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X ray Workshop
X ray Workshop
Sharp score scoring paper
RA Apps for patient self-monitoring of disease activity Developed since 2018 Any members or trainees who are interested to join RA SIG, please kindly contact Dr Kitty Kwok or Dr Carmen Ho.
Local HKSR RA consensus in 2019
On 15 February 2025, X ray Special Interest Group (SIG) organized a X ray workshop at Grantham Hospital on X ray Sharp Scoring. 24 participants joined that afternoon which included rheumatology trainees, fellows and rheumatology nurses. Dr Kitty Kwok and Dr Yvonne Ho who received training in Sharp score at Leiden Medical Center (Netherlands) shared their knowledge on how to apply Sharp score to X ray films of hands and feet. It helps to inform the radiological burden (Joint Space Narrowing and Erosions) in rheumatoid arthritis. Dr Carmen Ho has led a group in reviewing complex cases in workshop. Dr Tommy Lam provided films for the workshop. This time we also had the privilege to invite a private radiologist, Dr Winnie Chan, to share the X ray findings of different rheumatological conditions. All participants got the opportunities to score X rays and shared fruitful discussions with our speakers.
Plain X-rays in rheumatoid arthritis: Overview of scoring methods, their reliability and applicability Desiree van der Heijde Baillikre k Clinical Rheumatology Vol. 10, No. 3, August 1996
Evaluating joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis: Is it necessary to radiograph both hands and feet? KY Kwok, R Knevel, van der Helm-van Mil AHM et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2013;72:345–349. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-201391
How to define baseline erosiveness to predict radiologic progression in Rheumatoid arthritis? Ho LY, de Rooy DPC, van der Helm-van Mil AHM. J Rheumat 2013;40:1624-5
