UK regional rheumatology meetings

A regional paediatric rheumatology service.

A UK regional comparison

A number of UK universities prioritize economic development or regeneration activities and for some of these universities such activities are the main focus of their knowledge transfer work. This study compares two regions of the UK – the North West and the South East of England – which have very different levels of economic performance. Quantitative data from the UK government’s Higher Educati...

Cell contact interactions in rheumatology, The Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology, London, UK, 1-2 June 2000

The intricate interactions that regulate relationships between endogenous tissue cells and infiltrating immune cells in the rheumatic joint, particularly in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), were the subject of the meeting. A better understanding of these interactions might help to define intervention points that could be used to develop specific therapies. The presentations and discussions highlighte...

Audit of rheumatology services for adolescents and young adults in the UK. British Paediatric Rheumatology Group.

BACKGROUND Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is associated with significant morbidity in adulthood with at least one third of children continuing to have active inflammatory disease into their adult years and up to 60% of all patients continuing to have some limitation of their activities of daily living. A survey of service provision for these young people in the transition from paediatric t...

Provision of foot health services in rheumatology in the UK.

OBJECTIVES To determine the provision of foot health services in rheumatology for the UK and Northern Ireland. METHODS Two hundred and sixteen rheumatology departments were surveyed by postal questionnaire. Questions covered the contribution of various disciplines to rheumatology out-patient clinics, and opinions on existing and potential services, with emphasis on foot health provision. Inte...