Rheumatology- Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia
In this episode, Dr Gavin Nimon interviews Dr Sam Whittle (Staff Specialist Rheumatologist) about the current thoughts about the diagnosis and treatment of these 2 non-inflammatory conditions.)
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Samuel Whittle
Rheumatologist
Sam is a senior consultant rheumatologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, a senior lecturer at the University of Adelaide and an adjunct senior research fellow at Monash University.
He helped to establish the Australia & New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials Network (ANZMUSC). He is also an ANZMUSC Practitioner Fellow, researching ‘living’ evidence in musculoskeletal disease. He has led the development of the Australian Living Guideline for the Pharmacological Management of Inflammatory Arthritis.
Sam currently serves as Vice President of the Australian Rheumatology Association. He is also a member of the Cochrane Musculoskeletal editorial board, and sits on the Steering Committee of the South Australian Statewide Chronic Pain Clinical Network.
