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Blinkers and the Unseen Information Gap in PMR
In my earlier blog, PMR: glad or bad tidings? I mentioned our PMR Voices 2021 public engagement project. This project brought home to me as a physician that although our expertise is essential, one unfortunate side-effect is that our very expertise can give us “blinkers”. One result of our “blinkers” is that we may fail to see the extent of the information gap between us and our patients with newly-diagnosed PMR.
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Subcutaneous Biosimilars? (10.27.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews RheumNow's top entries the PMR Campaign, news, journal reports and regulatory actions.
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TNR - Controversies in PMR
A TNR Panel discussion on controversies in PMR: diagnosis, imaging, PCP roles, Lumping vs. Splitting.
Featuring Drs. Sarah Mackie, Wolfgang Schmidt, and Len Calabrese.
Moderated by Dr. David Liew.
Recorded on 10/24/2023
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ACR 2022 Guideline on Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
The ACR has published its updated recommendations for prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) for patients receiving >3 months treatment with glucocorticoids (GCs) ≥2.5 mg daily.
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Methotrexate in OA (10.20.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush discusses the news, journal articles and regulatory actions. This week we discuss JAKne, DLE and SLE and more.
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PMR and Palindromic Rheumatism Similarities
I'd like to discuss the similarities between polymyalgia rheumatica and palindromic rheumatism. And in doing that, highlight how these similarities help us understand the relationship between polymyalgia rheumatica and rheumatoid arthritis. Perhaps not everybody watching this will be very familiar with palindromic rheumatism. It is considered uncommon, but every rheumatologist sees it in their practice.
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2023 EULAR Lupus Management Recommendations
EULAR has published updated recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) based on new evidence and expert opinion - formulationg five overarching principles and 13 recommendations.
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Sleep Apnea Smart Watches (10.13.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal reports and regulatory approvals from this past week on RheumNow.com.
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TNR - Steroids and PMR
In this Tuesday Night Rheumatology webinar, the panel discussed the use of corticosteroids in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. Panelists: Drs. Lindsay Lally, Richard Conway and Max Yates. Moderated by Dr. David Liew.
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PMR & Popeye's Spinach (10.6.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the big PMR reports from this week along with other journal reports from RheumNow.com.
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SAPHYR Trial: Sarilumab Wins in Relapsing Polymyalgia Rheumatica
NEJM reported today that polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients who fail to respond to standard doses of prednisone therapy, were significantly better when given the IL-6 inhibitor sarilumab (than placebo).
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TNR: PMR Diagnosis and Monitoring
Panelists Dr. Claire Owen, Stephen Paget, Anisha Dua and Jack Cush discuss diagnosis and monitoring in PMR during this week's Tuesday Night Rheumatology.
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Advice on Multi-Drug Failures in RA
What’s your next best approach to the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient who has failed several DMARDs and biologics? In such cases you have to either reconsider the diagnosis (especially if seronegative) or reach into your bag of tricks.
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RheumNow Podcast with Special Guest Dr. Michael Weinblatt (9.22.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush is joined by Dr. Michael Weinblatt as they discuss this weeks news and journal reports, including difficult RA, HLA typing and abatacept responses and new regulatory decisions.
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TNR: Early RA - Referrals and Treatment
This Tuesday Night Rheumatology was an hour long panel discussion featuring Drs. Jack Cush, Vivian Bykerk, Glen Hazelwood and Martin J. Bergman.
The Panel discussed Rheumatologists views on Early RA referral and intake, initial treatment preferences and views on diagnosing and treating pre-clinical RA.