Clinical Resources

This section features clinical tools and resources the CRA feels will be of interest to members.

Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Systemic Sclerosis in Canada

The Canadian Scleroderma Research Group teamed up with the Australian Scleroderma Interest Group to developed a new set of inclusion/exclusion criteria for stem cell transplantation that can act as guide to Canadian rheumatologists. The criteria were based on the results of a large Delphi survey of SSc experts around the world, with the exception of the interim cardiac exclusion criteria which was based on the opinions of a smaller number of experts. For more information and links to the complete list of specialists and criteria, please read the CRAJ article by Murray Baron, MD, FRCP(C), published July 2020. Read more…

Indigenous Health Resources

The CRA hosts an annual Indigenous Health Competency Workshop for members, and has collected other Indigenous Health resources including an online cultural safety training program, Around the Rheum podcasts on Indigenous Health topics, etc. Read more…

MTX info ‘fax-back’ for Pharmacists

Methotrexate remains an important therapeutic agent in Rheumatology, for Rheumatoid arthritis and other systemic and auto-immune diseases. Read more…

RHEDIANT

An electronic rheumatology assessment tool including an electronic homunculus. Read more…