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Straightforward Approach Can Help Rheumatology Health Professionals Engage with Fibromyalgia Patients

Terence Starz, MD, on behalf of the ARHP Practice Committee  |  Issue: April 2017  |  

You are now ready to proceed with the visit using a positive approach that focuses on the facts and not the frustrations.2

Terence Starz, MD, is a clinical professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and is in practice at Arthritis and Internal Medicine Associates–UPMC in the Western Pennsylvania area. In addition, he is involved in clinical research projects, including rheumatoid arthritis outcome studies, and has participated in classification and intervention studies in fibromyalgia. He serves on the ARHP Practice Committee.

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Reference

  1. Yazdany J, Bansback N, Clowse M, et al. Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness: A National Informatics-Enabled Registry for Quality Improvement. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016;68:1866–1873.
  2. Clauw D. FibroGuide. Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center. 2014.

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