Episode 91: AiArthritis Voices 360 REWIND - Distinction Between Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory diseases

This is an AiArthritis Voices 360 REWIND, where we are bringing back two short episodes that were recorded way back in 2019, because chances the topics are very important! Also note - you will hear the acronym IFAA, which we used prior to using AiArthritis.

 

The first segment revisits an episode where Tiffany is joined by Dr. Apostolos Kontzias to explore the distinction between autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. In the second segment Tiffany discusses the importance of differentiating between arthritis types to improve the misunderstandings that are associated with arthritis and, in turn, will help expedite detection. Join us in this episode discussing AiArthritis’s mission to improve awareness and understanding of these conditions. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

• Innate vs adaptive immunity 
• The difference between autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases as well as the subcategories such as age and onset
• If patients do not have positive labs or biomarkers, it does not mean they do not have an autoimmune disease
• Listening to your patients is important because every patient is different.
• Importance of doctors and nurses understanding of the different types of arthritis diseases to increase early detection.

 

Meet Our Host:

 

• Tiffany is the CEO at AiArthritis (International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis) and uses her professional expertise in mind-mapping and problem solving to help others, like her, who live with AiArthritis diseases work in unison to identify and solve unresolved community issues.

 

Connect with Tiffany:

• Facebook: @tiffanyAiArthritis
• Twitter: @TiffWRobertson
• LinkedIn: @TiffanyWestrichRobertson

 

Meet Our Guest:

 

• Dr. Apostolos Kontzias is the Vice Director, Center of Autoinflammatory Diseases at Stony Brook University, Renaissance School of Medicine. Dr. Kontzias is one of the national and international experts in the field of autoinflammatory diseases/periodic fever syndromes. His subspecialty interest includes seronegative spondyloarthritis and Sjögren’s syndrome.

 

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