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Mike Backhouse

@mikebackhouse.bsky.social
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Podiatrist & Associate Professor, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick

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Community Rehabilitation Research Network @communityrrn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🌟 Save the Date 🌟 CRRN professional development event for community practitioners interested in rehabilitation research. Monday 22nd June 2026 10:00-16:00 GMT, London www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rehab-forw... Supported by @nihr.bsky.social
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Mwidimi Ndosi @ndosie.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
📢 EULAR Webinar: Supporting Self-Management in RMDs! Health professional, researcher, or patient advocate, this webinar is for you. You will need to register here edu.eular.org/enrol/index....
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
ALSO - if you missed out on your childhood measles vaccine and haven't had measles, you can get *free* MMR vaccination from your GP! (whether as an older child, teenager or adult). I got my MMR about 10 years ago! www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
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MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine
Find out about the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, including who should have it, when it's given and possible side effects.
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The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology @eular.org · 05/01/2026
📢 Deadline is fast approaching for Abstract and Case Report submissions! Don't miss the opportunity to present your ground-breaking research at the EULAR Congress in London, UK. 🔗 Submit yours before 15 January 2026 here: pulse.ly/n9bheg2qxh #EULAR2026 #Rheumatology
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
100 participants recruited! Huge thanks to all our participants and sites, we couldn’t do this without you. Special thanks to Dorset Healthcare university NHS Trust for randomising the 100th participant—congratulations! #BigTOETrial #ClinicalTrials #ResearchMatters @warwickmed.bsky.social
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Epidemiology Group, University of Aberdeen @uoaepi.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Calling all healthcare professionals who see people with #AxialSpondyloarthritis! Please spare 2-3 minutes to complete this short survey to help us understand current practices when requesting MRIs for axSpA patients: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/CQWu6e2LVy Please share with colleagues!
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Microsoft Forms
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The @eular.org HPR Research Grant call is now open. Up to €45,000 available with a submission deadline of 23 October 2025 www.eular.org/health-profe...
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Health Professionals Research Grant | EULAR
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Interesting article here in @nature.com about greater engagement on Bluesky rather than X. Love the irony that there's a button to share it on Twitter (with bird logo) but not Bluesky 😂
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Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
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Gareth Jones @garethjones1.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Are you a rheumatologist or AHP who routinely sees or assess PsA patients? Please consider filling in the EXPLORE-PsA survey (5-10mins). Further info (and a link to the survey) is available from: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/exp...
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EXPLORE-PsA
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
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Marion Campbell @marionkcampbell.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Over recent weeks I have heard about some trials struggling with the phenomenon known as “Lasagne’s Law.” I’ve flagged this issue before, but always good to revisit it and discuss what can be done to minimise it 1/7 #MethodologyMonday #121
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Sharing this for the Southampton team....
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Deciphering the links between diabetic foot ulcers, physical activity & heart health
Researchers at the University of Southampton are inviting adults who have experienced diabetic foot ulcers to participate in a short anonymous survey which should take no more than 20 minutes to compl...
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This seems a big step forward.... Semaglutide increased walking distance in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and type 2 diabetes
thelancet.com
Semaglutide and walking capacity in people with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and type 2 diabetes (STRIDE): a phase 3b, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Semaglutide increased walking distance in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and type 2 diabetes. Research implications include the need for future studies to further elucidate mechan...
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Great letter from Helena Marzo-Ortega here: Research at the centre of UK health-care delivery to fix clinical academia
thelancet.com
Research at the centre of UK health-care delivery to fix clinical academia
Clinical academia is on a steep decline globally. In the UK, a 6% reduction in the number of clinical academics since 2012 has been reported, with the number of senior lecturer level researchers havin...
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Mwidimi Ndosi @ndosie.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Serious infections in inflammatory arthritis: Are we making progress?🤔 Patients with #IA starting their first b/tsDMARD have 2x higher risk of serious infections as the general population Has this changed over the last decade? See #EditorChoice doi.org/10.1093/rap/... @rheumatologyuk.bsky.social
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Longitudinal risk of serious infections in patients with inflammatory arthritis on immunomodulating therapy compared to controls
AbstractObjectives. To compare the risk of serious infection across time cohorts in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) initiating their first biolog
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Will Gregory @physiowillgreg.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
📢 Calling all #physiotherapists working in/near rheumatology! Do you treat or screen for inflammatory MSK conditions in your clinic? 💬 We need to hear your thoughts on the Rheumatology Physio Capabilities Framework (even if you have not yet used it) 🔗 buff.ly/ZPdmNXd
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Great to see the British Society for Rheumatology's new Foot Health Guideline for people with inflammatory arthritis! full guideline, audit tool and (crucially) a podcast available here www.rheumatology.org.uk/guidelines Thanks to everyone who helped with it
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BSR launches its first foot health guideline
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Mwidimi Ndosi @ndosie.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Rheumatology Advances in Practice is recruiting Associate Editors! ✅Lead peer review ✅Flexible (1-2 hrs/week) ✅Training provided 📅Apply by 7 Mar 2025 @rheumatologyuk.bsky.social List of expertise needed www.rheumatology.org.uk/news/details...
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Get involved: Journal Associate Editor vacancies
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I remember when Skype was the future.....
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Skype announces it will close in May
The internet chat and phone service, which is owned by Microsoft, made the announcement on X.
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Really interesting analysis of foot OA research by @hyltonmenz.bsky.social @hannanmt.bsky.social & team. Small numbers all round but not good that only 26% of papers focussed on evaluating treatments & 42% of all papers weren't funded. Need more adequately funded trials in this common condition
oarsijournal.com
Foot osteoarthritis research: a bibliometric analysis
To conduct a bibliographic analysis of English language, non-surgical research pertaining to foot osteoarthritis (OA).
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Katie Gillies @katiegillies.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Do you work on clinical trials? We need your help to understand the challenges to designing & delivering greener trials. Only 30 responses so far but we can all have a say on this topic. Please take 10 minutes to tell us what you think tinyurl.com/GreenTrials Please share across your networks
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Microsoft Forms
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
This sounds like an interesting piece of work in a PhD looking at plantar pressure measurement to reduce foot ulcers in diabetes. I'm not involved but contact c.scott9@edu.salford.ac.uk for more info
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Are you looking to submit an abstract to EULAR 2025 in Barcelona? Watch this great webinar by conference programme chair Christian Dejaco for tips and advice. Deadline 15th Jan
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What makes a successful EULAR 2025 Abstract: Insights from the Scientific Programme
YouTube video by EULAR
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Mike Backhouse @mikebackhouse.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Still time to view and comment on our British Society for Rheumatology guideline on the management of foot health in people with inflammatory arthritis ahead of publication
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Guideline consultations open: Axial spondyloarthritis and foot health in inflammatory arthritis
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The CAM-Pain Study @campainstudy.bsky.social · 14/10/2024
#primarycare GPs, practice nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, podiatrists etc, we want to hear your voices about #musculoskeletalpain in children and young people! Online focus groups, ~1.5hrs, email in bio NEXT GROUP 13th NOVEMBER
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