Report from the OMERACT Hand OA Special Interest Group: Advances and Future Research Priorities

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, frequently affecting the hands. In the last decade there has been increased awareness concerning this disorder because of its clinical burden. Unfortunately, only limited treatments for symptom alleviation are available, and no effective treatment for disease modification exists. The lack of treatment is due not only to a lack of understanding of the disease process, but also to poor outcome measures to assess the condition. The OMERACT Hand OA Special Interest Group (SIG) has started to develop a core set of outcome measures for hand OA clinical trials, observational studies, and clinical record keeping. At OMERACT 11, results from a Delphi exercise were presented, and a preliminary set of core domains was discussed. The group attempted to adopt the new OMERACT Filter 2.0 in the process, and literature overviews of conventional radiographs, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging as outcome measures in hand OA were presented. Discussions that followed highlighted further suggestions for core domains, the heterogeneity of hand OA, and future research priorities.

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e-INEBRIA Special Interest Group Roadmap for Best Practices for Research on Brief Digital Interventions for Problematic Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.20368 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Michael Patrick Schaub ◽

Anne H Berman ◽

Hugo López Pelayo ◽

Nikolaos Boumparis ◽

Zarnie Khadjesari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Interest Group ◽

Special Interest ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Special Interest Group ◽

Brief Interventions ◽

Future Research ◽

Digital Interventions ◽

Starting Point

UNSTRUCTURED There is great potential for scaling up the delivery of brief interventions for alcohol and illicit drug use, given the increasing coverage of mobile devices and technologies for digital interventions, including apps for smartphones and tablets. However, while the number of digital interventions is increasing rapidly, the involvement of brief-intervention researchers and the development of good practices has just begun. In 2018, the Special Interest Group on digital interventions of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (e-INEBRIA SIG) initiated a conversation regarding possible avenues of future research, which subsequently became a roadmap for digital interventions. This roadmap consists of points considered relevant for future research, ongoing technological developments, and their implementation across a continuum of prevention and care. Moreover, it outlines starting points for the diversification of brief digital interventions, as well as next steps for quality improvement and implementation in public health and clinical practice. The roadmap of the e-INEBRIA SIG on digital interventions is a starting point that indicates relevant next steps and provides orientation for researchers and interested practitioners with regard to the ambiguous literature and the complexity of current digital interventions.

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Pharmacy practice research priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations of a panel of experts convened by FIP Pharmacy Practice Research Special Interest Group

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy ◽

10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.08.020 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 1903-1907 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dalia Dawoud ◽

Aleda M.H. Chen ◽

Charlotte Verner Rossing ◽

Victoria Garcia-Cardenas ◽

Anandi V. Law ◽

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Keyword(s):

Interest Group ◽

Special Interest ◽

Pharmacy Practice ◽

Research Priorities ◽

Special Interest Group ◽

Practice Research ◽

Pharmacy Practice Research

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e-INEBRIA Special Interest Group Roadmap for Best Practices for Research on Brief Digital Interventions for Problematic Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use

Journal of Medical Internet Research ◽

10.2196/20368 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (8) ◽

pp. e20368

Author(s):

Michael Patrick Schaub ◽

Anne H Berman ◽

Hugo López Pelayo ◽

Nikolaos Boumparis ◽

Zarnie Khadjesari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Interest Group ◽

Special Interest ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Special Interest Group ◽

Brief Interventions ◽

Future Research ◽

Digital Interventions ◽

Starting Point

There is great potential for scaling up the delivery of brief interventions for alcohol and illicit drug use, given the increasing coverage of mobile devices and technologies for digital interventions, including apps for smartphones and tablets. However, while the number of digital interventions is increasing rapidly, the involvement of brief-intervention researchers and the development of good practices has just begun. In 2018, the Special Interest Group on digital interventions of the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol & Other Drugs (e-INEBRIA SIG) initiated a conversation regarding possible avenues of future research, which subsequently became a roadmap for digital interventions. This roadmap consists of points considered relevant for future research, ongoing technological developments, and their implementation across a continuum of prevention and care. Moreover, it outlines starting points for the diversification of brief digital interventions, as well as next steps for quality improvement and implementation in public health and clinical practice. The roadmap of the e-INEBRIA SIG on digital interventions is a starting point that indicates relevant next steps and provides orientation for researchers and interested practitioners with regard to the ambiguous literature and the complexity of current digital interventions.

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Evolutionary psychiatry: a new College special interest group

BJPsych Bulletin ◽

10.1192/pb.bp.115.052407 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 233-236 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Riadh Abed ◽

Paul St John-Smith

Keyword(s):

Interest Group ◽

Royal College ◽

Special Interest ◽

Special Interest Group ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Evolutionary Approach ◽

Future Research ◽

Evolutionary Science ◽

Evolutionary Psychiatry

SummaryEvolutionary science remains an overlooked area in psychiatry and medicine. The newly established Royal College of Psychiatrists' Evolutionary Psychiatry Special Interest Group aims to reverse this trend by raising the profile of evolutionary thinking among College members and others further afield. Here we provide a brief outline of the importance of the evolutionary approach to both the theory and practice of psychiatry and for future research.

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