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

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

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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#ACR Best 2024 - Day 4

Jack Cush, MD

Although the last day of ACR Convergence 2024 was but a half day - it was chock full of gems, many coming from the late breaking abstracts presented today.  As chosen by the RheumNow faculty, here are some highlight presentations you need to know about.

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Predicting flares in rheumatic diseases with machine learning

Antoni Chan, MD, PhD

Rheumatic diseases, such as axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are marked by unpredictable disease flares that adversely impact quality of life and long-term outcomes.

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ANCA Vasculitis "Eye": Can rituximab help? Dr. Janet Pope discusses abstract 0726 at #ACR24 https://t.co/KzYcmjon8D https://t.co/KDIi1vJE4P

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RA Treatment Adherence: Is decision making really shared? Dr. Jonathan Kay interviews Dr. Cécile Gaujoux-Viala about abstract 0360 at #ACR24. https://t.co/KwXHutfQko https://t.co/bCVM3JrFEz

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Treat-to-Target Improves Fertility in Women with RA Dr. Richard Conway discusses abstract 1647, presented at #ACR24 https://t.co/vC0CA0lN4M https://t.co/Dfo7iBYwcU

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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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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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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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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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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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Beyond the Needle: Redefining the Assessment of Lupus Nephritis Lupus nephritis is one of the most silent and severe manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). https://t.co/fvGG0BZbOL #ACR24 https://t.co/wPXQz9Vese

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COVID Associated Immune Disease Dr. Len Calabrese reports on a session he participated in discussing if Covid-19 is associated or causal for autoimmune disease. Reporting from #ACR24 https://t.co/vFdlf9XVzf https://t.co/JhpglNVIt7

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RheumNow Day 4 Recap: ACR Convergence 2024 Highlights https://t.co/WvQB7y0bkm

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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 & its faculty

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Time the💉 Response to pneumococcal vaccine better when given before starting MTX. Stay updated on ACR and EULAR vaccination recommendations! #ACR24 @RheumNow ABST#2676

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For daily recaps, content and updates from #ACR24 head to https://t.co/eL0bMhnFiu @RheumNow with input from colleagues in the faculty @synovialjoints @bella_mehta @ericdeinmd @AkhilSoodMD. @DrMiniDey @CaoilfhionnMD @ebrhuem @rheumarampa @Dr_Brian_MD @AdelaCastro222 @JihaRheum… https://t.co/a3FQjGokhn https://t.co/1g3Fi01HWG

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