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Sydney, Australia
Joined January 2011
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$6.9million for NSW Paediatric Rheum services!
So pleasantly surprised advocacy actually worked
So very needed after such a long slog
AMAZING😊 @JAFAforkids @AusRheum
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If you’re just giving allopurinol at 300mg daily, you’re condemning up to 4/5 of patients to miss serum uric acid targets.
Allopurinol dosing is a massive cause of allopurinol failure.
Slow escalating to target is safe & effective, even in renal impairment
Lisa Stamp #ARANZRA24
Dr Irwin Lim retweeted
and clinical remission doesn’t mean imaging remission necessarily, and that might be a problem. A real need to ensure non-steroid therapies truly modify disease #ARANZRA24
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GUSTO trial (GCA treated with TCZ, and no steroids at all apart from an initial pulse):
1/18 had blindness
5/18 had aortic dilatation (update from Vasculitis 2024 Barcelona)
@MdWarrington asks: is TCZ really a disease modifying therapy in GCA?
#ARANZRA24
Dr Irwin Lim retweeted
Ken Warrington presents on GCA
⁃emerging treatments considering IL-6, IL-17, JAK-STAT targeted treatment
⁃Future treatment options…
#ARANZRA24 @MdWarrington @AusRheum
Dr Irwin Lim retweeted
Diagnosing acute gout is critical on the front line - Nicola Dalbeth highlights this validated tool designed for ED and primary care
mdcalc.com/calc/2175/acute-g…
#ARANZRA24
Wow! Forgot how much we got through this year. No wonder we’re feeling a bit overcooked 🫠
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‘The P in prednisone stands for poison’
Problem is that P is also our most useful medication...
Can any of you name a medication you'd struggle without, if we no longer had it, in a rheum clinic?
rheuma.com.au/the-p-in-predn…
New First Nations resources for OA, RA, SLE and gout
Thanks to @ArthritisAust
rheuma.com.au/new-first-nati…
Longer acting & more effective steroid injections?
Would be useful in our clinics
#ACR23 presentation by @ProfDavidHunter
reported by @RheumaRepublic
rheuma.com.au/a-little-tlc-g…
Lovely to see the different things we all pay attention to
Favourite #acr23 things
by @drceowen @RheumaRepublic
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Divide and conquer: splitting MTX doses in RA
SMART Study @acr23 - improve outcomes with split dosing of a loved, cheap 💊
compelling
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Dr Irwin Lim retweeted
TLL-018, the dual JAK1/Tyk2 inhibitor which caused all the chatter at #EULAR2023, now with more full data showing it absolutely smash tofacitinib in RA, with similar safety.
“This is a spectacular compound - unbelievably spectacular” - Roy Fleischmann
#ACR23 ABST0840 @RheumNow – at San Diego, CA
It's great to see Phil remembered
The 3 recipients #acr23 talked to @RheumaRepublic about their research, the personal & professional impact of the Phil Robinson global scholarship.
rheuma.com.au/meet-the-inaug…
#ACR23 Clinical Year in Review - lovely picks presented by A/Prof Philip Seo of John Hopkins
by @RheumaRepublic
rheuma.com.au/acr-2023-clini…
Aussies presenting at #ACR23
Here's a list courtesy of @RheumaRepublic
@earlyARA @AusRheum
rheuma.com.au/aussies-at-acr…
Yay 😁
Finally. Some reduction of admin work for @AusRheum
PBS authorities for RA: it’s go time for online and streamline!!
rheuma.com.au/pbs-authoritie…
A small step forward...
We now need some mechanism to encourage, train & then fund places for nurse practitioners in rheum!
@AusRheum
PBAC gives nurse practitioner MTX prescribing the nod rheuma.com.au/pbac-gives-nur…