The Monash University Council has announced the appointment of Professor Eric Morand as a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor. The title of Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor is the most prestigious honour conferred on serving professors at Monash University. It is only awarded to professors of exceptional distinction who have made high-level and sustained contributions […]
Dr. Alexandra Legge has received the newly appointed and first-ever chairholder of the Quigley Family Endowed Chair in Rheumatology, a long-term research position supported by the Quigley family.
SLICC member, University Health Network in Toronto Researcher, and Clinician Dr. Dafna Gladman has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada. This prestigious distinction—one of the country’s highest civilian honours—recognizes her foundational contributions to the field of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and efforts to advance our understanding of this chronic disease. PsA is a […]
Monthly administration of anifrolumab resulted in a higher percentage of patients with a response (as defined by a composite end point) at week 52 than did placebo, in contrast to the findings of a similar phase 3 trial involving patients with SLE that had a different primary end point. The frequency of herpes zoster was […]
Thank you again for supporting the COVID–19 Global Rheumatology Alliance! Today, we launched The COVID-19 Rheumatology Patient Experience Survey. This survey is for adult patients with a rheumatic illness or the parents of a child with a rheumatic illness. With this information, we hope to obtain insights about how best to prevent or treat COVID-19 as well as […]
Our mission is to create a secure, de-identified, international case reporting registry and curate and disseminate the outputs from that registry. It is our hope that the information collected will help guide rheumatology clinicians in assessing and treating patients with rheumatologic disease and in evaluating the risk of infection in patients on immunosuppression. We are asking […]
Congratulations to Dr. Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman on being a 2019 recipient of the ACR Master Designation. This honor is presented to ACR members how have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the ACR and the field of rheumatology through scholarly achievement and/or service to their patients, students, and profession.
Dr. Michelle Petri has recieved the 2019 ACR Master Designation. Recognition as a Master of the American College of Rheumatology is one of the highest honors the College bestows. The honour is awarded to researchers who have made outstanding contributions to the ACR and the field of rheumatology through scholarly achievement and/or service to their […]
Congratulations to Dr. Susan Manzi on receiving the 2019 American College of Rheumatology, Distinguished Clinical Investigator Award. The Distinguished Clinical Investigator Award is awarded each year to a clinical scientist for making outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology.
Dr. James, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) Vice President of Clinical Affairs, will be honored for her 25 years of accomplishments and contributions to the lupus research field. Her work has resulted in over 280 publications, and she has led or participated in over 25 clinical trials and has been awarded over 50 federally funded […]