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	Dr. Andre Lussier CRA members' comments	1	1	August 26 2009 at 5:38pm By elisia
CRA Virtual Journal Club 2010
	Review by Dr. MAQBOOL K. SHERIFF A Multicenter Survey of Rituximab Therapy for Refractory - ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM Vol. 60, No. 7, July 2009, pp 2156–2168	2	2	January 29 2010 at 6:41pm By elisia
CRA Journal Club - 2009
	Dr. Eric Rich Editorial Pulse Versus Daily Oral Cyclophosphamide for Induction of Remission	2	2	November 29 2009 at 11:48pm By elisia
	Dr. Elaine Soucy's editorial - English and French versions A Randomized trial of vertebroplasty for painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures.	2	2	September 22 2009 at 2:54pm By elisia
	Review by Dr. Marie-Paule Morin Golimumab, a new human tumor necrosis factor alphaantibody, administered every four weeks as a subcutaneous injection in psoriatic arthritis: Twenty-four-week efficacy and safety results of a randomized, placebo-controlled study Arthritis & Rheumatism Volume 60, Issue 4, Date: April 2009, Pages: 976-986 Arthur Kavanaugh, Iain McInnes, Philip Mease, Gerald G. Krueger, Dafna Gladman, Juan Gomez-Reino, Kim Papp, Julie Zrubek, Surekha Mudivarthy, Michael Mack, Sudha Visvanathan, Anna Beutler	2	2	June 19 2009 at 3:04pm By elisia
	CRA Journal Club review by Dr. MARIE HUDSON Pagnoux, C. et al. Azathioprine or methotrexate maintenance for ANCA-associated vasculitis. N Engl J Med 2008;359, 2790–2803	2	2	August 10 2009 at 11:11am By elisia
	Dr. Sherry Rohekar's editorial - English and French versions Rudwaleit M, Haibel H, Baraliakos X, Listing J, Marker-Hermann E, Zeidler H et al. The Early Disease Stage in Axial Spondylarthritis: Results From the German Spondyloarthritis Inception Cohort. Arthritis Rheum 2009;60:717-727	2	2	April 14 2009 at 2:53pm By elisia
CRA Journal Club - 2008
	Dr. PAIVI MIETTUNEN's editorial - English & French versions Discoid lupus erythematosus in children--a retrospective study of 34 patients. Sampaio MC, de Oliveira ZN, Machado MC, dos Reis VM, Vilela MA: Pediatr Dermatol 2008, 25:163-167	2	2	December 10 2008 at 6:50pm By elisia
	Dr. ANDY THOMPSON's editorial - English and French Versions Rituximab combined with Peg-interferon-ribavirin in refractory hepatitis C virus-associated cryoglobulinaemia vasculitis	2	4	December 25 2008 at 10:55pm By dickson
	Review by Dr. HY TANNENBAUM, English and French versions ADALIMUMAB WITH OR WITHOUT METHOTREXATE IN JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITS Lovell et al NEJM 2008:359:810-20	2	3	December 30 2008 at 10:20pm By dickson
Journal Club Reviews - 2007
	Review by Dr. SIMON CARETTE, English and French versions Lee MS. Smith SD. Galor A. Hoffman GS. Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in patients with giant cell arteritis.[see comment]. [Journal Article. Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't] Arthritis & Rheumatism. 54(10):3306-9, 2006 Oct.	3	5	June 25 2007 at 10:08pm By andy
	CRA Journal Club review by Dr. Murray Urowitz - English and French versions Changes in Career decisions Of Internal Medicine Residents during Training	2	3	February 13 2007 at 12:03am By oswald
	Review by Dr. BETH HAZEL - both versions: English and French Reduction of cardiovascular risk factors with longterm fish oil treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis. Cleland LG, Caughey GE, James MJ, Proudman SM. J Rheumatol. 2006 Oct;33(10):1973-9	2	7	January 28 2007 at 8:53pm By uddin
	Review by Dr. Henri Ménard - English and French versions available Article: Stimulatory Autoantibodies to the PDGF Receptor in Systemic Sclerosis	2	3	January 07 2007 at 4:50pm By digby
Journal Club Reviews - 2006
	Dr. ZAREEN AHMAD Review Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis Using Induction Therapy With High-Dose Glucocorticoids: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Prospective Clinical. Mazlumzadeh M, Hunder GG, Easley KA, Calamia KT, Matteson EL, Griffing WL, Younge BR, Weyand CM, Goronzy JJ. Arthritis Rheum 2006; 54:3310-18.	1	1	November 03 2006 at 4:07pm By elisia
	Review by Dr. JERRY TENENBAUM The ratio of circulating osteoprotegerin to RANKL in early rheumatoid arthritis predicts later joint destruction. Geusens PP. Landewe RB. Garnero P. Chen D. Dunstan CR. Lems WF. Stinissen P. van der Heijde DM. van der Linden S. Boers M. Journal Article. Multicenter Study. Randomized Controlled Trial] Arthritis & Rheumatism. 54(6):1772-7, 2006 Jun.	1	3	December 31 2006 at 10:36am By dickson
	Review by Dr. CIARAN DUFFY A randomized controlled trial of calcium supplementation to increase bone mineral density in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Lovell DJ, Glass D, Ranz J, Kramer S, Huang B, Sierra R, Henderson C, Passo M, Graham B, Bowyer S, Higgins G, Rennebohm R, Schikler K, Giannini G. Arthritis Rheum 2006; 54:2235-2242.	1	1	October 13 2006 at 8:51pm By elisia
	Review by Dr. PETER LEE Increase in circulating endothelial precursors by atorvastatin in patients with systemic sclerosis. Kuwana M, et al. Arthritis Rheum 2006; 54: 1946-1951	1	1	September 24 2006 at 5:19pm By elisia
	Review by Dr. GILLES BOIRE Hyrich KL, Symmons DPM, Watson KD, Silman AJ, on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register. Pregnancy outcome in women who were exposed to anti-tumor necrosis factor agents: results from a national population register. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2006; 54 :2701-2702 AND Dixon WG, Watson K, Lunt M, Hyrich KL, British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register Control Centre Consortium, Silman AJ, Symmons DPM, on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register. Rates of serious infection, including site-specific and bacterial intracellular infection, in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor therapy. Results fromt the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2006; 54 :2368-2376	1	1	September 16 2006 at 3:09pm By elisia
	Journal Club Review by Dr. BOULOS HARAOUI Rates of serious infection, including site specific and bacterial intracellular infection, in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy.- Results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register.Dixon WG, Watson K, Lunt M et al. Artrhitis Rheum 2006;54:2368	1	1	September 13 2006 at 12:14am By elisia
	Review by Dr. Barry Koehler Most Rheumatologists are Conservative in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Methotrexate Therapy: Results of the PRISME Survey	1	1	August 29 2006 at 7:38pm By elisia
	Review by Dr. PAUL DAVIS Do selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors and traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increase the risk of atherothrombosis? Meta-analysis of randomized trials	1	1	July 24 2006 at 12:30am By elisia
	Review by Dr. LORI ALBERT - July Preliminary Evidence for a Structural Benefit of the New Bisphosphonate Zoledronic Acid in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Jarrett SJ et al. Arthritis and Rheumatism, Vol 54, No. 5, May 2006 pp14	1	1	July 11 2006 at 7:14pm By elisia
	Journal Club Review by Dr. WOJCIECH P OLSZYNSKI Disintegration/dissolution profiles of copies of Fosamax (alendronate) S. Epstein, B Cryer, S. Ragi, J.R. Zanchetta, J. Walliser, J. Chow, M.A. Johnson, and A.E. Leyes Current Medical Resear	1	1	June 16 2006 at 9:57pm By elisia
	May 2006, Review by Dr. MORTON A. KAPUSTA The HLA-DRB1 Shared Epitope Alleles Are Primarily a Risk Factor for Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies and Are Not an Independent Risk Factor for Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis. van der Helm-van Mil AHM, Verpoort KN, Breedveld FC, Huizinga TWJ, Toes REM, and de Vries RRP. Arthritis Rheum 2006; 54: 1117-1121	1	1	May 29 2006 at 4:31pm By elisia
	June, 2006 - Review by Dr. PAUL RYAN Comparison of Etanercept and Methotrexate, Alone and Combined, in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Two-Year Clinical and Radiographic Results from the TEMPO Study, a Double-Blind, Rando	1	1	June 10 2006 at 10:33pm By elisia
	May 2006 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. CARTER THORNE Tumor necrosis factor inhibitor therapy and risk of serious postoperative orthopedic infection in rheumatoid arthritis - Jon T. Giles, Susan J. Bartlett, Allan C. Gelber, Shikha Nanda, Kevin Fontaine, Victoria Ruffing, Joan M. Bathon* - Arthritis Care & Research Volume 55, Issue 2 2206, Pages 333-337	1	1	May 12 2006 at 11:34am By elisia
	March 2006, Review by Dr. MORTON A. KAPUSTA A New Model for an Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Smoking May Trigger HLA-DR (Shared Epitope) – Restricted Immune Reactions to Autoantigens Modified by Citrullination. KLARESKOG L, STOLT P, LUNDBERG K, ET AL. Arthritis Rheum 2006; 54: 38-46.	1	1	April 01 2006 at 7:41pm By elisia
	February, 2006 Journal Club Review by Dr. Chris Penney Frequency and Predictors of Inappropriate Management of Recurrent Gout Attacks in a Longitudinal Study	1	1	February 14 2006 at 8:08am By andy
	February, 2006 Journal Club Review by Dr. B. BISSONNETTE Autoantibody profiling as early diagnostic and prognostic tool for rheumatoid arthritis Authors: V P K Nell, K P Machold, T A Stamm, G Eberl, H Heinzl, M Uffmann, J S Smolen, G Steiner - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Dec. 2005, Vol. 64, no.12, p. 1731-1736	1	1	March 11 2006 at 1:22am By elisia
Journal Club Reviews - 2005
	December 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. SHAHIN WALJI Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Four Different Treatment Strategies in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (the BeSt Study). A Randomized, Controlled Trial	1	1	January 20 2006 at 2:51pm By administrator
	December 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. PROTON RAHMA Very low-dose prednisolone in early rheumatoid arthritis retards radiographic progression over two years: a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.	1	2	December 29 2006 at 5:23pm By digby
	December 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. RACHEL SHUPA Use of a Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analog for Protection against Premature Ovarian Failure during Cyclophosphamide Therapy in Women with Severe Lupus	1	1	January 20 2006 at 3:01pm By administrator
	November 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. MARIE HUDSON Comparison of a single infusion of zoledronic acid with risedronate for Paget's disease	1	1	January 20 2006 at 3:03pm By administrator
	November 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. ALF CIVIDINO The efficacy and safety of switching from infliximab to adalimumab. A comparative controlled study	1	1	January 20 2006 at 3:30pm By administrator
	October 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. CARTER THORNE Gulfe A, Geborek P, Saxne T. Response Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis in clinical practice: how useful are they? Ann Rheum Dis 2005;641186-1189	1	2	December 29 2006 at 5:43pm By digby
	October 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. MURRAY BARON Abatacept for Rheumatoid Arthritis Refractory to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibition	1	1	January 23 2006 at 2:42pm By administrator
	September 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. SUSAN HUMPHREY Damage Caused by Wegener’s Granulomatosis and Its Treatment	1	1	January 23 2006 at 2:44pm By administrator
	September 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. CAROLINE PATTERSON Clinical and Serological Heterogeneity in Patients with Anticentromere Antibodies	1	1	January 23 2006 at 2:50pm By administrator
	September 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. André Robitaille Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis With the Selective Costimulation Modulator Abatacept	1	1	January 23 2006 at 2:52pm By administrator
	September 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. IVAN McCULLY DIAGNOSING LATE ONSET RA, PMR, AND TEMPORAL ARTERITIS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH POLYMYALGIC SYMPTOMS. A PROSPECTIVE LONGTERM EVALUATION	1	1	January 23 2006 at 2:54pm By administrator
	August 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. PETER LEE Mycophenolate Mofetil in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Efficacy and Tolerability in 86 Patients	1	1	January 23 2006 at 2:57pm By administrator
	August 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. JACQUELINE STEWART Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Reduce Radiographic Progression in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. A Randomized Clinical Trial.	1	1	January 23 2006 at 2:59pm By administrator
	July 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr.BOULOS HARAOUI A randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled, multicentre trial of combination therapy with methotrexate plus ciclosporin in patients with active psoriatic arthritis.	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:00pm By administrator
	June 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. Boire Gilles Systemic Lupus erythematosus in three ethnic groups. XVI. Association of hydroxychloroquine use with reduced risk of damage accrual. BA Fessler, GS Alarcon, G McGwin, J Roseman, HM Bastian, AW Friedman, BA Baethge, L Vila, JD Reveille, for the LUMINA Study Group Arthritis & Rheumatism 2005; 52:1473-1480	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:09pm By administrator
	June 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. Paivi Miettunen Safety and Efficacy of Iloprost for the Treatment of Ischaemic Digits in Paediatric Connective Tissue Diseases; F Zulian, F Coroan, et al—Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, University of Padua, Italy, Rheumatology (Oxford). 2004 Feb; 43(2):229-33	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:11pm By administrator
	June 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. JAMIE HENDERSON The Risk for Myocardial Infarction with Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors: A Population Study of Elderly Adults , Linda Levesque,James Brophy,& Bin Zhang - McGill university Health Centre, Montreal , Quebec, Canada, Ann Intern Med. 2005;142;481-489	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:12pm By administrator
	June 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. BARRY KOEHLER Vertebral Fracture and Bone Mineral Density in Women Receiving High Dose Glucocorticoids for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:14pm By administrator
	May 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. HANI EL-GABALAWY The induction of matrix metalloproteinase and cytokine expression in synovial fibroblasts stimulated with immune cell microparticles.	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:15pm By administrator
	May 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. PETER DOCHERTY Febuxostat, A novel Nonpurine Selective Inhibitor of Xanthine Oxidase: A Twenty-Eight-Day, Multicenter, Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Response Clinical Trial Examining Safety and Efficacy in Patients With Gout.	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:32pm By administrator
	May 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. JANET POPE Effectiveness and Safety Profile of Leflunomide in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Actual Practice Compared with Clinical Trials	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:41pm By administrator
	April 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. WALTER MAKSYMOWYCH Very Early Treatment with Infliximab in Addition to Methotrexate in Early, Poor-Prognosis Rheumatoid Arthritis Reduces Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence of Synovitis and Damage, with Sustained Benefit after Infliximab Withdrawal.	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:45pm By administrator
	April 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum The rise and decline of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug-associated gastropathy in rheumatoid arthritis	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:47pm By administrator
	March 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. MICHAEL SUGAI Relapse in a Population Based Cohort of Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica.	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:49pm By administrator
	March 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. SHARON KOREN Etanercept plus Standard Therapy for Wegener’s Granulomatosis	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:50pm By administrator
	January 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. JOHN THOMPSON Patient initiated outpatient follow up in rheumatoid arthritis: six year randomized controlled trial.	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:52pm By administrator
	January 2005 - CRA Journal Club Review by Dr. DOUG SMITH Early response to immunosuppressive therapy predicts good renal outcome in lupus nephritis: Lessons from long-term followup of patients in the Euro-Lupus Nephritis Trial	1	1	January 23 2006 at 3:54pm By administrator
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