Resources

This Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) guideline provides contemporary recommendations for the pharmacological management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy. Recommendations are developed using the GRADE approach with a multidisciplinary panel composed of rheumatologists, researchers, methodologists, and […]

There are currently significant discrepancies between Canadian provinces and territories in the criteria for access to advanced targeted agents for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. Such targeted agents include biologic medications as well as small molecule inhibitors. In hopes of supporting […]

The antimalarial drugs, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and rarely chloroquine, are essential drugs in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. HCQ is currently the only anti-malarial drug available in Canada for the treatment of rheumatic diseases...

The Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) strongly opposes Bill 2, recently enacted by the Government of Quebec. This legislation introduces coercive measures that undermine physicians’ rights, destabilize the health care system, and threaten the quality of care for patients living with […]

This living guideline offers up-to-date guidance on the management of baseline immunosuppression (IS) for pre-existing rheumatic diseases (PRDs) when initiating cancer immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Split into 2 parts, this guideline provides contemporary baseline IS recommendations for individuals […]

JAK inhibitors (JAKi) are an effective treatment for several rheumatic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)...