Rheumatology in the Medical Blogosphere

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BJC Health Connected Care

• Author: Dr. Irwin Lim
• Description: News and blog by the Connected Care team.
• Quality: Author information, blog description, contact details, disclaimer and archives are available.

British Journal of Sports Medicine

• Author: Karim Khan
• Description: A peer review journal for health professionals and researchers in sport and exercise medicine.
• Quality: Part of the British Medical Journal group.

Dr. Ronan Kavanagh's Blog

• Author: Dr Ronan Kavanagh
• Description: "Ramblings of a rheumatologist."
• Quality: Author information, blog description and archives are available.

Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Author: Jo-Ann Colburn
• Description: "I wanted to start this site for people like me who not only were looking for support in dealing with the daily ups and downs of the disease but also as a resource for those of us who are looking for information on what can help us live healthier, happier lives with Rheumatoid Arthritis."
• Quality: Clear disclaimer and categories.

NHS Choices Arthritis Blog

• Author: Arthritis patients
• Description: This blog is written by people living with or working with arthritis.
• Quality: NHS Choices is committed to the highest editorial and ethical standards in the provision of all its content and related services. Details here

Rheumatology Journal Club

• Author: Bruno Oliveira
• Description: A new blog that aims to become an on-line journal club for rheumatologists.
• Quality: Blog is hosted by Medscape.com.

Rheumatology News Blog From Medicineworld.Org

• Author: Authors are listed here.
• Description: "Our site is your one way stop to the whole world of medicine. Here you can find very useful medical information for the patients as well as the physicians. We are committed to give the latest and most up-dated information in the field of medicine."
• Quality: "MedicineWorld.Org is a site dedicated to medical information. This site is maintained under close supervision of a physician, who is American board certified in Medical oncology, Hematology and Internal medicine."

RheumBuzz

• Author: Leonard Calabrese, DO; Tiffany Clark, CNP; Betsy Kirchner, CNP
• Description: "Current discussion topics cover highlights from key scientific presentations and/or abstracts presented at international and national rheumatology meetings."
• Quality: A blog written by professionals working at the Cleveland Clinic.

Rheumination

• Author: A physician from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Description: ”Twenty years of clinical rheumatology and I still have more questions than answers. Working in M.A.S.H.-like conditions here, we see huge numbers of patients but rarely, I admit, do we get the time to sit around and talk about the big picture, nor the details. My mission here is to snare the occasional rheumatologist that may stumble onto this blog, and beg of him or her a comment, an observation, or perhaps, even an answer or two.” See more information here.
• Quality: A regularly updated blog with plenty of useful information for rheumatology professionals and patients.

The Blog of Paul Sufka M.D.

• Author: Paul Sufka M.D.
• Description: Paul Sufka is a board certified rheumatologist.
• Quality: Author information and contact details are available.

USC Rheumatology Fellowship

• Author: Bruno Oliveira, MD
• Description: Monthly Paper Selection, journals and articles from rheumatology-related resources.
• Quality: A blog with plenty of rheumatology resources, links, patient hand-outs and educational material.