Environmental Triggers For Rheumatic Diseases An Issue Of Rheumatic Disease Clinics Of North America Volume 48 4

In this first-of-its-kind issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest editor Dr. Bryant R. England brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Environmental Triggers for Rheumatic Diseases. In practical, state-of-the-art articles, top experts examine the connection between some of the most commonly seen rheumatic disease and environmental triggers for the disease. Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including inhalant and mucosal-related environmental risks for rheumatoid arthritis; lifestyle, hormonal, and microbial-related environmental risks for rheumatoid arthritis; environmental risks for systemic lupus erythematosus; environmental risks for osteoarthritis; targeting environmental risks to prevent rheumatic diseases; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on environmental triggers for rheumatic diseases, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this first-of-its-kind issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest editor Dr. Bryant R. England brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Environmental Triggers for Rheumatic Diseases. In practical, state-of-the-art articles, top experts examine the connection between some of the most commonly seen rheumatic disease and environmental triggers for the disease. Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including inhalant and mucosal-related environmental risks for rheumatoid arthritis; lifestyle, hormonal, and microbial-related environmental risks for rheumatoid arthritis; environmental risks for systemic lupus erythematosus; environmental risks for osteoarthritis; targeting environmental risks to prevent rheumatic diseases; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on environmental triggers for rheumatic diseases, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Guest edited by Drs. Daniel J. Wallace and R. Swamy Venuturupalli, this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics will cover several key areas of interest related to Best Practices and Challenges to the Practice of Rheumatology. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Michael Weisman of Cedars-Sinai. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: The Economics of Rheumatology Practice in the United States, Manpower trends in rheumatology, Challenges to practicing rheumatology in an academic center, Challenges in practicing rheumatology in a government setting, Challenges to practicing rheumatology in a small private practice setting, Challenges to working in a large multispecialty organization, Challenges to practicing pediatric rheumatology, Clinical trials in rheumatology, Challenges in having an infusion center, Implementing treatment to target in the clinic, Future directions: implementing new technologies in clinical practice, Possible Challenges in Optimizing Medical Education for Rheumatologists, and the challenges of approaching and managing gout.

This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, edited by Drs. John Imboden and Sarah Goglin, will cover a variety of important aspects of the neurological manifestations of rheumatic diseases. Topics discussed in the issue will include: Primary vasculitis of the central nervous system; Neurologic manifestations of primary Sjogren Syndrome; Neurologic manifestations of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; Neurologic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis; Neuromyelitis optica; Neurosarcoid; Central nervous system infections associated with immunosuppressive therapy; and Neurologic manifestations of IgG4-related disease, among others.

This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics focuses on Genetics. Article topics cover: Genetic Influences on Susceptibility and Severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis; HLA-disease associations in rheumatoid arthritis; Autoinflammatory Syndromes as a Model of Monogenic Diseases; Genomic Influences on Hyperuricaemia and Gout; Genetics of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Genetics of Ankylosing Spondylitis;Genetics of Scleroderma; Genetics of Osteoarthritis; Genetics of Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis; Genetic Influences on Treatment Response in Rheumatic Diseases; Integrative approaches/computational biology; Future directions of genetic research in rheumatic diseases; and Population genetics and natural selection in rheumatic disease.

This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Candace Feldman, is Part II of a two-part issue covering Health Disparities in Rheumatic Diseases. This issue is one of four selected each year by series Consulting Editor, Dr. Michael Weisman. Topics discussed in this issue include, but are not limited to: Disparities in Lupus Care and Outcomes among U.S. Medicaid Beneficiaries, Understanding Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes in a Multiethnic Longitudinal Cohort, Impact of Psychosocial Factors on RA and Lupus Health Disparities, Racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in knee and hip osteoarthritis, Racial/ethnic Disparities in Osteoarthritis Management, Challenges and Strategies to Achieve Equitable Rheumatologic Care Across the World, Strategies to Reduce Disparities, Understanding and Addressing the Provider Biases and the Lack of Diversity in Lupus Clinical Trials, Community-engaged Research: Lupus Conversations, Leveraging Telemedicine as an Approach to Address Rheumatic Disease Health Disparities, and Understanding the Role and Challenges of Patient Preferences in Disparities in Rheumatic Disease Care.

Guest edited by Dr. Brian Mandell, this issue of Medical Clinics of North America will cover several key areas of interest related to Rheumatology. This issue is one of six selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Jack Ende. Articles in this issue include but are not limited to: Vaccinations in Patients with Rheumatic Disease: Consider Disease and Therapy, Rheumatic Complications of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, Managing the Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatic Disease, Statin associated myalgias and muscle injury – recognizing and managing both while still lowering the low-density lipoprotein, Perioperative Management of Rheumatic Disease and Therapies, Fibromyalgia: Recognition and Management in the Primary Care Office, Management and Cure of Gouty Arthritis, Update on the Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Suspecting and Diagnosing the Patient with Spondyloarthritis and What to Expect from Therapy, Pregnancy and Management in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Obstetrical Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis: Early Diagnosis and Treatment, Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: What Internists Need to Know, Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing for the diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and more.

This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Sindhu Johnson, will cover Advances in Epidemiologic Methods to Study Rheumatic Diseases. This unique volume will discuss the following topics, among others: Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for outcome measures, Alternative longitudinal study designs, Propensity score methods for observational data, Approaches to deal with missing data, Applied Bayesian Methods in Rheumatology, Qualitative methods, Similarity Network Fusion, Systematic reviews/meta-analysis and randomized trials, and Integrated analysis of data obtained in various reading campaigns of images.