News from REMEDY

Rheumatic diseases increase the risk of additional diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, rehabilitation is individually adapted. Physiotherapists at Diakonhjemmet hospital use advanced tools, such as the Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET) to develop optimal rehabilitation plans.

The Norwegian professional environment in rheumatology is at the forefront of research and treatment in the world. In the new textbook, Rheumatology, 77 experts from 17 different disciplines share their insights. The book is a comprehensive resource on inflammatory rheumatic diseases, developed for medical students, but also valuable for other healthcare professionals.

The study that shows this is part of the REMEDY project, ReMonit. It is a research study with patients with the chronic disease axial spondyloarthritis. The disease leads to inflammation that causes pain and stiffness in the back. 

Are you interested in how rheumatic diseases are often the result of other health challenges? Then this free seminar, with the theme of comorbidity, is for you! Now you can watch the recordings from parts of the Dialogue Seminar. 

Doctor Marthe Kirkesæther Brun talks in this webinar about research findings that can give many patients better treatment. The webinar is entitled Personalized treatment of inflammatory diseases - monitoring drug levels and antibodies. 

Premiere 31 August at 0830

In order to meet the challenges of today's healthcare system, it is crucial to think anew and utilize resources in a smarter way. One strategy is task shifting, where tasks are transferred between different professional groups to optimize treatment, reduce waiting time and ensure that specialists can focus on the most complex tasks.

At a time when the healthcare system is facing ever greater capacity challenges, digitization has been promoted as a strategic solution. But how can digital patient care really help solve these challenges? The RECONNECT network, led by Tuva Moseng at Diakonhjemmet hospital, is organizing a streamed debate during Arendal Week, Thursday 15 August. at 13. 

Personal stories can often play an important role in elucidating medical issues and explaining research results. The picture is from a Dagbladet article about the hand training exercises. 

We now have the opportunity to register patients with a view to possible future contact for use as cases in media matters. You can find the form here! (Only for employees at Diakonhjemmet hospital)

It is crucial to recognize how physical activity and exercise can improve disease-related and clinically important outcomes in RMDs in order to provide the best advice.

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