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7 April 2023

Rheumatologist - Work-Life Survey Results

During the week of April 3, 2023, registered Rheumatologists responded to an email survey regarding work-life balance. The following are the results from 190 respondents - 53% were male (47% female) and 94% were from the USA.

Question 1. Do you frequently miss significant life events due to work obligations?

“You Can Have it All” (4.7.2023)

7 April 2023
“You Can Have it All” (4.7.2023)

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and highlights from our "Women in Rheumatology" Campaign from last week on RheumNow.com

  1. AMA survey shows 94% MD report delays in Pt care assoc w/ prior authorization. MDs spend 2d/wk on PA &1/3 hire added staff for PA. 4/5 PAs result in abandoned Rx. CMC has a proposed rule to speed up PA approval.  Congress needs to act on this PA problem! https://bit.ly/3GnGNDg

Dutch Biologic Monitor surveys of RA, PsA, axSpA pts on etanercept or adalimumab, looked at adverse drug reactions. Amon

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Dutch Biologic Monitor surveys of RA, PsA, axSpA pts on etanercept or adalimumab, looked at adverse drug reactions. Among 748 consecutive pts on biologics, women had more ADRs (55%) than men (38%). nature ofreported ADRs differed betw sexes (p = 0.02). https://t.co/fGRgX4IJLR https://t.co/FJE7BrKPfQ
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Our next Tuesday Night Rheumatology addresses Contract Negotiations, featuring Andrea Liberatore, JD, Gwenesta Melton, M

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Our next Tuesday Night Rheumatology addresses Contract Negotiations, featuring Andrea Liberatore, JD, Gwenesta Melton, MD, and Kathryn Dao, MD. Sign up to attend this and all of our Tuesday Night Rheumatology series. @uptoTate @KDAO2011 https://t.co/OuUnPnknQT https://t.co/fpNgGsnmb7
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Disordered Pain Processing in Fibromyalgia A study provides evidence that certain brain areas involved in processing p

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Disordered Pain Processing in Fibromyalgia A study provides evidence that certain brain areas involved in processing pain don’t function normally in fibromyalgia patients. https://t.co/oSrR0kEI7p https://t.co/0XGcvlbd3M
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Analysis of 886 SpA pts in the Ankylosing Spondylitis Registry of Ireland shows women have worse BASDAI (4.57 vs 3.83, p

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Analysis of 886 SpA pts in the Ankylosing Spondylitis Registry of Ireland shows women have worse BASDAI (4.57 vs 3.83, p < 0.01) & ASQoL (7.51 vs 6.12, p < 0.01) scores than males. higher scores in females due to all 6 BASDAI components https://t.co/2kt6t9MXUB https://t.co/o056cgF43V
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6 April 2023
Antiphospholipid Antibodies With Incident Cardiovascular Events

Are antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular (ASCVD) event risk?  A cohort study has shown that aPL Abs are found in a substantial proportion of adults with ASCVD events and finding both positive aCL IgA and aβ2GPI IgA Abs independently predicted future ASCVD events.

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