Arthritis At Home Episode 93 – Learning about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with Dr. Terri-Lynn Fox
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by Anita C
2y ago
September 30, 2021 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the lost Indigenous Children, Survivors, their families and communities of Indian Residential Schools (IRS). In this first of a two-part series of Arthritis At Home, Dr. Terri-Lynn Fox shares her and the Indigenous community’s views about the significance of this first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and what non-Indigenous people can do to take action for Truth and Reconciliation. Dr. Fox is from the Blood Tribe, within the Blackfoot Confederacy, and practices her Siksikaitsitapi ways. Dr. Fox has a Ba ..read more
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September is Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada
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by Anita C
2y ago
September is recognized each year as Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada. Arthritis affects more than 6 million Canadians. The number of people living with arthritis in Canada is expected to increase by about 3 million to a total of 9 million people by the year 2040. Canadians of all ages, sexes and races can and do have arthritis. Although commonly perceived to be a disease affecting older adults, approximately two-thirds of Canadians living with arthritis are under the age of 65. And, to many people’s surprise, one in 1,000 children in Canada has arthritis. Arthritis pain and reduced mobili ..read more
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Take The ACE National Survey on Arthritis Self-Advocacy
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by Anita C
3y ago
The ACE National Survey on Arthritis Self-Advocacy: Know Yourself, Know What You Need, Know How to Get It Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) is launching its national survey on arthritis self-advocacy for people living with arthritis. Your participation in this community-led research will help ACE better understand what you know about yourself and your disease, where you go to learn about things that are important to you, and how you go about self-advocating for what you need. Your responses to the questions in this Survey will help us develop information tools and education programming to best ..read more
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ACE National Survey on virtual care services for people living with arthritis: Examining virtual health inequities
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by Anita C
3y ago
Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) conducted a national survey, in English and French, from January to February 2021. The aim of the survey was to understand the arthritis patient community’s experiences using virtual care services before and during the pandemic as well as their preferences on how virtual care services are delivered in the future. ACE recently published a summary of respondent’s answers to the survey questions, including general high-level findings. This issue of JointHealth insight provides a deeper look at the findings specific to health inequities in virtual care ..read more
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The latest news on provincial drug formulary listing decisions
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by Anita C
3y ago
Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) maps out the latest news for you about provincial drug formulary listing decisions. It contains information about important changes to provincial drug formularies and what it means for Canadians living with inflammatory arthritis. The changes covered in this update affect people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The following medications have been added to the online version of ACE’s Arthritis Medications Report Card: adalimumab (Amgevita®) adalimumab (Ha ..read more
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Reminder: The 10-minute survey on arthritis medications reimbursement.
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by Anita C
3y ago
What has been your experience accessing life-changing, advanced therapy medications? Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) is launching a National Survey on Arthritis Medications Reimbursement for people living with arthritis. Your participation in this community-led research will help ACE and the arthritis community identify inequities and gaps in public and private drug plans – who is experiencing them and what some of the challenges are in getting reimbursement for needed medications. These gaps can affect a patient’s physical and mental health. The survey is open to Canadian residents only and ..read more
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Survey results: ACE National Survey on virtual care for people living with arthritis
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by Anita C
3y ago
Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) conducted a national survey in English and French from January to February 2021 to understand arthritis patient community’s experiences and satisfaction using virtual care and if they would like to see virtual care options expanded in the future. This JointHealth insight provides a general summary of respondents’ answers to the survey, including: Who completed the survey Virtual care use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Arthritis patient access and barriers to virtual care services Timeliness of in-person and virtual care Arthritis ..read more
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NACI rapid response: Recommended use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in younger adults
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by Anita C
3y ago
Recommendation National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends that AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine should not be used in adults under 55 years of age at this time while the safety signal of Vaccine-Induced Prothrombotic Immune Thrombocytopenia (VIPIT) following vaccination with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is investigated further. Read NACI’s statement here: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization/national-advisory-committee-on-immunization-naci/rapid-response-recommended-use-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-younger-adults.html Dive deeper: https://www.c ..read more
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Don’t miss this year’s #CRArthritis event!
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by Anita C
3y ago
The Arthritis Broadcast Network’s 7th Annual #CRArthritis event begins on Wednesday, February 17 at the 2021 virtual Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) Annual Scientific Meeting and Arthritis Health Professions Association (AHPA) Annual Meeting. Arthritis Broadcast Network (ABN) will be sharing live and pre-recorded Zoom interviews with Canada’s leading rheumatologists, researchers, patient organizations, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other allied healthcare professionals. Arthritis Broadcast Network has been ranked #5 on Feedspot’s Top 20 Arthritis Yo ..read more
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Help save The Arthritis Program (TAP) at Southlake Regional Health Centre – #SaveTAPNow
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by Anita C
3y ago
Southlake Regional Health Centre’s decision to close The Arthritis Program (TAP), due to its budget deficit, is a short-sighted, regrettable decision that will have immediate negative impacts on patients in Newmarket and surrounding regions in Ontario. Neither the clinical leaders who have run and operated TAP for over 25 years or TAP’s patient family advisory committee were consulted prior to the decision being made. According to Dr. Carter Thorne, Chief, Division of Rheumatology and Director of TAP: “When the program closes in January 2021, more than 2,000 arthritis patients will lose acces ..read more
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