Excited to announce our upcoming #CommunityEngagement event🎉 Join us on 31 Oct at The Legacy Centre of Excellence to hear from researchers & community members shaping research - and reflect on how we can improve health equity together. Register here: tickettailor.com/events/univers… #BlackHistoryMonth

Have you experienced knee replacement surgery? If so, and you would like to help us design a research study to test new approaches to improve patient care, then we'd love to hear from you! Email: [email protected]

Our latest paper is out: 'Clinician and patient views on janus kinase inhibitors in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis: a #mixedmethods study' rdcu.be/dwbxC #JAKinhibitors #IA #RA #PsA Elena Nikiphorou

Are you a patient research partner with experience working in a Rheumatology/MSK study? The UoAEpidemiology group of University of Aberdeen iPRePaRe study would love to hear about your experiences in a new questionnaire to explore the perception of PRP work. abdn.ac.uk/iprepare-info

Congratulations to Prof Adam Croft (April Croft), our new Versus Arthritis Chair of #Rheumatology & Head of the Rheumatology Research Group at Uni of Birmingham! 🎉 We're excited to see Prof Croft lead our cutting-edge research into #Rheumatic diseases 🔬 ➡️bit.ly/3OJBMte

A ground-breaking study led by Uni of Birmingham & FAU Erlangen-Nbg reveals that #Fibroblast cells hold the key to resolving joint inflammation 🔑 The discovery could revolutionise future #Arthritis treatments 🔬 ➡️bit.ly/3TaTrwe #Inflammation #Ageing #Research

R2P2 meeting happening on the 23rd of May 2024 (10-2pm with arrival from 9.30). Program includes talks from researchers, a ultrasound demonstration, lunch and opportunities for discussions. Look out for your invite! NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre Birmingham Rheumatology Research Group

Congratulations to Sue Wijesinghe who was awarded the 2024 #EarlyCareerResearcher (ECR) pump-priming award for her research project investigating Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) 🎉 The project will provide further insights into ongoing profile work for PsA - more info via our thread 👇

Today is #WorldLupusDay! 💜 Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder where the immune system of the body attacks itself, affecting around 1 in 1,000 people living in the UK. Learn more about #lupus at lupusuk.org.uk #MakeLupusVisible #LupusAwareness #LUPUSUK

Happening tomorrow!

Starting with Prof Croft Birmingham Rheumatology Research Group Inflammation and Ageing Andrew Filer April Croft

Prof Ben Fisher talking about Sjögrens disease research at our R2P2 annual meeting Birmingham Rheumatology Research Group RACE GBN NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre Inflammation and Ageing

Next up Prof Fisher talking about research on Sjogrens Birmingham Rheumatology Research Group Inflammation and Ageing Andrew Filer @APCroft

Prof Filer next talking about BRC arthritis theme Birmingham Rheumatology Research Group Inflammation and Ageing Andrew Filer April Croft

Ultrasound Guided Synovial biopsy video presented by Andrew, the edited version 😃Birmingham Rheumatology Research Group Inflammation and Ageing Andrew Filer @APCroft

What a pleasure it was to host our annual get together today! Wonderful to see so many joining us and lots of new faces! So good to celebrate the huge contribution made by patient partners to Birmingham Rheumatology Research Group - much to be proud of !☺️Inflammation and Ageing NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre RACE GBN

Discover the updated EULAR Reco´s for involving PRP´s in rheumatology research 🚨 Highlights are✨ 📜 5 new overarching principles 🔄 7 updated & 3 new recommendations 🤝 Emphasis on PRP contributions, trust, & communication 🔗 bit.ly/4bm5UDu 📊 #PatientInvolvement

Very happy and proud to hear that once more the collaboration with an R2P2 patient research partner has resulted in a published lay abstract! Thank you Elspeth!

The RAPID project is using primary care electronic health records to help identify people at risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Find out more, including how our patient research partners are involved: birmingham.ac.uk/research/infla… National Institute for Health and Care Research NRAS NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre Inflammation and Ageing

Very happy to have been involved in this manuscript describing PPI in the design of a large international clinical trial which saw fantastic input from PPI partners and counts an incredible 12 PPI partners as co-authors! link.springer.com/10.1186/s40900… NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre Inflammation and Ageing