RheumNow Podcast is up - Vasculitis and strange bedfellows. Watch here https://t.co/SEw0RojCBB or listen on iTunes or here https://t.co/8StKrqV11F

Check out Vinay Prasads @VPplenarysesh Plenary Session Podcast that discusses studies on Fish oils and MTX in cardiology - the CIRT NEJM study appears at 35:23 - interesting to hear non-Rheum views on this approach https://t.co/MQCWLYgEnD

Metanalysis of 24 PPI studies, 319,568 hip fracture pts, suggests PPIs associated with a greater risk of hip fracture (RR 1.20, 95% CI 1.14–1.28, p < 0.0001) and may be greater with higher dose (RR 1.30, 95% CI 1.20–1.40, p < 0.0001). https://t.co/nbiEIPRaXg

Len Calabrese says its about time Rheumatologists tap into new ways of learning - social media, the ACR Meeting App, Websites covering the meetings and journals. Time to get on the bus! https://t.co/pRdJqGv3OM

Study of 1.8 million Psoriasis pts in RCTs shows a ~1.7 fold increased risk of Crohn Dz & ulcerative colitis. Study of 5. 9 millions with Pso in Cohort studies finds a 2.5-fold increased risk of Crohns and a 1.7-fold increased risk of ulcerative colitis https://t.co/3Ccl2VR8iz

Read my take on why TWITTER can be a + force in the field of RHEUM! @RheumNow @psufka RonanTKavanaugh @AWIRGOUP @creakyjoints @ACRheum @EULAR_org Social Media as a Creative/Disruptive Force in Rheumatology (or Why I Now Tweet) https://t.co/hvRyEREFvu

Best Rheums go to the Best Meetings - RHEUMNOW LIVE - the next best Rheum CME meeting - Interactive panels, digital interface, Downloads, Shot Lectures, Big Name Faculty. Special discounted Holiday Registration rates. March 22-24 2019 in Ft Worth, TX https://t.co/5TVg0Frsbf

While flu activity is starting to rise in US, CDC issued Updated Influenza Antiviral Medications Summary for Clinicians | CDC. **DON’T USE: Amantadine OR Rimantidine to Tx flu ** ⁦@RheumNow⁩ ⁦@CDCFlu⁩ https://t.co/6W26hBEQvF

Comparison of pediatric (214) and adult (5348) GPA pts shows Pediatric GPA to have 30% more hospitalizations and 2-3 fold more leukopenia, neutropenia, hypogamma than adults. No diff in severe infections, major relapse, ESRD. https://t.co/Q1qX80RJDK

By turning my back to the EMR, looking 1 on 1 at the patient and letting the patient tell their story, I collect more information, trust and goodness than I would ever from by reading reams of reports and results and "documenting"

No differences seen in the rates of major adverse CV events (MACE) between RA, axial SpA or PsA pts, suggesting inflammation, rather than a disease, drives CV risk. Data from a Swiss mixed retrospective/prospective cohort study https://t.co/Kn8a8tWId9

I find my self thinking or saying, "what were you thinking", "oh no, say it isnt so" or "what?!!?!" when I shoud say "maybe another/better way would be.." or "I think the next time you should try...." and "my other patients find that when you it this way...."

Too often doctors think their job is to know the answer and fix the problem. All too often, strangely and surprisingly, that isnt what the patient wants or needs. They need someone who cares, doesnt judge behaviors and displays a pulse and personality