John Esdaile
Scientific Director Emeritus, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FCAHS, MACRAppointments
- Professor Emeritus, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
- Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Calgary
Research Interests
- Rheumatology
- Osteoarthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
Dr. John Esdaile is an internationally respected rheumatologist who spearheaded the creation of Arthritis Research Canada.
He completed his undergraduate medical training at McGill University in Montreal, P.Q., and went on to post-graduate training in Montreal, Toronto, and London, England. He returned to the Montreal General Hospital where he was responsible for setting up a clinical post-graduate program in rheumatology. He subsequently went on to study under Alvan R. Feinstein of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar’s Program at the Yale University School of Medicine and to obtain a Master’s of Public Health Degree from Yale.
In 1996, Dr. Esdaile accepted the positions of Head of Rheumatology at the University of British Columbia and Director of Research at The Arthritis Society, BC & Yukon Division. Dedicated to expanding Canada’s role in arthritis research, Dr. Esdaile was largely responsible for developing and establishing Arthritis Research Canada, of which he was named Scientific Director. Dr. Esdaile has authored more than 250 publications in refeered journals, as well as more than two dozen books and book chapters. As one of five principal investigators, Dr. Esdaile was successful in receiving funding for the Canadian Arthritis Network, a federally funded Networks of Centres of Excellence, providing more than $40 million over ten years for arthritis research. This grant involves more than 150 scientists from across Canada, including many from BC. Dr. Esdaile’s areas of research interest include rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. His publication of the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in systemic lupus erythematosus is considered a landmark paper that has altered the treatment of this disease for many patients. Dr. Esdaile received the Distinguished Investigator Award at the 2005 Canadian Rheumatology Association meetings in Quebec. In 2006, he was named a Kirkland Scholar by the Kirkland Foundation in New York, NY and in 2007 he was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. In 2012, Dr. Esdaile received a Master Designation from the American College of Rheumatology, which is one of the highest honors the college bestows to members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology. And in 2013 he received the Jonas Salk award for lifetime achievement, Sanofi Pasteur and March of Dimes.Learn more
Abrahamowicz M, Esdaile JM, Ramsey-Goldman R, Simon LS, Strand V, Lipsky PE. Development and Validation of a Novel Evidence-Based Lupus Multivariable Outcome Score for Clinical Trials. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 Apr 12. doi: 10.1002/art.40522. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed PMID: 29648686. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29648686 Cibere J, Guermazi A, Nicolaou S, Esdaile JM, Thorne A, Singer J, Wong H, Kopec JA, Sayre EC. Association of physical examination knee effusion with bone marrow lesions: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of a population-based cohort. Arthritis Care & Research. Accepted. PubMed PMID: 29648685. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29648685 Schmidt TJ, Aviña-Zubieta JA, Sayre EC, Abrahamowicz M, Esdaile JM, Lacaille D. Quality of care for cardiovascular disease prevention in rheumatoid arthritis: Compliance with hyperlipidemia screening guidelines. March 2018. Rheumatology (Oxford). Accepted. Schmidt TJ, Aviña-Zubieta JA, Sayre EC, Abrahamowicz M, Esdaile JM, Lacaille, D. Quality of Care for cardiovascular disease Prevention in RA: Compliance with Diabetes Screening Guidelines. J Rheumatol. March 2018, Accepted. Keng A, Sayre EC, Guermazi A, Nicolaou S, Esdaile JM, Thorne A, Singer J, Kopec JA, Cibere J. Association of body mass index with knee cartilage damage in an asymptomatic population-based study. BMC Musculoskelet Dirord. 2017 Dec 8;18(`):517. PubMed PMID: 29221481. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29221481 Guo YZ, Zhang H, Qian H, Wilson D, Wong H, Barber M, Forster B, Esdaile J, Cibere J. The association of femoroacetabular impingement and delayed gadolinium enhanced MRI of cartilage (DGEMRIC): a population-based study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017 Nov 7. doi: 10.1002/acr.23463. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed PMID: 29112800. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29112800 Simon TA, Kawabata H, Ray N, Baheti A, Suissa S, Esdaile JM. Prevalence of co-existing autoimmune disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study. Adv Ther. 2017; 34(11): 2481–2490. PubMed PMID: 29067557. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29067557 McGuire K, Avina-Zubieta JA, Sayre EC, Abrahamowicz M, Esdaile JM, Lacaille D. Risk of incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rheumatoid arthritis: a population based cohort study. Arthritis Care Res. 2017 Oct 19. doi: 10.1002/acr.23410. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29047218. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29047218 Estrada A, Tsao NW, Howren A, Esdaile JM, Shojania K, De Vera MA. Utility of electronic medical records in community rheumatology practice for assessing quality of care Indicators for gout: a feasibility study.J Clin Rheumatol. 2018 Mar;24(2):75-79. PubMed PMID: 29232325. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29232325 Sayre EC, Guermazi A, Esdaile JM, Kopec JA, Singer J, Thorne A, Nicolaou S, Cibere J. Associations between MRI features versus knee pain severity and progression: Data from the Vancouver Longitudinal Study of Early Knee Osteoarthritis. PLoS One. 2017 May 4;12(5):e0176833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176833. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28472071; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5417516. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28472071 Kopec JA, Cibere J, Li LC, Zhang C, Barber M, Qian H, Wong H, Steininger G, Prlic H, Simatovic J, Ratzlaff C, Sayre EC, Ye J, Forster BB, Esdaile JM, On behalf of the IMPAKT-HIP Study Team. Relationship between physical activity and hip pain in persons with and without cam or pincer morphology: a population-based case-control study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2017 Feb 20. pii: S1063-4584(17)30862-2. [Epub ahead of print]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28219714 Tan JA, Dehghan N, Chen W, Xie H, Esdaile JM, Avina-Zubieta JA. Mortality in ANCA-associated vasculitis: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 May 3. pii: annrheumdis-2016-210942. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210942. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28468793. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28468793 Aviña-Zubieta JA, To F, Vostretsova K, De Vera M, Sayre EC, Esdaile JM. Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A General Population-Based Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017 Jun;69(6):849-856. doi: 10.1002/acr.23018. Epub 2017 May 9. PubMed PMID: 28129475. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28129475 Mehat P, Atiquzzaman M, Esdaile JM, Avina-Zubieta A, De Vera MA. Medication Non-Adherence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017 Jan 13. doi: 10.1002/acr.23191. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28086003. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28086003 Barber CE, Esdaile JM, Martin LO, Faris P, Barnabe C, Guo S, Lopatina E, Marshall DA. Gaps in Addressing Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Assessing Performance Using Cardiovascular Quality Indicators. J Rheumatol. 2016 Nov;43(11):1965-1973. Epub 2016 Aug 1. PubMed PMID: 27481908. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27481908 Khodyakov D, Grant S, Barber CE, Marshall DA, Esdaile JM, Lacaille D. Acceptability of an online modified Delphi panel approach for developing health services performance measures: results from 3 panels on arthritis research. J Eval Clin Pract. 2017 Apr;23(2):354-360. doi: 10.1111/jep.12623. Epub 2016 Sep 13. PubMed PMID: 27619536. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27619536 Barnabe C, Jones CA, Bernatsky S, Peschken CA, Voaklander D, Homik J, Crowshoe LF, Esdaile JM, El-Gabalawy H, Hemmelgarn B. Inflammatory Arthritis Prevalence and Health Services Use in the First Nations and Non-First Nations Populations of Alberta, Canada. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017 Apr;69(4):467-474. doi: 10.1002/acr.22959. Epub 2017 Mar 9. PubMed PMID: 27333120. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27333120 Ratzlaff C, Zhang C, Korzan J, Josey L, Wong H, Cibere J, Prlic HM, Kopec JA, Esdaile JM, Li LC, Barber M, Forster BB. The validity of a non-radiologist reader in identifying cam and pincer femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) using plain radiography. Rheumatol Int. 2016 Mar;36(3):371-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26433895 Ware MA, Wang T, Shapiro S, Collet JP; COMPASS study team. Cannabis for the Management of Pain: Assessment of Safety Study (COMPASS). J Pain. 2015 J Pain. 2015 Dec;16(12):1233-42. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26385201 Zhang C, Li L, Forster BB, Kopec JA, Ratzlaff C, Halai L, Cibere J, Esdaile JM. Femoroacetabular impingement and osteoarthritis of the hip. Can Fam Physician. 2015 Dec;61(12):1055-60. PubMed PMID: 26668284; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4677941. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26668284 Hung A, Sayre EC, Guermazi A, Esdaile JM, Kopec JA, Thorne A, Singer J, Wong H, Nicolaou S, Cibere J. Association of Body Mass Index With Incidence and Progression of Knee Effusion on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and on Knee Examination. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016 Apr;68(4):511-6. doi: 10.1002/acr.22714. PubMed PMID: 26359653. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26359653 Barber CE, Marshall DA, Alvarez N, Mancini GB, Lacaille D, Keeling S, Aviña-Zubieta JA, Khodyakov D, Barnabe C, Faris P, Smith A, Noormohamed R, Hazlewood G, Martin LO, Esdaile JM; Quality Indicator International Panel. Development of Cardiovascular Quality Indicators for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from an International Expert Panel Using a Novel Online Process. J Rheumatol. 2015 Sep;42(9):1548-55. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.141603. Epub 2015 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 26178275; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4758831. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26178275 Kopec JA, Sayre EC, Rogers P, Davis AM, Badley EM, Anis AH, Abrahamowicz M, Russell L, Rahman MM, Esdaile JM. Multiattribute health utility scoring for the computerized adaptive measure CAT-5D-QOL was developed and validated. J Clin Epidemiol. 2015 Oct;68(10):1213-20.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.03.020. Epub 2015 Apr 14. PubMed PMID: 25990544. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25990544 Zong JY, Leese J, Klemm A, Sayre EC, Memetovic J, Esdaile JM, Li LC. Rheumatologists’ Views and Perceived Barriers to Using Patient Decision Aids in Clinical Practice. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 Oct;67(10):1463-70. doi: 10.1002/acr.22605. PubMed PMID: 25941019. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25941019 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 Alberta, Canada. J Rheumatol. 2015 Feb;42(2):323-8. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.140551. Epub 2014 Nov 29. PubMed PMID: 25433531. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25433531 Barber CE, Smith A, Esdaile JM, Barnabe C, Martin LO, Faris P, Hazlewood G, Noormohamed R, Alvarez N, Mancini GB, Lacaille D, Keeling S, Aviña-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 Feb;67(2):169-79. doi: 10.1002/acr.22419. Review. PubMed PMID: 25074725. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25074725 Carruthers EC, Rogers P, Backman CL, Goldsmith CH, Gignac MA, Marra C, Village J, Li LC, Esdaile JM, Lacaille D. “Employment and arthritis: making it work” a randomized controlled trial evaluating an online program to help people with inflammatory arthritis maintain employment (study protocol). BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2014 Jul 21;14:59. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-14-59. PubMed PMID: 25043631; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4123503. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25043631 Crema MD, Cibere J, Sayre EC, Roemer FW, Wong H, Thorne A, Singer J, Esdaile JM, Marra MD, Kopec JA, Nicolaou S, Guermazi A. The relationship between subchondral sclerosis detected with MRI and cartilage loss in a cohort of subjects with knee pain: the knee osteoarthritis progression (KOAP) study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2014 Apr;22(4):540-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24508776 Marra CA, Grubisic M, Cibere J, Grindrod KA, Woolcott JC, Gastonguay L, Esdaile JM. Cost-utility analysis of a multidisciplinary strategy to manage osteoarthritis of the knee: economic evaluation of a cluster randomized controlled trial study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Jun;66(6):810-6. doi: 10.1002/acr.22232. PubMed PMID: 24249680. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24249680 Ratzlaff C, Simatovic, J, Wong H., Li L, Ezzat E, Esdaile J, Langford DP, Kennedy C, Embley P. Caves DF, Hopkins T, Cibere J. Reliability of hip examination tests for femoroacetabular impingement. Arthritis Care and Res 2013;65(10):1690-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23609994 Davis EM, Lynd LD, Grubisic M, Kopec JA, Sayre EC, Cibere J, Esdaile J, Marra CA. Responsiveness of health state utility values in knee osteoarthritis. J Rheumatol. 2013 Dec;40(12):2075-82. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.130176. Epub 2013 Nov 1. PubMed PMID: 24187098. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24187098 Sayre EC, Singer J, Thorne A, Wong H, Kopec JA, Esdaile JM, Guermazi A, Nicolaou S, Cibere J. Does moderate or severe nonspecific knee injury affect radiographic osteoarthritis incidence and progression? BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Oct 28;14:309. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-309. PubMed PMID: 24164716; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4231427. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24164716 Stephenson E, Delongis A, Esdaile JM, Lehman AJ. Depressive symptoms and rheumatoid arthritis: spouse empathic responding as a buffer. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Apr;66(4):532-41. doi: 10.1002/acr.22161. PubMed PMID: 24023009. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24023009 Bourré-Tessier J, Peschken CA, Bernatsky S, Joseph L, Clarke AE, Fortin PR, Hitchon C, Mittoo S, Smith CD, Zummer M, Pope J, Tucker L, Hudson M, Arbillaga H, Esdaile J, Silverman E, Chédeville G, Huber AM, Belisle P; Canadian Network for Improved Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 1000 Canadian Faces of Lupus Investigators, Pineau CA. Association of smoking with cutaneous manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res 2013;65(8):1275-80. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23401335 Li LC, Lineker S, Cibere J, Crooks VA, Jones CA, Kopec JA, Lear SA, Pencharz J, Rhodes RE, Esdaile JM. Capitalizing on the teachable moment: osteoarthritis physical activity and exercise net for improving physical activity in early knee osteoarthritis. JMIR Res Protoc. 2013 May 9;2(1):e17. doi: 10.2196/resprot.2553. PubMed PMID: 23659903; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3650932. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23659903 Kopec JA, Sayre EC, Davis AM, Badley EM, Abrahamowicz M, Pouchot J, Sherlock L, Esdaile JM. Development of a paper-and-pencil semi-adaptive questionnaire for 5 domains of health-related quality of life (PAT-5D-QOL). Qual Life Res. 2013 Dec;22(10):2829-42. doi: 10.1007/s11136-013-0419-4. Epub 2013 May 8. PubMed PMID: 23653158. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23653158 Barber CE, Kim J, Inman RD, Esdaile JM, James MT. Antibiotics for treatment of reactive arthritis: a systematic review and metaanalysis. J Rheumatol. 2013 Jun;40(6):916-28. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.121192. Epub 2013 Apr 15. Review. PubMed PMID: 23588936. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23588936 Aviña-Zubieta JA, Abrahamowicz M, De Vera MA, Choi HK, Sayre EC, Rahman MM, Sylvestre MP, Wynant W, Esdaile JM, Lacaille D. Immediate and past cumulative effects of oral glucocorticoids on the risk of acute myocardial infarction in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2013 Jan;52(1):68-75. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes353. Epub 2012 Nov 28. PubMed PMID: 23192907. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23192907 Marra CA, Cibere J, Grubisic M, Grindrod KA, Gastonguay L, Thomas JM, Embley P, Colley L, Tsuyuki RT, Khan KM, Esdaile JM. Pharmacist-initiated intervention trial in osteoarthritis: a multidisciplinary intervention for knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Dec;64(12):1837-45. doi: 10.1002/acr.21763. PubMed PMID: 22930542. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22930542 Lung R, O’Brien J, Grebenyuk J, Forster BB, De Vera M, Kopec J, Ratzlaff C, Garbuz D, Prlic H, Esdaile JM. The prevalence of radiographic femoroacetabular impingement in younger individuals undergoing total hip replacement for osteoarthritis. Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Aug;31(8):1239-42. doi: 10.1007/s10067-012-1981-9. Epub 2012 May 3. PubMed PMID: 22552857. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22552857 Karp I, Abrahamowicz M, Fortin PR, Pilote L, Neville C, Pineau CA, Esdaile JM. Longitudinal evolution of risk of coronary heart disease in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol. 2012 May;39(5):968-73. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.111127. Epub 2012 Apr 1. PubMed PMID: 22467935. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22467935 Marra CA, Lynd LD, Colley L, Harvard SS, Lacaille D, Schwenger E, Anis AH, Esdaile JM. Risk of gastrointestinal events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after withdrawal of rofecoxib. J Rheumatol. 2012 May;39(5):910-5. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.110604. Epub 2012 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 22422500. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22422500 Wiwatwongwana D, Esdaile JM, White VA, Dolman PJ. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for orbital Wegener’s granulomatosis. Can J Ophthalmol. 2012 Feb;47(1):82-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2011.12.007. PubMed PMID: 22333859. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22333859 Crema MD, Guermazi A, Sayre EC, Roemer FW, Wong H, Thorne A, Singer J, Esdaile JM, Marra MD, Kopec JA, Nicolaou S, Cibere J. The association of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-detected structural pathology of the knee with crepitus in a population-based cohort with knee pain: the MoDEKO study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2011;19(12):1429-32. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21945851 Li LC, Sayre EC, Kopec JA, Esdaile JM, Bar S, Cibere J. Quality of nonpharmacological care in the community for people with knee and hip osteoarthritis. J Rheumatol. 2011 Oct;38(10):2230-7. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.110264. Epub 2011 Aug 1. PubMed PMID: 21807776. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21807776 Cibere J, Sayre EC, Guermazi A, Nicolaou S, Kopec JA, Esdaile JM, Thorne A, Singer J, Wong H. Natural history of cartilage damage and osteoarthritis progression on magnetic resonance imaging in a population-based cohort with knee pain. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2011;19(6):683-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21329760 Aviña-Zubieta JA, Abrahamowicz M, Choi HK, Rahman MM, Sylvestre MP, Esdaile JM, Lacaille D. Risk of cerebrovascular disease associated with the use of glucocorticoids in patients with incident rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Jun;70(6):990-5. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.140210. Epub 2011 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 21367762. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21367762 Ip S, Sayre EC, Guermazi A, Nicolaou S, Wong H, Thorne A, Singer J, Kopec JA, Esdaile JM, Cibere J. Frequency of bone marrow lesions and association with pain severity: results from a population-based symptomatic knee cohort. J Rheumatol. 2011 Jun;38(6):1079-85. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.100587. Epub 2011 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 21362771. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21362771 Ratzlaff C, Steininger G, Doerfling P, Koehoorn M, Cibere J, Liang M, Wilson D, Esdaile J, Kopec J. Influence of lifetime hip joint force on the risk of self-reported hip osteoarthritis: a community-based cohort study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2011;19:389-98. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21255666 Doerfling P, Kopec JA, Liang MH, Esdaile JM. The effect of cash lottery on response rates to an online health survey among members of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons: a randomized experiment. Can J Public Health. 2010 May-Jun;101(3):251-4. PubMed PMID: 20737820. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20737820 Lehman AJ, Pratt DD, DeLongis A, Collins JB, Shojania K, Koehler B, Offer R, Esdaile JM. Do spouses know how much fatigue, pain, and physical limitation their partners with rheumatoid arthritis experience? Implications for social support. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Jan;63(1):120-7. doi: 10.1002/acr.20330. PubMed PMID: 20722040. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20722040 Cibere J, Zhang H, Thorne A, Wong H, Singer J, Kopec JA, Guermazi A, Peterfy C, Nicolaou S, Munk PL, Esdaile JM. Association of clinical findings with pre-radiographic and radiographic knee osteoarthritis in a population-based study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Dec;62(12):1691-8. doi: 10.1002/acr.20314. Epub 2010 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 20665737. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20665737 Ratzlaff CR, Doerfling P, Steininger G, Koehoorn M, Cibere J, Liang M, Wilson DR, Esdaile J, Kopec J. Lifetime trajectory of physical activity according to energy expenditure and joint force. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Oct;62(10):1452-9. doi: 10.1002/acr.20243. PubMed PMID: 20506184. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20506184 Sayre EC, Li LC, Kopec JA, Esdaile JM, Bar S, Cibere J. The effect of disease site (knee, hip, hand, foot, lower back or neck) on employment reduction due to osteoarthritis. PLoS One. 2010 May 3;5(5):e10470. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010470. PubMed PMID: 20454665; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2862713. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20454665 Grindrod KA, Marra CA, Colley L, Cibere J, Tsuyuki RT, Esdaile JM, Gastonguay L, Kopec J. After patients are diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, what do they do? Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Apr;62(4):510-5. doi: 10.1002/acr.20170. PubMed PMID: 20391506. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20391506 Cibere J, Zhang H, Garnero P, Poole AR, Lobanok T, Saxne T, Kraus VB, Way A, Thorne A, Wong H, Singer J, Kopec J, Guermazi A, Peterfy C, Nicolaou S, Munk PL, Esdaile JM. Association of biomarkers with pre-radiographically defined and radiographically defined knee osteoarthritis in a population-based study. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 May;60(5):1372-80. doi: 10.1002/art.24473. PubMed PMID: 19404937; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4724193. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19404937 Aviña-Zubieta JA, Choi HK, Sadatsafavi M, Etminan M, Esdaile JM, Lacaille D. Risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Dec 15;59(12):1690-7. doi: 10.1002/art.24092. PubMed PMID: 19035419. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19035419 Lacaille D, White MA, Rogers PA, Backman CL, Gignac MA, Esdaile JM. A proof-of-concept study of the “Employment and Arthritis: Making It Work” program. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Nov 15;59(11):1647-55. doi: 10.1002/art.24197. PubMed PMID: 18975352. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18975352 Lacaille D, Guh DP, Abrahamowicz M, Anis AH, Esdaile JM. Use of nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and risk of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Aug 15;59(8):1074-81. doi: 10.1002/art.23913. PubMed PMID: 18668604. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18668604 Koehn CL, Esdaile JM. Patient education and self-management of musculoskeletal diseases. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Jun;22(3):395-405. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2008.02.006. Review. PubMed PMID: 18519095. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18519095 Pouchot J, Kherani RB, Brant R, Lacaille D, Lehman AJ, Ensworth S, Kopec J, Esdaile JM, Liang MH. Determination of the minimal clinically important difference for seven fatigue measures in rheumatoid arthritis. J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Jul;61(7):705-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.08.016. Epub 2008 Mar 21. PubMed PMID: 18359189; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2486378. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18359189 Goligher EC, Pouchot J, Brant R, Kherani RB, Aviña-Zubieta JA, Lacaille D, Lehman AJ, Ensworth S, Kopec J, Esdaile JM, Liang MH. Minimal clinically important difference for 7 measures of fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol. 2008 Apr;35(4):635-42. Epub 2008 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 18322987. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18322987 Cibere J, Thorne A, Bellamy N, Greidanus N, Chalmers A, Mahomed N, Shojania K, Kopec J, Esdaile JM. Reliability of the hip examination in osteoarthritis: effect of standardization. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Mar 15;59(3):373-81. doi: 10.1002/art.23310. PubMed PMID: 18311750. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18311750 Karp I, Abrahamowicz M, Fortin PR, Pilote L, Neville C, Pineau CA, Esdaile JM. Recent corticosteroid use and recent disease activity: independent determinants of coronary heart disease risk factors in systemic lupus erythematosus? Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Feb 15;59(2):169-75. doi: 10.1002/art.23352. PubMed PMID: 18240259. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18240259 Marra CA, Cibere J, Tsuyuki RT, Soon JA, Esdaile JM, Gastonguay L, Oteng B, Embley P, Colley L, Enenajor G, Kok R. 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