Association between musculoskeletal sonographic features and response to treatment in patients with psoriatic arthritis.

Objective: To investigate the association between musculoskeletal sonographic features and clinical features, as well as treatment outcomes, in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted involving patients with active PsA. Disease activity was assessed clinically at baseline and 3-6 months after initiating therapy, with a Disease Activity Index for PsA (DAPSA) score calculated.

Use of Coordinator Role Improves Access to Rheumatologic Advanced Therapy.

Objective: Delays in initiation of advanced therapies, which include biologics and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, contribute to poor patient outcomes. The objective of this quality improvement project was to identify factors that lead to a delay in the initiation of advanced therapy and to perform plan-do-study-act cycles to decrease the time to start advanced therapy.

Methods: A retrospective chart review identified factors involved in delay to start advanced therapy.

Psychiatric medication use by Canadian adults prior to entering an outpatient eating disorders program: Types and combinations of medications, predictors of being on a medication, and clinical considerations.

This study examined the proportion of Canadian adults who were on psychiatric medication prior to entering specialized outpatient care for an eating disorder, the types and combinations of medications taken, and predictors of being on a medication. A retrospective chart review of 223 adults with an eating disorder was conducted. A large proportion of the adults (61%) had been prescribed a psychiatric medication prior to entering specialized outpatient care.