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Scleroderma research at the University of Manchester & Salford Royal Hospital. For nailfold capillaroscopy research from our group, check out @McrNCM

Manchester, England
Joined March 2019
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SclerodermaSalfordManchester retweeted
🎙️ LIVE at #WSC2026 World Scleroderma Congress Highlights Podcast Chaired by Blaz Burja Speakers: Prof. Vanessa Smith & Dr. Michael Hughes What are the key take-home messages from this year’s congress?What will change practice tomorrow? Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3Zc…
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Celebrating International Womens Day 2026 at the Systemic Sclerosis World Congress in Athens! #InternationalWomensDay – at Ymittos, Greece
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An early start for the team! On our way to Athens for the 9th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress
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The team arrives at the venue!
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Do you suffer with bowel accidents & scleroderma? Tell us how living with bowel accidents affects you & what support you received, to help future research! Complete the survey: bit.ly/4pTiEts @NCAresearchNHS @WeAreSRUK @alessia_alunno @delgaldoFrances @Worldsclerofnd
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🚨Patients with Systemic Sclerosis ('Scleroderma') survey alert🚨 Complete our anonymous questionnaire on faecal incontinence symptoms to influence the future of research here! bit.ly/4pTiEts @Worldsclerofnd @WeAreSRUK @delgaldoFrances @NCAresearchNHS @alessia_alunno
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SclerodermaSalfordManchester retweeted
📢 Participate in the @Worldsclerofnd Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) Survey! Your insights will: ✔️ Identify key challenges ✔️ Highlight unmet needs ✔️ Shape future education & research 🔗 it.surveymonkey.com/r/8W59D8…
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SclerodermaSalfordManchester retweeted
So exciting all my fundraising merchandise has arrived, for my first London Marathon 💚 🇬🇧 for @WeAreSRUK Time to make a difference💙 #scleroderma #raynauds donate below or share if you can 🙏🏻 💪🏻 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthus…
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Excellent work from our group with help from colleagues in Leeds and Santiago, Chile
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🚨Patients with systemic sclerosis survey alert 🚨 Questionnaire on ORAL HEALTH 👄 needs of people with systemic sclerosis (on behalf of the SCTC Orofacial in SSc Working Group) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… @WeAreSRUK @Worldsclerofnd @EUSTAR_org @delgaldoFrances @alessia_alunno
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SclerodermaSalfordManchester retweeted
Our Head of Research, Ula is at @eular_org in Barcelona, kicking off with powerful insights on ILD, digital ischemia, GI involvement & more in systemic sclerosis. A vital reminder of how far we’ve come and what’s still to come. #EULAR2025 #SystemicSclerosis #Scleroderma
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Great to lead hybrid digital ulcer consensus meeting yesterday @OfficialUoM. Expert panel (including remote colleagues in Italy and Australia) discussing and assessing photographs to provide training data for machine learning/AI. @NCAresearchNHS
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SURVEY! Seeking clinicians perspectives on oral drug treatment for SSc Raynaud's. Important Discrete Choice Experiment on how clinicians choose treatment (Dr Michael Hughes and @sclerodermaUM). survey.1000minds.com/23338/w… @WeAreSRUK @Worldsclerofnd @EUSTAR_org @alessia_alunno
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Just published in Microvascular Research: "Imaging the microvasculature using nailfold capillaroscopy in patients with Corona virus disease-2019; a cross-sectional study". Free access to our paper until April 17th 2025: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kgO8… @NCAresearchNHS
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JOB ALERT! Our group is recruiting for a part-time (0.5FTE) research assistant to work on an exciting international study of digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis. jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/Jo… @WeAreSRUK @VersusArthritis @Worldsclerofnd @EUSTAR_org @NCAresearchNHS
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NEW SURVEY for patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) on the role of environmental and occupational factors in SSc. soscisurvey.de/OccupationalS… @WeAreSRUK @Worldsclerofnd @VersusArthritis @alessia_alunno @delgaldoFrances @eular_org @FarrSue01 @NCAresearchNHS @RheumatologyUK
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SclerodermaSalfordManchester retweeted
National survey explores rheumatologists’ awareness, approaches to diagnosis & management, & training needs within systemic sclerosis Dr Michael Hughes from @salfordco_nhs is the senior author on this @wearesruk survey academic.oup.com/rheumap/art… @SclerodermaM
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SclerodermaSalfordManchester retweeted
This study particularly needs females aged 52-59 currently - the research appointment @salfordco_nhs only takes an hour and could help to improve care for people with systemic sclerosis (we're looking for people without the condition)
🔵 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄 – MISDOSS Healthy participants aged 40+ years to help develop an imaging system to measure oxygenation in the skin of the hands and better manage people with scleroderma. Message us or visit: researchforthefuture.org/stu…
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SclerodermaSalfordManchester retweeted
🚨 We are delighted to share the newly updated Systemic Sclerosis guideline, published today! Key updates include interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and more. Read more: bit.ly/3XnMSHO @WeAreSRUK
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SclerodermaSalfordManchester retweeted
Great to see this work published - contributors include Drs Nuala O'Donoghue, Michael Hughes & Muditha Samaranayaka from @salfordco_nhs @SclerodermaM. Salford Royal is a referral centre for patients with #SystemicSclerosis & many of our patients have taken part in research.
🚨 We are delighted to share the newly updated Systemic Sclerosis guideline, published today! Key updates include interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and more. Read more: bit.ly/3XnMSHO @WeAreSRUK
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