GoodFellow

Gout - Nicola Dalbeth

Date Published

Monday, 28 November 2016

Duration

29:12

Category

Rheumatology

Professor Nicola Dalbeth shares an update on the management of gout. Nicola is a rheumatologist at the University of Auckland and Auckland District Health Board. She is a founding member of the Māori Gout Action Group, chair of the Atlas of Health Care Variance Gout Expert Advisory Group and was clinical lead advisor for the gout clinical pathways and bpac gout treatment guidelines.

Topics

Do genetics play a larger factor in gout than we previously thought?
Attitudes around the disease.
New technologies for diagnosing gout.
Patient education and management.
Pharmacological management of gout – acute flares and urate-lowering therapies.
Serum urate levels… How low?
Should we measure serum urate levels during an acute attack?
Which patients should we start on urate lowering therapy?
Can we start urate lowering therapy during an acute flare?
Allopurinol dosage levels and prescribing guidelines.
Options for second line therapies and prescribing.
Management of acute gout flares.
Take home messages.

Patient Resources

Presenter

Nicola Dalbeth

Rheumatologist

To find out more about Nicola Click here.

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