The Hospital Research Foundation Group Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 64
ARTHRITIS
Nearly
one in six
Australians
has arthritis.
Dr Sam Whittle
YOUR IMPACT IN 2025:
Delivering education, support, exercise
Optimising care for adolescents with
and art therapy to support people living
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
with arthritis
Improving diagnosis for JIA through
Developing ‘Living Guidelines’ for
medical imaging
GPs to be kept up to date on the
latest care advice
Investigating clonal haematopoiesis
in rheumatoid arthritis
Trialling a peer mentor program for people
with osteoarthritis
Investigating the role leaky gut
syndrome plays in rheumatoid arthritis
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