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Psoriatic Arthritis Xplained

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Medicine X Story

Working as a medical doctor, I realized that far too many patients are confused about their diagnoses, their conditions, and their treatments. There’s a disconnect between the language that doctors use and what everyday people understand. This can make you feel incredibly hopeless and anxious at an often very difficult time in your life.

We believe there is a better way. We believe all patients – regardless of age, gender, culture or condition – should have access to medical information they can understand! Everyone should feel informed and empowered in order to engage with their doctors and be involved in making medical decisions.

This is why Medicine X was created.

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Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair
Founder, Medicine X

About Psoriatic Arthritis Xplained

Psoriatic Arthritis Xplained is here to explain what PsA is and what you can do about it. If you think you suffer from PsA, take a look.

Real People

The Psoriatic Arthritis Xplained story is based on a real person – Jessica! It reflects her story, her experiences and her advice to others. There have also been lots of people who contributed along the way with their stories and advice. Thanks to everyone who helped create PsA Xplained!

Our Team

The MEDICINE X team are doctors, artists, and creative writers who all work to make sure of one thing — the information is easy to understand. No more medical jargon! Everything is correct and up-to-date!

Experts

Each of the stories we create is different, so there are experts in the field of psoriatic arthritis that have reviewed the story to ensure it is spot-on in terms of medical information. These experts are rheumatologists from all across Australia.

Meet Jessica

Hey, I’m Jessica! A couple of years ago, I started getting Psoriatic Arthritis. Sometimes my joints would get so hot and sore – it was driving me up the wall! If you want to hear more about me and see the ‘story behind the story’, check out the video.

PsA Xperts

Check out the lineup of experts that have been involved with Psoriatic Arthritis Xplained!
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Irwin Lim (MBBS, FRACP)

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Dr Bethan Richards

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Paul Bird (FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI)

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Excellent little story. Informative, and to the point. Well done.
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— Michele

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— Walter

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— Whitney

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Irwin Lim (MBBS, FRACP)

Irwin is a rheumatologist in private practice in Sydney. His other role is as a director of BJC Health. BJC Health comprises a group of committed rheumatologists and allied health professionals, working together to treat arthritis with a coordinated & integrated approach. Irwin utilises social media, mainly through his blog to try and correct a general lack of awareness and misinformation about arthritis & rheumatic diseases (bjchealth.com.au).

Dr Bethan Richards

Dr Bethan Richards is a rheumatologist, epidemiologist and Head of the Department of Rheumatology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney. She’s also the Deputy Director of Research at the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and a senior lecturer with the University of Sydney. Dr Richards has published national and international guidelines on Pain Management in Inflammatory Arthritis, and she’s the Rheumatology Series Editor of Medicine Today. If that wasn’t enough, she’s helping find new treatments too: Dr Richards is currently an investigator on 10+ randomised controlled trials about psoriatic arthritis.

Paul Bird (FRACP, PhD, Grad Dip MRI)

Associate Professor

Paul Bird is a rheumatologist and a conjoint Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales. He’s an expert on Magnetic Resonance Imaging – his work is all about the use of MRI in rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, and the development of automated computerised techniques to measure activity and damage progression. He’s also a current member of GRAPPA: the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. Dr Bird has also been part of the Australian Rheumatology Association (ARA), where he was Chair of the Professional Affairs Committee and a member of the Scientific Committee. Now, he regularly reviews research articles for all sorts of scientific journals, including Arthritis and Rheumatology, Journal of Rheumatology, and more.
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