London
- Introducing speakers and agenda
- The impact of poor symptom control and associated risk factors for comorbidities
07.55 Dr David Turner, GP, Isle of Wight
Overcoming current challenges in the management of gout in primary and secondary care through audit
- Improving management in primary care through appropriate monitoring and treating to target
- The importance of timely referral to secondary care, ensuring optimal treatment and specialist management
- Benefits to patients and practitioners in the early identification of refractory gout patients using audit
08.15 Dr Ildiko Telegdy, Consultant Rheumatologist, Isle of Wight
Enhancing patient portfolios in secondary care through primary care outreach
- Advances in the understanding of managing chronic hyperuricaemia with urate deposition and sharing expertise with primary care colleagues
- Patient portfolio case studies: illustrating outcomes of secondary care management through audit identification
08.35 Q&A Facilitated by Dr Richard Rees
- Questions from the floor as well as pre-registered questions
08.55 Chair’s summary and close Dr Richard Rees
09.00 Symposium end
