Sebastian E. Sattui MD, MS Indeed, isn't it strange that for a disease affecting people around 75yo we do not have much data about #frailty , #aging and #senescence ?! This new era of research in #PMR is so motivating!

Still going through this and reading in-depth, but ... seeing the mention of #frailty in #PMR treatment recommendations & the citation to our work is so motivating!
Excited to see more data emerging & guiding the recommendations for the treatment of patients with PMR
#gerirheum

Fantastic talk Sebastian E. Sattui MD, MS highlighting the importance of assessing frailty in patients with vasculitis and it’s association with PROs and disease outcomes!
Vasculitis Workshop Barcelona #VasculitisBCN2024 #gerirheum Una Makris Jiha Lee Devyani Misra

Fundraiser by Nabeeha Moollan : Medical Aid for Gaza. Great work by the Rheumatology team today ⁦St James's Hospital⁩ Fantastic cake sale raising money for the incredible work of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in devastated Gaza. Donate if you can gofundme.com/f/4f2zrj-medic…

🚨New recs out!🚨
This first effort highlights the importance of early referral in #PMR , guided by shared-decision making with patients, and the role of co-management with non-specialists.
Several existing data gaps need to be addressed to improve the care of patients with #PMR .

Cognitive function in PMR Patricia Harkins 71% cognitively impaired! Markedly higher than population level #ACR23 Dr. John Cush acrabstracts.org/abstract/cogni…

Education for physicians about polymyalgia rheumatica #PMR :

a compendium of some recent Dr. John Cush blogs and videos on the topic.

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Fast track clinics -the future of #PMR care?

As the month dedicated to PMR draws to a close, we begin to look to the future, and what the ideal management of PMR looks like.

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Clinicians: When starting patients on steroids, warn them about mood, sleep, and hunger.

Put this in writing, but keep it simple. They’re usually too overwhelmed to read the package insert.

On this link, you can find a simple leaflet we at Leeds Research & Innovation NIHR Leeds BRC developed…

What Goes Wrong with the Immune System in #PMR ?

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I couldn’t agree more! The entire experience, support and knowledge gained is beyond exceptional! Highly recommend 🤩Prof Stephanie Dakin NDORMS

The dedicated and hardworking rheumatology nurses out for #WorldArthritisDay

Super proud of Sharon Cowley for being awarded #ACR23 Emerging Investigator Excellence Award for her abstract 'Clinical Phenotype of Patients with Subclinical Giant Cell Arteritis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica' acrabstracts.org/abstract/clini…

Come work in the expanding rheumatology dept St James's Hospital ! Exciting times ahead !

A must read explaining GPSD: GCA PMR spectrum disease. Disease stratification in GCA and PMR: state of the art and future perspectives | Nature Reviews Rheumatology ⁦⁩ ⁦Polymyalgia+GCA⁩ ⁦BSR⁩ nature.com/articles/s4158…

We now need a prospective inception cohort study of GCA PMR and intermediate phenotypes to map sites of inflammation to disease course and critical outcomes - to provide evidence for disease and treatment stratification and new guidelines for GPSD!

Humbled and honoured to have been given the opportunity to share my experience with budding Medical Registrars at Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
Special thanks to Patricia Harkins and her team for organising the event

The Dietary Intervention in PsA (DIPSA) Study

Dr. Patricia Harkins ( Patricia Harkins) talks with Professor Lihi Eder about abstract 1007 at the #ACR22 .

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To Beta Block or Not in GCA & Large Vessel Vasculitis

Dr. Harkins ( Patricia Harkins) discusses abstract 0477 presented at #ACR22 .

Abstract 0477: Can Beta-blockers Prevent Aortic Dilation in Patients w/ Giant Cell Arteritis & Large Vessel Vasculitis?

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Frailty in Vasculitis

Dr. Patricia Harkins ( Patricia Harkins) sits down with Professor Sebastian Sattui to discuss Abstract 0444, Prevalence of Frailty and Associated Factors in Patients with Vasculitis, being presented on Saturday at #ACR22 .

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