MUSCULOSKELETAL | Rheumatoid arthritis in focus
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| Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
| 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM |
| 216 | Lecture Rm |
Overview
Chair | Dr Jacqui Roots
Speaker
Dr Tina Racunica
Southern Rheumatology
How Rheumatologists use ultrasound in practice
3:45 PM - 4:05 PMAbstract
Rheumatologists use ultrasound in their rooms using various strategies. Using clinical examples, we will explore how ultrasound is used by rheumatologists looking at common joints we image and what are the important features for diagnosis and prognosis.
Biography
Dr Tina Racunica |
Southern Rheumatology
Dr Tina Racunica BPharm MBBS(Hons) FRACP is a clinician rheumatologist and director of a group private practice, Southern Rheumatology in Brighton, Melbourne.
Medical studies were completed at Sydney University and residency training at The Hunter Area Health Service, then residency and registrar training at Alfred Hospital and Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne. She worked as a VMO Rheumatologist at the Alfred Hospital until 2017 then refocused to private practice.
Tina also trained as a pharmacist working in regional hospitals in Gippsland, Victoria; the retail sector and as an Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force.
Her focus is on clinical rheumatology and musculoskeletal ultrasound, having obtained her CCPU certificate in 2015.
She is also passionate about collaboration and good communication in the health sector, as well as nutrition and exercise.
Ms Martine Chadwick
Senior Sonographer
Lumus imaging
Scanning for RA in the clinical setting
4:05 PM - 4:25 PMBiography
Ms Martine Chadwick |
Lumus Imaging
Martine is a sonographer with over 25 years experience. Her sub speciality is musculoskeletal ultrasound. She has a passion for public speaking and Sonographer upskilling.
Ms Martine Chadwick
Senior Sonographer
Lumus imaging
Rheumatoid arthritis protocol
4:25 PM - 4:45 PMAbstract
This 30 minute presentation on Rheumatoid. psoriatic ,osteoarthritis and crystal arthropathies ,merges identification of inflammatory arthritis into the subclinical routine scan.
Its aim is to encourage early identification of possible inflammatory disease in the younger cohort of patients.Dismissing the idea of arthritis being a disease process identified in an elderly only population.
My presentations are designed to be clear thinking, helping sonographers fast track matching the images they acquire, to a most probable pathology through clinical correlation or exclusion.
Its aim is to encourage early identification of possible inflammatory disease in the younger cohort of patients.Dismissing the idea of arthritis being a disease process identified in an elderly only population.
My presentations are designed to be clear thinking, helping sonographers fast track matching the images they acquire, to a most probable pathology through clinical correlation or exclusion.
Biography
Ms Martine Chadwick |
Lumus Imaging
Martine is a sonographer with over 25 years experience. Her sub speciality is musculoskeletal ultrasound. She has a passion for public speaking and Sonographer upskilling.
Dr Tina Racunica
Southern Rheumatology
Future pathways and treatment in Rheumatoid arthritis
4:45 PM - 5:05 PMAbstract
Treatment in rheumatoid arthritis is constantly evolving as we understand more about the disease. Discussion will involve current understanding of rheumatoid arthritis, goals of therapy and current and future therapies.
Biography
Dr Tina Racunica |
Southern Rheumatology
Dr Tina Racunica BPharm MBBS(Hons) FRACP is a clinician rheumatologist and director of a group private practice, Southern Rheumatology in Brighton, Melbourne.
Medical studies were completed at Sydney University and residency training at The Hunter Area Health Service, then residency and registrar training at Alfred Hospital and Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne. She worked as a VMO Rheumatologist at the Alfred Hospital until 2017 then refocused to private practice.
Tina also trained as a pharmacist working in regional hospitals in Gippsland, Victoria; the retail sector and as an Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force.
Her focus is on clinical rheumatology and musculoskeletal ultrasound, having obtained her CCPU certificate in 2015.
She is also passionate about collaboration and good communication in the health sector, as well as nutrition and exercise.
