Dr. Cathy Flanagan, Rheumatologist, New Westminster, BC

Cathy Flanagan, MD, FRCP(C) studied medicine at McGill University then completed fellowships in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. She has been a Consultant in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Royal Columbian Hospital since 2000 and a Clinical Professor at the University of British Columbia since 2009. Dr. Flanagan has been actively involved in administration and teaching, from the medical student to the resident level. She has participated in many continuing medical education conferences for family physicians and specialists. She was Director of the Arthritis Program at the Catherine Booth Hospital in Montreal and has served as a consultant for BC PharmaCare. In addition to her clinical work in rheumatology, Dr. Flanagan is involved in SPARCC, a national group of rheumatologists and other health care professionals setting guidelines and policies for patients with spondyloarthropathy. Dr. Flanagan is married to an invasive cardiologist and together they have four children, ages 22, 23, 29 and 30. Reports by Dr. Cathy Flanagan RA Medications and Risk of Incident Diabetes: Friends or Foes? London Factoid Malignancy and RA Treat to Target and Adherence in RA Belgian Investigators are Rock Stars in SpA and PsA Updates on Herpes Zoster Vaccination in Rheumatic Diseases Rituximab for Prevention of RA? Does Smoking a Joint Help Protect the Joints? Stepping Down Therapy in the Era of Biologics Work as a Risk Factor for RA Monotherapy in RA? The Jury is Still Out
( Dr. Cathy Flanagan, Rheumatologist, New Westminster, BC) is in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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Keywords: Arthritis, Arthritis: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis: Psoriatic Arthritis, Arthritis: Osteoarthritis, Raynaud's Disease, Pseudogout, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Arthritis: Arthritis Nutrition, Arthritis Home Exercise

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Biosimilars are biological products used in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis. They are biological products produced from pre-existing Biologics. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis include joint pain, swelling and stiffness. At first, rheumatoid arthritis usually only attacks a few joints, but over time it affects more. Early treatment is important as it can make the disease more likely to go into remission. Unlike some other types of arthritis, the chronic swelling from RA can cause permanent damage to the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis treatments include disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs), analgesics (painkillers) and biologics (medications produced from living organisms or components of living organisms).

Uric acid is a natural waste product that forms when the body breaks down purines, which are found in certain foods and are also produced by the body. Normally, the kidneys filter out the uric acid, and it is excreted in urine. However, in people with gout, either the body produces excessive uric acid or the kidneys are unable to remove it efficiently, resulting in high levels of uric acid in the blood.

The physicians are in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada,  Canadian Rheumatology Association and the Canadian Medical Association

Key Words: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), Raynaud's phenomenon and  Hip replacement,