RMD Open Podcast

Promoting gender equity in academic rheumatology

In this podcast, Dr. Javier Rodríguez-Carrio talks to Dr. Pavel Ovseiko and Prof. Laura Coates about the recent paper on gender equity in academic rheumatology which emerged from a EULAR task force. They discuss the current situation of gender equity in academic rheumatology across Europe, the pros and cons of potential interventions to accelerate gender-equitable career advancement in this field and how and these be applied in the short- and long-term. Link to the viewpoint: https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/8/2/e002518.long Listen to more episodes of RMD Open: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rmd-open-rheumatic-and-musculoskeletal-diseases/id1237127864

Autoantibodies against PTM proteins as biomarkers for lupus

Autoantibodies against post-translationally modified proteins (PTM) are described in various rheumatic diseases and facilitate diagnosis and patient stratification. Researchers from the Leiden University Medical Center analysed the presence of autoantibodies against six different post-translational modifications in a cohort of patients with neuropsychiatric lupus. In this podcast, Leendert Trouw, Rory Monahan and Michelle van den Beukel discuss the results of their study with the ARD/RMDopen social media advisor Caroline Ospelt. Read the Open Access related paper: https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/8/1/e002079 Listen to more episodes of RMD Open: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rmd-open-rheumatic-and-musculoskeletal-diseases/id1237127864

Balancing risks with JAK inhibitors in RMDs after the ORAL Surveillance study

In this podcast, Dr. Javier Rodríguez-Carrio (1) talks to Dr. Tue Kragstrup (2) about the recent safety data on JAK inhibitors emerged after the ORAL Surveillance study. They discuss what is the current situation, the potential strategies to escape a ‘static’ situation, by managing uncertainty in the context of balancing risks, patient preferences and shared-decision process. Read the Open Access related paper: https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/8/1/e002236 (1) Javier Rodríguez-Carrio (University of Oviedo) (@javierrcarrio); (2) Tue Wenzel Kragstrup (University of Aarhus) (@KragstrupTW)

Air pollution associated with higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases

In this podcast, RMD Open's Social Media Advisor, Dr. Paul Studenic, speaks to Dr. Giovanni Adami, from Universita degli Studi di Verona, Italy, about his population-based cohort study evaluating air pollution-associated risk of developing an immune-mediated disease. By using an Italian-wide patient-dataset, initially designed for fracture risk assessment in women in combination with data for air-quality control stations across Italy, he presents results indicating that long-term exposure to air pollution coincides with a higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases. Read it on the RMD Open website: https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/8/1/e002055

COVID-19 and cytokines - same storm, different origins?

In this podcast, Caroline Ospelt (Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland) talks to Alessia Alunno (Rheumatology Unit, University of Perugia, Italy) about the similarities and differences in the cytokine storm that occurs in COVID-19 patients and people with rheumatic diseases. Link to related paper: https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/6/1/e001295