The last session of the 4th Digital Rheumatology Day focused on a pitch competition for innovative digital solutions. Three companies were invited to present their 3-minute pitch videos and to convince the audience on how their solution can improve quality of care in...
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Podcast: Digital Rheumatology Network Vol.10
Listen to our tenth podcast with Johannes Knitza interviewing Philip Riches about his recent publication: Evaluation of supported self-management in gout (GoutSMART): a randomised controlled feasibility trial - The Lancet Rheumatology He graduated from Edinburgh...
Watch all lectures of the 3rd Digital Rheumatology Day
If you want to have a feeling about what to expect at the 4th Digital Rheumatology Day in Berlin on May 6-7, take a look at the recorded lectures of last year’s meeting. You will find all recordings within our memberarea. If you have`t already signed up, please...
Pitching Event: New Digital Solutions
We are happy to announce again a pitching event which will take place during the 4th Digital Rheumatology Day on May 7, 2022. Applications can be submitted by providers and developers of digital solutions that (could) improve quality of care in rheumatology via a...
Digital Rheumatology Research Award
The award will be given to scientists for innovative master theses, dissertations or publications in the field of digital rheumatology. The research price includes: Oral presentation and award ceremony during the Digital Rheumatology Day in Berlin The recorded lecture...
Save the date – 4th Digital Rheumatology Day
It is a pleasure to announce the upcoming “Digital Rheumatology Day” that will take place in Berlin, Germany on May 6-7, 2022. We decided to hold the meeting in Germany to increase accessibility and to use Berlin as a digital hub. In addition, Germany is currently...
Implementing an automated monitoring process in a digital, longitudinal observational cohort study
Abstract Background: Clinical data collection requires correct and complete data sets in order to perform correct statistical analysis and draw valid conclusions. While in randomized clinical trials much effort concentrates on data monitoring, this is rarely the case...
Asynchronous mHealth interventions in rheumatoid Arthritis: systematic scoping review
Asynchronous mHealth Interventions in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Systematic Scoping Review Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands Abstract Background: Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have surged in popularity in...
AI Workshop
The 3rd Digital Rheumatology Day started with an AI Workshop. Matteo Caorsi and Leo Caratsch showed during this session how to do AI without coding and gives you a brief insight into the growing importance of machine learing in rheumatology.Leo Caratsch, PhD École de...
Digital Approaches for a Reliable Early Diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that develops in up to 30% of patients with psoriasis. In the vast majority of cases, cutaneous symptoms precede musculoskeletal complaints. Progression from psoriasis to PsA is characterized by subclinical...
Current Status of the DIGA Registry in Germany Regarding Musculoskeletal Disorders
There is growing evidence that digital therapeutics can effectively improve the course of diseases. Mostly chronic disorders are addressed by behaviour change or exercise programs. In Germany, so-called DIGAs (Digitale Gesundheits Anwendung = Digital Health...
Artificial Decision-Making
Artificial Intelligence (AI), and decisions made or prepared by AI, are among the greatest challenges of our time. Artificial decision-making is already fundamentally shaping our lives as well as changing our understanding of the world, our perception of each other,...
Capillary.io – an automated capillary detection and image analysis software
Listen to our podcast with Thomas Hügle interviewing Borja Garcia an internal medicine and Eduardo Ramos a software engineer. Together they have developed an automated capillary detection and image analysis software in capillaroscopy: It is a simple, easy-learning...
Digitalization and telemedicine in rheumatology
The current German journal “arthritis + rheumatism” focuses on digitization and telemedicine in rheumatology. Digitization has been an integral part of medicine and thus also of rheumatology not only since the COVID pandemic, although this has certainly contributed to...
Pitiching Event during 3rd Digital Rheumatology Day
The last session of the 3rd Digital Rheumatology Day focused on a pitch competition for innovative digital solutions that aim to improve quality of care in rheumatology for patients and their doctors. Developers of digital products in rheumatology were invited to...
Podcast: Digital Rheumatology Network Vol. 9
Listen to our ninth podcast with Thomas Hügle interviewing Matthias Diener. He is a Co-Founder of the berlin-based startup Digital Rheuma Lab and founding member of Patients for Digital Health (P4D), an initiative by patients for patients and all who see...
Health-Related Quality of Life Improvements in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Derived from a Digital Therapeutic Plus Tele-Health Coaching Intervention: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a systemic autoimmune disease with no known cure, remains poorly understood and patients suffer from many gaps in care. Recent work has suggested that dietary and other lifestyle factors play an important role in...
Digital rheumatology in the era of COVID-19: results of a national patient and physician survey
Objective To analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rheumatic patients’ and rheumatologists’ usage, preferences and perception of digital health applications (DHAs). Methods A web-based national survey was developed by the Working Group Young...