The Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index with John Stone, MD, MPH
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (traffic.libsyn.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Glucocorticoids can do a lot of harm over time. In this episode, John Stone, MD, MPH, walks us through the Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index (GTI), a validated tool to measure steroid toxicity over time that we'll be seeing more of in the future.
- Intro :11
- Stone introduction :26
- About the GTI 1:13
- Professional development opportunities for rheumatologists 2:32
- The interview 4:27
- What is the GTI, how did it come about and how do you think rheumatologists now and in the future will be utilizing it? 5:28
- What are the difficulties in measuring steroid toxicities in trials? 10:58
- How did you go about putting this instrument together? 13:04
- What makes up the GTI? 19:11
- Can you explain the Cumulative Worsening Score and the Aggregate Improvement Score? 20:53
- Walk us through a patient coming in and being evaluated for the GTI 25:49
- What's the future of the GTI in your opinion? 30:32
- Do you think the GTI is going to be something that can eventually be used in day-to-day clinical practice? 33:42
- Thank you, Dr. John Stone 34:43
John Stone, MD, MPH, is director of clinical rheumatology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Disclosures: Brown reports no relevant financial disclosures. Stone is one of the experts who developed the Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index.
We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Brown at [email protected]. Follow us on Twitter @HRheuminations @AdamJBrownMD @HealioRheum