Plenary Abstract 839: Dr Schmukler Chicago. Can we use MDHAQ (multi-dimensional) to identify FM? 84% agreement with 2011 FMS questionnaire - so the answer is Yes! (But what is the ‘gold std’?) @RheumNow #FMS #ACR18

Checkpoint inhibitors explosion of papers in 2018 New and/or exacerbated arthritis, myositis, lupus, sarcoidosis, sjogrens, vasculitis How to treat? - still unknown Year in review - clinical #ACR18 @RheumNow

Risk for infection with TNFi+MTX is NOT increased compared to triple DMARD Rx confirmed in large claims database of commercial insurance #ACR18 @RheumNow abst#218 https://t.co/p25QwUX3ZN

Plenary session: High dose flu vaccine is safe and has better efficacy than standard flu vaccine in our adult RA patients abst#837 @RheumNow #ACR18 https://t.co/MzAB6mUnHS

Q&A 'Over half the GCA patients had LVV+ on PET/CT' [note to self: need to insist on more PET/CT and push for Tocilizumb] #ACR18 @RheumNow #GCA

Abst 884 Jeff Sparks. Predictors of ILD in #RA in 1281 patients: High disease activity, seropositivity - no surprises #ACR18 @RheumNow

Personal observation here: over 25 years of practice I’ve seen disease activity fall and severe ILD become uncommon - but MTX use much more common. Time to rethink! #Acr18 #RA

Abst 2977 Dr Werth Lenabasam - cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2) agonist that activates resolution of innate immune responses - effective in reducing interferon beta and gamma in #Dermatomyositis skin biopsies #ACR18

What’s in a name. Gout by any other name may be better treated. All hail Urate Crystal Arthritis#ACR18@RheumNow Abstract268 https://t.co/iGEENPJM85

Lisa Sammaritano quoting a patient panel assisting in the development of Reproductive Guidelines for Rheumatology Patients. “My rheumatologist knows me better than my gynecologist.

2789 Ph3 Apremilast for Behcet’s oral ulcers: significantly lower number of OU (P≤0.0015) &reduction in OU pain (P≤0.0035) vs PBO at wks 1-12. APR efficacy sustained at wk28: 62% pts achieved complete response of OU &70% relative reduction in OU pain from BL. #acr18 @rheumnow