Remote assessment via video evaluation (RAVVE): a pilot study to trial video-enabled peer feedback on clinical performance.

Background: Video review processes for evaluation and coaching are often incorporated into medical education as a means to accurately capture physician-patient interactions. Compared to direct observation they offer the advantage of overcoming many logistical challenges. However, the suitability and viability of using video-based peer consultations for professional development requires further investigation.

The effect of magnesium infusion on rest cramps: randomized controlled trial.

Background: Rest cramps (also known as nocturnal leg cramps) are very common in a geriatric population. Oral magnesium supplements are marketed for prophylaxis of such cramps but clinical trials exploring the efficacy of oral magnesium conflict. A therapeutic trial of intravenous magnesium overcomes the limited oral bioavailability of magnesium and better assesses its therapeutic potential.

Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) scores are not affected by chronic pain or depression in patients with fibromyalgia.

Neuropsychologists routinely give effort tests, such as the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM). When a person fails one of these tests, the clinician must try to determine whether the poor performance was due to suboptimal effort or to chronic pain, depression, or other problems. Participants were 54 community-dwelling patients who met American College of Rheumatology criteria for fibromyalgia (FM).

A comparison of four indirect methods of assessing utility values in rheumatoid arthritis.

Objectives: Utility scores can be assessed indirectly using preference-based instruments and used as weightings for quality-adjusted life years in economic analyses. It is not clear whether available instruments yield similar results or what domains of health are contributing to the overall score in a sample of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Subjects: Our study included 313 individuals with rheumatologist-confirmed RA.

Prescribing trends in disease modifying antirheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: a survey of practicing Canadian rheumatologists.

Objective: To determine the prescribing and monitoring practices of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) for Canadian rheumatologists in their treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods: A survey questionnaire was mailed to 279 rheumatologists with a 70% response rate after 2 mailings.

Results: Antimalarials are prescribed commonly, with the preference being hydroxychloroquine (HCQ).