Education
Arthritis Self Management: Program pioneer provides workshops
Over 70 health professions, consumers, and 80 members of the public gathered on a snowy day in New Brunswick to chat with ASMP program pioneer Dr. Kate Lorig about current issues, and proffer innovative solutions to age old ASMP problems.
Parents who advocate for their JIA children: The story of two families
Parents of children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) see the health care needs in the arthritis community, the deterioration of the health system and the lack of research being funded for this chronic disease. Two families did something about it.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: The Facts
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is among the most common chronic diseases in children. It is es timated that one in 1000 Canadian children below the age of 16 live with JIA, making it one of the most common chronic disorders of childhood. Read the facts.
Internet pharmacy issue needs more attention
No advice, no counseling, no patient safety. “The bottom line, amidst all the noise, should be the well-being of Canadian patients. It's about the right drug, to the right person, by the right person, at the right price, at the right time,” says Denis Morrice, President of TAS.
Patients partenaire contre l’arthrite
mettent leur corps au service de la science. Comment sont-ils différents des autres arthritiques? Qu'est-ce qu'ils font de spécial? Comment sont-ils perçus par les professionnels de la santé? Pour en savoir plus, cliquez.
Putting their bodies on the line
Patient Partners are the same as you and me - they have inflammatory arthritis or osteoarthritis. But they are different too.
