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Diagnostic assessment strategies and disease subsets in Giant Cell Arteritis: Data from an international observational cohort (2019)
Journal Article
Gribbons, K. B., Ponte, C., Craven, A., Robson, J. C., Suppiah, R., Luqmani, R., …Grayson, P. C. (2020). Diagnostic assessment strategies and disease subsets in Giant Cell Arteritis: Data from an international observational cohort. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 72(4), 667-676. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41165

© 2019, American College of Rheumatology. This article has been contributed to by US Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA. Objective: Diagnostic assessment in giant cell arteritis (GCA) is rapidly changing as vascula... Read More about Diagnostic assessment strategies and disease subsets in Giant Cell Arteritis: Data from an international observational cohort.

Patterns of arterial disease in Takayasu's Arteritis and Giant Cell Arteritis (2019)
Journal Article
Maksimowicz-McKinnon, K., Gribbons, K. B., Ponte, C., Carette, S., Craven, A., Cuthbertson, D., …Grayson, P. C. (2020). Patterns of arterial disease in Takayasu's Arteritis and Giant Cell Arteritis. Arthritis Care and Research, 72(11), 1615-1624. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24055

Published 2019. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Objective: To identify and validate, using computer-driven methods, patterns of arterial disease in Takayasu arteritis (TAK) and giant cell arteritis (GCA)... Read More about Patterns of arterial disease in Takayasu's Arteritis and Giant Cell Arteritis.

Update on outcome measure development in large-vessel vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 2018 (2019)
Journal Article
Merkel, P. A., Direskeneli, H., Tugwell, P., Tómasson, G., Shea, B., Milman, N., …Hill, C. (2019). Update on outcome measure development in large-vessel vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 2018. Journal of Rheumatology, 46(9), 1198-1201. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181072

OBJECTIVE: The OMERACT Vasculitis Working Group seeks to develop validated outcome measures for use in trials for large-vessel vasculitis (LVV). METHODS: An international Delphi exercise conducted among investigators identified items considered... Read More about Update on outcome measure development in large-vessel vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 2018.

Feasibility and construct validation of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in systemic vasculitis (2019)
Journal Article
Tomasson, G., Farrar, J. T., Cuthbertson, D., McAlear, C. A., Ashdown, S., Cronholm, P. F., …Merkel, P. A. (2019). Feasibility and construct validation of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in systemic vasculitis. Journal of Rheumatology, 46(8), 928-934. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171405

OBJECTIVE: The Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is a collection of item banks of self-reported health. This study assessed the feasibility and construct validity of using PROMIS instruments in vasculitis. METHODS: Data... Read More about Feasibility and construct validation of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in systemic vasculitis.

The OMERACT emerging leaders program: The good, the bad, and the future (2019)
Journal Article
Flurey, C. A., Tugwell, P. S., Black, R. J., Halls, S., Page, M. J., Robson, J. C., …Richards, B. (2019). The OMERACT emerging leaders program: The good, the bad, and the future. Journal of Rheumatology, 46(8), 1047-1052. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181126

The Journal of Rheumatology Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved. Objective. To describe the experience of the first OMERACT Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). Methods. A Delphi process identified positive aspects, areas for improvement, and future dir... Read More about The OMERACT emerging leaders program: The good, the bad, and the future.

Systemic vasculitis and patient-reported outcomes: How the assessment of patient preferences and perspectives could improve outcomes (2019)
Journal Article
Robson, J., Jayne, D., Merkel, P., & Dawson, J. (2019). Systemic vasculitis and patient-reported outcomes: How the assessment of patient preferences and perspectives could improve outcomes. Patient Related Outcome Measures, 10, 37-42. https://doi.org/10.2147/PROM.S163601

The systemic vasculitides are a group of multisystem diseases, which can be life and organ threatening. High-dose immunosuppressants are required to control inflammation in vital organs, such as the kidneys, lungs, skin, joints, and eyes. Patients re... Read More about Systemic vasculitis and patient-reported outcomes: How the assessment of patient preferences and perspectives could improve outcomes.

Updating OMERACT core set of domains for ANCA-associated vasculitis: Patient perspective using the international classification of function, disability, and health (2019)
Journal Article
Milman, N., McConville, E., Robson, J. C., Boonen, A., Tugwell, P., Wells, G. A., …Merkel, P. A. (2019). Updating OMERACT core set of domains for ANCA-associated vasculitis: Patient perspective using the international classification of function, disability, and health. Journal of Rheumatology, 46(10), 1415-1420. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181073

Objective: Aspects of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) prioritized by patients with AAV were described using the International Classification of Function, Disability, and Health. Methods: Items identified during 14 individual interviews were incorpor... Read More about Updating OMERACT core set of domains for ANCA-associated vasculitis: Patient perspective using the international classification of function, disability, and health.