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Is Your Practice Up to Date? New Guidelines for SLE Nephritis

d Michael Putman, MD, MSCI

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) drive guidelines; guidelines drive clinical practice. Because updated guidelines lag trials by many years and dissemination of guidelines takes additional time, rheumatologists often practice “behind the data.” The 2024 ACR Guidelines for the Management of SLE Nephritis reaffirmed many of our typical practice patterns, including hydroxychloroquine for all, renin/angiotensin blockade, and favoring mycophenolate mofetil over cyclophosphamide.

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ICYMI: How Online Searches Reveal Patient Needs

d Bella Mehta, MBBS, MS

Managing health conditions is rapidly evolving as patients increasingly turn to online resources for answers—over 65% search for health-related questions online. Our study analyzed Google search trends for rheumatic disease topics, offering a fascinating glimpse into how online search behavior can reveal patient needs and experiences. This approach, known as "infodemiology," tracks real-time Google Trends data to understand symptom- and treatment-related searches for rheumatic conditions.

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Dreaming of Relief: The Importance of Sleep in Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis

d Andrea Fava, MD

Sleep plays a critical role in regulating inflammation and overall health. In rheumatic diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), disrupted sleep is common and can exacerbate symptoms and disease progression. Experts Dr. Al Kim, Patty Katz, and Dr. Yvonne Lee emphasized the importance of addressing sleep disturbances in these conditions.

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ORAL Surveillance - Is Statin Use the Problem/Solution? The findings from ORAL Surveillance Study have been a dominant conversation at #ACR24, with the seminal findings and subsequent analyses a target of debate. https://t.co/Nn9KSL4dlv https://t.co/gHPwK35eEd

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#ACR24: What Exactly do JAKs and TYKs Do? Let me start by confessing something embarrassing: the immune system is just too complex for me to understand. I suspect the onslaught of new drugs with new mechanisms at ACR 2024 may have left many of you feeling similarly.… https://t.co/HkhZJBxDdO https://t.co/xYeSpHS2dD
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Addressing CV Risk in RA: Are we doing enough? The increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has long been known (1). #ACR24 https://t.co/dajYuK8rpd https://t.co/2Ds3OZEjUX

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Apremilast Benefits and Risks in PsA Dr. Akhil Sood discusses abstracts 1466, 2583, 0598 and 2640 discussing the use of apremilast in PsA, presented at #ACR24. https://t.co/SSEeR9Xt9B https://t.co/cUeSUQoRsO

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#ACR24 BEST Abstracts from Day 2 Here’s a collection of some of the best abstracts presented on day 2 of ACR 2024 as selected by the RheumNow faculty. https://t.co/9qiPhemEPl https://t.co/uGQEiCcfah

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#ACR24 - Day 2 Report Plenary sessions began the day, followed by thousands on the abstract floor. Here are a few of my favorite presentations from day 2 at ACR 2024. https://t.co/TEWW0mDyl8 https://t.co/mZuqayonPN

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RheumNow’s expanded coverage of the #ACR24 annual meeting is sponsored in part by Novartis. All content is chosen by RheumNow and its faculty.

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Shedding Weight and Pain: The Promise of Anti-Obesity Medications in RA For years, rheumatologists have championed weight loss as a cornerstone of care for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and obesity. RA is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), a… https://t.co/iozo0FQFzj https://t.co/93e4nZMHJo
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RheumNow Day 2 Recap: #ACR24 Highlights Catch the latest insights from the ACR Annual Meeting, where leading experts share groundbreaking research and clinical advances in rheumatology. Don’t miss our live coverage of key takeaways and trends shaping the future of patient care.… https://t.co/F3rZzOTiSJ https://t.co/t3wROMBe7D
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RA: One JAK to Rule Them All? Dr. Brian Jaros reports on abstract 1362, presented at #ACR24. https://t.co/QChMyma3Y2 https://t.co/qq3BqpT2Gh

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Transplant-free Survival Predictors in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies-ILD Dr. Gaby Martinez discusses abstract 0333, Predictors of Transplant-Free Survival in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies- associated Interstitial Lung Disease, presented at #ACR24.… https://t.co/3TSZ6PvZsD https://t.co/DLdzzfXhhp
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Proposed ACR Guidance for Use of MSUS in Psoriatic Arthritis Dr. Antoni Chan interviews Dr. Catherine Bakewell on the Proposed ACR Guidance for Use of MSUS in Psoriatic Arthritis, at #ACR24. https://t.co/iCwNsuo7xz @synovialjoints https://t.co/Tjx3CE27TK

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PsA Potpourri Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh reviewed highlights on adult and pediatric sessions on uveitis, as well as interesting abstracts, at #ACR24 https://t.co/jsCMKHBFMk https://t.co/roZOZT3Mqd

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JAKi in inflammatory myositis? #ACR24 will showcase nearly 3000 abstracts. With the expanding use of JAK inhibitors, there will be some interesting presentations for off label use. There have been some uncontrolled data that tofacitinib reduced inflammatory myositis disease… https://t.co/SnqvElwk0B https://t.co/A5mJbpmB5P

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Where there’s smoke, there’s flare: how pollution fuels RA The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared climate change to be the greatest threat to human health in the 21st century, likely to contribute to an additional 250,000 deaths annually between 2030 and 2050 (1, 2)… https://t.co/hmXPa492Qr https://t.co/BBClCplk8Z

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Say Goodbye to Methotrexate in PMR? Despite mixed results on its clinical efficacy in three previous randomised controlled trials (RCTs)1-3, methotrexate is considered the most widely used GC sparing agent. #ACR24 https://t.co/Q5Sw9dvYqJ https://t.co/jvEmg6aPcq

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Health Literacy: the forgotten social determinant of health? Nine out of ten adults in the USA struggle to understand basic health-related information (1). Across the pond, in the UK, 7.1 million adults read at, or below, the level of a nine-year-old, with 60% unable to… https://t.co/15gvQxZHNN https://t.co/VqCjZY4tYI
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