An Approach to Psychiatric Illness in Rheumatology Clinics.

Rheumatologists encounter patients with psychiatric illnesses daily in their practice; however, formal training in rheumatology does not sufficiently equip rheumatologists with guidance for managing common psychiatric illnesses. This study reviews common clinical situations involving psychiatric symptoms, their relationship with rheumatologic conditions, and their effects on clinical presentation and management. We illustrate key principles in a case-based format and reflect on the management of psychiatric components.

Yield of Surveillance Colonoscopy in Older Adults with a History of Polyps: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The benefit of surveillance colonoscopy in older adults is not well described.

Aims: To quantify the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) and advanced polyps during surveillance colonoscopy in older adults with a history of colon polyps.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review (MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase) for all published studies through May 2020 in adults age > 70 undergoing surveillance colonoscopy.

Supporting communication of visit information to informal caregivers: A systematic review.

Importance: When caregivers cannot attend the clinic visit for the person they provide care for, patients are the predominant source of clinic visit information; however, poor patient recall inhibits the quality of information shared, resulting in poor caregiver preparedness and contributing to caregiver morbidity. Technological solutions exist to sharing clinic visit information, but their effectiveness is unclear.

Objectives: To assess if and how technology is being used to connect informal caregivers to patient clinic visit information when they cannot otherwise attend, and its impact on caregiver and patient outcomes.

Shared first authorship.

In most scientific communities, the order of author names on a publication serves to assign credit and responsibility. Unless authors are presented in alphabetical order, it is assumed that the first author contributes the most and the last author is the driving force, both intellectually and financially, behind the research. Many, but not all, journals individually delineate what it means to be a contributing author and the nature of each author's role.