Communication

Like many mature people with mature Rheumatoid Arthritis, my feet are now an issue for me. When you see me walking, you won’t mistake me for Karen Kain’s dancing partner. Well past the age of vanity, I’ll trade looks for comfort any day. Give me shoes that will take me for a reasonable ramble and won’t leave me crippled in the evening when I get home. I’d more or less given up hope that I would find such shoes, and then fate took me to Washington, DC.

Most of us shop or bank on-line and access information through the Internet without giving it a second thought. Will electronic storing, retrieval and transmission of our health records give us palpitations or improve patient safety?

Ann Qualman's effort on behalf of people with arthritis created a legacy of dedicated research funding that supported the establishment of the Canadian Cochrane MSK group and the Canadian Arthritis Network. Her belief that those affected by a decision should be involved in making that decision resulted in the creation of CAPA.

To help transform the health care system that Canadians rely on and pay for, the federal government committed more than $70 billion through agreements reached in 2003 and 2004 with the provinces and territories. The Health Council of Canada provides the first in a series of reports on health outcomes for Canadians with chronic health conditions such as type 2 diabetes.

CAPA member writes in support of legislation tabled in the Manitoba Legislature on June 12 listing the number of apologies she is owed and suggests that if health care providers were compelled to review their actions, they would learn from their mistakes.

Jim Davis, a CAPA champion, leaves behind a legacy that has a major impact on the lives of people with arthritis.

Air Canada comes up short in more ways than one, says CAPA member. Anonymity and privacy vanishes with the swipe of the security wand.

Prevention is a complex, multi-dimensional component of the disease continuum and we need to be clear about what we mean when we use the word.

Together we can ..." - the theme of the International Alliance of Patients' Organizations second Global Patients Congress focused on developing strategies to bring patients to the centre of healthcare systems. More

The Alliance for the Canadian Arthritis Program (ACAP) provides a central focus and voice for arthritis-related initiatives across the country. Perhaps its greatest strength is its “person with arthritis” focus.