Healthcare conversations podcast

Versus Arthritis in Conversation is a new range of podcasts bought to you by Versus Arthritis.

The Healthcare Conversations podcast是针对医疗保健专业人士和米加吗zine style show where we will cover a range of topics and issues related to MSK care.

Episode 1 – Decision Support Tools

Versus Arthritis Senior Clinical Policy Advisor and Consultant Rheumatologist, Benjamin Ellis, hosts this first episode of Healthcare Conversations. The first episode is on the Versus ArthritisMusculoskeletal Decision Support Toolsand explores why and how the tools were developed and the value of them to patients and healthcare professions.

Thank you to our special guests who jointed Benjamin for this conversation.

  • Dave Pilbury- Rheumatology Clinician andVersus Arthritis MSK Champion.
  • Jean Gaffin OBE- retired Chief Executive in the voluntary sector and a person with arthritis.
  • Sam Finnikin- GP and academic in decision making and person-centred care.

Episode 2 – The State of Chronic Pain

Versus Arthritis Senior Clinical Policy Advisor and Consultant Rheumatologist, Benjamin Ellis, hosts the second episode of Healthcare Conversations. This episode focuses on Versus Arthritis’ report onChronic Pain in England; Unseen, Unequal, Unfair(PDF, 5.8 MB) . He speaks to clinicians and a person living with chronic pain about their experiences living with/treating chronic pain, what struck them about the report and what they would like to see happen as a result.

Thank you to our special guests who jointed Benjamin for this conversation.

  • Jackie Walumbe- Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner in the Complex Pain Team at UCL as well as a Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow. She has been involved in pain management for the last 14 years.
  • Asim Suleman- a GP with an extended role in Pain Management based in Bradford. Asim's been active in pain management for 15 years and is passionate about delivering care and support to those most disadvantaged in society.
  • Victoria Morgan- a marketing professional from Norfolk who has lived with Chronic Pain for the last 9 years. She is passionate about raising awareness of chronic pain and has a blog around baking and chronic pain, called 'The Ache to Bake'.

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