Digital crowdsourcing: unleashing its power in rheumatology

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic forces the whole rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases community to reassemble established treatment and research standards. Digital crowdsourcing is a key tool in this pandemic to create and distil desperately needed clinical evidence and exchange of knowledge for patients and physicians alike. This viewpoint explains the concept of digital crowdsourcing and discusses examples and opportunities in rheumatology. First experiences of digital crowdsourcing in rheumatology show transparent, accessible, accelerated research results empowering patients and rheumatologists.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
ISSN0003-4967
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 09.2020
Externally publishedYes

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PubMed 32527863