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is going to require more time and effort on the front end. But I wanted to share our experience for a couple of reasons.
First, I feel it is more important than ever that we are screen- ing our patients for depression and suicidality and creating
an environment where patients feel comfortable sharing their feelings and struggles, since it could be the difference between life and suicide. Second, physician mental health is also facing more threats that ever before. In finding pathways to serve
our patients, we need to seek solutions that don’t increase the burden on physicians. Discovering systemic processes, such as the EHR or modified patient intake workflow, that can improve patient care without increasing the workload on physicians is of paramount importance, and I feel it’s important to share our strategies and successes just as much as our struggles. I am by no means accomplishing this task alone. My call to action is to find a way to optimally screen your patients for depression by involving stakeholders at all levels in your practice, in a team- based approach, in implementation of this potentially life-sav- ing service without sacrificing your own well-being.
*As an aside, if you aren’t familiar with hidradenitis sup- purativa, please take this opportunity to get acquainted. It is
an incredibly easy diagnosis to make, but patients suffer from an average of 7-10 years delay in proper diagnosis, seeing an average of more than 3 physicians and receiving more than 3 misdiagnoses in that time. If you ever encounter a patient with recurrent “boils” in the axillae, groin, buttocks, and inframa- mmary, please refer them to a dermatologist. In fact, if you encounter any patient with more than one boil or abscess in a year, refer them to a dermatologist. It’s an incredibly simple di- agnosis to make, but lack of awareness among physicians makes the journey to proper diagnosis and treatment nothing short
of a tragedy for the majority of patients. For more information, please visit the website of the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foun- dation at www.hs-foundation.org. •
References
1. Garg A, Malviya N, Strunk A, Wright S, Alavi A, Alhusayen R, Alikhan A, Daveluy SD, Delorme I, Goldfarb N, Gulliver W, Hamzavi I, Jaleel T, Kimball AB, Kirby JS, Kirchhof MG, Lester J, Lev-Tov H, Lowes MA, Micheletti R, Orenstein LA, Piguet V, Sayed C, Tan J, Naik HB. Comorbidity screening
in hidradenitis suppurativa: Evidence-based recommendations from the US and Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundations. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 May;86(5):1092-1101.
2. Kokolakis G, Wolk K, Schneider-Burrus S, Kalus S, Barbus S, Gomis-Kleindienst S, Sabat R. Delayed Diagnosis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Its Effect on Patients and Healthcare System. Dermatology. 2020;236(5):421-430.
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