Talking Rheumatology Research – Details, episodes & analysis

Dr. Vanessa Quick joins Dr. Ernest Choy to discuss her recent article on the impact of qwTCZ cessation on GCA patients. 

Looking at relapse rates and key risk factors, this discussion highlights the need for improving access to care and treatment for GCA patients, including increasing disease awareness, faster referral to specialised care, better access to diagnostic tools, and a multidisciplinary approach to managing this condition.

You can read this article [https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead604] in Rheumatology.

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Peter Boyd and Ingrid de Groot join Dr. Latika Gupta to explore the value of patient involvement in Rheumatology research. Reflecting on their lived experience, Peter and Ingrid discuss their proudest moments, and identify areas in the patient and physician partnership that they hope to improve in the future.

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Anika Hoque joins Dr Michael Backhouse to discuss their recent article, which examines the construct validity of the RA foot disease activity index in relationship to musculoskeletal ultrasonography and clinical examination.

Listen now to hear the findings, and what this means for future clinical practice and the impact on RA patients at risk for poor functional and radiological outcomes.

You can read this article [https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad048] in Rheumatology Advances in Practice.

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Can patients with rheumatoid arthritis examine their own joints? 

Dr David Liew talks to Dr Charlotte Sharp and Karen Staniland about their work to create a video teaching patients how to self-examine tender and swollen joints. 

Charlotte is now a consultant rheumatologist based in Manchester and has an interest in applied health research. Karen is the patient and public involvement lead for the REMORA project and has rheumatoid arthritis. Their paper was a winning entry to the 2023 Rheumatology Advances in Practice Trainee Publishing Programme.

Read the article: How to self-examine for tender and swollen joints: co-producing a training video for people with rheumatoid arthritis

You can also watch the video or find out more about the REMORA project. 

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How can we best diagnose septic arthritis in the acute care setting?

Dr Pallavi Shamdasani joins Prof Rene Westhovens to discuss the utility of synovial aspiration and intra-operative synovial fluid and tissue culture for the accurate diagnosis of septic arthritis.

Dr Shamdasani is a dual trained rheumatologist and obstetric medicine physician based in Melbourne, Australia. Her paper was a winning entry to the 2023 Rheumatology Advances in Practice Trainee Publishing Programme.

Read the winning paper: Diagnosis of septic arthritis in the acute care setting: the value of routine intra-operative sample culture

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What is the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination and disease flares in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA)?

Dr Shivani Gor and Dr Sung-Hee Kim join Dr Mwidimi Ndosi to discuss their retrospective study, which used C-reactive protein as a marker to determine the proportion of IA patients who had a flare within four weeks of receiving a vaccination for COVID-19. 

Dr Gor and Dr Kim are currently rheumatology trainees at Great Western Hospital, UK. Their paper was one of the winning entries to the 2023 Rheumatology Advances in Practice Trainee Publishing Programme.

Read the paper: C-Reactive protein rise in rheumatology patients following COVID-19 vaccination

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What evidence is there for effective transitional care in young people with chronic pain, and what should ideal transitional care look like?

Dr Lauren Huckerby joins Dr Diederik De Cock to discuss her recent systematic review - one of the winning papers from the 2023 Rheumatology Advances in Practice Trainee Publishing Programme.

Dr Huckerby is a paediatric and adolescent rheumatology registrar at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

Read the winning paper: Growing up with chronic pain: a systematic review of the evidence in transitional care for young people with chronic pain 

Keywords: chronic pain, transitional care, paediatric, adolescent, JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systematic review, rheumatology

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Can we classify the clinical phenotype of systemic sclerosis by autoantibodies?

Dr Cristiana Sieiro Santos joins Dr Anastasia Madenidou to discuss her recent article - one of the winning papers from the 2023 Rheumatology Advances in Practice Trainee Publishing Programme.

Dr Sieiro Santos is currently a rheumatology trainee at Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, Spain, and is working on her PhD.

Read her winning paper: Clinical phenotype in scleroderma patients based on autoantibodies

Also mentioned: Autoantibody predictors of gastrointestinal symptoms in systemic sclerosis.

Want to learn more about scleroderma? Listen to this episode of our sister podcast, Talking Rheumatology Spotlight. 

Keywords: scleroderma, systemic sclerosis, autoantibodies, clinical phenotype, rheumatology, ANA, renal crisis, diffuse, limited, skin, topoisomerase, anti-centromere.

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Dr Aladdin J Mohammad joins Dr Marwan Bukhari to discuss their article, chosen as the August Editor's Choice article, which determines the incidence rate, predictors and outcome of stroke in a population-based cohort of individuals with ANCA-associated vasculitis. 

Listen now to hear the findings and what this means for future clinical practice! 

You can read this article [https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac669] in Rheumatology.

Keywords: ANCA, vasculitis, stroke, epidemiology, population-based study

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How can you differentiate between cocaine-induced and ANCA-associated vasculitis? Dr Sander van Leuven joins Dr David Liew to discuss a recent case series analysis from centres in Birmingham and London.

Sander is a consultant rheumatologist in Nejmegen, the Netherlands. He previously trained in London, where he conducted a 15-year retrospective study of cocaine-associated pseudovasculitis.

Want to find out more? Here's your further reading list:

1. Case series analysis from Gill et al.
2. Sander's accompanying editorial (plus excellent graphic!)
3. Sander's 2018 case series, published in Autoimmunity Reviews

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