By Professor Paul Andrew Bird

Journal articles

Littlejohn G; Anbumurali N; O’Sullivan C; Smith T; Tymms K; Bird P; Nicholls D; Griffiths H, 2024, 'Optimising patient outcomes: temporal trends in remission rates of rheumatoid arthritis patients in the Australian OPAL dataset between 2009 and 2022', Clinical Rheumatology, 43, pp. 1823 - 1832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-024-06967-8

Deakin CT; Littlejohn GO; Griffiths H; Ciciriello S; O'Sullivan C; Smith T; Youssef P; Bird P, 2024, 'Comparative effectiveness of etanercept originator and biosimilar for treating rheumatoid arthritis: implications for cost-savings', Internal Medicine Journal, 54, pp. 795 - 801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16296

Østergaard M; Lambert RG; Hadsbjerg AE; Eshed I; Maksymowych WP; Mathew AJ; Jans L; Pedersen SJ; Carron P; Emad Y; De Marco G; Bird P; Stoenoiu MS; Foltz V; Paschke J; Marzo-Ortega H; Møller-Bisgaard S; Conaghan PG; Wetterslev M, 2024, 'Hip and pelvis region MRI reference image atlas for scoring inflammation in peripheral joints and entheses according to the OMERACT-MRI WIPE scoring system in patients with spondyloarthritis', Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152383

Østergaard M; Wetterslev M; Hadsbjerg AE; Maksymowych WP; Eshed I; Jans L; Emad Y; Pedersen SJ; Stoenoiu MS; Bird P; Foltz V; Mathew AJ; Paschke J; Carron P; De Marco G; Marzo-Ortega H; Møller-Bisgaard S; Conaghan PG; Lambert RG, 2024, 'The OMERACT whole-body MRI scoring system for inflammation in peripheral joints and entheses (WIPE) in spondyloarthritis - reference image atlas for the knee region', Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152384

Nash P; Sumpton D; Tellus M; Feletar M; Bird P; Hall S, 2024, 'A review and recommendations on the management of psoriatic arthritis in Australia 2024', Internal Medicine Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16557

Bird P; Needham S; Spiers S; Hall S, 2023, 'Magnetic resonance imaging RAMRIS-SAFE score—A low-risk effective measure of rapid response to therapy in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials', International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 26, pp. 1960 - 1966, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1756-185X.14847

Rodwell N; Hassett G; Bird P; Pincus T; Descallar J; Gibson KA, 2023, 'RheuMetric Quantitative 0 to 10 Physician Estimates of Inflammation, Damage, and Distress in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Validation Against Reference Measures', ACR Open Rheumatology, 5, pp. 511 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11574

Gladman DD; Mease PJ; Bird P; Soriano ER; Chakravarty SD; Shawi M; Lavie F; Gong C; Leibowitz E; Poddubnyy D; Tam LS; Helliwell PS; Kavanaugh A; Deodhar AA; Østergaard M; Baraliakos X, 2023, 'Correspondence on ‘No efficacy of anti-IL-23 therapy for axial spondyloarthritis in randomised controlled trials but in post-hoc analyses of psoriatic arthritis-related ‘physician-reported spondylitis’?’', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-222161

Ciciriello S; Littlejohn G; Treuer T; Gibson KA; Haladyj E; Youssef P; Bird P; O'Sullivan C; Smith T; Deakin CT, 2023, 'Comparative Effectiveness of First-Line Baricitinib in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Australian OPAL Data Set', ACR Open Rheumatology, 5, pp. 345 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11577

Deakin CT; De Stavola BL; Littlejohn G; Griffiths H; Ciciriello S; Youssef P; Mathers D; Bird P; Smith T; O'Sullivan C; Freeman T; Segelov D; Hoffman D; Seaman SR, 2023, 'Comparative Effectiveness of Adalimumab vs Tofacitinib in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Australia', JAMA Network Open, 6, pp. E2320851, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20851

Papi A; Ison MG; Langley JM; Lee D-G; Leroux-Roels I; Martinon-Torres F; Schwarz TF; van Zyl-Smit RN; Campora L; Dezutter N; de Schrevel N; Fissette L; David M-P; Van der Wielen M; Kostanyan L; Hulstrøm V; Bird P, 2023, 'Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F Protein Vaccine in Older Adults', New England Journal of Medicine, 388, pp. 595 - 608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2209604

Maksymowych WP; Jaremko JL; Pedersen SJ; Eshed I; Weber U; McReynolds A; Bird P; Wichuk S; Lambert RG, 2023, 'Comparative validation of the knee inflammation MRI scoring system and the MRI osteoarthritis knee score for semi-quantitative assessment of bone marrow lesions and synovitis-effusion in osteoarthritis: an international multi-reader exercise', Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1759720X231171766

Rodwell N; Hassett G; Bird P; Pincus T; Descallar J, 2023, 'AB0249 RHEUMETRIC QUANTITATIVE 0-10 PHYSICIAN ESTIMATES OF INFLAMMATION, DAMAGE, AND DISTRESS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: VALIDATION AGAINST REFERENCE MEASURES', Scientific Abstracts, pp. 1308.3 - 1309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2023-eular.4992

Littlejohn G; Anbumurali N; Bird P; Youssef P; Osullivan C; Smith T; Sumpton D; Kane B; Mcgeachie A; Spiers S; Deakin C, 2023, 'AB1112 DESCRIPTION OF THE REAL-WORLD TREATMENT PATTERNS OF GUSELKUMAB IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS IN AUSTRALIA: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE OPAL DATASET', Scientific Abstracts, pp. 1785.1 - 1785, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2023-eular.3359

Wichuk S; Bird P; Eshed I; Lambert RG; Maksymowych WP; Mcreynolds A; Juhl Pedersen S; Weber U; Paschke J; Jaremko JL, 2023, 'AB1179 VARIATION OF INTER-RATER RELIABILITY FOR BONE MARROW LESION SCORES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE KNEE: A STUDY USING KIMRISS', Scientific Abstracts, pp. 1819 - 1820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2023-eular.1238

Gladman DD; Mease PJ; Bird P; Soriano ER; Chakravarty SD; Shawi M; Xu S; Quinn ST; Gong C; Leibowitz E; Poddubnyy D; Tam LS; Helliwell PS; Kavanaugh A; Deodhar A; Østergaard M; Baraliakos X, 2022, 'Efficacy and safety of guselkumab in biologic-naïve patients with active axial psoriatic arthritis: study protocol for STAR, a phase 4, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial', Trials, 23, pp. 743, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06589-y

Østergaard M; Bird P; Pachai C; Du S; Wu C; Landis J; Fuerst T; Ahmad HA; Connolly SE; Conaghan PG, 2022, 'Implementation of the OMERACT Psoriatic Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring System in a randomized phase IIb study of abatacept in psoriatic arthritis', Rheumatology (United Kingdom), 61, pp. 4305 - 4313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac073

Haj-Mirzaian A; Kubassova O; Boesen M; Carrino J; Bird P, 2022, 'Computer-Assisted Image Analysis in Assessment of Peripheral Joint MRI in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', ACR Open Rheumatology, 4, pp. 721 - 734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11450

Wells AF; Edwards CJ; Kivitz AJ; Bird P; Guerette B; Delev N; Paris M; Teng L; Aelion JA, 2022, 'Apremilast monotherapy for long-term treatment of active psoriatic arthritis in DMARD-naïve patients', Rheumatology (United Kingdom), 61, pp. 1035 - 1043, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab449

Truong SL; McEwan T; Bird P; Lim I; Saad NF; Schachna L; Taylor AL; Robinson PC, 2022, 'Australian Consensus Statements for the Assessment and Management of Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis', Rheumatology and Therapy, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40744-021-00416-7

Bird P; Littlejohn G; Butcher B; Smith T; O’Sullivan C; Witcombe D; Griffiths H, 2022, 'Real-world evaluation of effectiveness, persistence, and usage patterns of monotherapy and combination therapy tofacitinib in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Australia', Clinical Rheumatology, 41, pp. 53 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-021-05853-x

Mcinnes I; Tesser J; Schiopu E; Merola JF; Chakravarty SD; Rampakakis E; Shiff N; Kollmeier A; Xu XL; Shawi M; Lavie F; Bird P; Mease PJ, 2022, 'POS0072 CONSISTENT LONG-TERM GUSELKUMAB EFFICACY ACROSS PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS DOMAINS IRRESPECTIVE OF BASELINE PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 81, pp. 253 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.47

D'Agostino MA; Beaton DE; Maxwell LJ; Cembalo SM; Hoens AM; Hofstetter C; Zabalan C; Bird P; Christensen R; de Wit M; Doria AS; Maksymowych WP; Oo WM; Østergaard M; Serban T; Sloan VS; Terslev L; van Rossum MA; Conaghan PG; Boers M, 2021, 'Improving domain definition and outcome instrument selection: Lessons learned for OMERACT from imaging', Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51, pp. 1125 - 1133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.08.004

Aletaha D; Westhovens R; Gaujoux-Viala C; Adami G; Matsumoto A; Bird P; Messina OD; Buch MH; Bartok B; Yin Z; Guo Y; Hendrikx T; Burmester GR, 2021, 'Efficacy and safety of filgotinib in methotrexate-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis with poor prognostic factors: Post hoc analysis of FINCH 3', RMD Open, 7, pp. e001621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001621

Wetterslev M; Lambert RG; Maksymowych WP; Eshed I; Pedersen SJ; Bird P; Stoenoiu MS; Krabbe S; Mathew AJ; Foltz V; Gandjbakhch F; Paschke J; De Marco G; Marzo-Ortega H; Carron P; Poulsen AE; Jaremko JL; Conaghan PG; Østergaard M, 2021, 'Arthritis and enthesitis in the hip and pelvis region in spondyloarthritis - OMERACT validation of two whole-body MRI methods', Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51, pp. 940 - 945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.05.006

Wetterslev M; Maksymowych WP; Lambert RG; Eshed I; Pedersen SJ; Stoenoiu MS; Krabbe S; Bird P; Foltz V; Mathew AJ; Gandjbakhch F; Paschke J; Carron P; De Marco G; Marzo-Ortega H; Poulsen AE; Jaremko JL; Conaghan PG; Østergaard M, 2021, 'Joint and entheseal inflammation in the knee region in spondyloarthritis - reliability and responsiveness of two OMERACT whole-body MRI scores', Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 51, pp. 933 - 939, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.05.013

Wetterslev M; Maksymowych WP; Lambert RG; Eshed I; Juhl Pedersen S; Stoenoiu M; Krabbe S; Bird P; Foltz V; Mathew AJ; Gandjbakhch F; Paschke J; Carron P; De Marco G; Marzo-Ortega H; Poulsen AEF; Jaremko JL; Conaghan PG; Østergaard M, 2021, 'OP0149 RELIABILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS OF TWO OMERACT WHOLE-BODY MRI SCORES OF ENTHESEAL AND JOINT INFLAMMATION IN THE KNEE REGION IN SPONDYLOARTHRITIS', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80, pp. 89 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.755

Wetterslev M; Lambert RG; Maksymowych WP; Eshed I; Juhl Pedersen S; Bird P; Stoenoiu M; Krabbe S; Mathew AJ; Foltz V; Gandjbakhch F; Paschke J; De Marco G; Marzo-Ortega H; Carron P; Poulsen AEF; Jaremko JL; Conaghan PG; Østergaard M, 2021, 'OP0252 ARTHRITIS AND ENTHESITIS IN THE HIP AND PELVIS REGION IN SPONDYLOARTHRITIS – VALIDATION OF TWO WHOLE-BODY MRI METHODS', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80, pp. 153.2 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.952

Deakin C; Littlejohn G; Griffiths H; Smith T; Osullivan C; Bird P, 2021, 'POS0619 MODELLING OF DISEASE ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHROPATHIES TREATED WITH ETANERCEPT ORIGINATOR OR BIOSIMILAR AS FIRST-LINE BIOLOGIC IN AN AUSTRALIAN REAL-WORLD DATASET', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80, pp. 547.1 - 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.2265

Bird P; Littlejohn G; Butcher B; Smith T; da Fonseca Pereira C; Witcombe D; Griffiths H, 2020, 'Real-world evaluation of effectiveness, persistence, and usage patterns of tofacitinib in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Australia', Clinical Rheumatology, 39, pp. 2545 - 2551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-020-05021-7

Youssef P; Marcal B; Button P; Truman M; Bird P; Griffiths H; Roberts L; Tymms K; Littlejohn G, 2020, 'Reasons for Biologic and Targeted Synthetic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drug Cessation and Persistence of Second-line Treatment in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Dataset', Journal of Rheumatology, 47, pp. 1174 - 1181, http://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190535

Diamond T; Clark W; Bird P; Gonski P; Barnes E; Gebski V, 2020, 'Early vertebroplasty within 3 weeks of fracture for acute painful vertebral osteoporotic fractures: subgroup analysis of the VAPOUR trial and review of the literature', European Spine Journal, 29, pp. 1606 - 1613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06362-2

Clark W; Bird P; DIamond T; Gonski P; Gebski V, 2020, 'Cochrane vertebroplasty review misrepresented evidence for vertebroplasty with early intervention in severely affected patients', BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 25, pp. 85 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111171

Chen M; Bird P; Jans L, 2020, 'Emerging Imaging Techniques in Spondyloarthritis: Dual-Energy Computed Tomography and New MRI Sequences', Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 46, pp. 287 - 296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2020.01.010

Clark W; Bird P; Diamond T; Gonski P; Gebski V, 2020, 'Vertebroplasty has an important role in managing patients with severe pain when performed early and with appropriate technique', Internal Medicine Journal, 50, pp. 647 - 648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14830

Mathew AJ; Krabbe S; Eshed I; Lambert RGW; Laredo JD; Maksymowych WP; Gandjbakhch F; Emad Y; Stoenoiu MS; Foltz V; Bird P; Carron P; Paschke J; Conaghan PG; Pedersen SJ; Glinatsi D; Østergaard M, 2020, 'Atlas of the OMERACT Heel Enthesitis MRI Scoring System (HEMRIS)', RMD Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2019-001150

Bird P; Boesen M; Hinton M; Sanverdi E; Hagoug R; Sabin C; Nakasato P; Guerette B; Kubassova O, 2020, 'SAT0425 NOVEL COMPUTER-ASSISTED METHODOLOGY FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF MRI TREATMENT RESPONSES TO APREMILAST IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 79, pp. 1166.1 - 1167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.1335

Krabbe S; Eshed I; Gandjbakhch F; Pedersen SJ; Bird P; Mathew AJ; Lambert RG; Maksymowych WP; Glinatsi D; Stoenoiu MS; Poggenborg R; Jans L; Jaremko JL; Herregods N; Foltz V; Conaghan PG; Althoff CE; Paschke J; Peterfy C; Hermann KGA; Østergaard M, 2019, 'Development and validation of an OMERACT MRI whole-body score for inflammation in peripheral joints and entheses in inflammatory arthritis (MRI-WIPE)', Journal of Rheumatology, 46, pp. 1215 - 1221, http://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181084

Mathew AJ; Krabbe S; Eshed I; Gandjbakhch F; Bird P; Pedersen SJ; Stoenoiu MS; Foltz V; Glinatsi D; Lambert RG; Hermann KGA; Maksymowych WP; Haugen IK; Jaremko JL; Poggenborg RP; Paschke J; Laredo JD; Carron P; Conaghan PG; Østergaard M, 2019, 'The OMERACT MRI in enthesitis initiative: Definitions of key pathologies, suggested MRI sequences, and a novel heel enthesitis scoring system', Journal of Rheumatology, 46, pp. 1232 - 1238, http://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181093

Mathew AJ; Krabbe S; Kirubakaran R; Barr AJ; Conaghan PG; Bird P; Østergaard M, 2019, 'Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis and monitoring enthesitis in patients with spondyloarthritis: An OMERACT systematic literature review', Journal of Rheumatology, 46, pp. 1207 - 1214, http://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181083

Sundin U; Østergaard M; Glinatsi D; Aga AB; Hørslev-Petersen K; Hetland ML; Stengard-Pedersen K; Junker P; Ejbjerg BJ; Bird P; Conaghan PG; Lillegraven S; Haavardsholm EA, 2019, 'Validity and responsiveness of combined inflammation and combined joint damage scores based on the OMERACT rheumatoid arthritis MRI scoring system (RAMRIS)', Journal of Rheumatology, 46, pp. 1222 - 1227, http://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181064

Diamond T; Clark W; Bird P; Gonski P, 2019, 'Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Acute Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures—Benefits Shown in VAPOUR Trial Masked When Pooled With Other Clinical Trials', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 34, pp. 1182 - 1184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3725

Bird P, 2019, 'Imaging in the Mobile Domain', Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 45, pp. 291 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rdc.2019.01.002

Bird P; Hall S; Nash P; Connell CA; Kwok K; Witcombe D; Thirunavukkarasu K, 2019, 'Treatment outcomes in patients with seropositive versus seronegative rheumatoid arthritis in Phase III randomised clinical trials of tofacitinib', RMD Open, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000742

Hall S; Nash P; Rischmueller M; Bossingham D; Bird P; Cook N; Witcombe D; Soma K; Kwok K; Thirunavukkarasu K, 2018, 'Tofacitinib, an Oral Janus Kinase Inhibitor: Pooled Efficacy and Safety Analyses in an Australian Rheumatoid Arthritis Population', Rheumatology and Therapy, 5, pp. 383 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40744-018-0118-2

Nicholls D; Barrett R; Button P; Truman M; Bird P; Roberts L; Tymms K; Littlejohn G; Griffiths H, 2018, 'Effectiveness of biologics in Australian patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a large observational study: REAL', Internal Medicine Journal, 48, pp. 1185 - 1192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14028

Jones G; Hall S; Bird P; Littlejohn G; Tymms K; Youssef P; Chung E; Barrett R; Button P, 2018, 'A retrospective review of the persistence on bDMARDs prescribed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the Australian population', International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 21, pp. 1581 - 1590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1756-185X.13243

Aitken D; Laslett LL; Pan F; Haugen IK; Otahal P; Bellamy N; Bird P; Jones G, 2018, 'A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial of HUMira (adalimumab) for erosive hand OsteoaRthritis – the HUMOR trial', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 26, pp. 880 - 887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.899

Wells AF; Edwards CJ; Kivitz AJ; Bird P; Nguyen D; Paris M; Teng L; Aelion JA, 2018, 'Apremilast monotherapy in DMARD-naive psoriatic arthritis patients: Results of the randomized, placebocontrolled PALACE 4 trial', Rheumatology (United Kingdom), 57, pp. 1253 - 1263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key032

Brown MA; Bird PA; Robinson PC; Mease PJ; Van Den Bosch F; Surian C; Jones H; Szumski A; Marshall L; Wiid Z; Dougados M, 2018, 'Evaluation of the effect of baseline MRI sacroiliitis and c reactive protein status on etanercept treatment response in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: A post hoc analysis of the EMBARK study', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77, pp. 1090 - 1093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211313

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