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State Update @ACRheumDC
No executive level changes, some state legislative flips
Political changes will likely lead to more state legislative healthcare legislation
- In the works for PBM reform, copay accum, prior auth/Step, reprod healthcare
@RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/94KyHU0Blr
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Eric Dein @ericdeinmd ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
#1326
🔬 Predicting Imminent Inflammatory Arthritis
➡️543 anti-CCP+ at-risk (high/low) tracked
🔑Predictors for IA in high-risk:
🔴EMS≥30min(OR 11)
🔴RF+(OR 6)
🔴US PD(OR 5)
🔴smJTC (OR 5)
🔑Predictors for IA in low risk:
🔴RF+(OR 8)
🔴Anti CCP >3xULN(OR 7)
#ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/ou9HNcNb8X
Caoilfhionn Connolly @CaoilfhionnMD ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
What is Osteoarthritis? A downloadable patient education page from JAMA. https://t.co/pQgGfI0boe https://t.co/pd3kygUxkH
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
Dietary changes are intermittent fasting are common in axial spondylarthritis (axSpA) patients, possibly reducing inflammation. A study found 55% currently on a diet and 31% fasting. Many believe these practices improve disease activity. Abstr#1459 #diet #axSpA @RheumNow #ACR24
Antoni Chan MD (Prof) @synovialjoints ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
Regulatory update @ACRheumDC
Inflation Reduction
Planned decrease in 10 drug prices including ETN
Expect this may be gutted by new administration. Will follow and advocate for drug pricing
@RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/ZrcMaLD6tu
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Eric Dein @ericdeinmd ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
Harkins @DrTrishHarkins et al. Novel diagnostic cytokines in treatment naive PMR. Elevations CXCL-9 (100%), MCP-1 (93%), IL-17A (83%), vs TNF (7%) and IL-6 (67%) @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#0881 https://t.co/DbYOn81QJH https://t.co/3eyre00D5d
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Richard Conway @RichardPAConway ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
119 Congress - prepare for change
Obamacare subsidies set to expire
NIH changes and possible reorg
ACR champions are in gov positions for both parties
Focus on affecting change that is practical, possible and improves rheumatology practice
@ACRheumDC @LennMcD
@RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/tcxixdlSWQ
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Eric Dein @ericdeinmd ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
@LennMcD @ACRheumDC
Do policies affect medication access, costs, reimbursements, telehealth, or your life as a rheumatology provider or patients?
Contact - quick and easy!
https://t.co/TvMlXiIZQR
@RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/plnUtl7Kml https://t.co/lFGx7hzlKy
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Eric Dein @ericdeinmd ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
#Blinded by results? 😊
#Ocular #involvement in #GPA
👇
Helped by #rituximab
👁️ #GPA
Difficult
Proptosis
Pseudotumour
Conjunctivitis
Scleritis
Vasculitis
Ocular muscles - diplopia
Small case series ‘author defined’ remission in
80% 👍 #RTX
#abst0726 @rheumnow #ACR24 https://t.co/GHptelOTyv
Janet Pope @Janetbirdope ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
If high +ANA and NO #rheumatic #disease LOOK 👀 at #LIVER #Autoimmune #hepatitis And #alcoholic #liver #dx #ACRBest #ACR24 @rheumnow abst#0627 https://t.co/EVLUyvpBfD
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Janet Pope @Janetbirdope ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
Improved fertility in women with RA when treated with a Treat-to-Target (T2T) approach aimed at remission.
Key findings:
- Shorter time to pregnancy (TTP) in PreCARA cohort (84 days) vs. PARA cohort (196 days).
- Increased TNF-inhibitor use and lower NSAID/prednisone use in the… https://t.co/YyD2lpXVRC https://t.co/LH5LMOH8al
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Antoni Chan MD (Prof) @synovialjoints ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago
@ACRheumDC
Check out the ACR policy position statements
Created by volunteer-led, non-partisan group of GAC committee - changes based on the needs of the ACR members
@cdowneymd
https://t.co/oAFfYUct4y
@RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/MmVd8XYs0j
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Eric Dein @ericdeinmd ( View Tweet )
1 year 5 months ago


