PsA HQ Podcasts

Hello and Welcome to PsA HQ Podcasts -  I’m Mel Brooke, and I am hosting a podcast mini-series called “Voices Making a Difference”, highlighting people who have used their musculoskeletal or chronic condition experiences to drive positive change  - whether through advocacy, research, writing, or community support.   In this episode, I’m joined by David Chandler of  The Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arth...

Hello and Welcome to PsA HQ Podcasts -  I’m Mel Brooke, and I am hosting a podcast mini-series called “Voices Making a Difference”, highlighting people who have used their musculoskeletal or chronic condition experiences to drive positive change  - whether through advocacy, research, writing, or community support. In this episode, I’m joined by Debbie Wilson and Katy Pieris from Inflammatory Arthr...

Hello and Welcome to PsA HQ Podcasts -  I’m Mel Brooke, and I am hosting a podcast mini-series called “Voices Making a Difference”, highlighting people who have used their musculoskeletal or chronic condition experiences to drive positive change  - whether through advocacy, research, writing, or community support. In this conversation, I sit down with Rebecca Beesley from The JAR Project, sharing...

Hello and Welcome to PsA HQ Podcasts -  I’m Mel Brooke, and this year I am hosting a new podcast mini-series called “ Voices Making a Difference ”, highlighting people who have used their musculoskeletal or chronic condition experiences to drive positive change  - whether through advocacy, research, writing, or community support. In this episode, I speak to Gillian Best, author of "Chronic: U...

Hello and a warm welcome back to PsA HQ. I’m Mel Brooke, and I’ve been supporting people with rheumatic conditions since 2011. In this short episode, I’m introducing our new season theme,  Voices Making a Difference , and sharing what’s coming next following the Research Bridging Series in 2025. If you would like to nominate someone for the new series or share your experience please get in touch -...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I’m Mel Brooke and I am currently on a mission to break down the barriers that can put people off getting involved in rheumatology research! In this super short podcast episode I’m sharing another ⁠PsA HQ blog⁠ post with results from the UK Rheumatology Patient Research Partner survey, this time as an audio video production featuring another 'ai friend'. I hope you are enjo...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I’m Mel Brooke and I am currently on a mission to break down the barriers that can put people off getting involved in rheumatology research! In this episode I’m sharing an audio version of a PsA HQ blog post with results from the UK Rheumatology Patient Research Partner survey as a discussion between our ai friends - starting with this post that looked at 'Who Gets Invo...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I’m Mel Brooke and I am currently on a mission to break down the barriers that can put people off getting involved in research! In this episode I’m joined by long time 'PsAZZer' and patient expert partner friend Jana James. Join us as we chat around some more of the insights and comments coming out of the PRP survey... Links mentioned in the podcast: NICE website Ja...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I’m Mel Brooke and I am on a mission to break down the barriers that can put people off getting involved in research! In this episode I’m joined by patient expert partner and friend Russ Cowper. We catch up on his role with the Psoriasis Association and research projects he’s currently involved in. We discuss some of the insights coming out of the PRP survey and Russ shares...

Happy New Year and a Warm Welcome back to PsA HQ! I’m Mel Brooke and I am on a mission to support people with rheumatic diseases and break down the barriers that can put people off getting involved in rheumatology research! In this first episode of 2025 I want to give you a bit of an update from me mixed in with a bit of ai related fun ! Do have a listen in :-)   If you would like to share your ex...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I’m Mel Brooke and I am on a mission to break down the barriers that can put people off getting involved in research! In this episode I talk to Clive McIntyre, a passionate volunteer and patient ambassador, to explore the transformative power of patient voices in research and healthcare. Clive shares his journey of living with rheumatoid arthritis and how it inspired him to...

Welcome back to PsA HQ where we explore important topics in health, research, patient involvement and advocacy! I’m Mel Brooke and in this episode we are diving into the  HIPPOCRATES  Prospective Observational Study (HPOS for short) with guest Prof. Oliver FitzGerald, University College Dublin.  Psoriatic arthritis is a potentially debilitating condition, and the HPOS study aims to identify the fa...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I’m Mel Brooke and I am on a mission to break down the barriers that can put people off getting involved in research! In this episode I talk to Eugene, a Patient Research Partner and friend who shares his story around reasons for becoming a Patient Research Partner and why more men need to take part in research!  If you would like to share your experience of research involv...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I’m Mel Brooke and I am on a mission to break down the barriers that can put people off getting involved in research! In this episode I talk to Karen, a Patient Research Partner who has volunteered to share her experience of working with research teams with us to help find ways to improve and evolve collaborations. As mentioned at the end of the episode, I would really valu...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I’m Mel Brooke and I am on a mission to break down the barriers that can put people off getting involved in research! This is the first PsA HQ video podcast and in this episode I talk with Dr William Tillett, a research active Rheumatology Consultant from the RNHRD, Bath about some shared experiences and thoughts around patient involvement. I want to get people intrigued ab...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I’m Mel Brooke and I am on a mission to break down the barriers that can put people off getting involved in research! In this episode I walk you through a kind of  ‘Beginners guide to Patient Research Partners’ -  hopefully it will help you understand what they are, what they do and how to become one.   As mentioned at the end of the episode, I would really value it if you...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I am on a mission to explain some simple science and smash the barriers that put people off taking part in research! In this episode I am taking a little recap on the last few episodes, talking about ‘Patient Outcomes’ and hopefully starting to help get you feeling more curious and perhaps a little more confident about taking part in research as a ‘Patient Research Partner’...

Welcome back to PsA HQ! I am on a mission to explain some simple science and smash the jargon barriers that put people off taking part in research.  In the last few episodes, I’ve talked about atoms, molecules and chemical reactions and now we will  begin to delve into how new drugs and treatments are explored and discovered. Join me for a new episode in this journey to improve the conversations i...

Welcome back to PsA HQ for another new episode in our journey to break down some of the barriers to research involvement and engagement in the patient /researcher rheumatology community and make it all more accessible. In the last episode, I talked about atoms and molecules so we could begin to grasp some simple science relevant to research. Today, we’re looking at chemical reactions.. mixed in wi...

Welcome back to PsA HQ for a new episode! I want to help break down some of the barriers to research involvement and engagement in our rheumatology community and make it more accessible. In the last episode, I talked about the world of rheumatology and how chemistry plays a vital role in understanding and managing our conditions. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the building blocks of matter:...

What is rheumatology, and why does chemistry play a crucial role in it? In this episode of the PsA HQ podcast we are going to delve into the world of rheumatology and explore the scientific foundations that help us understand and manage rheumatic diseases. if you are listening and have a comment or view to share please contact me via one of my links here Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay

Hey there - it's been a little while since I podcast and I've been thrashing out some ideas that I wanted to use for the channel for a while. I was going for a full re-brand at one point but hey, life's too short! So here's a short update while I get things ready... If you already follow me thank you - if you don't please like and subscribe.. it would mean so much and help to g...

Hello and welcome to another special podcast episode in this series about the ‘The James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Psoriatic Arthritis’ - a project funded the British Psoriatic Arthritis Consortium (BritPACT) and was a collaboration with the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR), Psoriasis Association and the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance (PAPAA).  ...

Hello and welcome to another special podcast episode in this series about the ‘The James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Psoriatic Arthritis’ - a project funded by the British Psoriatic Arthritis Consortium (BritPACT) and was a collaboration with the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR), Psoriasis Association and the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance (PAPAA). &nb...

Hello and welcome to this special podcast research dissemination series about the ‘The James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Psoriatic Arthritis’ - a project funded by the British Psoriatic Arthritis Consortium (BritPACT) and was a collaboration with the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR), Psoriasis Association and the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance (PAPAA)....