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RheumTV is a collection of video resources covering Patient Education, Research Updates and general information related to the Division of Rheumatology.

Tick Bites and Lyme Disease

Dr. John Aucott with the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Centers shares some information on how to handle tick bites and lyme disease in the summer months.

Exercise Center Overview

Dr. Manno informs us on the background of the Johns Hopkins Rheumatology Exercise Center, as research was focused on muscle building exercises and their effects on systemic inflammatory rheumatic disease patients.

Understanding the Unique Needs of Patient Centered Outcomes Research

Dr. Bingham explains how Patient-Centered Outcomes Research calls for scientists and doctors to look at rheumatic diseases in a new way. New research approaches such as questionnaires, interviews and focus groups have made way for tackling the concerns that are most important to our patients.

Meet Mr. Keyes

Mr. Keyes, the Research Program Manager for the Division of Rheumatology, works very closely with the research staff to make sure research is being done ethically and according to the protocol. The research done here at Hopkins involves an entire team of principal investigators, research coordinators and assistants and laboratory scientists and it’s his job to keep them all in protocol check.

Meet Nurse Ruffing

Vicky Ruffing, a Nurse at the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center, is in charge of professional and patient education. She enjoys the relationships she builds with her patients and the impact her role has on their lives.

Dr. Bingham – Why Rheumatology?

Dr. Clifton O. Bingham III, the Director of Arthritis, shares his story on how he became interested in rheumatology as a specialty. Limitations in rheumatic therapies and research during his time as a medical school student sparked a deep intrigue for Dr. Bingham to dedicate his life to understanding these complicated diseases.