Armstrong, Dr Ray

FRCP

Speciality

Rheumatology

Sub-speciality

Inflammatory rheumatic disorders

Training and Education

Trained in Rheumatology at Guy's Hospital including one year as an Arthritis Research Campaign Research Fellow. 

Experience

Dr Armstrong has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since January 1985. 

I have provided a service embracing the full spectrum of rheumatological disorders for over 20 years and have been Lead Clinician for the service for over 10 years now.  In addition to  full-time clinical practice I have pursued interest in application of IT to education and service delivery in addition to medico-legal practice. 

Key awards and prizes

• Finalist in EASA 98 (European Academic Software Awards 1998)    • Awarded a Certificate of Commendation in the BMA Medical Book Competition in 1998. • Bronze NHS Clinical Excellence Award – October 2004• NHS Leadership in Health Informatics Award 2004 • Hospital Doctor Award for Rheumatology Team of the Year - November 2005 – member of winning team. • ‘Healthcare Champions’ Award to Southampton Rheumatology Unit by National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society 2006.

Research

JointZone - http://www.jointzone.org.uk/ Maier P, Armstrong R, Hall W.  Jointzone: Users’ views of an adaptive online learning resource for Rheumatology.  Learning, Media and Technology,Vol. 30, No. 3, October 2005, pp. 281–297

Armstrong R, Hales A.  Towards An Electronic Patient Record - The Southampton HICSS Rheumatology Application.  British Society for Rheumatology AGM, Glasgow 4 May 2006

Huggett M, Armstrong R.  Adalimumab-associated pulmonary fibrosis.  Rheumatology  2006 45;1312-3

Armstrong Ray.  Beating information overload.   Rheumatology in Practice  2008 6;4:11-12