Musculoskeletal Report: Meetings

January 06, 2009

ACR 2008
Coverage of the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, October 24-29, 2008

EULAR 2008
Coverage of the 2008 Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, Paris, France, June 11-14, 2008

ISEMIR 2008: The International Society of Extremity MRI in Rheumatology (ISEMIR) Inaugural Conference, Chicago, April 10, 2008

AAOS 2008: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 75th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, March 5-9, 2008

ACR 2007: News from the American College of Rheumatology 71st Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, November 6-11, 2007

ASBMR 2007: News from the national meeting
Honolulu, September 14-19, 2007

EULAR 2007
Coverage of the 2007 Meeting of the European League Against Rheumatism
Barcelona, Spain

GARN - Highlights
Notes from the 2007 Meeting of the Global Arthritis Research Network

LUPUS 2007: Shanghai, China - Complete Coverage
News from the 8th International Congress

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Vascular Disease and Rheumatology
	High 10-year Cardiovascular Risk in Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Hilal Maradit Kremers, MD, MSc, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
	Elevated Antiangiogenic Factors Predict Preeclampsia In Pregnant Patients With SLE And/Or APL Antibodies Jane Salmon, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
	The Risk of Stroke in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to the General Population Christopher J. Edwards, MD, BSc, FRCP, Southampton University Hospitals, Southampton, United Kingdom
Epidemiology and Outcomes Studies
	Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Unmet Social Support Need Among Total Knee Replacement Candidates Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
	No Evidence of Reduction in Premature Work Loss among Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Using Anti-TNF Alpha Agents Saralynn Allaire, ScD, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
	Total Joint Replacement Contributes to Declining Disability Rates in Seniors Eliza Chackravarty, MD, MS, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
	Managing Arthritis and Employment: Making Arthritis-Related Work Transitions to Remain Employed Monique Gignac, PhD, The Arthritis Community Research & Evaluation United, The Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada

Friday, November 9, 2007
	A New Safety Warning: Decreased Gastroprotection is Associated with an Increase of Serious Ulcer Complications in Elderly Users of NSAIDs Gurkirpal Singh, MD Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
	The Effects Of Common Footwear on Dynamic Joint Loading in Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee Najia Shakoor, MD Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
	A Randomised Placebo-Controlled Interventional Trail of Omega-3-Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Disease Activity and Endothelial Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Stephen A. Wright, MD, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
	Low Vitamin D Levels are Associated with Greater Pain And Slow Walking Speed in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) Timothy E. McAlindon, MD, MPH, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
	Long-term Outcome of Local Corticosteroid Injection vs. Surgery in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Observational Extension of a Randomized Clinical Trial Domingo Ly-Pen, MD, PhD, Centro de Salud Gandhi, Madrid, Spain

Saturday, November 10, 2007
	Targeted Inhibition of the IL-6 Receptor with Tocilizumab Effectively Reduces Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Josef Smolen, MD Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria
	High Proportion of Remission Can be Achieved Using Initial Early Optimal DMARD Therapy in Patients with New Onset Inflammatory Arthritis Vivian Bykerk, MD, FRCPC, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
	Increasing Body Mass Index is Associated with Reduced Rate of Remission in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo, MD, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
	The Anti-TNF Certolizumab Pegol in Combination with Methotrexate is Significantly More Effective than Methotrexate Alone in the Treatment of Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: 1-year Results from the RAPID 1 Study Edward Keystone, MD, FRCP(C) University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
	Denosumab Inhibits RANKL, Reducing Progression of the Total Sharp Score and Bone Erosions in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Desiree van der Heijde, MD, PhD, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Saturday, November 10, 2007
	A New Safety Warning: Decreased Gastroprotection Is Associated with an Increase of Serious Ulcer Complications in Elderly Users of NSAIDs Gurkirpal Singh, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
	Abatacept Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): Safety Report Daniel J. Lovell, MD, MPH, Cincinnati, OH
	Safety and Efficacy of Over 8 Years of Continuous Etanercept (Enbrel¨) Therapy in Patients With Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis A.O. Reiff, MD, ChildrenÕs Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
	Adalimumab is Safe and Effective During Long-Term Treatment of Patients With Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From a 2-Year Study Daniel J. Lovell, MD, MPH, Cincinnati ChildrenÕs Hospital Medical Center, PRCSG, Cincinnati, OH
	Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Complications following Total Joint Replacement Surgery Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and WomenÕs Hospital, Boston, MA

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