Objective. As a guide to treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), physicians use measurement
tools to quantify disease activity. The Patient Global Assessment (PGA) asks a patient to rate …

Objective. To develop recommendations for the use of methotrexate (MTX) in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis. Methods. Canadian rheumatologists who participated in the international …

Objective. By 2026, there will be a 64% shortfall of rheumatologists in Canada. A doubling
of current rheumatology trainees is likely needed to match future needs; however, there are …

Figure 1:(A) Erythemato-violaceous changes of the eyelids (heliotrope rash),(B) confluent
erythematous papules over the upper back (shawl sign) and (C) scaling over the extensor …

Objective. Rheumatologists triage referrals to assess those patients who may benefit from
early intervention. We describe a referral tool and formally evaluate its sensitivity for urgent …

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, chronic, ulcerative disorder of the skin. Cutaneous
lesions typically progress from painful nodules or pustules into ulcers with overhanging, …

Objective. To determine the rate of low health literacy in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) population
in southwestern Ontario. Methods. For the study, 432 patients with RA were contacted, …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether rheumatologists working in Canada's largest academic
rheumatology center (University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital) adhere to the 2002 …

Multidisciplinary self-management programs are important in inflammatory arthritis as
adjunctive treatment. Patients often have excuses as to why they do not attend these programs. …

Objectives: To investigate differences in response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitor treatment
(TNFi) in seropositive (rheumatoid factor positive; RF+) versus seronegative (RF-) patients …