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Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2021 Mar 8. Epub 2021 Mar 8.

British Orthopaedic Trainees Association, London, UK (Appendix 1).

Introduction: The epidemiology of acute paediatric orthopaedic trauma managed surgically across the NHS is poorly described. Compliance against national standards for the management of supracondylar humeral fractures is also unknown at a national level.

Methods: Collaborators in 129 NHS hospitals prospectively collected data on surgically managed acute paediatric orthopaedic trauma cases. Read More

Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Feb 26. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.

Objectives: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant vascular disorder characterized by recurrent epistaxis, telangiectasias, and visceral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Activin A receptor-like type 1 (ACVRL1/ALK1) and Endoglin (ENG) are the principal genes whose mutations cause HHT. A multicenter study to investigate the correlation between genetic variations and clinical outcomes in Korean HHT patients has been lacking. Read More

Med Decis Making 2021 Mar 4:272989X21996328. Epub 2021 Mar 4.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Background: Shared decision making requires evidence to be conveyed to the patient in a way they can easily understand and compare. Patient decision aids facilitate this process. This article reviews the current evidence for how to present numerical probabilities within patient decision aids. Read More

Health Promot J Austr 2021 Mar 1. Epub 2021 Mar 1.

School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.

Issue Addressed: This research aimed to develop and disseminate National Meal Guidelines for Australian home delivered and centre based meal programs.

Methods: Development was led by a project group of dietitians and a steering group of representatives from the Australian Meals on Wheels Association. The process framework included three phases: (1) Review of existing standards and guidelines and systematic literature review, (2) stakeholder consultation conducted via six workshops, across six states (N=212) and surveys with service providers, health professionals (N=289) and customers (N=337), and (3) review of the draft guidelines by stakeholders. Read More

J Rheumatol 2021 Mar 1. Epub 2021 Mar 1.

As part of the supplement series GRAPPA 2020, this report was reviewed internally and approved by the Guest Editors for integrity, accuracy, and consistency with scientific and ethical standards. 1D.D. Gladman, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, Senior Scientist, Schoeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network. Director, Psoriatic Arthritis Program, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2P.S. Helliwell, MD, PhD, Professor of Clinical Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Harehills Lane, Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK; 3D. Poddubnyy, MD, MSc, Professor of Rheumatology, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; 4P.J. Mease, MD, Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health, and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA. PJM declares research grants, consultation fees, and/or speaker honoraria from AbbVie, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Galapagos, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, SUN Pharma, and UCB. DDG, PSH, and DP do not declare any conflicts of interest. This paper did not require institutional review board approval. Address correspondence to Dr. D.D. Gladman, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St. 1E-410B, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada. Email:

This article summarizes sessions that dealt with axial psoriatic arthritis (axPsA) at the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) 2020 virtual meeting. The summary includes the symposium, which comprised a plenary presentation by Dr. Dafna Gladman from Toronto, Canada, as well as a panel discussion with Dr. Read More