Discussion with the rheumatologist consistently improved uptake.

A simple, actionable message:

Integrate vaccination discussions into routine care!

Belief in vaccination importance was associated with:

• ↑ vaccination check (OR 2.07)
• ↑ influenza vaccination (OR 4.01)

COVID-19 pandemic impact was mixed: 18% ↑ vs 18% ↓ willingness to be vaccinated.

In 2446 patients with AIIRD (SCQM):

• 78% believe vaccination is important
• 52% believe it is both important & safe

Yet uptake remains low:
• 48% vaccination status checked
• 51% influenza
• 33% pneumococcal

👉 Beliefs ≠ uptake

Vaccination rates in rheumatic diseases: a cross-sectional register study on the role of patient beliefs and physician engagement AbstractObjectives. To evaluate the vaccination attitude and behaviour of patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD), and identify fa

New paper from our team in Rheumatology (rheumjnl.bsky.social)

“Vaccination rates in rheumatic diseases: a cross-sectional register study on the role of patient beliefs and physician engagement”

doi.org/10.1093/rheu...

👉 Do patient beliefs translate into vaccination?

Grateful to see our article among the most viewed @acr-journals.bsky.social papers of 2025 (third place).
Behind this work was a brilliant mind and a valued colleague.

Just published in @acr-journals.bsky.social :
acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Using data from 15 countries in a european collaboration led by @kimlauper.bsky.social, we show similar incidence of cardiovascular events during the first 2 years of JAKi compared to TNFi
#rheumasky

Women’s authorship in RCTs: how much, how is it evolving?

We analyzed the gender of authors in all #randomizedtrials in #rheumatology since 2009.

Short answer: Not great, and not improving.

Just published in RMD Open: doi.org/10.1136/rmdo...

Some details below ⬇️ 1/5
#Metaresearch #EpiSky

The image is a screenshot of a post on X by The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ ). The post reads: "Federal immigration authorities detained a Turkish graduate student at Tufts University. The government hasn’t filed any charges against Rumeysa Ozturk, who was in the U.S. on a student visa, her lawyer said. Read more: on.wsj.com/3E3AM0b." Below the text, there is an image showing a person in a hoodie detaining another person in a white coat and headscarf outside an apartment, with a car and another person in a cap nearby. The image caption reads: "off-campus apartment."

This should chill everyone in this country to the bone. All she did was write an OpEd the administration didn’t like. This is fascistic suppression of free speech.

Given that James Smithson dedicated his fortune to the increase and diffusion of knowledge, he’s likely spinning in his grave at Trump’s crusade against science, education, and truth — and now his attempt to hijack the Smithsonian itself.

#standupforscience #sciencematters #educationmatters #resist

I choose happiness

Heard you!

Signed, sealed & delivered. Please pass it on.
#IDSky #clinmicro #MedSky #PharmSky #EpiSky #defendresearch

Ps: when’s the next walkout, @standupforscience.bsky.social? #Geneva is ready. @kimlauper.bsky.social 😊

@denismongin.bsky.social

Pls. share widely and most important: Sign the Declaration #DefendResearch

@sciforgood.bsky.social @albeccia.bsky.social @needhibhalla.bsky.social @solhycat.bsky.social @angelahuttner.bsky.social @drsingleman.bsky.social @hicosin.bsky.social @kimlauper.bsky.social @pleunipennings.bsky.social

📄 Full paper in RMD open : doi.org/10.1136/rmdo...
💾 Open access data and code: gitlab.unige.ch/trial_integr...

#GenderEquity #RCT #AcademicResearch #Rheumatology

Women were less involved in industry-funded or large-sample RCTs (often high-impact), and more often employed in pharma (non-academic roles).
But: when the last author was a woman, the first author was more likely to be a woman too.

What we found:

Women = 40% of all authors

Only 37% of first authors and 26% of last authors are women

No improvement over time

SNSF Data Portal The Swiss National Science Foundation's Data Portal presents interactive Key Figures, facts on funded projects and involved people in the Grant Search and the COVID-19 project registry, Dataset downlo...

Using the database from his and Michel Iudici's SNSF-funded project on transparency in RCTs (data.snf.ch/grants/grant...), we analysed ALL rheumatology RCTs published from 2009 to 2023.
That’s over 1,000 trials and nearly 11,000 authors.

While doing a systematic review of head-to-head trials in rheumatoid arthritis, I had the impression that most first and last authors were men. I complained (loudly) in the office.
My colleague Denis Mongin said:
“We can actually check that.”
And so we did. 👇

Guess this is what greatness looks like 🙄

The image is a screenshot of a post on X by a user named Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMa ...). The post reads: "What stage of capitalism is this?" Below this, there is a headline from CNN Business that states: "Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacant by undocumented immigrants." The post was made 7 hours ago.

We’re in an era of unbelievable headlines.

Salle comble à la 37e Journée de nutrition clinique des
HUG! Merci à la Prof Genton Graf pour l’invitation. Un vrai défi et plaisir de parler d’alimentation anti-inflammatoire parmi des expert·e·s du domaine. #alimentation #nutrition #santé #rhumatologie

www.hug.ch/evenement/37...

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts Student, Is Detained by ICE The university was told that the student’s visa had been terminated, its president said in a late-night email to students and faculty members.

Freedom of speech shouldn't depend on political alignment. Detaining a student for expressing dissenting views is deeply troubling — this undermines democratic values and sets a dangerous precedent.

#HumanRights #democracy

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/u...

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

Increasingly concerning, even if unfortunately not surprising.

"Free" speech is only for those who agree with them...

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#StandUpForScience

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Here is a post summarising our publication about using LLM (Llama3) to create a gout and CPPD register based on EHR with very high accuracy.
If you are interested about doing the same, see the git link at the end of the post.

@denismongin.bsky.social
@g-cangout.bsky.social

#MedSky #rheumasky

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And a funny round rainbow a bit above! 🌈

The view this morning from the plane on my way to the EULAR QoC Committee meeting.
#Geneva #photography #Switzerland

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Gout, Urate, and Crystal Deposition Disease Gout, Urate, and Crystal Deposition Disease, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.

We are delighted to announce that the Best PhD Thesis award is open! We are inviting young scholars to send us their applications! You have to have defended in 2024. The process is open from November to May! 📷 For more information: mdpi.com/journal/gucd...

Learning that the Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome exist at the Knowledge Bowl.
#ACR24