Bath Institute for Rheumatic Diseases

In this fourth episode of our podcast series about Psoriatic Arthritis, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with Liz, a patient living with PsA who describes her journey to diagnosis, the impacts it has had on her life and shares her tips for self-managing the condition. If you can please rate our podcasts on your listening platform.  Did you know you can...

In this first episode of our podcast series about Scleroderma & Raynaud's, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with Dr John Pauling, Consultant Rheumatologist at the RNHRD (Bath) who explains about the various symptoms and diagnostic techniques for this condition. Did you know you can access all our information podcasts direct from BIRDs website?  Sim...

In this second episode of our podcast series about Scleroderma & Raynaud's, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with Dr John Pauling, Consultant Rheumatologist at the RNHRD (Bath) who runs us through the medications and treatments available for Scleroderma & Raynaud's. Did you know you can access all our information podcasts direct from BIRDs website?...

In this third episode of our podcast series about Scleroderma & Raynaud's, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) continues to talk with Dr John Pauling, Consultant Rheumatologist at the RNHRD (Bath) about support and resources and asks him what research is currently saying about Systemic Scleroderma. Did you know you can access all our information podcasts direct...

In this first episode of our podcast series about Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA), Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with Dr Raj Sengupta, Consultant Rheumatologist at the RNHRD (Bath) who explains about the various symptoms, diagnostic techniques and medications for this condition. Did you know you can access all our information podcasts direct from BIRDs w...

In the second episode of our podcast series about Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA), Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) invites Vicky Baldy, Senior Physiotherapist at the RNHRD and Brownsword Therapies Centre (Bath) to talk about the importance of staying active and how exercise is a really useful self-management tool for people with axSpA. Did you know you can acces...

In this third episode of our podcast series about Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA), Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with Dr Elizabeth Reilly who shares some news about research projects she has been working on in 2020 and how the new virtual axSpA online course has been going.  Dr Elizabeth Reilly is a Clinical Research Fellow in Rheumatologist at the...

In this fourth episode of our podcast series about Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA), Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with Bath University researcher Rosie Barnett who talks about her work on Project Nightingale - an app developed to help people with axSpA self track symptoms and better manage their condition. For links mentioned in the podcast Rosies contac...

In the fifth and final episode of our podcast series about Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA), Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) invites Dr Dale Webb, Chief Executive of NASS (National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society)  to share an update on the good works and campaigns of NASS during 2020 and what exciting plans they have for 2021. Did you know you can access al...

This podcast series is aimed at providing useful information to young adults.  In the first episode, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with two rheumatology experts about the process of transitioning from paediatric to adult rheumatology care and how a special clinic for young adults set up at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath hel...

This is the second podcast in our series aimed at providing useful information to young adults.  In this episode, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with Jan Ball who is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Rheumatology at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath. Jan gives us an insight into this special transition clinic mentioned in the firs...

This podcast series is aimed at providing useful information to young adults with rheumatic conditions.  In this third episode of the series, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with two experts about the importance of pregnancy planning and what kinds of conversations to have with your medical teams.  Dr Ellie Korendowych is a Consultant in Rheumato...

In this first episode of our podcast series about Vasculitis, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with Dr Sarah Skeoch, Consultant Rheumatologist at the RNHRD (Bath) who explains about the various symptoms that can fall under this wide ranging condition that creates inflammation of blood vessels. Did you know you can access all our information podcasts direct...

In this second episode of our podcast series about Vasculitis, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with Dr John Pauling, Consultant Rheumatologist at the RNHRD (Bath) who explains about the range of medications that can be used for this condition which causes inflammation of the blood vessels. Did you know you can access all our information podcasts direct fro...

In this third  episode of our podcast series about Vasculitis, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks with Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sarah Smith from the RNHRD (Bath) who talks about the new Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) clinic at the hospital, how she interacts and councils patients with their medications, symptom management and helps to support them with thi...

In this episode of our podcast series about Osteoporosis, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) asks Dr Sarah Hardcastle, Consultant Rheumatologist at the RNHRD (Bath) to tell us what is known about osteoporosis, how it is assessed and to talk about typical features such as hip, wrist and vertebral fractures, falls and other risks.  We also discuss what treatment...

In this episode of our podcast series about Osteoporosis, Mel Brooke and Sarah Legg, Senior Physiotherapist Rheumatology at the  Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (Bath) talk about exercises such as strength training and balance, falls risks and what to avoid if you have had a vertebral fracture, and tips for staying active with Osteoporosis. Did you know you can access all our i...

In this episode of our podcast series about Osteoporosis, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks to Jackie Webb who is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Osteoporosis at the RUH, Bath.  Jackie walks us through the various ways someone can be referred to an Osteoporosis clinic and what you can expect at a visit.  ***2024 update: Jackie Webb, the Clinical Nurse Special...

In this episode of our podcast series relating to Osteoporosis, Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) talks to Gill about her experience of having the condition, what led to her diagnosis and the kinds of treatments she has had prescribed.  Gill, who is also an ex-Nurse, has had an interesting journey that is not typical and just goes to show that OP can be quite...

In BIRDs very first information event podcast Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director,  talks to Dr Sarah Tansley about Myositis including the different sub-types of Myositis, symptoms, diagnosis, medications and management of the condition.  Dr Tansley is an Academic Clinical Lecturer in Rheumatology with a special interest in Myositis research and part of the team...

Following on from our first podcast about the rheumatic condition Myositis, Jade Skeates, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Rheumatology at the RNHRD, Bath talks to Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Director (BIRD) about ways of keeping active with Myositis. Did you know you can access all our information podcasts direct from BIRDs website?  Simply visit www.birdbath.org.uk/podcast...