Below you will find the 2021 RheumMadness Bracket and scouting reports reviewing each topic in the tournament. Over 40 adult rheumatology fellows from 14 fellowship programs collaborated to create these scouting reports. A huge thank you to all those who submitted a scouting report; they are all fantastic, educational, and engaging reads!
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Use the links below to access each scouting report
- Belimumab for Lupus Nephritis, written by the Duke University School of Medicine Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- Anifrolumab for SLE, written by the Medical University of South Carolina Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- PEXIVAS for ANCA vasculitis, written by the Medical College of Wisconsin Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- Avacopan for ANCA vasculitis, written by the Northwestern University Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- IgG4-RD Classification Criteria, written by the Massachusetts General Hospital Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- Relapsing Polychondritis Subtypes, written by the Wake Forest School of Medicine Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- Anti-CD38 in Refractory Lupus, written by the University of North Carolina Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- VEXAS, written by the RheumMadness Leadership Team
- SEMIRA, written by the Allegheny Health Network Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- Harms of Short Term Steroids, written by the University of Kentucky Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- UK Frost for Frozen Shoulder, written by C. Allen Witt (RheumMadness Leadership Team)
- PT vs. GC Injection for Knee OA, written by the Oschner Medical Center Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- PRIME Cells in RA, written by the University of Colorado Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- Synovial B Cells & Therapy Response in RA (R4RA), written by the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- FAST Study, written by the University of Chicago Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
- ACR Gout Guidelines, written by the Loma Linda University Adult Rheumatology Fellowship Program
