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      Hesitancy around Steroids and Vaccines: Dr. Kevin Winthrop

      OHSU's Dr. Kevin Winthrop discusses two issues -- steroids and vaccines -- by looking at abstracts #1014, #0632, #0634 and #1135 at ACR 2020.

      A New Pathway in Psoriatic Arthritis: Dr. Eric Ruderman

      Dr. Ruderman discusses a new pathway - the use of deucravacitinib - for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (abstracts L03) at the ACR 2020 annual meeting.

      Citrulline Reactive B Cells Present in Lungs of Risk, Early RA: Richard Conway

      Dr. Conway discusses ACR abstract #1445 presented Sunday at the ACR annual meeting.

      Check on Pneumococcal Vaccination: Dr. Janet Pope

      Dr. Janet Pope reviews abstracts #0456 and #0457 presented at the 2020 ACR annual meeting.

       

      Improving Response to Pegloticase: Dr. Nicola Dalbeth

      Auckland-based rheumatologist Dr. Nicola Dalbeth discusses improving responses to the use of Pegloticase, including abstracts #0677 and #0952.

      Warfarin and Risk of Hip and Knee Replacements: Dr. Mrinalini Dey

      Dr. Mrinalini Dey reviews abstract #0934 presented Saturday at the 2020 ACR annual meeting.

      Warfarin and End-Stage Osteoarthritis: Dr. David Liew

      Dr. David Liew discusses abstract #0934 presented at the 2020 ACR annual meeting.

      SEAM-RA Trial: Dr. Jeff Curtis

      Dr. Jeff Curtis discusses abstract #0939, which looked at whether RA patients at or close to remission should continue taking their combination therapy, as presented at ACR 2020.

      HCQ and QTc Prolongation: Dr David Liew

      Dr. David Liew reviews abstracts #0431 presented at the ACR 2020 annual meeting - and shares the results of the Twitter poll he conducted asking when prescribing HCQ, is an EKG routinely ordered either before or doing.  

      Safety of JAKs: Venous Thromboembolic Risk: Dr. Kevin Winthrop

       

      OHSU rheumatologist Dr. Kevin Winthrop in Portland looks at two posters -- abstracts #0215 and #0229 presented Friday at ACR 2020.

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