RPIF – RHEUMATOLOGY PATIENT INITIATIVE FUND

Winners of the RPIF Awards

The following are the five chosen for the RPIF Awards:

These authors were the lead members of their teams.

Dr Grainne Murphy

“The Use of Biologics in Pregnant Women with Chronic Inflammatory Conditions and Adverse Maternal Outcome: A systematic review and meta-analysis”.

Dr Conor Magee

“Biomarkers of Progression to Psoriatic Arthritis in Patients with Psoriasis”.

Dr Barry O’Shea

“Effects of a physical activity programme on muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance in axial spondyloarthopathy patients with sarcopenia”.

Prof Gerry Wilson

“The Arthritis Research Coalition: developing a national research collaboration”.

Dr Miriam O’Sullivan

“Development of a cardiovascular assessment in rheumatic disease (CARD) for patients with inflammatory joint diseases attending NWRU”.

The Awards were made possible as a result of an educational grant received from UCB and were presented at the ISR Autumn 2017 Meeting in Galway.