About the Glucocorticoids Impact Working Group
Glucocorticoids (GC), more commonly known as steroids, are used to treat many inflammatory diseases. The GC Impact Group studies the good and bad effects of GCs. Side effects, or adverse effects, of GCs are common. Some are easily measured and can usually be controlled such as high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels. Some are harder to control such as weight gain, osteoporosis (bone thinning) and cataracts. Effects such as mood and sleep disturbance, easy bruising and body shape changes are harder to measure. Certain effects are ‘events’, which are less common such as infections and fractures, whilst others are common ‘experiences’ that have variable effects such as weight gain, skin changes and sleep disturbance.
Another difficulty is knowing whether it is the GC, another medication used at the same time or the disease being treated leading to these effects is often difficult to work out. It is also not known which effects are most important and concerning to patients.

Susan Goodman
Co-Chair

Catherine Hill
Co-Chair

Sarah Mackie
Co-Chair

Joanna Robson
Co-Chair
Glucocorticoid Impact Whiteboard Overview
Glucocorticoid Impact Plenary Video
OMERACT Endorsed Core Domain Set for Glucocorticoid Impact

Working Group Publications
Improving benefit-harm assessment of glucocorticoid therapy incorporating the patient perspective: The OMERACT glucocorticoid core domain set
Toward a Core Domain Set for Glucocorticoid Impact in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: The OMERACT 2018 Glucocorticoid Impact Working Group
A Patient-reported Outcome Measure for Effect of Glucocorticoid Therapy in Adults with Inflammatory Diseases Is Needed: Report from the OMERACT 2016 Special Interest Group
Working Group Members:
Alessandro Tomelleri
Andriko Palmowski
Anupam Wakhlu
Aya Akmal Amin
Bernard Combe
Beverley Shea
Carlee Ruediger
Catherine Hill
Catherine Hofstetter
Charmaine Jones
Chengappa Kavadichanda
Clifton Bingham
Codruta Zabalan
Dario Camellino
Dario Scublinsky
David Katz
Deb Constien
Denise Bury
Dorcas Beaton
Elisabeth Brouwer
Elizabeth Hoon
Gabriela Tabaj
Gary Choque
Gehad Maghraby
Ghaydaa Dabie
Ilfita Sahbudin
Ingrid de Groot
Inna Gaydukova
Ionut Pintilie
Jan Michael Nebesky
Janet Wyatt
Jasvinder Singh
Joanna Robson
Joanna Tieu
Jonathan Cheah
Karima Becetti
Ken Saag
Kevin Yip
Khaled Abdelgalil
Lee Simon
Linda Nelsen
Lorna Neill
Maarten Boers
Maarten de Wit
Marios Kouloumas
Maxine Isbel
Nilasha Ghosh
Nino Tsiskarishvili
Noreen Nasir
Pamela Richards
Patricia Hurley
Peter Tugwell
Rachel Black
Raouf Hajji
Robin Christensen
Sarah Mackie
Shawna Grosskleg
Suellen Lyne
Susan Bridgewater
Susan Beard
Susan Goodman
Tamer Gheita
Thasia Woodworth
Vasilis Vasiliou
Win Min Oo