Episodes
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
E32: TaSER and ARCTIC: U/S to Guide Treatment in Inflammatory Arthritis
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Finally addressing this ultrasound business. I decided to cover two somewhat similar trials, which seem to come to the same conclusions regarding U/S and treat to target strategies. However, the question addressed was narrow and the role of ultrasound remains to be determined. Get this paper (and all the others) here: https://tinyurl.com/yyll5qof
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
E31: SEAM and MIPA Trials: MTX vs. ETN for Psoriatic Arthritis
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
This week we tackle two RCTs and try to figure out what to do with etanercept, methotrexate, and placebo (or the lack thereof). Good opportunity for jumping into more PsA trials in the near future - lots of IL-somethings to talk about! Remember to follow the podcast @EBRheum to give feedback and for updates!
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
E30: The Quality of RCTs in the Rheum Literature
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
We're back! This week I discuss work I did for the rheumatology winter clinical symposium on the quality of RCTs in the rheumatologic literature. Be sure to follow the twitter handle for a descriptive slide and to weigh in on the podcast! @ebrheum
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
E29: CIRT and CANTOS - Immunotherapy for Cardiovascular Disease
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
Double episode this week and then I'll be taking the holidays off. I decided to combine two trials of immunotherapy for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, the CANTOS trial (canakinumab vs. placebo) and the CIRT trial (methotrexate vs. placebo). It was a good opportunity to debunk both therapies and take a few pot shots at observational trials, "bioplausibility," and surrogate endpoints. Both papers are available on my box account here.
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
E28: Nurse Run Treat to Target vs. Usual Care? in Gout
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Interesting trial this week pitting an elaborate nurse led group against suboptimal usual care. Suboptimal usual care lost pretty badly, but what to make of this? And does it support the rheumatologist side of the treat to target controversy? Listen to find out and be sure to follow on @EBRheum if you have your own thoughts!
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
E27: Opioids vs. Non-opioids for OA Pain: The SPACE RCT
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Great article that (kind of) proves something a lot of us already believed; non-opioids management of chronic pain is preferable to opioid management. Lots of caveats, there, as this was a pragmatic trial (literally) with a number of interesting limitations. Follow me @EBRheum to give feedback and go here to get all of the papers!
Saturday Oct 27, 2018
E26: Housekeeping 1
Saturday Oct 27, 2018
Saturday Oct 27, 2018
Every 25 episodes I'd like to step back and touch base about where the podcast is headed. Thanks to everyone who has been listening! Apologies for nothing exciting or useful this week.
Monday Oct 15, 2018
E25: MAINRITSAN 2 - Fixed vs. Tailored Rituxan for AAV
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Interesting trial this week evaluating a fixed schedule of rituximab vs. a tailored approach to therapy. See you all at ACR this week!
Monday Oct 01, 2018
E24: Intra-articular Steroid vs. Placebo for Knee OA
Monday Oct 01, 2018
Monday Oct 01, 2018
Solid RCT this week that may rock your faith in all those pesky knee injections! Worth a listen before you do another. Find the original article here as usual.
Thursday Sep 20, 2018
E23: Stress Related Disorders and Subsequent Autoimmune Disease
Thursday Sep 20, 2018
Thursday Sep 20, 2018
Great article this week on stress related disorders and their relationship with subsequent autoimmune disease. One of my favorite recent papers from my least favorite way to do a study! Remember, all my articles can be found here!