How to achieve and enhance professionalism in rheumatology

Professional attitudes, virtues, and behavior are key to providing the best standards of care. There are many challenges to the traditional values and...

Systematic reviews and meta-analysis in rheumatology: a gentle introduction for clinicians

Clinicians in rheumatology increasingly rely on systematic reviews to aid in evidence-based decision-making. Given time constraints, staying up-to-dat...

Evidence-based rheumatology practice

Evidence-based rheumatology is an ongoing effort, with continuing revision and update of recommendations. The initiatives on practice-based research t...

2019 EULAR points to consider for the assessment of competences in rheumatology specialty training

The European League Against Rheumatism established a task force to develop points to consider for the assessment of competencies during rheumatology s...

Sirolimus for treatment of patients with inclusion body myositis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept, phase 2b trial

Inclusion body myositis is most frequent in patients older than 50 years. In this pilot study, we aimed to test the efficacy of sirolimus in patients...

German Mobile Apps in Rheumatology: Review and Analysis Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS)

The German App Store and Google Play store were systematically searched to identify German rheumatology mobile apps for patient and physician use. The...