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Elaine Husni, MD, MPH: Welcome to this Medscape InDiscussion episode six. We're going to talk about emerging and novel therapeutics in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. I'm particularly excited today because we have Dr Ana-Maria Orbai, who's both a friend and colleague. She is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. And she also directs the psoriatic arthritis program at her institution. It is definitely a treat to have her here and to talk about some really interesting new therapeutics in psoriatic arthritis. Before I begin, I'd love to ask Ana-Maria, do you recall one of any of your first experiences with a psoriatic arthritis patient and what made you interested to become an expert in this field?
Ana-Maria Orbai, MD, MHS:First of all, thank you, Dr Husni, for the generous introduction. It's my pleasure to be here. Yes, of course I recall starting with psoriatic arthritis. We didn't have much in the beginning. We were still following in the footsteps in terms of both the framework for evaluating our patients as well as the therapy choices. Since then, the clinical data have expanded.
