#Osteoarthritis is mechanically-driven. Role of Piezo2 (Nobel prize discovery) in OA mechanical sensitization reviewed by Rachel Miller in Novel Mechanisms of Pain Sensitization session at #EULAR2024. Its role in hyperalgesia is not related to OA pathology, & likely linked to NGF.

Time to go/get kicked out of the #EULAR2024 conference centre! Will keep on tweeting and I’ll be on the Dr. John Cush Daily Recap tonight, but has been great to give some talks, see some friends and, importantly, get to see some cool rheumatology. See you in Barcelona #EULAR2025!

PMR has distinct patterns on MRI shoulder, possibly helping diagnosis. #EULAR2024 OP0248 Dr. John Cush also RMD Open rmdopen.bmj.com/content/10/2/e… where they say: "Similar to our prior findings... the target of inflammation in PMR is the outer covering of a tendon, the peritendineum"

Choices in GCA buff.ly/3VOB5mk

PMR has distinct patterns on MRI shoulder, possibly helping Dx. #EULAR2024 OP0248 David Liew also RMD Open buff.ly/3KSsHMd where they say: "Similar to our prior findings... the target of inflammation in PMR is the outer covering of a tendon, the peritendineum"

Predicting Palindromic Prognosis Dr. David Liew discusses abstract OP0127 at Eular 2024 in Vienna, Austria. buff.ly/3zjBeFi

"More evidence [...] is urgently needed to ensure these [digital self-management] interventions serve the needs of patients, not just those of the health-care system" Read our July editorial thelancet.com/journals/lanrh…

If your team is not playing in the Euros tonight 🇩🇰 Then watch this #eular2024 on demand 👍👏 JAK Inhibitor Special Warnings: can observational data debunk an RCT? Dr. John Cush David Liew Janet Pope Kim Lauper ☮️🕊️ EMEUNET

A practical approach to traversing the issues of VZV prevention in compromised hosts Paul Sax Healio Rheumatology Dr. John Cush David Liew Alfred Kim Laurent ARNAUD Cassandra Calabrese Preventing herpes zoster in immunocompromised patients: Current concepts ccjm.org/content/91/7/4…

NEW REVIEW—Systemic #lupus erythematosus in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in #Australia: addressing disparities and barriers to optimising patient care thelancet.com/journals/lanrh… Free to read with registration on lancet.com (also free)

Proud of this work from people in my team at Monash University working on #lupus across multiple dimensions of science. It links to their article in The Lancet Rheumatology theconversation.com/lupus-is-more-…

NEW Viewpoint: Medical artificial intelligence for clinicians: the lost cognitive perspective. Lauren Oakden-Rayner 🏳️‍⚧️ #AI Read it here: buff.ly/46rNeRz

Medical literature review of suggests low vitamin D status is common in Rheumatic pts. & low vit D levels linked to loss of muscle strength, MSK pain, sarcopenia & falls (esp in IIM, PMR, SLE, RA, SSc) (BUT DOES REPLACING VITAMIN D FIX THESE PROBLEMS???) buff.ly/46yMhXP

We created "the overview that I was never able to find as a rheumatology fellow". DMARD prescription safety checklist based on prescription information provided by regulatory medical authorities. Please share with trainees and colleagues. health.au.dk/en/display/art…

Full Read Overview of the safety of bDMARDs/tsDMARDS - contraindications, precautions, & boxed warnings for treatment of RA, PsA, SpA, JIA - safety checklist for a class of drugs you use and diseases you treat buff.ly/3M2YVEY

Looking forward to welcoming global colleagues to the wonderful city where I live, work, and play! See you here in 18 months’ time for an excellent #vasculitis26 meeting led by Kitching Laboratory Catherine Hill Vicki Quincey and ANZ Vasculitis Society

IMJ August 2024 #OpenAccess Editorial: The updated Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard bit.ly/3YQ57HY Jeff Szer The Royal Australasian College of Physicians Wiley Clinical Health ACSQHC

We hosted our first interactive summit in Parliament House, including consumers, leaders & experts to discuss escalating crisis of #arthritis & #musculoskeletalconditions Learn: bit.ly/arthmsk Ged Kearney Anne Ruston Louise Pratt Karen Middleton ProfDavidHunter

Researchers at the University of Queensland will receive $11.54 million to further groundbreaking research into resetting the immune system in patients with #rheumatoidarthritis #MedicalResearchFutureFund Australian Department of Health and Aged Care

New content online! Current understanding and management of cardiovascular involvement in rheumatic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases dlvr.it/TCqcqz