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null Arielle Mendel, MD, M.Sc.

Junior Scientist, RI-MUHC, Montreal General Hospital site

Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program

Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University

Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, MUHC

 

Keywords

Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases • systemic vasculitis • systemic lupus erythematosus • patient safety and quality improvement • medication safety

Research Focus

My research focuses on patient safety in systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease. I aim to improve medication safety in this population by studying root causes of adverse drug events, with a particular focus on glucocorticoids (i.e., prednisone) and other immunosuppressive agents, in order to design innovative strategies for improving medication safety in this population.

Research initiative
Canadian Network for Research on COVID-19 in Rheumatology (CAN‑RECOVR)

Selected Publications

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  • Mendel A, Ennis D, Carette S, Pagnoux C. Assessment of glucocorticoid tapering in large vessel and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitides. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, December 4 2020 [online ahead of print]. PMID: 33338004.

  • Mendel A, Ennis D, Go E, Bakowsky V, Baldwin C, Benseler SM, Cabral DA, Carette S, Clements-Baker M, Clifford A, Cohen Tervaert JW, Cox G, Dehghan N, Dipchand C, Dhindsa, N, Famorca L, Fifi-Mah A, Garner S, Girard L-P, Lessard C, Liang P, Noone D, Makhzoum J-P, Milman N, Pineau, CA, Reich HN, Rhéaume M, Robinson DB, Rumsey DG, Towheed TE, Trudeau J, Twilt M, Yacyshyn E, Yeung R, Barra L, Khalidi N, Pagnoux C. CanVasc consensus recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis: 2020 update. Journal of Rheumatology, 2021; 48(4): 555-566. PMID: 32934123.

  • Mendel A, Bernatsky S, Askanase A, Bae S-C, Clarke AE, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Gladman D, Gordon C, Hanly J, Jacobsen S, Kalunian K, Mak A, Mosca M, Pons-Estel BA, Ruiz-Irastorza G, Urowitz M, Vinet É. Hydroxychloroquine shortages among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2020 Jun 25; doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218164. PMID: 32586918.

  • Mendel A, Bernatsky S, Pineau CA, St-Pierre Y, SLICC Investigators, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Vinet É. Use of combined hormonal contraceptives among women with systemic lupus erythematosus with and without medical contraindications to oestrogen. Rheumatology. 2019; 58 (7) 1259-1267. PMID: 30753683.

  • Mendel A, Bernatsky SB, SLICC Investigators, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Vinet É. Low Aspirin use and high prevalence of pre-eclampsia risk factors among pregnant women in a multinational SLE inception cohort. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019; 78(7) 1010-1012. PMID: 30573656.