ACR Journals On Air

Dr. Patricia Katz discusses her study on sleep disorders among patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, including common disorders and their health implications. She also shares her career advice on writing academic papers and the editorial process for ACR Open Rheumatology.

Dr. Shanmugam and Dr. Richard Furie discuss the TULIP study on anifrolumab in SLE patients. They cover the FDA approval, efficacy outcomes, COVID infection rates, vaccine responses, safety measures, career influence, and mentorship in rheumatology.

In this episode, we welcome the lead author of “Deucravacitinib, a Tyrosine Kinase 2 Inhibitor, in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial” Dr. Eric Morand of Monash University. The objective of this multicenter clinical trial in lupus (recently published in “Arthritis & Rheumatology”) was to assess the efficacy of deucravacitinib in a phase II trial in adult patients with active lupus. Dr. Morand’s methods, results and ultimate conclusions take center stage of our show today. 

Join us this week as we interview the lead author of “Genicular Nerve Block for Pain Management in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial”, Dr. Michael Shanahan. Dr. Shanahan’s study, most recently published in “Arthritis & Rheumatology” attempts to determine the efficacy of ultrasound-guided genicular nerve block in managing pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Dr. Shanahan discusses his team’s methods, results and conclusions of this paper plus some career advice and insights at the top of the show. 

This week, our guest is Dr. Grace Lo, first author of “Association Between Walking for Exercise and Symptomatic and Structural Progression in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Cohort” And Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. The objective of her study: To assess the relationship between walking for exercise and symptomatic and structural disease progression in individuals with knee OA. In this episode, she shares her methods and results with us as well as some career advice for our young listeners as well as some motivation to get out there and enjoy a nice walk! 

In this podcast, Dr Joann B Sweasy and Dr. Westley Reeves discuss their study on the connection between a human MSH6 germline variant and systemic lupus erythematosus in mice. They explore genetics of DNA repair and early onset lupus, abnormal immune response in the lungs, autoimmune diseases, and ongoing research findings in understanding lupus.

In this week’s episode, Dr. Shanmugam welcomes Dr. Mary Beth Son, the senior author and corresponding author of “Treatment of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Understanding Differences in Results of Comparative Effectiveness Studies.” This study sought to determine whether the application of different MIS-C definitions and differing disease severity in patients participating in two separate comparative cohorts underlay discrepant results. Dr. Jon Hausmann, pediatric rheumatologist and host of “ACR on Air”, joins Dr. Shanmugam and Dr. Son to add to the significant expertise on this episode, with his own in both clinical pediatric and adult rheumatology. Here, Dr. Hausmann shares further insights on integrating the published literature with pediatric treatment of MIS-C. 

This week we welcome Dr. Jamie Collins, lead author of “Five-Year Structural Changes in the Knee Among Patients With Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis: Data From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Versus Physical Therapy“. We discuss this study’s methods, statistical results and what all that data indicates about the role of exercise and surgery. Later, Dr. Collins offers advice for non-clinicians working with clinicians and explains what it's like being a mathematician analyzing data in the field of rheumatology and how she came to pursue her own research and write her own grants within the field. 

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Dua and Dr. Bolster to the show, co-first authors of “Virtually Speaking: The impact of a Nationwide Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Forum.” and discuss the study’s findings along with their educational collaborative initiative Virtual Fellows in Training (VFIT), which includes a compendium of online courses: Virtual Rheumatology Learning Collaborative (ViRL), Virtual Rheumatology Practicum (ViP Adult & ViP Pediatric) and Virtual Rheumatology Teach Lessons (ViTLs). 

In our inaugural episode we welcome Dr Monica Yang, lead author for "Reactogenicity of the Messenger RNA SARS–CoV-2 Vaccines Associated With Immunogenicity in Patients With Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disease" and Dr. Maria Danila the Associate Editor for the manuscript. We discuss some of the findings their COVID19 Vaccine Response in Patients with Autoimmune Disease (COVARiPAD) study found, deeply dive into the data that supports their findings and ask what was involved in putting this manuscript together, which eventually led to its publishing in "Arthritis Care and Research"