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BSR 2018: Annual Conference highlights

Research news

04-05-2018 | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | News

Predictors of JIA remission vary according to treatment target

Research suggests that factors predicting remission in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis vary according to the score used to define remission.

03-05-2018 | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | News

More data needed on biosimilar use in JIA

UK study results provide some initial insights into the use of biosimilar drugs among children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

02-05-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | News

Biologic therapy may reduce work activity impairment in axSpA patients

Patients with axial spondyloarthritis who are treated with biologic therapies may have less impairment in work activities than those not taking biologics, suggests an analysis of the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register in Ankylosing Spondylitis.

02-05-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | News

Cognitive behavioral therapy could lessen the impact of fatigue in RA patients

Findings from the RAFT trial support the use of cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by rheumatology teams to reduce the impact of fatigue among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

02-05-2018 | Gout | News

Emergency hospitalizations rising for gout, falling for RA, SLE

Rates of emergency hospitalizations for gout have increased in England in recent years, but have decreased for rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, suggest study findings presented at the 2018 British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference in Liverpool, UK.

01-05-2018 | Diagnosis and screening | News

Radiographic scoring system shows potential for differentiating PsA from OA

Results of a pilot study suggest that a radiographic scoring system may be able to distinguish patients with psoriatic arthritis from those with nodal osteoarthritis.

Expert interviews

Professor Ramanan

03-05-2018 | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | Conference coverage | Video

Managing JIA-associated uveitis: The SHARE recommendations

In this video, Athimalaipet Ramanan gives an overview of the key points from the SHARE initiative consensus recommendations on the screening, diagnosis, and management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis.

Guidelines

09-05-2018 | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | Podcast | Video

A closer look at the SHARE recommendations

In this medwireNews podcast, Athimalaipet Ramanan outlines the importance of the SHARE recommendations for children with JIA-associated uveitis, and discusses how rheumatologists and ophthalmologists can work together.


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