This project collects samples and health data from adults and children with rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and vasculitis from over 40 sites around Australia. Participants complete online surveys about lifestyle, diet, symptoms, quality of life and treatments. Samples and de-identified data will be stored securely and integrated with biospecimens, health and other data for large data analysis and machine learning to translate discoveries into improved healthcare.

1. P R O J E C T O V E R V I E W
A D U L T S A N D C H I L D R E N W I T H R H E U M A T O I D A R T H R I T I S , J U V E N I L E I D I O P A T H I C
A R T H R I T I S , P S O R I A T I C A R T H R I T I S , A N K Y L O S I N G S P O N D Y L I T I S A N D V A S C U L I T I S
R E C R U I T E D A T 4 0 + S I T E S A R O U N D A U S T R A L I A .
S A M P L E S
H E A L T H D A T A
C O L L E C T E D F R O M H O S P I T A L S ,
C L I N I C S , R E G I S T R I E S , S T A T E S A N D
T H E C O M M O N W E A L T H .
O N L I F E S T Y L E , D I E T , S Y M P T O M S , Q U A L I T Y
O F L I F E A N D T R E A T M E N T S .
O N L I N E S U R V E Y S
S E C U R E S T O R A G E
Y O U R S A M P L E S W I L L B E S T O R E D I N
S P E C I A L L A B F R E E Z E R S ; H E A L T H D A T A S T O R E D
S E C U R E L Y I N A N E N C R Y P T E D D A T A B A S E .
Y O U R B L O O D , T I S S U E O R F L U I D W I L L B E
C O L L E C T E D A T C L I N I C V I S I T S , F R O M
S U R G E R I E S A N D I N M A I L E D K I T S .
D E - I D E N T I F I E D D A T A B A S E F O R
S E C U R E R E S E A R C H E R A C C E S S .
I N T E G R A T E D B I O S P E C I M E N S ,
H E A L T H A N D O T H E R D A T A .
T R A N S L A T E D I S C O V E R I E S
I N T O I M P R O V E D H E A L T H C A R E .
C O N F I R M Y O U R E L I G I B I L I T Y W I T H Y O U R D O C T O R
A N D C O M P L E T E T H E A 3 B C C O N S E N T F O R M .
S T U D Y E N R O L M E N T
B I G D A T A A N A L Y S I S &
M A C H I N E L E A R N I N G .
Australian Arthritis and Autoimmune Biobank Collaborative 2019