Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go)
105 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go) makes it possible for people living with arthritis to watch or listen to interviews with Canadian experts in clinical rheumatology, arthritis scientists, physio and occupational therapists, psychologists and health economists, as well as patient experts and advocates. We hope you find Arthritis At Home informative and fun as you live your best life with arthritis.
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The emerging adult with rheumatic disease
July 11, 2024 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Ms. Natasha Trehan, Drs Michelle Batthish and Stephanie Garner. Natasha is a person living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Dr. Batthish is a pediatric rheumatologist from McMaster Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Garner is an adult rheumatologist from the University of Calgary. Together, the trio speaks to Kelly Lendvoy on what is the definition of an emerging adult with rheumatic disease and highlights the ...
Testing for the right things and research updates in arthritis
July 04, 2024 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Janet Pope, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology and also Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Western Ontario. She speaks to Cheryl Koehn about testing for the right things in people living with arthritis. She shares how the guidelines outlined in Choosing Wisely Canada can help, along with open communication between rheumatologist and patient, can contribute to shared de...
A journey towards health equity and shared decision making
June 27, 2024 14:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Ms. Natasha Trehan, person living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and Founder of Take a Pain Check Foundation. She speaks to Cheryl Koehn about how her lived experiences and passion towards youth and young adults with rheumatic diseases have shaped her workshop on working towards health equity. Additional learning resources Take a Pain Check Foundation Cassie and Friends Society Arthritis Consumer Ex...
Clinical practice guidelines and interprofessional shared decision making
June 20, 2024 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Karine Toupin April, Associate Professor at the School of Rehabilitation Sciences in the University of Ottawa. She speaks to Kelly Lendvoy about how the practice of shared decision making can be implemented effectively in arthritis care, taking into account the diverse needs of specific patient populations, and how they can contribute to reducing health disparities. In addition, she offers examples of ho...
Health Literacy in Arthritis Care in Canada: The Perspective of BIPOC Men
June 13, 2024 14:00 - 13 minutes - 9.11 MBIn this Arthritis At Home, Kelly Lendvoy, ACE’s VP of Communications & Public Affairs, speaks to ACE’s programs coordinator, Ellen Wang, about ACE’s poster she is presenting for Arthritis Consumer Experts at EULAR European Congress of Rheumatology 2024. Ellen will be presenting findings on the ACE National Survey on Arthritis Health Literacy in Canada – that provide a starting point from which we can begin to understand differences in health literacy across those living with arthritis, speci...
ACE National Survey on Private Health Insurance Plans
June 06, 2024 14:00 - 8 minutes - 6.04 MBApproximately 60% of Canadians have private health insurance plans. However, not all Canadians have equal access to private health insurance plans and some face serious challenges getting their private health insurance plan to pay for arthritis medications and other essential elements of their arthritis care. In this Arthritis at Home, Ellen Wang, ACE programs coordinator, speaks to ACE’s VP of Communications & Public Affairs, Kelly Lendvoy, about the latest ACE National Survey on Private H...
A conversation with Ms. Carrie Barnes on the one-year anniversary of her Joint Journeys blog
May 30, 2024 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, president of Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE), speaks to arthritis blogger and person with rheumatoid arthritis, Ms. Carrie Barnes. Their conversation focusses on Carrie’s blog journey as she celebrates the one-year anniversary of her “Joint Journeys” blog hosted by ACE. Carrie shares the important connections she has made in the past year and what types of experience she draws from to create her blog posts. About Carrie Barnes Carrie Bar...
The importance of exercise for people living with arthritis
May 23, 2024 18:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBIn this Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, president of Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to physiotherapy-health literacy PhD student, Ms. Ellen Wang. Their conversation focusses on the importance of exercise for people living with arthritis and what types of exercise are most beneficial. The discuss about ACE’s newly launched course JointHealth™ Education: Arthritis and Exercise and how the course can help those who want to include exercise in their treatment and self-care plan. Furthermore...
Medication reimbursement coverage in Canada
May 16, 2024 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, ACE’s Founder and President, speaks to Kelly Lendvoy, about the highlights from the May 2024 issue of JointHealth™ insight that focuses on the challenges people with arthritis face when trying to get their arthritis medications paid for by their public or private drug plan. Additional learning resources JointHealth™ insight – Medication reimbursement coverage in Canada: A current snapshot Patient Support Program List ACE Advocacy – Cont...
Incidence of autoimmune rheumatic diseases following exposure to diabetes and weight loss medications
April 25, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes - 7.93 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Derin Karacabeyli, rheumatology resident at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Karacabeyli is studying the effects of treating metabolic comorbidities like obesity and type 2 diabetes on patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. In this interview, he shares the work he is conducting to look at the potential risks and benefits for inflammatory arthritis patients taking a new class of medic...
The importance of medication treatment decision-making from a person with rheumatoid arthritis’ viewpoint
April 23, 2024 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, president of Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to arthritis blogger and person with rheumatoid arthritis, Ms. Carrie Barnes. Their conversation focusses on the importance of medication treatment decision-making from the person with rheumatoid arthritis’ (RA) viewpoint. They cover the challenges people newly diagnosed with RA face when making decisions about starting and staying on medication treatment. They share strategies for taking a po...
The role of the rheumatologist in managing long-COVID
April 11, 2024 14:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, Professor of Medicine at the University of Alberta, on the role of the rheumatologists in the diagnosis of long-COVID as well as the management of this syndrome. Long-COVID patients, like people living with arthritis, develop widespread pain, pain in a particular joint, and fatigue. Additional learning resources University of Alberta: Research by Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert...
From psoriasis to psoriatic arthritis: Towards prevention
April 04, 2024 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Lihi Eder, Co-Director of the Cardio-Rheumatology Program at Women’s College Hospital, and Research Director, Division of Rheumatology at University of Toronto. Dr. Eder discusses how psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are connected. She shares with the audience the PRESTO tool, a new prediction tool for psoriatic arthritis in psoriasis patients, and how scientists and rheumatologists are identifying high...
Acute care remains high despite advances in management of inflammatory arthritis conditions and gout
March 28, 2024 14:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Ms. Kara Irwin, research trainee at Arthritis Research Canada working under the supervision of Dr. Cheryl Barnabe. Kara looks at how higher rates and frequencies of emergency visits and hospitalizations for patients with inflammatory arthritis and gout have negative impacts for both patient health outcomes and healthcare costs. Additional learning resources Kara Irwin: Bridging Arthritis Care to All Commun...
Geniculate artery embolization procedure for knee osteoarthritis
March 21, 2024 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIn this Arthritis At Home, Dr. Maziar Badii, a rheumatologist in Artus Health Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, shares details about a procedure called geniculate artery embolization (or “GAE”) for knee osteoarthritis. Learn who the ideal candidate for this procedure is, how the procedure works, and what the research says about the efficacy and safety of the procedure. Additional learning resources UCLA Health: Genicular artery embolization (GAE) Geniculate Artery Embolization: Role ...
Antimalarials in rheumatology
March 14, 2024 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Sasha Bernatsky, rheumatologist at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). She discusses the crucial role antimalarials such as hydroxychloroquine play in the management of inflammatory arthritis, like rheumatoid arthritis, offering a favourable balance between efficacy and safety. The benefits of these medications include slowing down disease progression, reducing joint pain and protecting against...
Improving strength training and tailoring among people with rheumatoid arthritis
March 08, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Jasmin Ma, Assistant Professor of Teaching in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. She defines what strength training is and explains the benefits of it for people living with rheumatoid arthritis. She shares what is important to consider before coming up with an exercise plan, some barriers to physical activity, and how the I START tool can help health care providers tailor e...
Tackling the burnout crisis
March 07, 2024 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Jillian Horton, award-winning medical educator, writer, and keynote speaker at this year’s CRA & AHPA Scientific Meeting. She shares highlights from her lecture on critical frameworks for tackling our burnout crisis. She also shares what she’s witnessed as a doctor and the necessity for compassion for both healthcare workers as well as those on the receiving end of healthcare. Additional learning resour...
The State of Arthritis in Canada
February 22, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, Founder and President, speaks to ACE’s VP Communications & Public Affairs, Kelly Lendvoy, about the highlights from the February 2024 issue of the JointHealth™ insight newsletter, including: the newly published State of Arthritis in Canada Report Card feature article on arthritis models of care gaps and solutions across northern communities in Canada a look at biosimilars cost savings reinvestment in the healthcare system Additional lea...
Patient experiences and quality of care during rehabilitation after total joint replacement surgery
February 14, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn and Dr. Marie Westby discuss about the EQUIP-TJR study they are working on. The study is studying patient experiences and the quality of care during their rehabilitation (rehab) after total joint replacement (TJR). Dr. Westby’s team is now creating an online toolkit of resources called the EQUIP-TJR toolkit. It includes a variety of print and electronic resources created with patient input. Before testing the toolkit in clinical settings, ...
Learning more about gout
February 06, 2024 22:00 - 10 minutes - 7.48 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Timothy Kwok, resident rheumatologist at the University of Toronto, about gout. Gout is a form of arthritis which is caused by a build-up of a crystal called uric acid in the body. Normally, uric acid is processed by the kidneys and eliminated from the body through urine. In the case of gout, the kidneys do not eliminate uric acid well enough, or in some people with gout, too much uric acid is produced....
Scleroderma and the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group
February 02, 2024 21:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Maggie Larché, Professor, Divisions of Rheumatology and Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, and Director, Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. She discusses about scleroderma, its symptoms and connection with Raynaud’s phenomenon. Additional learning resources Scleroderma Canada Arthritis Consumer Experts’ about scleroderma page Arthritis Consumer Experts’ ab...
Artificial intelligence in practice and the pattern mining of healthcare data
January 31, 2024 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Drs. Lisa Lix and Lily Lim, about artificial intelligence (AI) in practice and the pattern mining of healthcare data for complex chronic conditions. Dr. Lix is professor and associate head of community health sciences at the University of Manitoba and currently serves on the board of directors of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute. Dr. Lim is a pediatric rheumatologist at Children’s Hospital Researc...
Learning more about IgG4-related disease
January 18, 2024 20:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Mollie Carruthers, academic rheumatologist practicing at Artus Health Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, about IgG4-related disease. IgG4-related disease describes a group of fibroinflammatory diseases that affect a variety of tissues resulting in tumor-like effect and/or organ dysfunction. Additional learning resources IgG4-related disease: An introduction How to diagnose IgG4-related disease
Transitioning from pediatric to adult arthritis care
January 17, 2024 21:00 - 12 minutes - 8.81 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Michelle Batthish, Associate Professor, Pediatric Rheumatology, at McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences. Dr. Batthish discusses about transitioning from pediatric to adult arthritis care and shares transitioning tips for patients and their family members. Additional learning resources MyTransition App Canadian Rheumatology Association Paper: Bridging the Gaps – Optimizing the Transition fr...
Air pollution and systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases
January 09, 2024 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.33 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Sasha Bernatsky, rheumatologist, a James McGill professor, and a senior scientist in the Centre for Health Outcomes Research and Division of Clinical Epidemiology at the Research Institute of the MUHC. Dr. Bernatsky discusses about air pollution and its relationship with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases like arthritis. Additional learning resources Fine particulate air pollution and systemic auto...
A special holiday episode focusing on Winter Solstice and the opportunity to reflect on 2023 and renew for 2024
December 27, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBWinter Solstice is a special time in Indigenous cultures, symbolizing the turning of seasons and a period for recharging our spirits, connecting with our communities, and fostering change both within and around us. In this special holiday episode of Arthritis at Home, Kelly Lendvoy and Cheryl Koehn discuss how this meaning of Winter Solstice inspired ACE’s holiday message this year as they reflect on ACE’s education and advocacy programming highlights in 2023 and look ahead to ACE’s plans fo...
The lived experiences of 2SLGBTQQIA+ populations living with arthritis who experience chronic pain
December 15, 2023 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ms. Ellen Wang, ACE’s programs coordinator, speaks with Dr. Codie Primeau, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Arthritis Research Canada and the University of British Columbia. Throughout their discussion, Codie describes how he and his team plan to use Citizen Science as an approach to engaging with individuals who are sexually and gender diverse and work collaboratively to co-develop research questions that are meaningful for 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities. Additiona...
Findings from Part 2 of ACE’s National Survey Report on Arthritis and Health Literacy
November 17, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBThis episode of Arthritis At Home focusses on the Part Two analysis of the ACE National Survey on Arthritis and Health Literacy. Join Kelly Lendvoy and Ms. Ellen Wang as they take a deeper look at the Survey responses of Black, Indigenous and people of Colour respondents and compare them to the responses of white respondents and the differences in how the two populations understand and use health information. Additional learning resources Part 2 of ACE National Survey Report on Arthritis a...
The implementation of the Ontario biosimilars transition policy
November 01, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn speaks to Dr. Jane Purvis, an Ontario rheumatologist and the Chair of Government Affairs Committee of the Ontario Rheumatology Association, about the biosimilars transition policy being implemented in Ontario. Dr. Purvis reminds our Ontario inflammatory arthritis patient audience that if they are affected by this policy, they have until December 29, 2023 to make the transition. During this transition period, Dr. Purvis also encourages patien...
Findings from Part 1 of ACE’s National Survey Report on Arthritis and Health Literacy
November 01, 2023 21:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBHealth literacy means being able to find, understand and use basic health information and services to take care of one’s daily health needs. In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ms. Ellen Wang, ACE’s programs coordinator, physiotherapy-health literacy PhD student, discusses the findings from ACE’s National Survey on Arthritis and Health Literacy. The interview highlights the results from women and men, and those from three different age groups – respondents over 54 years old, those between ...
The launch of the Arthritis Call to Action website
September 27, 2023 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Dr. Terri-Lynn Fox and Cheryl Koehn discuss the Arthritis Call to Action website, which has been launched by the Arthritis Community Learning Circle. As an important entry point into Truth and Reconciliation for the arthritis community in Canada, the website covers key topics such as Colonization, Indigenous Health, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action on Health (#18 to 24), and the Arthritis Community Learning Circle. Website visito...
Inequities in Arthritis Care in Canada: An intersectional analysis of BIPOC women
July 31, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode, Kelly Lendvoy, VP Communications & Public Affairs speaks with Ellen Wang, ACE Programs Coordinator and Research Trainee at Arthritis Research Canada, about the presentation of an ACE research presentation (Abstract) at the annual scientific meeting of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR). The Abstract - Inequities in Arthritis Care in Canada: An intersectional analysis of BIPOC women – presents detailed findings from the ACE National Survey on Hea...
The latest advances in Canadian arthritis research
July 31, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Kelly Lendvoy, Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE), speaks to Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator, ACE and PhD student at the University of British Columbia, about their experience leading the 9th annual #CRArthritis event at the 2023 Canadian Rheumatology Association and Arthritis Health Professions Associations Annual Scientific Meeting. Together, they highlight a handful of the exciting presentations in adv...
Global RA Network’s one-day annual workshop at EULAR
July 31, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBMade up of rheumatoid arthritis patient organizations and leaders from 18 countries, the Global RA Network (GRAN) was formed to build international relationships and identify and work on common goals and initiatives to improve the lives of people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) around the world. Arthritis Consumer Experts co-founded the Network in 2017 and serves as its Secretariat. This episode of Arthritis at Home features Kelly Lendvoy, ACE’s VP Communications and Public Affairs an...
Joint Journeys, life with arthritis by Carrie
July 31, 2023 21:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBArthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) is thrilled to launch its new blog Joint Journeys, life with arthritis by Carrie. Insightful, inspirational, heart-warming and fun, Carrie’s pieces are beyond living with arthritis – they are about life’s everyday moments, the ups and downs of a life worth living. A brief pause to look at life with a fresh lens, a breath of fresh air in our day and that reminds us we are not our arthritis; we are human beings living life, with arthritis. Carrie’s pieces will ...
Drug development, review and public reimbursement in Canada
July 31, 2023 21:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode, Kelly Lendvoy, VP Communications & Public Affairs speaks to ACE’s Founder and President, Cheryl Koehn, about the long and winding road towards drug development, review and public reimbursement in Canada. They discuss the highlights from a recently published JointHealth™ insight: the phases of drug development, the drug review process, price negotiations, and how it affects the lives of people living with inflammatory arthritis. Additional learning resources JointHealth™ in...
Equity considerations that impact access to research and care
July 31, 2023 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBIn this episode of Arthritis at Home, Ellen Wang, ACE’s Programs Coordinator speaks with Megan Thomas, a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Megan is under the supervision of Dr. Mary De Vera and Dr. Mark Harrison. She completed both her MSc in Community Health Sciences and her Bachelor of Health Sciences honours degree at the University of Calgary. Megan’s work is focused on patient preferences, health equity, and patient-oriente...
Ellen shares her experience attending her first ever EULAR
July 31, 2023 20:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBThe scientific meeting of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, EULAR, is one of the most important annual meetings for arthritis researchers, clinicians and patient organizations. Ellen Wang shares her experience attending her first ever EULAR meeting with more than 14,000 onsite and virtual attendees. She describes the dynamics of sharing the same space with thousands of other rheumatology researchers, trainees, patients, and delegates from around the world and presenting...
Findings from ACE’s National Survey on Osteoarthritis in Canada
July 28, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBOsteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that is the most common type of arthritis and a leading cause of chronic pain and loss of mobility in Canada. In the past, OA was often dismissed as an “old person’s” disease and caused by the inevitable “wear and tear” of the joints. In reality, OA affects approximately 5 million Canadians from youth to older adults. Arthritis Consumer Experts’ National Survey on Osteoarthritis in Canada is just out of field and the report on the findings...
Relaunch of About Arthritis website resource
July 28, 2023 17:00 - 7 minutes - 4.99 MBArthritis Consumer Experts’ About Arthritis website resource has helped thousands of people living with arthritis become more knowledgeable about the diagnosis, treatment and care of their disease. Many of those users have provided ACE with comments and feedback, which have been implemented into the new edition of About Arthritis. Kelly Lendvoy, VP Communications & Public Affairs, and Ellen Wang, ACE Programs Coordinator, discuss the relaunch of About Arthritis, who ACE has consulted to rev...
New Massive Open Online Course on originator and biosimilar biologics
May 03, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator, Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE), speaks to Cheryl Koehn, Founder and President, ACE, about her experience on leading the co-development of an Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled Foundations of Originator and Biosimilar Biologics for Patients and Caregivers. They will discuss what the course is about, how people can sign up and what they will learn from the course. Additional learning resources Register for the ...
Creation of a comprehensive large-scale total joint arthroplasty database
March 29, 2023 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator, Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to Drs. Cari Whyne and Johnathan Lex. They have a conversation about how they are combining a database on outcomes and population data to create prediction models. These prediction models have the ability to improve the allocation or time and resources to improve the equity of joint replacement surgery. The research team thanks the Arthritis Society for the grant and patients for their ...
A patient’s journey living with osteoarthritis
March 24, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBIn this episode of Arthritis at Home, Mr. Kohle Merry, PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia, member of Arthritis Patient Advisory Board of Arthritis Research Canada, and a person living with osteoarthritis (OA) discusses the profound impact of OA on patients, the healthcare system, the economy, and the launch of ACE’s National Survey on Living with Osteoarthritis. The Survey deadline is April 14, 2023. Click here to take the Survey.
Communicating science to patients and ways to recognize pseudoscience
March 16, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing a #CRArthritis interview from the Arthritis Broadcast Network. Cheryl Koehn, Founder and President of Arthritis Consumer Experts, discusses with Dr. Fiona Rawle, Associate Dean, Pedagogical Development and Scholarship, University of Toronto, about the infodemic and pseudoscience. Dr. Rawle shares key takeaways from her presentation at an annual scientific meeting, including a tool she uses to recognize pseudoscience and tips on communicati...
Advancing arthritis care in Northern Ontario
March 02, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.5 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, we speak to Dr. Sahil Koppikar, MD FRCPC, a rheumatologist at Women's College Hospital and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and Ms. Chandra Farrer, Quality Specialist at Women’s College Hospital and a C-QuIPS facilitator at the University of Toronto. As Chair and Vice-Chair of the Northern Ontario Committee of the Ontario Rheumatology Association (ORA), Dr. Koppikar and Ms. Farrer discuss the progress the ORA is making with the Ontario ...
Rheumatoid Awareness Day: The importance of early diagnosis & self-care
February 02, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis and affects women twice as often as men, striking people in the prime of their lives. February 2, 2023 is the annual Rheumatoid Awareness Day that helps raise awareness of the disease and improve the lives of approximately 380,000 Canadians living with the disease. To mark this special day, Arthritis at Home speaks with Cheryl Koehn, ACE President and a person living with RA, to learn more about the importance of ear...
The connections between intergenerational trauma, pain, mental health, addiction and arthritis
February 02, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBIn October 2022, Canada’s Premiers announced the recipients of the Council of the Federation (COF) Award for Innovation in Mental Health and Addictions Care. Presented in each province and territory for innovative initiatives that positively impact mental health and addictions care, the award recognizes individuals and organizations excelling in the field. In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we talk to Dr. Terri-Lynn Fox, Director of the award-winning Kainai Wellness Centre, about the impo...
The relaunch of the Arthritis Broadcast Network
January 24, 2023 22:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this episode of Arthritis at Home, we speak to Cheryl Koehn, President, Arthritis Consumer Experts and Dr. Diane Lacaille, Scientific Director, Arthritis Research Canada to learn more about the re-launch of the Arthritis Broadcast Network (ABN) and new features. Ms. Koehn and Dr. Lacaille also speak about the value of arthritis education for patients to become equal and active partners with their health care providers and have more satisfying experiences and better conversations on: pre...
Emotional & mental health challenges for people living with inflammatory arthritis
January 11, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBIn this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator for Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to Cheryl Crow, an occupational therapist who’s lived with rheumatoid arthritis for 19 years. The two share an open and honest dialogue about the emotional and mental challenges that individuals living with inflammatory arthritis face. Cheryl makes some suggestions of gadgets that one can use to help to protect their joints and how to overcome the stigma that comes with using assisti...