Research ArticleArticle
Development of Cardiovascular Quality Indicators for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from an International Expert Panel Using a Novel Online Process
Claire E.H. Barber, Deborah A. Marshall, Nanette Alvarez, G.B. John Mancini, Diane Lacaille, Stephanie Keeling, J. Antonio Aviña-Zubieta, Dmitry Khodyakov, Cheryl Barnabe, Peter Faris, Alexa Smith, Raheem Noormohamed, Glen Hazlewood, Liam O. Martin and John M. Esdaile
The Journal of Rheumatology July 2015, jrheum.141603; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141603
Claire E.H. Barber
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Deborah A. Marshall
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Nanette Alvarez
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
G.B. John Mancini
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Diane Lacaille
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Stephanie Keeling
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
J. Antonio Aviña-Zubieta
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Dmitry Khodyakov
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Cheryl Barnabe
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Peter Faris
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Alexa Smith
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Raheem Noormohamed
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Glen Hazlewood
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
Liam O. Martin
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
John M. Esdaile
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research, the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Division of Cardiology and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia; The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR; funding ref. # 129628). Dr. Barber is a PhD candidate and her work is supported by a Health Research Clinical Fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions 2011-15 as well as a Rheumatology Postgraduate Fellowship funded by UCB Canada, The Canadian Rheumatology Association, and The Arthritis Society from 2011-13, and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 2014-15. Dr. Marshall is a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Health Services and Systems Research and the Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research. C.E. Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; D.A. Marshall, MHSA, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research; N. Alvarez, MD, FRCPC, BA, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary; G.B. Mancini, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Cardiology; D. Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; S. Keeling, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; J.A. Aviña-Zubieta, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada; D. Khodyakov, PhD, MA, Social/Behavioral Scientist, The RAND Corporation; C. Barnabe, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and ARC Research Scientist; P. Faris, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary; Biostatistician, Research Support, Alberta Health Services; A. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; R. Noormohamed, BSc, MSPH, Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; G. Hazlewood, MD, FRCPC, PhD Candidate, Clinical Scholar; L.O. Martin, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.M. Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and The Cardiovascular Disease in RA International Panel for Quality Indicator Development. Address correspondence to Dr. C.E. Barber, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, HRIC Rm 3AA08, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada. E-mail: cehbarbe@ucalgary.ca. Accepted for publication March 27, 2015.
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