The Rheumatology Podcast

Dr Vanessa Smith, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium, and Dr Marwan Bukhari discusses Dr Smith's paper which proposed simple capillaroscopic definitions to describe capillary morphology. Currently different definitions are used for single capillaries across studies; these definitions would allow a common language in the literature. The study, carried out on behalf of the EULAR study group on microcirculation, demonstrated the definitions are reliable for evaluating capillary abnormalities.

Dr Vanessa Smith, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium, and Dr Marwan Bukhari discusses Dr Smith's paper which proposed simple capillaroscopic definitions to describe capillary morphology. Currently different definitions are used for single capillaries across studies; these definitions would allow a common language in the literature. The study, carried out on behalf of the EULAR study group on microcirculation, demonstrated the definitions are reliable for evaluating capillary abnormalities.

Dr Vanessa Smith, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium, and Dr Marwan Bukhari discusses Dr Smith's paper which proposed simple capillaroscopic definitions to describe capillary morphology. Currently different definitions are used for single capillaries across studies; these definitions would allow a common language in the literature. The study, carried out on behalf of the EULAR study group on microcirculation, demonstrated the definitions are reliable for evaluating capillary abnormalities.

Recorded at the ACR Congress 2018 in Chicago, USA, our incoming Editor-in-Chief Marwan Bukhari, talks to our Associate Editor Xenofon Baraliakos (Consultant and Head of the Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet at Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany).

Recorded at the ACR Congress 2018 in Chicago, USA, our incoming Editor-in-Chief Marwan Bukhari, talks to our Associate Editor Xenofon Baraliakos (Consultant and Head of the Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet at Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany). Referring to his expertise within spondlyoarthritides, Xenofon tells us what he looks for in a paper. Novelty, impact on daily practice and the application of data that can change and improve every day clinical practice are key areas that should not be overlooked in a paper.

Recorded at the ACR Congress 2018 in Chicago, USA, our incoming Editor-in-Chief Marwan Bukhari, talks to our Associate Editor Xenofon Baraliakos (Consultant and Head of the Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet at Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany). Referring to his expertise within spondlyoarthritides, Xenofon tells us what he looks for in a paper. Novelty, impact on daily practice and the application of data that can change and improve every day clinical practice are key areas that should not be overlooked in a paper.

Dr Marwan Bukhari interviews Dr Andrew Filer, University of Birmingham, UK, about his recent paper on the role of ultrasound-defined tenosynovitis and synovitis in the prediction of RA development. The study showed that using ultrasound to scan the flexor tendons in the hands are useful in predicting the development of RA in patients with early arthritis.

Dr Marwan Bukhari interviews Dr Andrew Filer, University of Birmingham, UK, about his recent paper on the role of ultrasound-defined tenosynovitis and synovitis in the prediction of RA development. The study showed that using ultrasound to scan the flexor tendons in the hands are useful in predicting the development of RA in patients with early arthritis.

Dr Marwan Bukhari interviews Dr Andrew Filer, University of Birmingham, UK, about his recent paper on the role of ultrasound-defined tenosynovitis and synovitis in the prediction of RA development. The study showed that using ultrasound to scan the flexor tendons in the hands are useful in predicting the development of RA in patients with early arthritis.

Dr Marwan Bukhari talks to Dr Susan Goodman, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA, about her paper on management of perioperative TNFα inhibitors in RA patients undergoing arthroplasty. Evidence from the literature suggests an increase in surgical site infections in patients either currently or recently using TNF inhibitors. They discuss the need for these findings to be confirmed by prospective studies in the context of other infection risks such as higher disease activity, corticosteroid use, smoking and diabetes.