Open AccessEducational needs and challenges in axial spondyloarthritis
Author(s) -
Anand Kumthekar,
Mohamad Bittar,
Maureen Dubreuil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in rheumatology/current opinion in rheumatology, with evaluated medline
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.452
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1080-8175
pISSN - 1040-8711
DOI - 10.1097/bor.0000000000000806
Subject(s) - medicine , axial spondyloarthritis , medline , medical education , ankylosing spondylitis , sacroiliitis , surgery , political science , law
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) affects 0.5-1% of the population in many regions of the world. This review summarizes the challenges in medical education around axSpA with attention to evidence around delayed diagnosis, clinician familiarity with typical axSpA features, such as inflammatory back pain and adherence to accepted management principles.