{"title":"The Role of Ultrasound in Research and Clinical Practice in Psoriatic Arthritis: Highlights From the GRAPPA Ultrasound Workshop.","authors":"Lihi Eder, Sibel Z Aydin, Gurjit S Kaeley","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.201677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201677","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ultrasound (US) is a valuable imaging modality that can accurately identify relevant features of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), such as synovitis, tenosynovitis, and enthesitis. The Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) Ultrasound Committee ran a workshop during the annual GRAPPA meeting that was held in July 2020. The group presented the following 3 topics: (1) the transition from psoriasis to PsA and the role of US; (2) the effect of biomechanical forces on the entheses in health and disease, and insight for PsA pathogenesis; and (3) differentiation of enthesitis from pain sensitization: use and limitations of clinical and sonographic evaluation of enthesitis. This article summarizes the key messages from this workshop.</p>","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39050093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GRAPPA 2020 Update From the Education Committee.","authors":"Philip J Mease, Amit Garg, Philip S Helliwell","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.201678","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201678","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In response to the travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019; caused by SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and recognizing that virtual meetings and symposia may play an important role in 2021, the education committee reviewed future directions and ideas for virtual symposia over a wide diversity of topics.</p>","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39050094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Overview of the Grant Writing Workshop From the GRAPPA 2020 Annual Meeting.","authors":"Alexis Ogdie, Christopher T Ritchlin","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.201669","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201669","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Grant writing is an important component of research funding, but it is an art that must be developed and practiced. During this workshop, experiences and 14 tips from experts on grant writing, as well as suggestions for writing a career development award, were shared.</p>","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8491583/pdf/nihms-1742281.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38983287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Philip J Mease, Leonard H Calabrese, Kristina Callis Duffin, Rebecca H Haberman, Rodrigo Firmino, Jose U Scher, Lori Schick, Kevin Winthrop, Joseph F Merola
{"title":"Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Plenary Session From the GRAPPA 2020 Annual Meeting.","authors":"Philip J Mease, Leonard H Calabrese, Kristina Callis Duffin, Rebecca H Haberman, Rodrigo Firmino, Jose U Scher, Lori Schick, Kevin Winthrop, Joseph F Merola","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.201671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201671","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; caused by SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has affected the healthcare system on a global scale, and we utilized the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) 2020 annual meeting to examine how COVID-19 might affect patients with psoriatic disease (PsD) and the clinicians who care for them. Pressing issues and concerns identified included whether having psoriasis increased the risk of acquiring COVID-19, vaccine safety, and the acceptability of telehealth. The general message from rheumatologists, dermatologists, infectious disease specialists, and patient research partners was that data did not suggest that having PsD or its treatment significantly increased risk of infection or more severe disease course, and that the telehealth experience was a success overall.</p>","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38983289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ying Ying Leung, Ana-Maria Orbai, William Tillett, Alexis Ogdie, Lihi Eder, Niti Goel, Pil Hojgaard, Richard Holland, Ashish J Mathew, Christine A Lindsay, Anna Antony, Jeffrey Chau, Robin Christensen, Laura C Coates, Philip J Mease, Vibeke Strand, Oliver FitzGerald, Maarten de Wit, Kristina Callis Duffin, Dafna D Gladman
{"title":"Instruments Measuring Physical Function for Psoriatic Arthritis Endorsed at GRAPPA 2020 Annual Meeting: Updates of the GRAPPA-OMERACT Working Group.","authors":"Ying Ying Leung, Ana-Maria Orbai, William Tillett, Alexis Ogdie, Lihi Eder, Niti Goel, Pil Hojgaard, Richard Holland, Ashish J Mathew, Christine A Lindsay, Anna Antony, Jeffrey Chau, Robin Christensen, Laura C Coates, Philip J Mease, Vibeke Strand, Oliver FitzGerald, Maarten de Wit, Kristina Callis Duffin, Dafna D Gladman","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.201679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201679","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA)-Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) Working Group provided updates at the 2020 GRAPPA annual meeting on its work toward developing a core outcome set for PsA. Working groups were set up for the 4 prioritized domains: enthesitis, fatigue, structural damage, and physical function. Two instruments for measurement of physical function were provisionally endorsed: (1) the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index and (2) the physical functioning domain in the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form survey.</p>","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39050095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carmel Stober, Deepak R Jadon, April W Armstrong, Vinod Chandran, Maarten de Wit, Philip S Helliwell, Philip J Mease, Alexis Ogdie, Denis O'Sullivan, Stephen R Pennington, Thorvardur Löve, Alberto Cauli, Leonieke van Mens, Robin Waxman, Jose U Scher, Anne Barton, Christopher T Ritchlin, Oliver FitzGerald
{"title":"Proceedings of the 2020 GRAPPA Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Meeting.","authors":"Carmel Stober, Deepak R Jadon, April W Armstrong, Vinod Chandran, Maarten de Wit, Philip S Helliwell, Philip J Mease, Alexis Ogdie, Denis O'Sullivan, Stephen R Pennington, Thorvardur Löve, Alberto Cauli, Leonieke van Mens, Robin Waxman, Jose U Scher, Anne Barton, Christopher T Ritchlin, Oliver FitzGerald","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.201667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201667","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>At the 2020 Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA)-Collaborative Research Network (CRN) annual meeting, the GRAPPA-CRN group presented a pilot investigator-initiated study protocol to test electronic case report forms (eCRFs) and proposed Standardized Operating Procedures (SOPs) to evaluate biomarkers of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) associated with axial disease. The progress on 3 studies was also presented: BioDAM PsA (Biomarkers as Predictors of structural DAMage in PsA; to validate soluble biomarkers as predictors of structural damage in PsA), PreventPsA (examining the development of PsA and risk factors among patients with psoriasis and no arthritis), and PredictORPsA (Predicting Treatment respOnse in patients with eaRly PsA; in collaboration with Pfizer using samples from the Oral Psoriatic Arthritis TriaL [OPAL], to identify biomarkers of treatment response). GRAPPA-CRN funding partnerships and applications are also underway with both the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) in Europe and Accelerating Medicines Partnerships (AMP) 2.0 in the USA, and the progress of these applications and associated objectives were presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38982859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GRAPPA Patient Research Partner Network: Update to the GRAPPA 2020 Annual Meeting.","authors":"Denis P O'Sullivan, Ingrid Steinkoenig","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.201680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201680","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eleven patient research partners (PRPs) attended the virtual Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) 2020 Annual Meeting. PRPs fully participated in the panel discussion at the 2020 GRAPPA Annual Meeting on the topic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; caused by SARS-CoV-2). The members of the PRP group have been involved in many GRAPPA projects over the last year, including work on the GRAPPA-Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Core Set, GRAPPA's 2020 Treatment Guidelines update project, and GRAPPA's Collaborative Research Network project.</p>","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39050096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristina Callis Duffin, Alice B Gottlieb, Denis O'Sullivan, Dafna D Gladman, Lynne V McFarland
{"title":"Prologue: 2020 Annual Meeting of the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA).","authors":"Kristina Callis Duffin, Alice B Gottlieb, Denis O'Sullivan, Dafna D Gladman, Lynne V McFarland","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.201666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201666","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) held its annual meeting in 2020 in an online format due to travel restrictions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; caused by SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. The virtual meeting was attended by 351 rheumatologists, dermatologists, representatives of biopharmaceutical companies, and patient research partners. Similar to previous years, GRAPPA's annual meeting focused on the 3 overlapping missions of education, research, and clinical care of psoriatic disease. Trainee sessions this year included the annual trainee symposium and a grant-writing workshop. Plenary sessions included updates on COVID-19 and psoriatic disease from multispecialty and patient perspectives, and updates on pustular psoriasis and associated musculoskeletal manifestations. Progress on research and updates were presented for the following groups: Collaborative Research Network, Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Psoriatic Arthritis Working Group, International Dermatology Outcome Measures, Composite Measures, Education Committee, and Treatment Guidelines. New this year were 3 concurrent workshops on ultrasound assessment of joints and entheses, magnetic resonance imaging of psoriatic arthritis, and pustular psoriasis efficacy endpoints; 6 \"Meet the Expert\" sessions; and facilitated \"poster tours.\" In our prologue, we introduce the papers that summarize this meeting.</p>","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38971913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura C Coates, Nadia Corp, Danielle A van der Windt, Enrique R Soriano, Arthur Kavanaugh
{"title":"GRAPPA Treatment Recommendations: An Update From the 2020 GRAPPA Annual Meeting.","authors":"Laura C Coates, Nadia Corp, Danielle A van der Windt, Enrique R Soriano, Arthur Kavanaugh","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.201681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201681","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Throughout 2020, the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) has been working to update the GRAPPA treatment recommendations for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The planned methodology for this update was published previously, and herein we provide an update on progress so far, including details of the systematic literature searches undertaken. GRAPPA is committed to regular updates of its treatment recommendations to incorporate the many significant therapeutic advances that have taken place in the PsA literature since the previous recommendation publication in 2015. The development and updating of treatment recommendations for optimal treatment approaches for patients with PsA has been an important mission of the GRAPPA since its inception. GRAPPA is currently finalizing domain-specific recommendations with an aim to produce updated treatment recommendations for publication in 2021.</p>","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39050097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
William Tillett, Oliver FitzGerald, Laura C Coates, Jon Packham, Deepak R Jadon, Marco Massarotti, Mel Brook, Suzanne Lane, Paul Creamer, Anna Antony, Eleanor Korendowych, Adwaye Rambojun, Neil J McHugh, Philip S Helliwell
{"title":"Composite Measures for Routine Clinical Practice in Psoriatic Arthritis: Testing of Shortened Versions in a UK Multicenter Study.","authors":"William Tillett, Oliver FitzGerald, Laura C Coates, Jon Packham, Deepak R Jadon, Marco Massarotti, Mel Brook, Suzanne Lane, Paul Creamer, Anna Antony, Eleanor Korendowych, Adwaye Rambojun, Neil J McHugh, Philip S Helliwell","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.201675","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201675","url":null,"abstract":"Objective To test shortened versions of the psoriatic arthritis (PsA) composite measures for use in routine clinical practice. Methods Clinical and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were assessed in patients with PsA at 3 consecutive follow-up visits in a UK multicenter observational study. Shortened versions of the Composite Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Index (CPDAI) and Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) Composite Exercise (GRACE) measures were developed using PROMs and tested against the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28), composite Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis, and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data (RAPID3). Discrimination between disease states and responsiveness were tested with the t-score, standardized response mean (SRM), and effect size (ES). Data were presented to members at the GRAPPA 2020 annual meeting and members voted on the recommended composite routine practice. Results The SRM for the GRACE, 3 visual analog scale (VAS), and 4VAS were 0.67, 0.77, and 0.63, respectively, and for CPDAI and shortened CPDAI (sCPDAI) were 0.54 and 0.55, respectively. Shortened versions of the GRACE increased the t-score from 7.8 to 8.7 (3VAS) and 9.0 (4VAS), but reduced the t-score in the CPDAI/sCPDAI from 6.8 and 6.1. The 3VAS and 4VAS had superior performance characteristics to the sCPDAI, DAS28, Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis, and RAPID3 in all tests. Of the members, 60% agreed that the VAS scales contained enough information to assess disease and response to treatment, 53% recommended the 4VAS for use in routine care, and 26% the 3VAS, while leaving 21% undecided. Conclusion. Shortening the GRACE to VAS scores alone enhances the ability to detect status and responsiveness and has the best performance characteristics of the tested composite measures. GRAPPA members recommend further testing of the 3VAS and 4VAS in observational and trial datasets.","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39050091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}