Who’s who
Louise Warburton - PCRMM Co-president
Dr. Louise Warburton is co-president of the Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine Society (PCRMM). Graduating from Manchester University in 1985, Dr. Warburton obtained the Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine in 2009 and is a Fellow of both the Royal College of General Practitioners and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Currently serving as a GPwER in Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine for Shropshire Community NHS Trust, Dr. Warburton is also the Medical Lead for Telford MKS service. In addition to her clinical roles, she holds the position of Associate Medical Director for Shropshire Community NHS Trust with a focus on research. Dr. Warburton is a Joint Specialty Lead for Research in the Community for the Clinical Research Network in the West Midlands.
Actively engaged in research at Keele University, she holds the title of Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer. Dr. Warburton is a Primary Care Adviser for Versus Arthritis and was recently a trustee of ARMA. Notably, she was part of the Guidelines Development Group who prepared the NICE Guidelines for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults and Guidelines for Spondyloarthropathy, and has recently been awarded the “Gold Changemaker” award from the NASS for her work improving the lives of those affected by axial SpAAs. As co-president of PCRMM, Dr. Warburton now serves as the Education Lead for the society and has edited a textbook of musculoskeletal disorders for Primary Care as part of the Royal College of General Practitioners' curriculum series.
Dr. Warburton has organized MSK conferences for the RCGP and Keele University, as well as being a speaker at PULSE LIVE and Best Practice conferences. Previously, Dr. Warburton served as the Medical Editor of Hands On for ARUK.
Chris Ellis - PCRMM Co-president
I am a long time member of PCRMM and have also been an active exec member. I am a GP Partner and a GP Registrar Trainer based in Northamptonshire, as well as a Versus Arthritis Core Skills Trainer. My previous experience includes being a GPwSI in Persistent Back Pain, working for a CCG Governing Body and the Local Medical Committee. and supervising FCPs to attain their prescribing qualifications. I hope to bring lots of relevant primary care coal-face experience and teaching to my role of PCRMM co-president.
Philip Conaghan
Professor Philip Conaghan MBBS PhD FRACP FRCP is Director of the multi-disease themed NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre and is Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine at the University of Leeds. He has been a Trustee for PCRMM since 2017. As well as being a practicing rheumatologist, his academic programme focuses on understanding the causes of, and developing effective therapies for, common joint problems. He is a EULAR methodologist and Deputy Chair of the international outcomes group OMERACT. He previously chaired NICE osteoarthritis clinical guidance committees. He has co-authored over 700 publications as original research, reviews and book chapters. He has received multiple international research awards including the Carol Nachman award for Rheumatology, the OARSI Clinical Research award and the Elise Jourdevant prize.
Arthur Mone
Dr Arthur Mone is head of trustees for PCRMM and a previous PCRMM president; MRCGP Retired GP and retired clinical lead on Wakefield MSK service; Foundation Fellow of FSEM in both Edinburgh and Dublin; 24 years’ experience in elite rugby, both league and union; and was a foundation faculty member of the Immediate Medical Management on the Field of Play course and Emergency Medical Management in Team Sports.
Lucy Douglas
Dr. Lucy Douglas MBChB BSc Hons MCRP MSc MSK Ultrasound JCPTGP DCH DTM&H is a PCRMM Trustee. She is a salaried GP and GP Locum in Huddersfield and a musculoskeletal specialist doctor in East Lancashire. In her spare time she is a keen tennis player and enjoys cycling in the Yorkshire countryside.
Andrew Emms
Andrew is on the PCRMM Executive committee. He is a Consultant Physiotherapist at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham. He leads a team of Advanced Practitioners. His clinical work is focused on complex spinal patients and primary care first contact practitioner clinics. He is an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, where he lectures at both the medical and physiotherapy schools. He taught for several years as a tutor for Orthopaedic Medicine Seminars. He is regularly involved in research collaborations and has published widely within the fields of spinal musculoskeletal medicine.
Toby Wallace
Dr Toby Wallace is a GP Partner in North Yorkshire and longstanding member of PCRMM. Dr Wallace is also involved in the supervision and training of FCP's, within his local PCN and has 15 years experience working as a GPwER in Musculoskeletal Medicine across various MSK interface services and also worked in several secondary care rheumatology services as a Clinical Assistant.
Dr Wallace has been working with NASS (National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society) as champion in primary care. He was recently awarded a Silver Changemaker Award by NASS for his work on educating and empowering local primary care teams and their patient populations in earlier identification of Axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA).
Alongside his NHS work Dr Wallace has experience of working and volunteering in amateur and semi-professional rugby as a team doctor. In his spare time you will find him out on his bike on the North York Moors or Yorkshire Wolds.
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