Rheumy Rounds 

The Pilot Series

All Rheumy RoundsⓇ episodes will unite two very important stakeholder groups - the rheumatology community and the patient - in a roundtable discussion where both parties are on equal levels discussing important topics that, if solved, can improve outcomes. 

It is a break out, pilot series established by the International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis and in conjunction with our award-winning AiArthritis Voices 360 talk show (podcast).
Listen to the Pilot Episodes:
Available by clicking on episode links below or by subscribing to AiArthritis Voices 360 on your favorite podcast application:
  • Episode 13 Rheumy RoundsⓇ Pilot Episode: Office Visit Communication Obstacles (Part 1)

    This episode join your patient co-hosts, Tiffany and Kelly, as they are joined by roundtable guests - rheumatologist, Dr. Alfred Kim, and graduate researcher Jerik Leung as we dive right into the heart of the issue - communication barriers that currently existing between patients and their rheumatologists. 

Dr. Alfred Kim

Rheumatologist, Assistant Professor Washington University, Founder & Director of the Lupus Clinic

Jerik Leung

Master of Public Health Program at Saint Louis University, College for Public Health and Social Justice

Kelly Conway

Person diagnosed with AiArthritis diseases, IFAA co-founder

Tiffany Westrich-Robertson

Person diagnosed with AiArthritis disease, IFAA co-founder, CEO
  • MINI Episode 13 - Research into social support and its' affect on a patient's communication needs

    This mini-episode captures a break out discussion between Kelly and Jerik about the research Jerik and his team have been working on regarding social support and the need for people with AiArthritis diseases to find others, like us, who understand our journey.


  • Episode 14 Rheumy RoundsⓇ Pilot Episode: Office Visit Communication Obstacles (Part 2)

    Join patient co-hosts Tiffany and Kelly, along with roundtable guests rheumatologist, Dr. Alfred Kim, and graduate researcher Jerik Leung, as they conclude the first conversation in our exciting breakout series called Rheumy Rounds on improving communication between doctors and patients.

  • MINI Episode 14 When our past impacts our present - the office visit

    Patients not only come to the visit potentially planning to present new information, but their past experiences throughout their disease journey also can impact the visit dynamic.  How do rheumies consider history and other social determinants when planning for the visit?

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