#ACR23 so nice to catch up with these ladies from the #Gerirheum gang. Sebastian E. Sattui MD, MS Devyani Misra #SarahLieber #RayYoung

NEW STUDY 📜
1/ Is #frailty important in #PMR ? Mini 🧵
#Gerirheum
Prevalence of frailty in patients with #PMR and association with health-related quality of life, cognition and sarcopenia academic.oup.com/rheumatology/a…

‼️‼️Frailty ‼️‼️

👉Important predictor of serious infxn in RA pts on b- or tsDMARD irrespective of age ‼️‼️

Namrata Singh illustrating yet another reason why it is so NB to evaluate 4 frailty in ALL (incl young) pts with RA

#GeriRheum
Abst2218 Dr. John Cush #ACR22

Still going through this and reading in-depth, but ... seeing the mention of #frailty in #PMR treatment recommendations & the citation to our work is so motivating!
Excited to see more data emerging & guiding the recommendations for the treatment of patients with PMR
#gerirheum

Join Sebastian E. Sattui MD, MS for this semester's final installment of the Race &... Lecture Series.

Sattui will present ' #GeriRheum : Improving the care of older adults with vasculitis and other systemic rheumatic diseases.'

Register at: ow.ly/5qRz50NBqBq PittRheum

#Gerirheum !! Sebastian E. Sattui MD, MS (Pitt) with Una Makris (UTSW) Katherine Wysham, MD (VA/UW) and Devyani Misra (BIDMC) PittDeptofMed Pitt Geriatrics #ACR21

Potential benefits of de-prescribing in older adults; study of nursing home patients
👉Decreases mortality
👉Decreases falls
👉Decreases hospitalization #GeriRheum #dePrescribe

Learn About the 5M's of #Aging and how to care for the older adult patient with rheumatic diseases. Today at 10:30 AM-11:30 AM #GeriRheum Sebastian E. Sattui MD, MS Una Makris

Please consider filling out this (very) brief survey if you're a healthcare professional who treats older adults with rheumatic conditions! It takes about 5 mins to complete. Una Makris

ais.swmed.edu/redcap/surveys…

#rheumtwitter #gerirheum #aging #ageism

Our FANTASTIC fellow Dr. Ganiat Adeogun presenting at the #AGS22 Presidential poster session on late onset #SLE in older adults. We are so proud! #AGS22 #thisisgeriatrics #gerirheum

Congratulations Elena MyasoedovaMD ☀️ ! #Gerirheum

'Guard against Good Enough.'- Una Makris #GeriRheum #RheumGR

Clin-STAR Journey Story: “A VA-Based Clinician Scientist Inspires Medical and Surgical Specialties to Join the Aging Research Community” featuring Una Makris: bit.ly/47Jfuj1 #gerirheum #AgingResearch The National Institute on Aging (NIA)

#gerirheum pearls 👇👇

Dr. Steinman’s Pearls on how to #Deprescribe :
Step 1: Brown bag pill review
Step 2: ID inappropriate/unnecessary meds
Step 3: Prioritize meds/can med be stopped? (collaborate w/patient)
Step 4: Withdrawal plan
Step 5: Monitor, support, document #GeriRheum UTSW Internal Medicine Chiefs

Sebastian E. Sattui MD, MS in Vasculitis Workshop Barcelona #VasculitisBCN2024 talking on #AAV in older adults, part of his #gerirheum research program!

Considering the #gerirheum & their medication use for comorbidities, the risk of polypharmacy & prescribing cascades can be very high. Hear from ACR Journals on Air guests, Una Makris & Jiha Lee, who led research in this area → acrjournalsonair.org ACR_Journals

Una Makris Dr. Owoicho Adogwa review recent potentially practice changing trials in #mskpain and #aging
➡️ gaps persist: older old adults are not represented in trials!
Clin-STAR Coordinating Center The National Institute on Aging (NIA) VA HSR #gerirheum

Looking forward to UTSW Internal Medicine Grand Rounds this morning on #frailty guided management. Thank you Dr Rubin for inviting Dae Kim - so much that med and surgical specialists can learn and apply in this area! #gerirheum

Dr. Ramona Rhodes
UTSWRheum

Tagging #gerirheum and anyone who is ready to tackle #ageism
American College of Rheumatology
Devyani Misra Jiha Lee Katherine Wysham, MD Sebastian E. Sattui MD, MS Namrata Singh Elena MyasoedovaMD ☀️ Rheum Cat Bjoern Buehring