ANNUAL REVIEW master Final3a - St Vincent's University Hospital

St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Limited - Annual Review 2007
Department - Rheumatology
Zhao Y, Terron-Kwiatkowski A, Liao H, Lee SP, Allen MH, Hull PR, Campbell LE, Trembath RC, Capon F,
Griffiths CE, Burden D, McManus R, Hughes R, Kirby B, Rogers SF, Fitzgerald O, Kane D, Barker JN,
Palmer CN, Irvine AD, McLean WH. Filaggrin null alleles are not associated with psoriasis. J Invest
Dermatol. 2007 Aug;127(8):1878-82. Epub 2007 Apr 5. PMID: 17410197 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
Giles JT, Mease P, Boers M, Bresnihan B, Conaghan PG, Heald A, Maksymowych WP, Maillefert JF, Simon
L, Tsuji W, Wakefield R, Woodworth T, Schumacher HR, Bingham CO 3rd. Assessing single joints in
arthritis clinical trials. J Rheumatol. 2007 Mar;34(3):641-7. PMID: 17343312 [PubMed - indexed for
MEDLINE]
Kirwan JR, Minnock P, Adebajo A, Bresnihan B, Choy E, de Wit M, Hazes M, Richards P, Saag K, Suarez-
Almazor M, Wells G, Hewlett S. Patient perspective: fatigue as a recommended patient centered outcome
measure in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2007 May;34(5):1174-7. PMID: 17477482 [PubMed -
indexed for MEDLINE]
Lassere MN, Johnson KR, Boers M, Tugwell P, Brooks P, Simon L, Strand V, Conaghan PG, Ostergaard
M, Maksymowych WP, Landewe R, Bresnihan B, Tak PP, Wakefield R, Mease P, Bingham CO 3rd, Hughes
M, Altman D, Buyse M, Galbraith S, Wells G. Definitions and validation criteria for biomarkers and
surrogate endpoints: development and testing of a quantitative hierarchical levels of evidence schema.
J Rheumatol. 2007 Mar;34(3):607-15. PMID: 17343307 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Sokka T, Kautiainen H, Toloza S, Mäkinen H, Verstappen SM, Lund Hetland M, Naranjo A, Baecklund E,
Herborn G, Rau R, Cazzato M, Gossec L, Skakic V, Gogus F, Sierakowski S, Bresnihan B, Taylor P,
McClinton C, Pincus T; QUEST-RA Group. QUEST-RA: quantitative clinical assessment of patients with
rheumatoid arthritis seen in standard rheumatology care in 15 countries. Ann Rheum Dis. 2007
Nov;66(11):1491-6. Epub 2007 Apr 5. PMID: 17412740 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Chapters
Professor Oliver FitzGerald, co-editor for new textbook on “Psoriatic and Reactive Arthritis”.
Dr. Eliza Pontifex, Professor Barry Bresnihan for “In Palliative Medicine” on “Musculoskeletal disorders”. In
Press.
Future Plans
To make additional appointments in Rheumatology, in particular at consultant and clinical nurse specialist
levels.
To continue with development of closer links with primary care services with a view to improving interface
between primary and secondary care.
To further develop care pathways in collaboration with Bone and Joint colleagues in Orthopaedic Surgery
and Rehabilitation Medicine.
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