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Dr Susa Benseler is our guest in this latest episode of our Ask The Expert segment, today focused on CNS vasculitis and autoimmune encephalitis. Joining co-hosts Daniel Ennis and Janet Pope, Dr Benseler discusses the broad categories of inflammatory brain disorders and which ones rheumatologists should be responsible for, as well as topics like lab based investigations, imaging (how you choose the right test and how should we approach interpretation), brain biopsies, what's in the pipeline and more.Dr Benseler is the Director of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, a Professor in the Department Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, the Cenovus Energy Chair in Child and Maternal Health and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Chair in Pediatric Research. A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), Dr. Janet Pope (Host), David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions), and Erin Stewart (Marketing and Communications Director, CRA) for leading production. Our theme music was composed by Aaron Fontwell. For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, visit www.rheum.ca (http://www.rheum.ca/) or check out our X (Twitter) account - @CRASCRRheum

In our latest episode of "Ask the Expert," we're thrilled to have Dr. Dafna Gladman join us. She is a world expert in both lupus and psoriatic arthritis. This time around, Dafna joins hosts Daniel Ennis and Janet Pope (also a leading expert in lupus!) for a fascinating discussion on Lupus Nephritis, with a focus on treatment. There are plenty of pearls shared about both standard treatments and some of the newer agents out there! You are bound to learn something from this fascinating discussion!Dr. Dafna Gladman is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a Senior Scientist at the Schroeder Arthritis Institute and Krembil Research Institute. She is also Deputy Director of the Centre for Prognosis Studies in The Rheumatic Diseases, Co-Director of the Lupus Clinic, and Co-Director of the Psoriatic Arthritis Program at Toronto Western Hospital.A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), Dr. Janet Pope (Host), David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions), and Erin Stewart (Marketing and Communications Director, CRA) for leading production. Our theme music was composed by Aaron Fontwell. For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, visit www.rheum.ca (www.rheum.ca) or check out our X (Twitter) account - @CRASCRRheum

Host Dan Ennis has to admit that AI has had him a bit concerned. So he joined up with co-host Janet Pope to talk to a couple of Rheumatologists who have done a lot of thinking about where AI is taking us, to see if they could soothe his fears. Together, the University of Alberta's Dr. Carrie Ye and UBC's Dr. Carson Chin, take a look at the practical applications of AI right now, and what the future may hold for it. It is a fun and fascinating conversation and by the end Dan said he was feeling more hopeful about "how we can use [AI] and make it make us better doctors." Dr. Carson Chin is a Clinical Instructor in the Division of Rheumatology at UBC and is a consultant Rheumatologist at Burnaby Hospital. He is the current Vice President of the BC Society of Rheumatologists. He has a special interest in AI. Dr. Carrie Ye is a Rheumatologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta and at the Kaye Edmonton Clinic, where she runs the Rheumatology in Immuno-oncology Clinic. She is a co-author of the Arthritis & Rheumatology journal article: Doctor versus AI: Patient and physician evaluation of large language model responses to rheumatology patient questions, a cross-sectional study. Around the Rheum is produced by the Canadian Rheumatology Association's Communications Committee. A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions), and Erin Stewart (Marketing and Communications Director, CRA) for leading production. Our theme music was composed by Aaron Fontwell. For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, visit www.rheum.ca (http://www.rheum.ca/) or check out our X (Twitter) account - @CRASCRRheum

"The patient was a 36 year-old male [...] He presented to the emergency department with a witnessed first-time, generalized tonic-clonic seizure. From the chart, he had a two-week history of poor sleep, worsening headache, and an inability to read." And with that, we're off on our third edition of Medical Mysteries! The CRA's Holmes and Watson team, Drs. Janet Pope and Daniel Ennis take in the history of this challenging case from the University of Alberta's rheumatology trainee physician Dr. Justin Smith. Will they solve it before Dr. Smith reveals the diagnosis? As well as presenting a fascinating case, this episode is full of great clinical pearls from our resident experts and guest. Justin Smith is a PGY-5 resident completing his Rheumatology training at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He is originally from Calgary, and has an interest in connective tissue diseases, particularly SLE, and pediatric-to-adult transition. Around the Rheum is produced by the Canadian Rheumatology Association's Communications Committee. A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions), and Erin Stewart (Marketing and Communications Director, CRA) for leading production. Our theme music was composed by Aaron Fontwell. For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, visit www.rheum.ca (http://www.rheum.ca/) or check out our X (Twitter) account - @CRASCRRheum

Bienvenue à ce nouveau balado en français d’Autour de la Rhumato avec notre animateur, le docteur Hugues Allard-Chamard. Nous sommes heureux d’accueillir la docteure Alessandra Bruns pour une discussion sur l'échographie.La docteure Bruns est professeure adjointe au Service de rhumatologie et directrice de la Clinique d'échographie de l'Université de Sherbrooke. Elle est également consultante en rhumatologie pédiatrique et échographie musculo-squelettique à l'Hôpital pour enfants de Montréal. Ses protocoles de recherche portent sur les contributions de l'échographie dans divers domaines.Le docteur Hugues Allard-Chamard, diplômé en rhumatologie, a également obtenu son doctorat en pharmacologie à l’Université de Sherbrooke. Il est professeur-chercheur et clinicien à l’Université de Sherbrooke.

We're thrilled to have Arthur Bookman join us on Around the Rheum for our long-promised episode on Sjogren's Syndrome! Dr. Bookman is a world expert on Sjogren's and we think that, after listening, you'll agree this episode has been well worth the wait! Co-hosts Dan and Janet engage with Dr. Bookman in a lively discussion about a number of topics related to Sjogren's, including diagnosis; salivary gland biopsies, other in-clinic testing, the impact of prednisone on testing, and other challenging diagnostic scenarios. They then discuss treatment; including clinical pearls for treating SICCA symptoms, the EULAR recommendations for the management of Sjogren's, and various treatments that are coming down the pipeline for this condition. All throughout, Dr. Bookman demonstrates his mastery of both the science and 'Art' of this area of medicine! Dr. Arthur Bookman is the coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Sjogren’s Clinic at Toronto Western Hospital. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto where he is the Program Director for the Division of Rheumatology. He is a former President of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, the current President of the Journal of Rheumatology, and Co-Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Sjogren’s Society of Canada. Around the Rheum is produced by the Canadian Rheumatology Associations Communications Committee. A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), Janet Pope (host), David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions), Erin Stewart (Marketing and Communications Director, CRA) for leading production.  Our theme music was composed by Aaron Fontwell.   For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, visit rheum.ca (rheum.ca)

Bienvenue à ce premier de deux balados en français pour cette nouvelle saison d’Autour de la Rhumato avec notre animateur, le docteur Hugues Allard-Chamard. Nous sommes heureux d’accueillir la docteure Valérie Leclair pour une discussion sur les myopathies.Docteure Leclair est rhumatologue auprès des adultes à l’Hôpital général juif, affilié à l’Université McGill. Elle est également étudiante au doctorat en épidémiologie à l’Institut Karolinska à Stockholm, en Suède. Son intérêt de recherche porte sur les myopathies inflammatoires. Elle fait d’ailleurs partie de l’équipe de recherche de l’Étude canadienne sur les myopathies inflammatoires.Le Dr Hugues Allard-Chamard, diplômé en rhumatologie, a également obtenu son doctorat en pharmacologie à l’Université de Sherbrooke. Il est professeur-chercheur et clinicien à l’Université de Sherbrooke.

This month, we're thrilled to have Dr. David Fajgenbaum on our podcast. He is a clinician scientist, rare disease patient, author, and all-around incredible human being.  On this episode, he tells the riveting true story of his battle with Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman’s Disease (IMCD), including his brush with death (a priest gave him last rites), and his subsequent journey to discovering his own cure. David later wrote a book about his journey called ‘Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action” and co-founded ‘Every Cure,’ a nonprofit organization aimed at unlocking the full potential of every approved medicine to treat every disease possible. He has been interviewed by the New York Times, CNN, The Today Show, The BBC… and now Around the Rheum!  Dr. Fajgenbaum is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine in translational medicine and human genetics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman Medical School.    Special Thanks: Around the Rheum is produced by the Canadian Rheumatology Associations Communications Committee. A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions), Erin Stewart (Marketing and Communications Director, CRA) for leading production. Our theme music was composed by Aaron Fontwell.  For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, visit rheum.ca (http://rheum.ca/) 

"The patient in this case is a 73-year-old woman. [She] was previously healthy and not on any medications... She developed exertional shortness of breath for a few months, which prompted her to visit [the] emergency room. It was discovered that she had bilateral pleural effusion." And so begins our latest episode of our popular new segment, Clinical Pearls and Medical Mysteries, in which two UBC Rheum Fellows try to stump Dan and Janet with this case, laying out increasingly complex details piece by piece. No spoilers, but we will say that Dan describes Janet's approach to the case in this episode as "Lebron James-like." Our guests are Dr. Angela Hu, who is finishing her final year of Rheumatology Fellowship at UBC. She is from Vancouver and completed medical school at McMaster University and internal medicine training in Toronto. She has an interest in lupus and will be pursuing an additional fellowship in this. Dr. Danya Al Nujaidi is also in her final year of her Rheumatology Fellowship at UBC. She completed medical school and Internal Medicine Board at IAU in Saudi Arabia. Special Thanks: Around the Rheum is produced by the Canadian Rheumatology Association's Communications Committee. A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions), Erin Stewart (Marketing and Communications Director, CRA) for leading production. Our theme music was composed by Aaron Fontwell. For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association, visit rheum.ca (http://rheum.ca/)

On this episode of Around the Rheum, we're thrilled to have Dr. Elie Karam as our guest talking about his journey with Axial Spondyloarthritis, a form of arthritis that causes inflammation and pain of the spine as well as other parts of the body, including the peripheral joints, entheses, gut and eyes. Dr. Karam is Chair of the Canadian Spondylitis Association (CSA): a patient-led, not-for-profit organization focused on advocacy for Canadians living with this disease. www.spondylitis.ca (www.spondylitis.ca)He is a self-described Ankylosing Spondylitis warrior, advocating as both a physician and a patient with the condition. In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Karam describes his own journey with spondylitis, the challenge in getting a diagnosis, and finally his experience with treatment. He and Dan talk about the difficulties in dealing with this "invisible disease," how patients can better advocate for themselves, and what more can be done by doctors and the healthcare system to help patients.Dr. Karam is currently completing his family medicine residency at the University of Ottawa, after having switched out of orthopedic surgery after his diagnosis. Please join us for his inspiring tale! Around The Rheum (ATR) is produced by the CRA Communications Committee. A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), and David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions) for leading production. Our theme music is by Aaron Fontwell. You can claim podcasts as a scanning activity under the Section 2 MOC Program for 0.5 credits per podcast. For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA), please visit www.rheum.ca (http://www.rheum.ca/)

We're thrilled to be joined by Dr. Dissanayake for this episode on Autoinflammatory Disorders. And we're also happy to have Janet Pope back in the host chair again with Daniel Ennis.Together, Dilan, Daniel, and Janet have a fascinating conversation, taking on basic questions like what defines an autoinflammatory disease and how is it distinct from an Autoimmune disease? What is the interplay between autoinflammatory and autoimmune disease? How can we group or arrange the different autoinflammatory diseases to make them a more approachable topic? How to take a proper autoinflammatory disease history? How to confirm a suspected autoinflammatory disease and rule out common mimics? Finally, treatment principles and possible long-term consequences. Dr. Dilan Dissanayake is a staff rheumatologist at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and a Transition Clinician-Scientist at SickKids Research Institute. Dr. Dissanayake’s current research interests include using high-dimensional methods to better characterize the immune cells that cause rheumatologic diseases and investigations into the functional consequences of genetic changes that lead to inflammatory diseases. Around The Rheum (ATR) is produced by the CRA Communications Committee. A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), and David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions) for leading production. Our theme music is by Aaron Fontwell. You can claim podcasts as a scanning activity under the Section 2 MOC Program for 0.5 credits per podcast. For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA), please visit www.rheum.ca 

In this episode, we continue our series of conversations on an important topic, Indigenous Health in Canada. Today, we will focus on the care of patients with rheumatic disease who live in remote communities. We will be visiting with Cynthia Munger, Community Health Representative at the Stellat'en First Nation in northern British Columbia, for a discussion on what remote communities are looking for in their relationship with visiting doctors, how to win the trust of First Nation communities to best serve patients there, and what the experience is like for visiting doctors who commit to this kind of work. For this conversation, our host Daniel Ennis is joined by his friend and colleague Dr. Brent Ohata, a rheumatologist at UBC. Brent is passionate about Indigenous Health and health equity and has been working as a visiting rheumatologist in Stellat'en First Nation for the past ~8 years. In 2017, Brent won the Innovation Award in the UBC Division of Rheumatology for championing telehealth as a means of improving access to rheumatologic care in rural BC.  Dr. Daniel Ennis is a Rheumatologist and Vasculitis Specialist at the University of British Columbia. Around The Rheum (ATR) is produced by the CRA Communications Committee. A special thank you to the podcast team, Dr. Dax G. Rumsey (CRA Communications Committee Chair), Dr. Daniel Ennis (Host), and David McGuffin (Producer, Explore Podcast Productions) for leading production. Our theme music is by Aaron Fontwell. You can claim podcasts as a scanning activity under the Section 2 MOC Program for 0.5 credits per podcast.  For more on the work of the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA), please visit www.rheum.ca.