Opinion|Videos|August 27, 2026
Incorporating Patient-Reported Symptoms into Treatment Plans
Zahra Mahmoudjafari, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, MBA, addresses the tension between objective NIH scoring and subjective patient experience, and how pharmacists can document patient-reported outcomes to support clinical recommendations, particularly when partial responses demonstrate meaningful functional improvement.
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Zahra Mahmoudjafari, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, MBA, addresses the tension between objective NIH scoring and subjective patient experience, and how pharmacists can document patient-reported outcomes to support clinical recommendations, particularly when partial responses demonstrate meaningful functional improvement.
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