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Rebecca is a consultant rheumatologist at the Wellington Regional Rheumatology Unit (Hutt Valley DHB) and a senior lecturer in the Rehabilitation teaching and Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington. She graduated from University of Otago, undertook rheumatology training in Melbourne and returned to New Zealand in 2005. She completed her PhD examining inflammatory mechanisms in gout at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in Wellington. Rebecca�s clinical work focuses on assessment and management of inflammatory arthritis, scleroderma and gout. She is passionate about patient-focused care and engaging with primary care to provide the highest quality collaborative care for people with arthritis. She has contributed in development and delivery of the �Ten topics in Rheumatology� education series and an on-line learning programme for a GPSI (GPs with a special interest) programme for rheumatology. Rebecca�s academic interests in include outcome measures, non-pharmacology management of musculoskeletal disease, complementary and alternative medicine in rheumatology and use of new technology in patient care. She shares her teaching time with undergraduate medical students and postgraduate health professionals, aiming to provide them the skills and knowledge to provide high quality, evidence-based care for people with musculoskeletal conditions. Although passionate about her work, Rebecca�s time is mainly committed to her family � husband Ewan and 5-year-old twins Daniel and Sarah-Kate. Outside home and work Rebecca tries to keep fit, see her friends, read (the Luminaries is still on the list) and drink coffee, lots of coffee. |
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