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Kate Dunn @katemdunn.bsky.social · Jul 9

Physiotherapists infrequently treat people living with Polymyalgia rheumatica #PMR but believe that there is a role for #physiotherapy in PMR management. #KeeleMSK @saramuller.bsky.social
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Physiotherapy for the Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Results From a UK Cross‐Sectional Survey

Introduction Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) international management guidelines advocate patient education and individualised exercises but lack evidence and physiotherapy practice for PMR is unknown....

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Jul 7

Latest paper from our #PMR Cohort study

@keeleuniversity.bsky.social

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Patterns of pain and stiffness over 5 years in polymyalgia rheumatica: results from the PMR Cohort Study

AbstractObjectives. To investigate the anatomical locations of pain and stiffness in people with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and how these compare with th

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · Jun 30

Very excited for tomorrows launch of our careLeD tool; co-designed resorces to help people with learning disabilities access urgent and emergency care. Use the QR to reserve your ticket #careLeD @RCNFoundation @PaulaMc007 @MoncktonR #UCAN @ukldcnn @LearningDisEng @mencap_charity

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Jun 13

A lot of my research is about - polymyalgia rheumatica, or PMR.

Here's a summary of a recent project on which I collaborated. Methods were outside my comfort zone, so I learned loads about those, as well as disparities in care and how PMR really affects people

leedsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/2025/06/09/i...

“I thought I was just getting old”: New research reveals inequalities in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Care - Leeds Biomedical Research Centre

A new research project has revealed the hidden struggle of people living with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)—a painful, often misunderstood inflammatory condition that primarily affects older adults.

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Jun 10

My best intentions on creating this account to engage with people more have have failed, but thanks to @katemdunn.bsky.social for sharing the latest paper from our @keeleuniversity.bsky.social PMR Cohort.

Kate Dunn @katemdunn.bsky.social · Jun 10

People with polymyalgia rheumatica #PMR experience more pain & stiffness, especially in the shoulder & hip, than controls: results from the PMR Cohort Study #KeeleMSK url: academic.oup.com/rheumap/arti...

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Apr 23

Please try and revive the one slowly dying in our office

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Marion Campbell @marionkcampbell.bsky.social · Apr 21

A major update to the CONSORT reporting guidance for clinical trials was published last week.
📌 CONSORT 2025 replaces all previous versions and should be used from now on.
So what’s new and what’s different? 1/7
#MethodologyMonday #116
(COI - I am a co-author)

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · Apr 3

A truly great opportunity to be part of our transdisciplinary team collaborating on a transformative work focusing on the health and health equity impacts of low carbon transport interventions.
A 4-year Research Fellow job!
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Transport and Health Economics

Research Fellow in Transport and Health EconomicsSalary: Grade 7 (£39,355 – £46,735 p.a. depending on experience)This role will be based in the Institute of Transport Studies, with scope for it to be ...

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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · Mar 31

📣 Calling all UK undergraduate medical students! The
@nihrspcr.bsky.social George Lewith competition is open! Win a funded place at the @sapc.ac.uk Annual Scientific Meeting! 🎓

🔗 Find out more: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...
🗓️ Deadline: 12noon, 25 April 2025

#medicalstudents #PrimaryCare

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Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social · Mar 29

Congratulations Prof Wynne-Jones #KeeleUniversity for research which gives fast, personalised and effective #PrimaryCare support for people out of work with musculoskeletal conditions ( a leading cause of pain & short and long term inability to work) #NIHRCommunity
www.nihr.ac.uk/story/vocati...

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Mar 28

Planning an application for an NIHR personal fellowship?

Would your application be strengthened by protected time and additional training and support to develop your work?

NIHR ARC West Midlands are offering Pre-Application Support funding to do just that.
www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/research-cap...

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Mar 27

Proof reading a paper before I resubmit the revisions.

Must be some sort of Freudian slip on my mood this morning (ask my kids) that I had estimated an "interquartile rage". Oops!

Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Mar 26

@keeleuniversity.bsky.social Digital Society Institute has a stream on ethics and law. Might be worth a browse?
www.keele.ac.uk/digital-soci...
I don't think they are on here

Themes

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Mar 26

I don't think my research is often very risky, but I do find the funders tend to highlight things they perceive could be risky (eg data access) that I am comfortable with but rarely have a problem with aspects that do end up going awry. Although I often didn't see those problems either.

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Mar 26

Great to interact with colleagues from nursing at the MPFT Clinical Academy Research Academy this morning

Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Mar 25

Had a great day speaking at the launch of the Behaviour Checklist

cerebra.org.uk/download/the...

Rethinking behaviours that challenge in children with intellectual disability

Spoke about my son. Also got to hear more about the methods behind the project

Pls share

Let's get this into use

The Behaviour Checklist - Cerebra

The checklist is a list of things for parents and clinicians to consider when thinking about behaviours that challenge to enhance assessment and treatment. The checklist can also be used over time to ...

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Mar 24

Off to Warwick tomorrow. for End of study meeting for a project that has redeveloped a checklist to help identify the cause of behaviours that challenge in children with intellectual disability.
I'll be speaking about my experiences as a parent.
Quite daunting, but looking forward to it.

a checklist with three check marks and a pencil on it

Alt: a checklist with three check marks and a pencil on it

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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · Mar 24

The @nihrspcr.bsky.social Student Internship Programme closes at 1pm TOMORROW (25 March 2025)! Opportunities open to students from ANY undergraduate degree programme from ANY university in the UK

🔗Learn more & apply: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...

#PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship

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NIHR ARC Wessex @arcwessex.bsky.social · Mar 24

You know what's better than having over 60 Dementia #DEMCOMM Researchers? Having a festival to celebrate Dementia Week May 19-25 - #DEFEST with
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
@stephenlim.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/demfest25

Image of older people in a park by a lake smiling for a selfie photo - with details of the Festival of Applied Dementia Research taking place across England to mark Dementia Week May 19-25 with the Alzheimer's Society

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Mar 22

Strange but interesting. Really impressive detective work to find the cause of the problem

Anna Brown @aebrown.bsky.social · Mar 21

Last year we encountered a strange glitch in one of our surveys…the word “yes” was being replaced with the word “forks” in response options. Read on to learn how we unraveled what was causing it, how we ensured it didn’t impact the data quality, and what to do if it happens to you!

How a glitch in an online survey replaced the word ‘yes’ with ‘forks’

Dating back to at least early 2023, a bizarre and alarming technical glitch started popping up in some organizations’ online surveys and forms.

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Laure Wynants @laurewynants.bsky.social · Mar 21

Are you a statistician or health-economist who wants to develop new methods and who is interested in evaluating the role of diagnostic & prognostic prediction models and AI? We have an opening for a PhD position at Maastricht University!

www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3503...

PhD in Epidemiology on value-of-information from validating clinical prediction models and AI

Join Maastricht University as a PhD student in Epidemiology, advancing interdisciplinary methods to ensure reliable AI in healthcare through innovative statistical and health-economic approaches. Job ...

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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · Mar 20

Lots of opportunities, including one with me and @akbyrne.bsky.social @keeleuniversity.bsky.social looking at giant cell arteritis and another with our colleagues Lorraine Watson and Anne O'Brien in polymyalgia rheumatica

NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · Mar 20

The @nihrspcr.bsky.social Student Internship Programme is open! Opportunities available at various SPCR institutions. Open to students from ANY undergraduate degree programme from ANY university in the UK

🔗Learn more: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...

#PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship

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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London @arc-southlondon.bsky.social · Mar 18

ARC South London's Applied Research Leadership Academy lead Priscilla Harries shares her own journey into research leadership and identifies the most important research skills to develop on The PhD Life Raft podcast 👇

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The PhD Life Raft Podcast

Self-Improvement Podcast · 135 Episodes · Updated weekly

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Mar 17

Two Postdoc positions are available at Tulane University exploring the neuroprotective mechanisms in neuron & cerebral endothelial cells. Closing date: 16th May.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...

Postdoc: Neuroprotective mechanisms in neuron & cerebral endothelial cells

Two Postdoc positions are available at Tulane University exploring the neuroprotective mechanisms in neuron & cerebral endothelial cells

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Charlotte Pennington 🌻 @drcpennington.bsky.social · Mar 17

📢 🧠 📚 POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

I am hiring a PDRA to work on a project investigating the neurocognitive mechanisms underpinning adolescent alcohol consumption, funded by the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Apply by 11/04/25: lnkd.in/eVwEeAZX
Contract: 24 months
Location: Birmingham, UK

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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