Approach to Rheumatology
In this episode Gavin interviews Dr Sam Whittle, Staff Specialist Rheumatologist and research fellow in living evidenced based algorithms, on his approach for the medical student and general practitioner on assessing a patient who may present with an inflammatory arthritis.
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Rheumatologist
Sam is a senior consultant rheumatologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, a senior lecturer at the University of Adelaide and an adjunct senior research fellow at Monash University.
He helped to establish the Australia & New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials Network (ANZMUSC). He is also an ANZMUSC Practitioner Fellow, researching ‘living’ evidence in musculoskeletal disease. He has led the development of the Australian Living Guideline for the Pharmacological Management of Inflammatory Arthritis.
Sam currently serves as Vice President of the Australian Rheumatology Association. He is also a member of the Cochrane Musculoskeletal editorial board, and sits on the Steering Committee of the South Australian Statewide Chronic Pain Clinical Network.