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Alison Bays, MD (she/her)

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Academic Rheumatologist in my #BlueSkyEra Work Interests: vasculitis (GCA), quality improvement, medical education Creator of Rheumify, a web based question bank for rheumatology fellows, @rheumify

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Rheumify @rheumify.bsky.social · 5h

More insights into the question bank, thanks to Claude and Airtable.

Reflecting on Rheumify

What's in a question bank?

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Alison Bays, MD (she/her) @alisonbays.bsky.social · 16h

Thanks to @dfeterman.bsky.social for the idea 💗!

Rheumify @rheumify.bsky.social · 16h

Rheumify has a podcast! One episode so far with AI hosts discussing lupus nephritis guidelines. You can listen for free on Substack, more guideline podcasts to come.

Announcing...RheumCast

Rheumatology + Podcast + Clinical Practice Guidelines

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Alison Bays, MD (she/her) @alisonbays.bsky.social · 1d

Donated to my local food bank today and it felt good 💗 givebutter.com/donate-rvfb

Feed South Seattle

By RAINIER VALLEY FOOD BANK

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 2d

It is disgusting that Republicans CHOSE to let SNAP benefits run out today—letting millions of kids and families go hungry for political leverage. The courts have made it clear that USDA must fund SNAP for November.

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Alison Bays, MD (she/her) @alisonbays.bsky.social · 2d

Rolling with Rheumify :)

Rheumify @rheumify.bsky.social · 2d

Using Claude and Airtable to get insights on the Rheumify Question Bank!

Rollin' with Rheumify

Question bank insights

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Rheumify @rheumify.bsky.social · 4d

Check out the 5 step method for improving your rheumatology (and internal medicine!) board exam taking skills!

Rheumify: 5 step question process

How to tackle rheumatology boards

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 5d

BREAKING: Senate GOP just BLOCKED Democrats' straightforward bill to pay our troops.

If Republicans still refuse to work with Democrats to reopen the government and prevent health care costs from skyrocketing, they should at the very least be able to work with us to make sure our troops get paid.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 4d

The Republican Senate Majority Leader chose to send the Senate HOME rather than hold a vote to fund SNAP.

He will force a vote 13 times on a bill he knows won't pass rather than vote ONE time on a bill to fund SNAP we KNOW would pass.

Shameful.

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Rheumify @rheumify.bsky.social · 4d

Update on rheumify! 497 validated questions and 371 validated flashcards. Next up, I'm working with AI to analyze and categorize question types to help trainees with their board test taking skills.

Rheumify: Improving Test Taking Skills

Building a board exam strategy

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 5d

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

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Allen Dell @urgeoverkill.bsky.social · 5d

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UW Rheumatology @uwrheum.bsky.social · 5d

We are raising money with the mission to support arthritis research and fund essential resources/life-changing programs for those living with arthritis. Come support or join our UW/Seattle Children's Joint Forces team at the 2025 Jingle Bell Run in Seattle, WA!

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WashU Medicine Division of Rheumatology @washumedrheum.bsky.social · 7d

Happening now: Dr. Michael Paley giving a talk about Inflammatory Eye Disease in W375C! 👀

#ACR25 #chooserheum #rheumatology

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Tiffany @tiffanyandlupus.bsky.social · 7d

So excited about Dr. Daniel Whibley’s presentation at #ACR25 on Cognitive Dysfunction and how it Manifests in those living w/Fibromyalgia. He shared several ways to conduct baseline cognitive tests.

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Alison Bays, MD (she/her) @alisonbays.bsky.social · 7d

The temporal artery ultrasound wins as the next step in GCA diagnosis. However, it very much depends on the person wielding the ultrasound probe!

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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 7d

One family’s deductible will jump to $20K. Another will pay $500 more a month. Americans are starting to get their insurance bills for next year, and any subsidy deal from Congress could still mean a big mess for insurers and consumers alike. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...