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Rheumatology - The Future
Dr Jeremy McNally MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCP
Consultant Rheumatologist
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Rheumatology
− Multisystem disease ‘last of the general physicians’
− Multidisciplinary specialty (Nurse, physiotherapist, OT)
− Rapidly expanding field early diagnosis and treatment
− New targeted treatments in development
− Treatment allows patients to keep active and working
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Ankylosing spondylitisAntiphospholipid syndromeBack painBehçet's syndromeCalcium crystal diseases (pseudogout)Carpal tunnel syndromeComplex regional pain syndromeFibromyalgiaFoot painGoutJoint hypermobilityJuvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA, arthritis in
childhood)Knee painNeck painLupus
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis of the knee
Osteomalacia (soft bones)
Osteoporosis
Paget's disease of bone
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Psoriatic arthritis
Raynaud's phenomenon
Reactive arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Scleroderma
Shoulder pain
Sjögren's syndrome
Tennis elbow
Vasculitis
A to Z of Arthritis
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What causes arthritis?
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Why me?
Genetics
Hormones
Environment
• Smoking
• Diet
Infection
• Viruses
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Rheumatoid arthritis
• Chronic inflammatory arthritis
• Affects 0.8-1.0% of the population in the UK
• 3 times commoner in women
• Can affect any age - usually starts 40-60 years
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‘Is it in the genes ?’
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Christian Barnard (1922 – 2001)
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Renoir (1841 – 1919)
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What about smoking?’
Increases the risk of developing severe RA
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‘Is it from what I eat?’
Mediterranean diet is protective
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‘What about exercise?’
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− Pre-clinical Disease
− Acute inflammation
− Persists, spreads, damages
− Chronic Disease – DAMAGE and DISABILITY
Rheumatoid arthritis
Early Treatment
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The S factor
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Early Arthritis
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Wallingford
Newbury (WBCH)
Townlands (Henley)
Woosehill (Woklingham)
Royal Berkshire Hospital(Reading)
Rheumatology Clinics`Care Closer to Home’
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Adapted from: van der Heijde D. Ann Rheum Dis. 2001;60:iii47-iii50.
Disease Activity
Disability
Structural Damage
Reduce
Decrease
Prevent
Goals of Management in RA
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The Evolving management of RA
“Rheumatism”(Guillaume de
Baillou)
“Rheumatoid Arthritis”(Sir Alfred
Garrod)
1591
1680s 1860sa
1859a
QuinineWillow Bark
1890sa
Manufactured Aspirin
1920s
Gold Injections
1940s
Steroids
1980s
Methotrexate(MTX)
1990s
Biologics
aAppelboom T. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2002;41(suppl 1):28-34.
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Anti-TNF alpha treatment (biologic therapy)
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• Increase public awareness
• Early detection and aggressive treatment
• Remission is the mission (DMARDS/Biologics)
• ‘Personalised’ medicine (targeted therapies)
Summary
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Thank you.
Dr Jeremy McNallyConsultant Rheumatologist
Royal Berkshire NHSFTWest Berkshire Community Hospital
0118 322 6559Ms Beverley Wright
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