Cheryl Barnabe

Senior Scientist, Rheumatology, MD, MSc, FRCPC

 

Appointments

  • Director and Chair, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health
  • Canada Research Chair, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases
  • Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research
  • Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary
  • Rheumatologist, Alberta Health Services

 

Research Interests

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis outcomes
  • Health Services Research Supporting Equity in Arthritis Care
  • Indigenous Health

 

Dr. Cheryl Barnabe is a rheumatologist and member of the Otipemisiwak Metis Government (formerly the Metis Nation of Alberta). She is the Arthur JE Child Chair in Rheumatology Outcomes Research and a Canada Research Chair in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases. She is a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. She is the Director of the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health.

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Dr. Barnabe’s research program, ‘Arthritis Care for Indigenous Populations’, has contributed knowledge on the epidemiology of arthritis and contemporary outcomes of inflammatory arthritis conditions for Indigenous people. In response to the identified accentuated disease burden, she co-develops promising health services interventions to bridge the care gaps that exist, and leads delivery of curricular initiatives for rheumatology practitioners to support the provision of culturally safe arthritis care environments. Dr. Barnabe is also conducting research to reduce and resolve arthritis outcome inequities by improving guideline development and their implementation. She is collaborating with partners in primary care, rheumatology, and patients to improve access to ambulatory care services for arthritis concerns to reduce avoidable acute care use.

Dr. Barnabe has received several national awards, including a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases (Tier 2, 2018-2023), the CIHR Killam Emerging Research Leader Award (2018) and is a member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (2018).

Publications

Peer Reviewed Manuscripts

Hazlewood G, Pardo J, Barnabe C, Schieir O, Barber C, Proulx L, Richards D, Tugwell P, Bansback N, Akhavan P, Bombardier C, Bykerk V, Jamal S, Khraishi M, Taylor-Gjevre R, Thorne C, Agarwal A, Pope J. Canadian Rheumatology Association living guidelines for the pharmacological management of rheumatoid arthritis with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. J Rheumatol 2022.

 

Barnabe C, Wattiaux A, Petkovic J, Beaton D, Shea B, Greer-Smith R, Humphreys J, Bartels C, Tugwell P, Umaefulam V. Validation Studies of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Populations at Risk for Inequity: A Systematic Review and Analysis Using the OMERACT Summary of Measurement Properties Equity Table. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2022.

 

Barber CEH, Barnabe C, Hartfeld NMS, Dhiman K, Hazlewood G. The Evaluation of Guideline Quality in Rheumatic Diseases. Rheum Dis Clin N Am 2022; in press.

 

Barber C, Lacaille D, Croxford R, Barnabe C, Marshall D, Abrahamowicz M, Xie H, Avina-Zubieta JA, Esdaile J, Hazlewood G, Faris P, Katz S, MacMullan P, Mosher D, Widdifield J. A Population-Based Study Evaluating Retention in Rheumatology Care among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. ACR Open Rheumatology 2022; in press.

 

Gukova X, Hazlewood GS, Arbillaga H, MacMullan P, Zimmermann GL, Barnabe C, Choi MY, Barber MRW, Charlton A, Job B, Osinski K, Spencer Hartfeld N, Knott MW, Pirani P, Barber CEH. Development of an Interdisciplinary Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Pathway. BMC Rheumatology 2022; in press.

 

Sloss, S. Dhiman K, Zafar S, Hartfeld NMS, Lacaille D, Then KL, Li LC, Barnabe C, Hazlewood GS, Rankin JA, Hall M, Marshall DA, Engligh K, Tsui K, MacMullen P, Homik J, Mosher D, Barber C. Development and Testing of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Care Survey. Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism 2022;54:152002.

 

Kulhawy-Wibe SC, Widdifield J, Young Lee JJ, Thorne JC, Yacyshyn EA, Batthish M, Jerome D, Shupak R, Jilkine K, Purvis J, Shamis J, Roberts J, Kur J, Burt JE, Johnson NA, Barnabe C, Spencer N, Harrison, Pope J, Barber CEH. Results from the 2020 Canadian Rheumatology Associations’ Workforce and Wellness Survey. J Rheumatol 2022 Feb 1:jrheum.210990.

 

Barber CEH, Levy D, Ahluwalia V, Mendel A, Taylor-Gjevre R, Gerschman T, Koppikar S, Jilkine K, Stringer E, Barnabe C, Aydin S, Luca N, Berard R, Tam K, Burt J, Murdoch J, Zinck G, Lane T, Heeley J, Mannerow M, Mills R, Wilhelm L, Spencer N, Ohata B. Best Practices for Virtual Care, a Consensus Statement from the Canadian Rheumatology Association. J Rheumatol 2022;49(4):408-418.

 

Chomistek K, Barnabe C, Naqvi SF, Birnie K, Johnson N, Luca N, Miettunen P, Santana M, Stinson J, Schmeling H. Acceptability of an Adolescent Self-Management Program for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. ACR Open Rheumatology 2022;4(2):142-151.

 

Petkovic J, Umaefulam V, Wattiaux A, Bartels C, Barnabe C, Greer-Smith R, Hofstetter C, Maxwell L, Shea B, Barton J, Young Soo Lee A, Humphreys J, Beaton D, Tugwell P. Development of an extension of the OMERACT Summary of Measurement Properties table to capture equity considerations: SOMP-Equity. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2021;51(6):1300-1310.

 

Umaefulam V, Kleissen T, Barnabe C. The Representation of Indigenous Peoples in Chronic Disease Trials in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. Clinical Trials 2022;19(1):22-32.

 

Umaefulam V, Fox T-L, Hazlewood G, Bansback N, Barber CEH, Barnabe C. Adaptation of a Shared Decision-Making Tool for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Decisions with Indigenous Patients. The Patient 2022;15(2):233-243.

 

Barnabe C, Pianarosa E, Hazlewood G. Informing the GRADE Evidence to Decision Process with Health Equity Considerations: Demonstration from the Canadian Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Context. J Clin Epi 2021;138:147-155.

 

Hazlewood GS, Pardo J, Barnabe C, Schieir O, Barber CEH, Bernatsky S, Colmegna I, Hitchon C, Loeb M, Mertz D, Proulx L, Richards DP, Scuccimarri R, Tugwell P, Schunemann HJ, Mirza RD, Zhou AL, Nicolic RPA, Thomas M, Chase H, Ejaredar M, Nieuwlaat R. Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendation for the use of COVID-19 Vaccination for Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. J Rheumatol 2021;48(8):1330-1339.

 

Pianarosa E, Hazlewood G, Thomas M, Hsiao R, Barnabe C. Supporting Equity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes in Canada: Population-Specific Factors in Patient-Centered Care. J Rheumatol 2021;48(12):1793-1802.

 

Umaefulam V, Loyola-Sanchez A, Bear Chief V, Rame A, Crane L, Kleissen T, Crowshoe L, White T, Lacaille D, Barnabe C. Arthritis Liaison: A First Nations Community-Based Patient Care Facilitator. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada 2021;41(6):194-198.

 

Hazlewood G, Loyola-Sanchez A, Bykerk V, Hull P, Marshall D, Pham T, Barber C, Barnabe C, Sirois A, Pope J, Schieir O, Richards D, Proulx L, Bartlett S. Patient and Rheumatologist Perspectives on Tapering DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Qualitative Study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021;60(11):5484.

 

Han L, Hazlewood G, Barnabe C, Barber C. Systematic Review of Outcomes and Patient Experience with Virtual Care in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research 2021 Mar 1. Doi:10.1002/acr.24586 [epub ahead of print].

 

Umaefulam V, Fox T-L, Barnabe C. Decision Needs and Preferred Strategies for Shared Decision Making in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Perspectives of Canadian Urban Indigenous Women. Arthritis Care & Research 2021 Feb 11. Doi:10.1002/acr.24579 [epub ahead of print]

 

Barber C, Lacaille D, Hall M, Bohm V, Li L, Barnabe C, Rankin J, Hazlewood G, Marshall D, MacMullan P, Mosher D, Homik J, English K, Tsui K, Then K. Strategies for Developing and Implementing a Rheumatoid Arthritis Healthcare Quality Framework: A Thematic Analysis of Perspectives from Arthritis Stakeholders. BMJ Open 2021;11(3):e043759.

 

Barnabe C, Kherani RBK, Appleton TA, Umaefulam V, Henderson R, Crowshoe L. Participant-Reported Effect of an Indigenous Health Continuing Professional Development Initiative for Specialists. BMC Medical Education 2021;21(1):116.

 

Hawker K, Barnabe C, Barber CEH. A Scoping Review of Tools Used to Assess Patient Complexity in Rheumatic Disease. Health Expectations 2021;24(2):556-565.

 

Brunet S, Tse J, Kuczynski M, Engelke K, Boyd S, Barnabe C, Manske S. Heterogenous Bone Response to Biologic DMARD Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Their Relationship to Functional Indices. Scand J Rheumatol 2021;50(6):417-426.

 

Loyola-Sanchez A, Pelaez-Ballestas I, Crowshoe L, Lacaille D, Henderson R, Rame A, Linkert T, White T, Barnabe C. “There are still a lot of things that I need”: A Qualitative Study Exploring Opportunities to Improve the Health Services of First Nations People with Arthritis Seen at an On-Reserve Outreach Rheumatology Clinic. BMC Health Services Research 2020;20:1076.

 

Pianarosa E, Chomistek K, Hsiao R, Anwar S, Umaefulam V, Hazlewood G, Barnabe C. Global Rural and Remote Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review. Arthritis Care & Research 2022;74(4):598-606.

 

Lin CY, Loyola-Sanchez A, Boyling E, Barnabe C. Community Engagement Approaches for Indigenous Health Research: Recommendations Based on an Integrative Review. BMJ Open 2020;10:e039736.

 

Pokharel G, Deardon R, Barnabe C, Bykerk V, Bartlett S, Bessette L, Boire G, Hitchon C, Keystone E, Pope J, Schieir O, Tin D, Thorne C, Hazlewood G. Joint Estimation of Remission and Response for Methotrexate-based DMARD Options in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Bivariate Network Meta-Analysis. ACR Open Rheumatology 2019, in press.

 

Loyola-Sanchez A, Hazlewood G, Crowshoe L, Linkert T, Hull PM, Marshall D, Barnabe C. Qualitative Study of Treatment Preferences for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pharmacotherapy Acceptance: Indigenous Patient Perspectives. Arthritis Care Res 2019, in press.

 

Vallerand IA, Patten SB, Barnabe C. Depression and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2019; in press.

 

Barnabe C, Miller J, Teare S, Eaglespeaker C, Roland B, Eshkakogan N, Crowshoe L, Lopatina E, Marshall DA. Solution Model for Enhancing the Experiences of Urban First Nations and Métis Patients Accessing and Navigating the Health System for Inflammatory Arthritis Care. International Indigenous Policy Journal 2018; in press.

 

Vallerand IA, Lewinson RT, Parsons LM, Hardin J, Haber R, Lowerison MW, Barnabe C, Patten SB. Vitiligo and Major Depressive Disorder: A Bi-Directional Population-Based Cohort Study. J Am Acad Derm 2018; doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.11.047 [Epub ahead of print].

 

Lin CY, Loyola-Sanchez A, Hurd K, Ferucci E, Crane L, Healy B, Barnabe C. Characterization of Indigenous Community Engagement in Arthritis Studies Conducted in Canada, United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2018; doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2018.11.009. [Epub ahead of print].

 

Manske SL, Brunet SC, Finzel S, Stok KS, Cohaghan PG, Boyd SK, Barnabe C. The SPECTRA Collaboration OMERACT Working Group: Construct Validity of Joint Space Outcomes with High Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT). J Rheumatol 2018; doi: 10.3899/jrheum.180870 [Epub ahead of print].

 

Kulhawy-Wibe S, King-Shier K, Barnabe C, Manns B, Hemmelgarn B, Campbell D. Exploring Structural Barriers to Diabetes Self-Management in Alberta First Nations Communities. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2018;10:87.

 

Lewinson RT, Vallerand IA, LaMothe JM, Parsons LM, Frolkis AD, Lowerison MW, Patten SB, Barnabe C. Increasing Rates of Arthroplasty for Psoriatic Arthritis in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2010. Arthritis Care Res 2018; doi: 10.1002/acr.23793.

 

Vallerand IA, Lewinson RT, Parsons LM, Hardin J, Haber RM, Lowerison MW, Barnabe C, Patten SB. Bidirectional association between major depressive disorder and alopecia areata: A population-based study. JAMA Dermatology 2018 doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.4398. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Nagaraj S, Kargard M, Hemmelgarn B, Fritzler M, White T, Barnabe C. Effectiveness of an Outreach Model of Care for Rheumatology Specialty Clinics to an On-Reserve First Nations Community. Int J Indig Health 2018;13(1):156-166.

 

Frolkis A, Vallerand I, Shaheen A-A, Lowerison M, Swain MG, Barnabe C, Patten S, Kaplan GG. Depression Increases the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Which May Be Mitigated by the Use of Antidepressants in the Treatment of Depression. Gut 2018; doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317182. [Epub ahead of print].

 

Barber C, Sandhu N, Rankin J, MacMullan P, Marshall D, Barnabe C, Hazlewood G, Emrick A, Stevenson M, Then K, Benseler S, Twilt M, Mosher D. Rheum4U: Development and Testing of a Web-Based Tool for Improving the Quality of Care for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Clin Exp Rheum 2018; in press.

 

Vallerand I, Lewinson RT, Frolkis AD, Lowerison MW, Kaplan GG, Swain MG, Bulloch AGM, Patten SB, Barnabe C. Depression as a Risk Factor for the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Cohort Study. RMD Open 2018;4(2):e000670.

 

Choi M, Barnabe C, Barber CEH, Bykerk V, Pope J, Hazlewood G. Randomized Controlled Trials of Biologic Treatment with Methotrexate in RA May Not Reflect Real World Practice. Arthritis Care Res 2018 Jun 15. Doi: 10.1002/acr.23620.

 

Lewinson RT, Vallerand IA, Parsons LM, LaMothe JM, Frolkis AD, Lowerison MW, Kaplan GG, Patten SB, Barnabe C. Psoriasis and the Risk of Foot and Ankle Tendinopathy or Enthesopathy in the Absence of Psoriatic Arthritis: A Population-Based Study. RMD Open 2018;4(1):e000668.

 

Peters M, de Jong J, Scharmga A, van Tubergen A, Geusens P, Loeffen D, Weijers R, Boyd S, Barnabe C, Stok K, van Rietberg B. An Automated Algorithm for the Detection of Cortical Interruptions and its Underlying Loss of Trabecular Bone: A Reproducibility Study. BMC Medical Imaging 2018;18(1):13.

 

Mrklas KJ, MacDonald S, Shea-Budgell MA, Bedingfield N, Ganshorn H, Glaze S, Bill L, Healy B, Healy C, Guichon J, Colquhoun A, Bell C, Richardson R, Henderson R, Kellner J, Barnabe C, Bednarczyk RA, Letendre A, Nelson GS. Barriers, supports and effective interventions for uptake of human papillomavirus – and other vaccines within global and Canadian Indigenous peoples: A systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews 2018; 7:40. Doi 10.1186/s13643-018-0692-y

 

Barber C, Thorne JC, Ahluwalia V, Burt J, Lacaille D, Marshall D, Hazlewood G, Mosher D, Denning L, Szamko I, Chin R, Hamilton S, Benseler S, Twilt M, Schiff N, Bykerk V, Homik J, Barnabe C. Feasibility of measurement and adherence to system performance measures for rheumatoid arthritis in 5 models of care. J Rheumatol 2018 jun 15. Doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171284.

 

Barnabe C, Zheng Y, Crane L, White T, Hemmelgarn B, Kaplan G, Martin L, Maksymowych WP. Effectiveness, Complications and Costs of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment with Biologics in Alberta: Experience of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Patients. J Rheumatol 2018 Jun 1. Doi: 10.3899/jrheum.170779

 

Henderson R, Shea-Budgell M, Healy C, Letendre A, Bill L, Healy B, Bednarczyk R, Mrklas K, Barnabe C, Guichon J, Bedingfield N, MacDonald S, Colquhoun A, Glaze S, Nash T, Bell C, Kellner J, Richardson R, Nelson G. First Nations People’s Perspectives on Barriers and Supports for Enhancing HPV Vaccination: Foundations for Sustainable, Community-Driven Strategies. Gynecologic Oncology 2018;149:93-100.

 

Nagaraj S, Barnabe C, Schieir O, Pope J, Bartlett SJ, Boire G, Keystone E, Tin D, Haraoui B, Thorne JC, Bykerk VP, Hitchon CA, CATCH Investigators. Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Presentation, Treatment and Outcomes in Indigenous Patients in Canada: A Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study Analysis. Arthritis Care Res 2017 Nov 10. Doi: 10.1002/acr.23470.

 

Barnabe C, Crane L, White T, Hemmelgarn B, Kaplan GG, Martin L, Maksymowych W. Patient Reported Outcomes, Resource Use, and Social Participation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologics in Alberta: Experience of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Patients. J Rheumatol 2018;45(6):760-765.

 

Vallerand IA, Lewinson RT, Parsons LM, Lowerison MW, Frolkis AD, Kaplan GG, Barnabe C, Bulloch AGM, Patten SB. Is depression screening in patients with acne critical?: reply from authors. Br J Dermatol 2018;.

 

Vallerand IA, Lewinson RT, Parsons LM, Lowerison MW, Frolkis AD, Kaplan GG, Barnabe C, Bulloch AGM, Patten SB. Risk of Depression Among Patients with Acne in the United Kingdom: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Br J Dermatol 2018;178(3):e194-195.

 

Barber C, Nasr M, Barnabe C, Badley EM, Lacaille D, Pope J, Cividino A, Yacyshyn E, Baillie C, Mosher D, Thomson JG, Charnock C, McGowan C, Thorne C, Zummer M, Brophy J, Ruban T, Ahluwalia V, McDougall R, Marshall DA. Planning for the Rheumatologist Workforce: Factors Associated with Work Hours and Volumes. J Clin Rheum 2018 May 25. Doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000000803.

 

Barber CEH, Schieir O, Lacaille D, Marshall D, Barnabe C, Hazlewood G, Nadeau L, Thorne JC, Ahluwalia V, Bartlett SJ, Boire G, Haraoui B, Hitchon C, Keystone E, Tin D, Pope JE, Denning L, Bykerk VP, CATCH Investigators. High Adherence Observed to System-Level Performance Measures for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis in a National Early Arthritis Study over 7 Years of Follow-Up. Arthritis Care Res 2018;70(6):842-850.

 

Garner S, Fenton T, Martin L, Creaser C, Johns C, Barnabe C. Personalized Diet and Exercise Recommendations in Early Inflammatory Arthritis: A Randomized Trial. Musculoskeletal Care 2017 Oct 2. Doi:10.1002/msc.1214.

 

Kuenzig ME, Yim J, Coward S, Eksteen B, Seow CH, Barnabe C, Barkema HW, Silverberg MS, Lakatos PL, Beck PL, Fedorak R, Dieleman LA, Madsen K, Panaccione R, Ghosh S, Kaplan GG. The NOD2-Smoking Interaction in Crohn’s Disease is likely Specific to the 1007fs Mutation and May Be Explained by Age at Diagnosis: A Meta-Analysis and Case-Only Study. EBioMedicine 2017;21:188-196.

 

Hurd K, Barnabe C. Mortality Causes and Outcomes in Indigenous Populations of Canada, the United States, and Australia with Rheumatic Disease: A Systematic Review. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 2018;47(4):586-592.

 

Barber C, Mosher D, Ahluwalia V, Zummer M, Marshall D, Choquette D, Lacaille D, Bombardier C, Lyddiatt A, Chandran V, Khodyakov D, Dao E, Barnabe C. Development of a Canadian Core Clinical Dataset to Support High Quality Care for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Canada. J Rheumatol 2017; 44(12):1813-1822.

 

Stok KS, Finzel S, Burghardt AJ, Conaghan PG, Barnabe C. The SPECTRA Collaboration (Study grouP for xtrEme-Computed Tomography in Rheumatoid Arthritis) OMERACT Special Interest Group – Current Research and Future Directions. J Rheumatol 2017;44(12):1911-1915.

 

Kuenzig ME, Barnabe C, Seow CH, Eksteen B, Negron ME, Rezaie A, Panaccione R, Benchimol E, Sadatsafavi M, Avina A, Kaplan GG. Asthma is Associated with Subsequent Development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2017;15(9):1405-1412.

 

Petkovic J, Barton J, Flurey C, Goel N, Bartels C, Barnabe C, de Wit MPT, Lyddiatt A, Lacaille D, Welch V, Boonen A, Shea B, Christensen R, Maxwell L, Campbell W, Jull J, Toupin-April K, Singh JA, Goldsmith C, Sreih A, Pohl C, Hofstetter C, Beaton DE, Buchbinder R, Guillemin F, Tugwell P on behalf of the OMERACT Equity Working Group. Health Equity Considerations for Developing and Reporting Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials: A Report from the OMERACT Equity Special Interest Group. J Rheumatol 2017;44(11):1727-1733.

 

Kuenzig ME, Lee SM, Eksteen B, Seow CH, Barnabe C, Panaccione R, Kaplan GG. Smoking Influences the Need for Surgery in Patients with the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Incorporating Disease Duration. BMC Gastroenterology 2016;16(1):143.

 

Hurd K, Barnabe C. Systematic Review of Rheumatic Disease Phenotypes and Outcomes in the Indigenous Populations of Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Rheumatology International 2017;37(4):503-521.

 

Lewinson RT, Vallerand IA, Lowerison M, Parsons LM, Frolkis AD, Kaplan GG, Bulloch AGM, Swain MG, Patten SB, Barnabe C. Depression is Associated with an Increased Risk of Psoriatic Arthritis among Patients with Psoriasis: A Population-Based Cohort Study. J Invest Derm 2017;137(4):828-835.

 

Barnabe C, Lockerbie S, Erasmus E, Crowshoe L. Facilitated Access to an Integrated Arthritis Model of Care for an Urban Indigenous Population. Canadian Family Physician 2017;63(9):699-706.

 

McDougall C, Hurd K, Barnabe C. Systematic Review of Rheumatic Disease Epidemiology in the Indigenous Populations of Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 2017;46(5):675-686.

 

Loyola-Sanchez A, Hurd K, Barnabe C. Healthcare Utilization for Arthritis by Indigenous Populations of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States: A Systematic Review. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 2017;46(5):665-674.

 

Barber CE, Jewett L, Badley EM, Lacaille D, Cividino A, Ahluwalia V, Averns H, Baillie C, Ellsworth J, Pope J, Levy D, Charnock C, McGowan C, Thorne C, Barnabe C, Zummer M, Lundon K, McDougall R, Thomson J, Yacyshyn E, Mosher D, Brophy J, Marshall DA. Stand Up and Be Counted: Measuring and Mapping the Rheumatology Workforce in Canada. J Rheumatol 2017;44(2):248-257.

 

Sun G, Hazlewood G, Bernatsky S, Kaplan GG, Eksteen B, Barnabe C. Association Between Air Pollution and the Development of Rheumatic Disease: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Rheumatology 2016;2016:5356307.

 

Barnabe C, Healy B, Portolesi A, Kaplan GG, Hemmelgarn BR, Weaselhead C. Claims for Disease-Modifying Therapy by Alberta First Nations. BMC Health Services Research 2016 Aug 24;16(1):430. Doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1685-y.

 

Tom S, Frayne M, Manske SL, Boyd SK, Barnabe C. Determining the Optimal Hand Position for Reliable Volumetric Metacarpophalangeal Joint Space Measurements by High Resolution-peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography. J Rheumatol 2016;43:1941-1944.

 

Nagaraj S, Barnabe C, Finzel S, Stok K, SPECTRA Collaboration. High-Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT) Imaging in the Assessment of Periarticular Bone of Metacarpophalangeal and Wrist Joints. J Rheumatol 2016;43:1921-1934.

 

Barnabe C, Toepfer D, Marotte H, Hauge E-M, Scharmga A, Kocijan R, Kraus S, Boutroy S, Keller KK, de Jong J, Williams J, Stok KS, Finzel S, SPECTRA. Definition for Rheumatoid Arthritis Erosions Imaged with High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography and Inter-Reader Reliability for Detection and Measurement. J Rheumatol 2016;43:1935-1940.

 

Scharmga A. Peters M, van Tubergen A, van den Bergh JP, Barnabe C, Finzel S, Loeffen D, van Rietbergen B, Weijers R, Geusens P. Heterogeneity of Cortical Breaks in Hand Joints of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Controls imaged by High-Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography. J Rheumatol 2016;43: 1914-1920.

 

Barnabe C, Jones CA, Bernatsky S, Peschken CA, Voaklander D, Homik J, Crowshoe LF, Esdaile JE, El-Gabalawy H, Hemmelgarn B. Inflammatory Arthritis Prevalence and Health Services Use in the First Nations Population of Alberta, Canada. Arthritis Care and Research 2017;69(4):467-474.

 

Barber C, Esdaile J, Martin L, Faris P, Barnabe C, Guo S, Lopatina E, Marshall D. Gaps in addressing cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: assessing performance using cardiovascular quality indicators. J Rheumatol 2016;43(11):1965-1973.

 

Turin TC, Saad N, Jun M, Tonelli M, Ma Z, Barnabe C, Manns B, Hemmelgarn B. Lifetime risk of diabetes for First Nations and non-First Nations People. CMAJ 2016; 188(16):1147-1153.

 

Frolkis AD, deBruyn J, Jette N, Lowerison M, Engbers J, Ghali W, Lewis JD, Vallerand I, Patten S, Eksteen B, Barnabe C, Panaccione R, Ghosh S, Wiebe S, Kaplan GG. The Association of Smoking and Surgery in Inflammatory Bowel Disease is Modified by Age at Diagnosis. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology 2016 Apr 21;7:e165.

 

Liu Y, Kaplan G, Hazlewood G, Eksteen B, Barnabe C. The Impact of Obesity on Remission and Disease Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Arthritis Care and Research 2017;69(2):157-165.

 

Hazlewood GS, Barnabe C, Tomlinson G, Marshall D, Devoe D, Bombardier C. Methotrexate monotherapy and methotrexate combination therapy with traditional and biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: abridged Cochrane systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ 2016;353:i1777.

 

Hazlewood GS, Barnabe C, Tomlinson G, Marshall D, Devoe DJ, Bombardier C. Methotrexate monotherapy and methotrexate combination therapy with traditional and biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: A network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Aug 29;(8):CD010227.

 

Bernatsky S, Smargiassi A, Barnabe C, Svenson L, Brand A, Martin RV, Hudson M, Clarke AE, Fortin P, van Donkelaar A, Edworthy S, Belisle P, Joseph L. Fine particulate air pollution and systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease in two Canadian provinces. Environmental Research 2015;146:85-91.

 

Barnabe C, Sun Y, Boire G, Hitchon CA, Haraoui B, Thorne JC, Tin D, van der Heijde D, Curtis JR, Jamal S, Pope JE, Keystone EC, Bartlett S, Bykerk VP, CATCH Investigators. Heterogeneous Disease Trajectories Explain Variable Radiographic, Function and Quality of Life Outcomes in the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH). PLoS One 2015;10(8):e0135327.

 

Moura CS, Abrahamowicz M, Beauchamp M-E, Lacaille D, Wang Y, Boire G, Fortin PR, Bessette L, Bombardier C, Widdifield J, Hanly JG, Feldman D, Maksymowych W, Peschken C, Barnabe C, Edworthy S, Bernatsky S. Early Medication Use in New-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis May Delay Joint Replacement; Results of a Large Population-Based Study. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2015;17:197.

 

Bernatsky S, Smargiassi A, Johnson M, Kaplan GG, Barnabe C, Svenson L, Brand A, Bertazzon S, Hudson M, Clarke AE, Fortin P, Edworthy S, Belisle P, Joseph L. Fine particulate air pollution, nitrogen dioxide, and systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease in Calgary, Alberta. Environmental Research 2015;140:474-478.

 

Marshall DA, Vanderby S, Barnabe C, MacDonald KV, Maxwell C, Mosher D, Wasylak T, Lix L, Enns E, Frank C, Noseworthy T. Estimating the Burden of Osteoarthritis to Plan for the Future. Arthritis Care and Research 2015; 67(10):1379-1386.

 

Petkovic J, Epstein J, Buchbinder R, Welch V, Rader T, Lyddiatt A, Clerehan R, Christensen R, Boonen A, Goel N, Maxwell L, Toupin-April K, De Wit M, Barton J, Flurey C, Jull J, Barnabe C, Pohl C, Duruoz T, Singh JA, Tugwell P, Guillemin F. Toward ensuring health equity: Readability and cultural equivalence of OMERACT patient-reported outcome measures. J Rheumatol 2015; 42(2):2448-59.

 

Barber CE, Marshall DA, Alvarez N, Lacaille D, Keeling S, Avina-Zubieta JA, Khodyakov D, Barnabe C, Faris P, Smith A, Noormohamed R, Hazlewood G, Martin L, Esdaile J. Development of Cardiovascular Quality Indicators for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from an International Expert Panel Using a Novel Online Process. J Rheumatol 2015; 42(9):1548-55.

 

Peters T, Barnabe C, Hanna W, Barber D, Haber RM. Acral localized acquired cutis laxa: Report of a case associated with inflammatory arthritis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2015;72(1):e38-40.

 

Campbell DJ, Lacny SL, Weaver RG, Manns BJ, Tonelli M, Barnabe C, Hemmelgarn BR. Age modification of diabetes-related hospitalization among First Nations patients. Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome 2014;6(1):108.

 

Barnabe C, Hemmelgarn B, Jones CA, Peschken CA, Voaklander D, Joseph L, Bernatsky S, Esdaile JM, Marshall DA. Imbalance of Prevalence and Specialty Care for Osteoarthritis for First Nations People in Canada. J Rheumatol 2015;42(2):323-8.

 

Barber CE, Smith A, Esdaile JM, Barnabe C, Martin LO, Faris P, Hazlewood G, Noormohamed R, Alvarez N, Mancini GB, Lacaille D, Keeling S, Avina-Zubieta JA, Marshall D. Best Practices for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review of Guideline Recommendations and Quality Indicators. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2015;67(2):169-179.

 

Wang LR, Barber CE, Johnson AS, Barnabe C. Invasive Fungal Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review of Disease Characteristics, Risk Factors and Prognosis. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 2014;44(3):325-330.

 

Thurston WE, Coupal S, Jones CA, Crowshoe L, Marshall D, Homik J, Barnabe C. Discordant Indigenous and Provider Frames Explain Challenges in Improving Access to Arthritis Care. Int J Equity Health 2014;13:46.

 

Barnabe C, Thanh N, Ohinmaa A, Homik J, Barr SG, Martin L, Maksymowych WP. Effect of Remission Definition on Cost Savings Estimates for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologic Therapies. J Rheumatol 2014;41(8):1600-6.

 

Barnabe C, Homik J, Barr SG, Martin L, Maksymowych WP. The Impact of Different Remission Definitions on Identification of Predictors of Both Point and Sustained Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Anti-TNF Therapy. J Rheumatol 2014;41(8):1607-13.

 

Lee J, Mason R, Martin L, Barnabe C. Biologic Therapy Response and Drug Survival for Females Compared to Males with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rheumatology International 2014;34:1449-1453.

 

Ohinmaa A, Thanh N, Barnabe C, Martin L, Russell A, Barr SG, Maksymowych WP. Canadian Estimates of Health Care Utilization Costs for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With and Without Therapy with Biologic Agents. Arthritis Care and Research 2014;66(9):1319-27.

 

Somayaji R, Barnabe C, Martin L. Risk Factors for Infection Following Total Joint Arthroplasty in Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Open Rheumatology Journal 2013; 7:119-24.

 

Broten L, Aviña-Zubieta JA, Lacaille D, Joseph L, Hanly JG, Lix L, O’Donnell S, Barnabe C, Fortin PR, Hudson M, Jean S, Peschken C, Edworthy SM, Svenson L, Pineau CA, Clarke AE, Smith M, Bélisle P, Badley EM, Bergeron L, Bernatsky S. Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Prevalence in Canada: Updated Analyses Across Seven Provinces. J Rheumatol 2014;41(4):673-9.

 

Barnabe C, Xiong J, Pope JE, Boire G, Hitchon C, Haraoui B, Thorne JC, Keystone EC, Bykerk V. Predictors of Time to Diagnosis in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rheumatology International 2014;34:85-92.

 

Barnabe C, Buie H, Kan M, Szabo E, Barr SG, Martin L, Boyd SK. Reproducible Metacarpal Joint Space Width Measurements Using 3D Analysis of Images Acquired with High-Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT). Medical Eng Phys 2013;35(10):1540-4.

 

Deved V, Jette N, Quan H, Tonelli M, Manns BJ, Soo A, Barnabe C, Hemmelgarn BR. Quality of care for First Nations and non-First Nations with diabetes. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2013;8(7):1188-94.

 

Barnabe C, Martin L, Boyd SK, Barr SG. Quantification of Small Joint Space Width, Periarticular Microstructure and Erosions Using High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2013; 31(2):243-50.

 

Steiman A, Pope J, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Li L, Barnabe C, Kalache F, Kung T, Bessette L, Flanagan C, Haraoui B, Hochman J, LeClercq S, Mosher D, Thorne C, Bykerk V. Non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) improve pain in inflammatory arthritis: A systematic literature review of randomized controlled trials. Rheumatology International 2013;33(5):1105-20.

 

Campbell DJT, Ronksley PE, Hemmelgarn BR, Zhang J, Barnabe C, Tonelli M, Manns B. The Association of Enrolment in Primary Care Networks on Diabetes Care and Outcomes in First Nations and Low Income Albertans. Open Medicine 2012;6(4)e155.

 

Hazlewood G, Barnabe C, Barr SG, Martin L. Abatacept Use After Failure of Multiple Biologic Agents in Patients with Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 2012;18(8):416-8.

 

Barnabe C, Thanh NX, Ohinmaa A, Homik J, Barr SG, Martin L, Maksymowych WP. Healthcare Service Costs Are Reduced When Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Achieve Sustained Remission. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2013;72(10):1664-8.

 

Russell AS, Ahwulia V, Barnabe C, Jamal S, Offer R, Shojania K, Haraoui B. Subsequent Entry Biosimilars: A Viewpoint from Canada. Clinical Rheumatology 2012; 31:1289-92.

 

Barnabe C, Joseph L, Belisle P, Labrecque J, Edworthy S, Barr SG, Fritzler M, Svenson LW, Hemmelgarn B, Bernatsky S. Prevalence of Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathy in Alberta’s First Nations Population. Arthritis Care and Research 2012;64:1715-19.

 

Barnabe C, Feehan L. High-Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT) Imaging Protocol for Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Inflammatory Arthritis: The SPECTRA Collaboration. Journal of Rheumatology 2012, 39:1494-1495.

 

Barnabe C, Bessette L, Flanagan C, LeClercq S, Steiman A, Kalache F, Kung T, Pope J, Haraoui B, Hochman J, Mosher D, Thorne C, Bykerk V. Sex Differences in Pain Scores and Localization in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Rheumatology 2012;39:1221-1230.

 

Barnabe C, Joseph L, Belisle P, Labrecque J, Edworthy S, Barr SG, Fritzler M, Svenson LW, Hemmelgarn B, Bernatsky S. Increased Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Systemic Sclerosis in Alberta’s First Nations Population. Arthritis Care and Research 2012;64(1):138-43.

 

Barnabe C, Hazlewood G, Barr SG, Martin L. Comparison of Radiographic Scoring Methods in a Cohort of RA Patients Treated with Anti-TNF Therapy. Rheumatology 2012;51:878-881.

 

Barnabe C, Faris P, Quan H. Canadian Pregnancy Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. International Journal of Rheumatology 2011, doi:10.1155/2011/345727.

 

Barnabe C, Barr SG, Martin L. Infliximab Therapy Efficacy and Persistence at a Canadian Academic Centre Despite a Change in Access Procedure. Clinical Rheumatology 2012;31(2):211-7.

 

Barnabe C, Martin B-J, Ghali W. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Therapy and Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2011;63(4):522-9.

 

Peschken C, Hitchon C, Robinson D, Smolik I, Prematilake S, Barnabe C, El-Gabalawy H. Rheumatoid Arthritis in a North American Native Population: Longitudinal Follow-up and Comparison with a Caucasian Population. J Rheumatol 2010; 37:1589-1595.

 

Barnabe C, Hanley D. Effect of TNF Inhibition on Bone Density and Turnover Markers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthropathy. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2009; 39(2):116-122.

 

Barnabe C, LeClercq S, Fitzgerald A. The Development of Inflammatory Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases Following Stem Cell Transplantation. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2009; 39(1):55-60.

 

Barnabe C, McMeekin J, Howarth AG, Martin L. Successful Treatment of Cardiac Sarcoidosis with Infliximab. J Rheumatol 2008; 35(8):1686-8.

 

Barnabe C, Elias B, Bartlett J, Roos L, Peschken C. Arthritis in Indigenous Manitobans: Evidence for a High Burden of Disease and Under-utilization of Specialist Care. J Rheumatol 2008; 35(6):1145-50.

 

Barnabe C, Fahlman N. Overlapping Clinical Features of Lupus and Leptospirosis. Clin Rheumatol 2008 (epub), DOI 10.1007/510067-007-0823-7.

 

Editorials/Correspondence

 

McLane P, Barnabe C. Indigenous Health Research in Emergency Medicine. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018, in press.

 

Liu Y, Barnabe C. Additional Evidence for the Association Between Obesity and Inflammatory Arthritis Risk. Arthritis Research and Therapy 2015;17:216.

 

Barnabe C, Finzel S, Stok KS, Geusens P. High-resolution peripheral quantitative CT in rheumatology. Nature Reviews Rheumatology 2015 Jan 20. Doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2014.145-c1.

 

Barber C, Barnabe C. Another Consequence of Severe Lupus: Invasive Fungal Disease. Journal of Rheumatology 2012,39:1772-4.