Journal Club 2023-2024

The Boston MCRC Methodology Journal club meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, from 12:15pm to 1pm.

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Date	Article Title	Presenter	Presenter & Teaching Points
10/18/2023	Methodological development of molecular endotype discovery from synovial fluid of individuals with knee osteoarthritis: the STEpUP OA Consortium https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.14.23294059v1	Dr. Michelle Yau	Teaching Points Request a consult: Information or email mcrc@bu.edu
11/15/2023	No Methodology Journal Club due to ACR Conference
12/20/2023	Analysis of time-to-event for observational studies: Guidance to the use of intensity models. Kragh Andersen P, Pohar Perme M, van Houwelingen HC, Cook RJ, Joly P, Martinussen T, Taylor JMG, Abrahamowicz M, Therneau TM.	Michael LaValley, PhD	Teaching Points Request a consult: Information or email mcrc@bu.edu
1/17/2024	Researchers in rheumatology should avoid categorization of continuous predictor variables. Zubeyir Salis , Blanca Gallego and Amanda Sainsbury	Jean Liew, MD	Teaching Points https://x.com/Spondy_MD/status/1747680038391074845?s=20 Request a consult: Information or email mcrc@bu.edu
2/21/2024	Accuracy of Body Mass Index to Diagnose Obesity In the US Adult Population Abel Romero-Corra, Virend K. Somers and Justo Sierra-Johnson Use of Sex-Specific Body Mass Index to Optimize Low Correlation With Height and High Correlation With Fatness: A UK Biobank Study Qi Feng, Jean H. Kim and Junqing Xie	Kathy Bacon, PhD	Teaching Points https://x.com/BU_BMC_Rheum/status/1770131469559902309?s=20 Request a consult: Information or email mcrc@bu.edu
3/20/2024	Considerations for using race and ethnicity as quantitative variables in medical education research Paula T. Ross · Tamera Hart-Johnson · Sally A. Santen · Nikki L. Bibler Zaid Updated Guidance on the Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals Annette Flanagin, RN, MA; Tracy Frey, BA; Stacy L. Christiansen, MA	Michael P. LaValley, PhD And S. Reza Jafarzadeh, DVM, MPVM, PhD	Teaching Points Request a consult: Information or email mcrc@bu.edu
4/17/2024	No Methodology Journal Club due to OARSI Conference		Teaching Points Request a consult: Information or email mcrc@bu.edu
5/15/2024	Genetic Influence on Osteoarthritis Versus Other Rheumatic Diseases Karin Magnusson¹, Aleksandra Turkiewicz², Martin Rydén², Martin Englund²	Dr. Michelle Yau	Teaching Points Request a consult: Information or email mcrc@bu.edu
6/19/2024			Teaching Points Request a consult: Information or email mcrc@bu.edu