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Article History

Received: 30 November 2024

Accepted: 17 April 2025

First Online: 8 May 2025

Declarations

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: Dr Madeleine Bryant, Ms Susan Lester, Dr Oscar Russell, Dr Samuel Whittle, Prof Vidya Limaye, Prof Susanna Proudman, Dr Rachel Black and Prof Catherine Hill declare that they have no conflict of interest. Dr Sam Whittle holds the unremunerated position of President, Australian Rheumatology Association. Dr Rachel Black holds unremunerated positions of Director, Australian Rheumatology Association, and State President, Australian Rheumatology Association South Australian/Northern Territory branch.

: This study was prospectively registered in the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) Quality Improvement Register (project reference 5502, November 2023) and approved for publication following data analysis and manuscript preparation (CALHN Human Research Ethics Committee approval reference 20251, October 2024).

: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

: The authors confirm that all persons gave their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subjects under study have been omitted.

: Where applicable, the authors confirm that all human and animal studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.

: A patient representative reviewed and approved the Patient Information and Consent Form and study protocol.