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The landscape for GCA and PMR needs re-definition and a new approach to stratify the conditions, utilise imaging advances to enable targeted therapy for relapsing disease not just steroid solo therapy. Thanks Mike!

Lets hope we can make widespread this essential skill for diagnosis and management of GCA. WE should shortly have in press a predictive tool using this approach

For all clinicians, sufferers, researchers, stake holders in PMR GCA - this is a key meeting. Hybrid too to enable online participation. Polymyalgia+GCA The Lancet Rheumatology BSR Kornelis van der Geest Alessandro Tomelleri Alwin Sebastian Christian Dejaco Muhammad Khurshid Sarah Mackie

We will discuss prediction tool for diagnosis of GCA also assessment, imaging, therapies and monitoring of PMR GCA large vessel vasculitis and concept of the GCA PMR spectrum with several illustrative complex challenging cases ⁦BSR⁩

Improvement of a giant cell arteritis prediction model Linked Comment by Zandra E Walton & Naomi Patel (née Serling-Boyd) MGH Rheumatology thelancet.com/journals/lanrh…

This easily implementable prediction tool the HAS GCA score should significantly improve the rapid diagnosis or exclusion of GCA in fast track clinics

Here is the link to the Healio news story about our recently published HAS GCA score - a predictive tool for GCA sequentially applying the Southend GCA probability score and ultrasonography (Halo count)Healio Alwin Sebastian Kornelis van der Geest Alessandro Tomelleri healio.com/news/rheumatol…

Please attend this hybrid event - promises to be a landmark meeting

How to detect subclinical #GCA in a patient with #PMR to avoid relapse after discontinuing or tapering #glucocorticoids? With Dr Bhaskar Dasgupta (Bhaskar Dasgupta): mcmastertextbook.com/interviews/rhe… #rheumatology #MedEd #MedTwitter #FOAMEd McMaster University Department of Medicine McMaster Health Sciences HEI Polymyalgia+GCA

A new concept of applying rheumatology ultrasound as part of the clinical algorithm - POCRUS. Integrating point of care ultrasound into rheumatology practice - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39078381/

An accurate article on long term suffering of undiagnosed large vessel vasculitis masquerading as relapsing PMR - a classic example of our concepts of the GCA PMR SPECTRUM! Let’s hope this stimulates interest in such a neglected disease.

Thank you for your post. We will be starting a Delphi survey for consensus building on GPSD very soon. Please let me know if you are interested in participating.

Thanks to everyone for their support to recognise a neglected twin condition - the GCA PMR spectrum diseases (GPSD). Thanks to my patients who taught me much. Thanks to trainees and fellows who executed the work Polymyalgia+GCA Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System

Research Article Symptom Severity and Glucocorticoid Dosing in Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Obesity 📖 jrheum.org/cgi/content/fu… Cynthia Crowson Bhaskar Dasgupta Dario Camellino #glucocorticoids #obesity #polymyalgiarheumatica

Announcing a unique event - A Southend POCRUS (Point of care rheumatology ultrasound ) workshop on GCA PMR LVV spectrum and application to other rheumatological Conditions. Lots of Hands-on time with great illustrative cases!! Orca Medical

Rummaging among old papers came across this one which with Corkill et al on gold induction in RA would have initiated the now popular i.m. depomedrone injections to control active rheumatological disease - a historical test passed!

Thanks to Bhaskar Dasgupta's insightful JIPMER talk! Stratifying the GCA/PMR spectrum-Stop one size fits all, use of HAS-GCA for headache in older patients:the fast-track pathway, watch for LVV signs in PMR are key takeaways. #GCAPMR #MedTwitter #Vasculitis