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Johannes W. J. Bijlsma

Johannes W. J. Bijlsma

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Medicine

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Overview

Johannes W. J. Bijlsma is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands, where they focus their research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration on Rheumatology. Their academic work spans several subfields including Surgery, Hematology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Immunology.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
  • Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments

Bijlsma has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with a publication record involving prominent journals. Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • RMD Open
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Arthritis Care & Research

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate involvement in topics related to rheumatoid arthritis and treatment recommendations, including titles such as:

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2019 update, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Efficacy of pharmacological treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature research informing the 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for management of rheumatoid arthritis, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • 2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis, 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Safety of synthetic and biological DMARDs: a systematic literature review informing the 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • EULAR points to consider for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis, 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Collaboration forms a notable aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Gerd R Burmester (12 joint publications)
  • Maarten Boers (12 joint publications)
  • Tanja Stamm (11 joint publications)
  • Annamaria Iagnocco (10 joint publications)
  • J. Runhaar (10 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2016 update

    Josef S Smolen;Robert Landewé;Ferdinand C Breedveld;Maya Buch;Maya Buch

  • Treating rheumatoid arthritis to target: recommendations of an international task force

    Josef S. Smolen;Daniel Aletaha;Johannes W J W Bijlsma;Ferdinand C Breedveld

  • Osteoarthritis: an update with relevance for clinical practice

    Johannes W J Bijlsma;Francis Berenbaum;Floris P J G Lafeber

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

    Josef S. Smolen;Robert Landewé;Ferdinand C Breedveld;Maxime Dougados

  • EULAR Recommendations 2003: an evidence based approach to the management of knee osteoarthritis: Report of a Task Force of the Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutic Trials (ESCISIT)

    K M Jordan;N K Arden;M Doherty;B Bannwarth

  • EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis

    Linda Fernandes;Kåre B Hagen;Johannes W J Bijlsma;Oyvor Andreassen

  • EULAR evidence based recommendations for the management of hip osteoarthritis: report of a task force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)

    W. Zhang;M. Doherty;B. F. Leeb;L. Alekseeva

  • Effect of collagen turnover on the accumulation of advanced glycation end products.

    Nicole Verzijl;Jeroen DeGroot;Suzanne R. Thorpe;Ruud A. Bank

  • EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis

    W Zhang;M Doherty;G Peat;S Ma Bierma-Zeinstra

  • Beyond unfavorable thinking: the illness cognition questionnaire for chronic diseases

    Andrea W. M. Evers;Floris W. Kraaimaat;Wim van Lankveld;Peter J. H. Jongen

  • Efficacy and safety of adalimumab as monotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis for whom previous disease modifying antirheumatic drug treatment has failed

    L B A van de Putte;C Atkins;M Malaise;J Sany

  • CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells in rheumatoid arthritis: differences in the presence, phenotype, and function between peripheral blood and synovial fluid.

    Jocea M. R. van Amelsfort;Kim M. G. Jacobs;Johannes W. J. Bijlsma;Floris P. J. G. Lafeber

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of knee osteoarthritis: report of a task force of the Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutic Trials (ESCISIT)

    A Pendleton;N Arden;M Dougados;M Doherty

  • Effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials

    Margriet E. Van Baar;Willem J. J. Assendelft;Joost Dekker;Rob A. B. Oostendorp

  • Multinational evidence-based recommendations for the use of methotrexate in rheumatic disorders with a focus on rheumatoid arthritis: integrating systematic literature research and expert opinion of a broad international panel of rheumatologists in the 3E Initiative

    K Visser;W Katchamart;E Loza;J A Martinez-Lopez

  • Low-Dose Prednisone Therapy for Patients with Early Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical Efficacy, Disease-Modifying Properties, and Side Effects: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

    Amalia A van Everdingen;Johannes W G Jacobs;Dirk R Siewertsz Van Reesema;Johannes W J Bijlsma

  • Clinical assessment of the long-term risk of fracture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    T. P. Van Staa;P. Geusens;J. W. J. Bijlsma;H. G. M. Leufkens

  • Crosslinking by advanced glycation end products increases the stiffness of the collagen network in human articular cartilage: A possible mechanism through which age is a risk factor for osteoarthritis

    Nicole Verzijl;Jeroen DeGroot;Chaya Ben Zaken;Orit Braun-Benjamin

  • Safety of low dose glucocorticoid treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: published evidence and prospective trial data

    J A P Da Silva;J W G Jacobs;J R Kirwan;M Boers

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

    J. S. Smolen;R. Landewé;F. C. Breedveld;M. Dougados

Frequent Co-Authors

Floris P. J. G. Lafeber
Floris P. J. G. Lafeber Utrecht University
Rinie Geenen
Rinie Geenen Utrecht University
Joel A G van Roon
Joel A G van Roon University Medical Center Utrecht
Joost Dekker
Joost Dekker University of Amsterdam
Maurizio Cutolo
Maurizio Cutolo University of Genoa
Frank Buttgereit
Frank Buttgereit Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Floris W. Kraaimaat
Floris W. Kraaimaat Radboud University
Gerd R. Burmester
Gerd R. Burmester Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Maxime Dougados
Maxime Dougados Hôpital Cochin
Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra
Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra Erasmus University Rotterdam

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