We need to work together with our patients to ensure medication adherence during this pandemic. 1⃣30% of 734 pts on DMARDs changed their med use during COVID 2⃣Med change without physician guidance 3⃣Changes resulted in ⬆️steroid use @RheumNow #ACR20 Abs#L05 https://t.co/n18zqed4wC

#ACRbest Largest to date cohort study of pregnancies in women w/ ILD showed no maternal deaths suggesting that women w/ ILD may not need to avoid conception or terminate pregnancies, but pts w/ severe ILD were at higher risk for poor pregnancy outcomes. #Abst1446 @RheumNow

Dr Castillo-Bustamante presents a human otopathological study demonstrating RA involvement of ossicular joints of middle ear. Is there a functional effect on hearing? @rheumnow @bososhea #ACR20 Abstr#1759 https://t.co/iWlKs2KdOW

Very low #vitaminD levels <20ng/mL are associated with renal insufficiency in patients with #SLE. Abs#1789 #ACR20 @RheumNow https://t.co/dBm3ZlQOso

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I recommend you don’t try this at home. Bariatric surgery may delay need for TKA in knee OA. Supports that et loss may help. Comparison study NOT RCT of 25 bariatric pts with knee OA compared to 28 with TKA abstr#1656 #ACR20 @RheumNow @CRASCRRheum

Dr Sanchez-Bilbao reports a study of 30 patients with LV GCA. Despite clinical remission with tocilizumab ongoing vascular inflammatory activity identified by PET in 70%. Significant implications for risk of tocilizumab withdrawal. @rheumnow #ACR20 Abstr#1921 https://t.co/f1isidSypn

There is hope for RA fatigue - improvements seen in F sex, non-smokers, lack of depression, high baseline fatigue. Abst#1737 @RheumNow #ACR20. Interested in role of exercise in the study. Smoking is BIG cause of fatigue, must address with fatigued RA pts.

Dr Winthrop reports on rates of influenza in RA in tofactinib clinical programme over 14-15 seasons. No significant differences in rates between tofa, ADA, MTX, and placebo. @rheumnow #ACR20 Abstr#L04 https://t.co/8RrG0I2Zwm

Kaleb Michauds study from the RA FORWARD registry shows, during the pandemic, significant medication changes (w/o MD consult) or appts. These observations show we were not prepared for this and that Rx suffered. #ACR20 Abstr#L05 https://t.co/vrDd0myGos https://t.co/JFUXItVdRQ

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Deucravacitinib is a novel Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) prev shown efficacy in psoriasis, now effective in PsA. PhII trial of 203 PsA patients showed wk 16 significant improvement in ACR20/50/70, enthesitis, SPARC scores. #ACR20 Abstr#L03 https://t.co/LGokmmlyrc

Intra-articulations steroids for the knee OA- finding benefits again! IA steroids were good then villified in press with accelerated cartilage loss. Pendulum swings back in abstr#1649 where quadriceps & gait improve post injection @RheumNow #ACR20 @CRASCRRheum #ACRbest https://t.co/0bRsiEKsW4

Dr Bergman reports on PROs in RCT of upadacitinib versus abatacept in bDMARD-IR RA patients. Greater improvement in PROs with upadacitinib especially in physical functioning, pain, and general health @rheumnow #ACR20 Abstr#1728 https://t.co/NWKrhYAfZn

@wendycostello2 @psufka @RheumNow Here's the only abstract that I could find from #ACR20 regarding telemed in pedi rheum clinics. https://t.co/yun6QCv4fX It doesn't answer your question but it may be helpful to consider follow up with the authors.

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