{"id":194,"date":"2021-02-13T09:30:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T09:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/?p=194"},"modified":"2024-03-15T16:20:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T16:20:18","slug":"lrc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/?p=194","title":{"rendered":"LRC news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LRC members believe it is important to enjoy work and have fun. It is equally important to help our patients regain good quality of life and enjoyment. Here we report on some aspects of what LRC and our patients have achieved. If you would like to add to this page then please email with your suggestions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- Title links, add here to link down to section --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- add new link under here --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Vaccination\">Professor Axford is a vaccination volunteer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#rsm-announcement\">Professor John Axford elected for second term<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#lrc-updates\">LRC updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#du-2017\">Doctors&#8217; updates 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#du-2016\">Doctors&#8217; updates 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#du-2015\">Doctors\u2019 updates 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#jgm-meeting\">11th Jenner Glycobiology and Medicine meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#happy-patients\">Happy patients<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#growing-team\">A growing team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#rhuematology-meeting\">Essentials in Rheumatology meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#du-2014\">Doctors\u2019 Updates 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#parkside\">Parkside\u2019s Olympic Games makers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#joseph-hotung-centre\">The development of the Sir Joseph Hotung Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- Add new content here --><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"Vaccination\">Professor Axford is a vaccination volunteer<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p>Professor Axford is delighted to be lending his services to his local GP surgery to help them vaccinate the community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Axford-Vaccination.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-537\" title=\"Smiles for the camera\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Axford-Vaccination-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Axford-Vaccination-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Axford-Vaccination.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"rsm-announcement\">Professor John Axford elected for second term<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p>Professor Axford has been elected to serve a second term on the Council of the Royal Society of Medicine.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsm.ac.uk\/about-us\/latest-news\/professor-john-axford-elected-into-rsm-council.aspx\">https:\/\/www.rsm.ac.uk\/about-us\/latest-news\/professor-john-axford-elected-into-rsm-council.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"lrc-updates\">LRC updates<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-437\" title=\"Prof Axford 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-429\" title=\"Prof Axford 5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-430\" title=\"Prof Axford 6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-6-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-431\" title=\"Prof Axford 7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-7-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-432\" title=\"Prof Axford 10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-10-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-433\" title=\"Prof Axford 11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-11-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-434\" title=\"Prof Axford 12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-12-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-435\" title=\"Prof Axford 16\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-16-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-436\" title=\"Prof Axford 17\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-17-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford talks at APLAR, September 2018 in Taiwan<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-438\" title=\"Prof Axford 19\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-19-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-439\" title=\"Prof Axford 20\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-20-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-440\" title=\"Prof Axford 21\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Prof-Axford-21-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford meets the delegation from Lahore at APLAR. He has initiated a joint RSM\/RCP teaching initiative on Lahore.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/San-Diego.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-403\" title=\"San Diego\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/San-Diego-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/San-Diego-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/San-Diego-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/San-Diego.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford attends American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in San Diego, November 2017.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Aplar-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aplar 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Aplar-21-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Prof-Axford2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prof Axford\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Prof-Axford2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/APLAR-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-410\" style=\"width: 442px; height: 323px;\" title=\"APLAR 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/APLAR-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/APLAR-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-411\" style=\"width: 376px; height: 307px;\" title=\"APLAR 4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/APLAR-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>APLAR, October 2017<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_74311.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-350\" title=\"IMG_7431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_74311-e1492975468823-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_74311-e1492975468823-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_74311-e1492975468823-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford chaired a session and gave a Lecture on the difficulties in diagnosing polymyalgia rheumatica. Here he is with co-presenters: Prof Luc Mouthon, Prof Dimitrios Bogdanos, and Prof Tsuneyo Mimori.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7413.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-352\" title=\"IMG_7413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7413-e1492975627590-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7413-e1492975627590-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7413-e1492975627590-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7410.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-351\" title=\"IMG_7410\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7410-e1492975551643-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7410-e1492975551643-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7410-e1492975551643-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford was a session chairman and speaker. He is photographed with old friends: Professor Munther Khamashta, Professor Ian Bruce, and Professor Yehuda Shoenfeld<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/American-College-of-Rheumatology-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-314\" title=\"American College of Rheumatology 2016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/American-College-of-Rheumatology-2016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/American-College-of-Rheumatology-2016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/American-College-of-Rheumatology-2016-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/American-College-of-Rheumatology-2016.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>American College of Rheumatology 2016: Washington DC.<br \/>\nProfessor Axford with Dr Paul Romain, his editor for UpToDate, enjoying the meeting.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-Chair-of-meeting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-309\" title=\"Prof Axford Chair of meeting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-Chair-of-meeting-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-Chair-of-meeting-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-Chair-of-meeting.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford gave a lecture entitled \u201cPolymyalgia Rheumatica: the undiagnosed disease\u201d at the annual APLAR Congress in Shanghai (October 2016).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-and-chairs-of-meeting-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-310\" title=\"Prof Axford and chairs of meeting 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-and-chairs-of-meeting-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-and-chairs-of-meeting-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-and-chairs-of-meeting-2.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof Axford with the Chairs of the meeting: Professors Luqmani and Hejian.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-with-Prof-Raymond-Dwek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-307\" title=\"Prof Axford with Prof Raymond Dwek\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-with-Prof-Raymond-Dwek-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-with-Prof-Raymond-Dwek-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-with-Prof-Raymond-Dwek-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-with-Prof-Raymond-Dwek.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford with his research mentor Professor Raymond Dwek CBE FRS at the Royal College of Physicians for the Harveian Oration (October 2016).<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-with-Prof-Roitt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-305\" title=\"Prof Axford with Prof Roitt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-with-Prof-Roitt-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-with-Prof-Roitt-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prof-Axford-with-Prof-Roitt-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford with Professor Ivan Roitt FRS at the Royal Society of Medicine.<br \/>\nProfessor Roitt discovered the aetiology of autoimmune thyroid disease and then taught Professor Axford how to do research.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-co-chairs1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-226\" title=\"Prof Axford co-chairs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-co-chairs1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-co-chairs1.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-co-chairs1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-co-chairs1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford co-chaired the \u201cessentials\u201d day at the annual BSR meeting April 2016.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-with-colleagues.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-230\" title=\"Prof Axford with colleagues\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-with-colleagues.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-with-colleagues.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-with-colleagues-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford with colleagues at the annual Royal College of Physicians Harveian Oration October 2015.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/John-Axford-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62\" title=\"John Axford 2\" src=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/John-Axford-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford hard at work at 7.00 am in the morning (APLAR 2015 in Chennai).<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"du-2017\">Doctors\u2019 updates 2017<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-337\" title=\"Doctors Updates 2017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-335\" title=\"Doctors Updates 2017 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017-2.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-336\" title=\"Doctors Updates 2017 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Doctors-Updates-2017-3.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford and colleagues lecturing at the Doctors\u2019 Updates meeting January 2017.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"du-2016\">Doctors\u2019 updates 2016<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-227\" title=\"Prof Axford lecturing with colleagues 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-1-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-1.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-228\" title=\"Prof Axford lecturing with colleagues 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-2-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-2.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-229\" title=\"Prof Axford lecturing with colleagues 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-3-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-3-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Prof-Axford-lecturing-with-colleagues-3.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford and colleagues lecturing at the Doctors\u2019 Updates meeting January 2016.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"du-2015\">Doctors\u2019 updates 2015<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p>Professor Axford was a lecturer at\u00a0\u201cDoctors\u2019 updates\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09977.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\" title=\"DSC09977\" src=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09977.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3672\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09990.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35\" title=\"DSC09990\" src=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC09990.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3672\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"jgm-meeting\">11th Jenner Glycobiology and Medicine meeting<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p>Professor Axford was coorganiser at the &#8220;11th Jenner Glycobiology and Medicine\u201d meeting in Paris 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00030.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28\" title=\"Paris\" src=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3672\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00032.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30\" title=\"DSC00032\" src=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC00032.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3672\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"happy-patients\">Happy patients<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p><strong>LRC Patient cycles from Lands End to John O&#8217;Groats in 5 days<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Patrick-Cycle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-534\" title=\"Patrick Cycle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Patrick-Cycle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Patrick-Cycle.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Patrick-Cycle-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><strong>If you can do it, so can I!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4355.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"If you can do it, so can I!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4355-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><strong>Thanks for getting me up the aisle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FullSizeRender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thanks for getting me up the aisle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FullSizeRender-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><strong>90 and still going strong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/90-and-still-going-strong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-401\" title=\"90 and still going strong\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/90-and-still-going-strong-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/90-and-still-going-strong-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/90-and-still-going-strong.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><strong>LRC patient photographs Houses of Parliament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Houses-of-Parliament.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-312\" title=\"Houses of Parliament\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Houses-of-Parliament-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Houses-of-Parliament-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Houses-of-Parliament-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Houses-of-Parliament.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photograph of the Houses of Parliament taken through the fountain in the gardens of<br \/>\nSt Thomas&#8217;s Hospital (courtesy of LRC patient).<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><strong>Betty wins again<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Betty5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-222\" title=\"Betty\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Betty5-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Betty5-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Betty5.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Betty winning another award for her paintings, in her 10<sup>th<\/sup> decade.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><strong>90<sup>th<\/sup> birthday celebrations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1239.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-64\" title=\"IMG_1239\" src=\"http:\/\/lrc.ideajunction.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_1239-e1445440232957.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A longstanding patient who this year not only celebrated his 90<sup>th<\/sup> birthday but has also received a number of World War II decorations from the Russian Navy in respect of his WWII service in the Baltic.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><strong>Ronnie the centenarian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC08569-cropped.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-117\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC08569-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"DSC08569-cropped\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC08569-cropped.jpg 1334w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC08569-cropped-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC08569-cropped-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1334px) 100vw, 1334px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ronnie was 100 on 5 November 2014 and has been sorting Profressor Axford out for 20 years.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Atlas mountain trek<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/atlas-trek.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/atlas-trek.jpg\" alt=\"atlas-trek\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/atlas-trek.jpg 2136w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/atlas-trek-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/atlas-trek-1024x383.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2136px) 100vw, 2136px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along the Atlas trek, leaving the refuge and coming down from the summit at approximately 3800 meters from sea level.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>\u00a0Summiting Mt Elbrus<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSCF1450-e1417801093328.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-151\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSCF1450-e1417801093328-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF1450\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSCF1450-e1417801093328-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSCF1450-e1417801093328-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">After 15 hours of climbing I reached the summit of Mt Elbrus (5642m).\u00a0<\/span>The inner soles worked perfectly and I was the only one without any blisters.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Kashmir ski trip<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/skiing.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-121\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/skiing.jpg\" alt=\"skiing\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/skiing.jpg 1667w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/skiing-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/skiing-1024x491.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1667px) 100vw, 1667px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ski trip to Kashmir in the Himalayas.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Royal Warrant Holders Association<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/photo-gout-man-cropped.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-126\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/photo-gout-man-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"photo-gout-man-cropped\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/photo-gout-man-cropped.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/photo-gout-man-cropped-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/photo-gout-man-cropped-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Matt managed\u00a0to get to The Garden Party on time!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Open garden<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/garden.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/garden.jpg\" alt=\"garden\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/garden.jpg 2132w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/garden-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/garden-1024x384.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2132px) 100vw, 2132px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This patient is now able to enjoy her\u00a0garden.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Weight loss<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/weight-loss.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-130\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/weight-loss.jpg\" alt=\"weight-loss\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/weight-loss.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/weight-loss-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/weight-loss-1024x719.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Weight loss is always possible!<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"growing-team\">A growing team<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/then-now.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-169 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/then-now.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1019\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/then-now.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/then-now-300x93.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The LRC team has nearly doubled in size since 2011.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/team-new-fullsize.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-546 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/team-new-fullsize-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/team-new-fullsize-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/team-new-fullsize-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/team-new-fullsize-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/team-new-fullsize.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n2019<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"rhuematology-meeting\">Essentials in Rheumatology meeting<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0665-cropped.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_0665-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0665-cropped\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford and Dr Charles Mackworth-Young developed the \u201cEssentials in rheumatology\u201d meeting for the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR), From which a successful e-learning collaboration between the Royal Society of Medicine and BSR has developed.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"du-2014\">Doctors\u2019 Updates 2014<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC05941-cropped.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC05941-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05941-cropped\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC05945-cropped.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC05945-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05945-cropped\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_1931-cropped.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_1931-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1931-cropped\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford teaches rheumatology to GPs, dermatologists and orthopaedic surgeons, every year at \u201cDoctors\u2019 Updates.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"parkside\">Parkside\u2019s Olympic Games makers<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p>Professor Patricia Woo, Professor John Axford &amp; Carolyn Axford from the London\u00a0Rheumatology Clinic will be volunteering during the Olympics as \u201cGames Makers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professor Axford is a member of Olympic village management team; Professor Woo is\u00a0part of the Limousine service for the Olympic family and Carolyn is a National Olympic\u00a0committee assistant for Madagasgar.<\/p>\n<p>Games Makers will take on a wide variety of roles across the venues: from welcoming<br \/>\nvisitors; to transporting athletes; to helping out behind the scenes in the Technology<br \/>\nteam to make sure the results get displayed as quickly and accurately as possible.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Olympic Team\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/team-olympics.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h1 id=\"joseph-hotung-centre\">The development of the Sir Joseph Hotung Centre<\/h1>\n<hr style=\"color: #00395a; background-color: #00395a; height: 3px;\" \/>\n<p>Professor Axford proposed to St. George&#8217;s Healthcare his\u00a0vision of an integrated musculoskeletal centre and that\u00a0this should be the focus for a Charity appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Under Professor Axford&#8217;s direction the Joint Effort Appeal\u00a0was launched in 1998 and was successful in raising a\u00a0significant sum of money. Through such activities as line\u00a0dancing, running and a ball at the Dorchester Hotel, the\u00a0magnificent sum of \u00a3 1.2 Million was raised with the\u00a0significant help of Sir Joseph Hotung, after whom the\u00a0Centre is named.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Sir Joseph Hotung Centre\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Hotung1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hotung2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.londonrheumatology.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Hotung2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LRC members believe it is important to enjoy work and have fun. It is equally important to help our patients regain good quality of life and enjoyment. 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