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RheumMadness Rheumatology Podcast15. Thank You & What's NextIn this episode, we are joined by the one and only Dr. Matt Sparks, co-creator of NephMadness, the game that started it all and one of our primary mentors in making RheumMadness. We are also joined by the entire RheumMadness leadership team: Aki Udupa, Didem Saygin, Guy Katz, and Allen Witt. This episode has everything:Reflections on the first year of the tournamentThe true identify of Rheum BOSSHagfish tattoosEngagement numbers from RheumMadness2021What's next for RheumMadnessLearn more about RheumMadness here: https://sites.duke.edu/rheummadness/If you're interested in getting involved i...
2021-04-0727 minRheumMadness Rheumatology Podcast13. SLE & ANCA Scouting ReportsIn this episode, the fantastic Dr. Lisa Criscione-Schreiber (crucial mentor for the RheumMadness team) reads out the scouting reports for the SLE & ANCA regions of the tournament. Feel free to skip this episode if you've already read the reports. Find the reports and learn more about RheumMadness here: https://sites.duke.edu/rheummadness/Scouting reports included in this episode:Belimumab for Lupus Nephritis, written by the Duke University School of Medicine Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program; Aki Udupa, Ryan Anderson, Isaac Smith, Poorva Apte, Megan Milne, Catherine Sims, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, and David Leverenz...
2021-03-2026 minRheumMadness Rheumatology Podcast8. Bracketology Part 2In this episode David Leverenz, Aki Udupa, Didem Saygin, and Guy Katz discuss the second half of the RheumMadness bracket. The first half was covered in the previous episode (Bracketology Part 1). You can learn more about RheumMadness here: https://sites.duke.edu/rheummadness/References for topics discussed in this episodeSEMIRA Study in RA: Burmester et al. Lancet.2020;396(10246):267-76 (pubmed link)Harms of Short Term Steroids: Yao et al. Ann Intern Med.2020;173(5):325-30 (pubmed link)UK FROST Trial for Frozen Shoulder: Rangan et al. Lancet.2020;396(10256):977-89 (pubmed link)PT vs. GC In...
2021-03-1032 minRheumMadness Rheumatology Podcast7. Bracketology Part 1In this episode David Leverenz, Aki Udupa, Didem Saygin, and Guy Katz introduce the first half of the RheumMadness bracket. The second half will be covered in the next episode (Bracketology Part 2). You can learn more about RheumMadness here: https://sites.duke.edu/rheummadness/References for topics discussed in this episodeBelimumab for Lupus Nephritis: Furie et al. NEJM.2020;383(12):1117-28 (pubmed link)Anifrolumab for SLE: TULIP-1 and TULIP-2 trials (click for links)PEXIVAS in ANCA Vasculitis: Walsh et al. NEJM.2020;382(7):622-31 (pubmed link)Avacopan in ANCA Vasculitis: Jayne et al. NEJM.2021;384:599-6...
2021-03-0341 minRheumMadness Rheumatology Podcast4. RA PRIME cellsDr. Aki Udupa and Dr. Allen Witt are back to discuss:-Rheuminders from the previous episode on relapsing polychondritis subtypes-Primer on RA pathophysiology-A new study (see below) using longitudinal genomics to provide new insights into the pathogenesis of RA flares and describing a new type of cell: PRIME cells.Reference: Orange DE, Yao V, Sawicka K, Fak J, Frank MO, Parveen S, Blachere NE, Hale C, Zhang F, Raychaudhuri S, Troyanskaya OG, Darnell RB. RNA Identification of PRIME Cells Predicting Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jul 16;383(3):218-228. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2004114. PMID: 32668112...
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