Arthritis Broadcast Network

Reminder: Call for patient input on anakinra for Still's disease! If you live with Still’s disease or care for someone with Still’s disease, please complete this Arthritis Consumer Experts survey by Jan 12: http://bit.ly/2WFIiFH

As you head back to work after the holidays, avoid pain and stiffness caused by working from home with simple stretches that can be done from your desk Check them out in this ABN blogpost: http://bit.ly/3ri77FR

Thank you to our friends and community for your continued support in 2020. We look forward to more memories and accomplishments in 2021 with the community. Wishing everyone good health and happiness in the new year!

As the year comes to a close, check out arthritis research highlights from the Canadian Rheumatology Association & Arthritis Health Professions Association 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting: http://bit.ly/3axMHTy. Our #CRArthritis team is already preparing for the 2021 event!

Are you a resident of British Columbia who is living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or caring for someone who lives with RA? Let BC PharmaCare hear "Your Voice" on filgotinib for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: http://bit.ly/3h8Co9I Arthritis Consumer Experts

Our blog post on Mental Health Strategies for Older Adults highlights evidence-based strategies from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for fostering resilience & wellness during COVID-19 Consider sharing this resource with a loved one who may benefit from it over the holidays: https://bit.ly/3fLSBjB

It's National Pain Awareness Week! We would like to share a student's feedback about attending school online during the pandemic and how it has, in some way, increased their pain and disease activity: Working from home burdens us with new challenges that are different but equally demanding compared to the barriers of a physical campus. For example, I used to rely on the 10-minute break between classes, and the transportation time between meetings, to stretch my joints and ...get my blood flowing again. That was in addition to frequent physiotherapy, IMS needling, cortisone treatments, etc. which I currently can’t access due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To make up for this, I sometimes need to ice my sore muscles/rest my joints in bed/submerge myself in warm water/do strange stretches during meetings and lectures. It would be much more convenient if I could keep my video off while still engaging as an active listener and verbal participant, but expectations are often to ‘make sure your video is on to demonstrate that you are fully present’. I wish my supervisors and professors understood that having my video-chat off is not inherently proof of a decreased level of engagement. To help understand how changes in how you receive education affect students living with inflammatory arthritis around the world, this week's Arthritis Consumer Experts's #ArthritisAtHome highlights the ACE Education Survey. Maya Joshi, ACE Programs Coordinator, explains the purpose of the survey and why it is important for us to better understand the experiences of students and households living with autoimmune arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maya also highlights who can take the survey, how to access it and what the results will be used for. Please complete the survey by November 30, 2020. ACE Education Survey Link https://bit.ly/ACEEducationSurveyEN #NPAW2020 #LivingWithPain #COVID19 Pain BC Arthritis Society Cassie and Friends Society for Juvenile Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases Canada World Youth - Jeunesse Canada Monde CCAA - Kids With Arthritis YMCA Canada Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance CMHA National / ACSM National

Have a safe and fun #Halloween! For those of you who are planning to stay in, here's a fun exercise. Name the 40 horror movies referenced in this image. Share your answers below!

In honour of National Psoriatic Arthritis Awareness Day in Canada, consider taking Arthritis Consumer Experts' #ACEJHEd course on psoriatic arthritis: https://bit.ly/3e0E16p #CdnPSAday Canadian Spondylitis Association Arthritis Society Canadian Association of Psoriasis Patients Canadian Psoriasis Network @Psoriasis_CAPP

On #WorldSpineDay, learn about spondyloarthritis in this informative interview with Dr. Walter Maksymowych He also provides helpful lifestyle and exercise tips for patients!

For World Mental Health Day, we are sharing a newly uploaded Arthritis Consumer Experts Arthritis At Home (+On the Go) podcast on isolation and loneliness in the age of COVID-19 with Dr. Susan Bartlett of McGill University and @Johns Hopkins Medicine. She comments on how we can stay connected with and reconnect with loved ones, and take this opportunity to meet new people. This podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1182689/...5809042 #WorldMentalHealthDay CMHA National / ACSM National Canadian Spondylitis Association International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis Lupus Canada @Cassie and Friends Society for Juvenile Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases Arthritis Society

Today is World Mental Health Day - Did you know that 1/3rd of people living with arthritis also experience anxiety or depression? It is important to understand that you are not alone and there is a relationship between pain, inflammation and mental health. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/30p80Av

Today is #ChildHealthDay! In this #CRArthritis interview, Dr. Lori Tucker talks about the importance of developing models of care that are specific to children with rheumatic diseases: https://bit.ly/3cJlw74 Cassie and Friends Society for Juvenile Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases BC Children's Hospital Research Institute

Is your household more vulnerable to COVID-19? Arthritis Consumer Experts wants to understand your experiences going back to school during the pandemic - Please consider filling out this short survey and sharing it with people you know: https://bit.ly/30ny3s2

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a particularly difficult time for older adults. As the most high-risk age group, many older adults continue to have limited interaction with family and friends even as communities begin to ‘open-up’. When a chronic disease like arthritis is added to this context, things become even more challenging. On #NationalSeniorsDay, learn about mental health strategies for older adults during COVID-19. https://bit.ly/3fLSBjB

Everyone has been faced with difficult decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have had to carefully choose who we interact with, how we interact with them, what risks we feel comfortable taking and what personal sacrifices must be made in order to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe. As public spaces open-up, including schools, we seem to be faced with more of these decisions every day. This will likely intensify as the weather cools across Canada, forcing us to spend ...more time indoors, and the threat of a second wave emerges. In the most recent issue of Arthritis Consumer Experts' JointHealth insight, we provide practical advice for the arthritis patient community on informed decision making during a pandemic. https://arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org//jointhealth-insigh/ Cassie and Friends Society for Juvenile Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases Arthritis Society Arthritis Research Canada

If you live in New Brunswick, please consider these questions when you vote today. #Vote4Arthritis

While nearly everyone has heard the term arthritis", many important details, such as who it impacts and how it impacts them, are not as widely known. What is one thing you wish the general public knew about arthritis? Comment on this post to share! #ArthritisAwarenessMonth

Our most recent blog post highlights the 3 different types of COVID-19 tests currently available in Canada . We cover what the differences are between these tests, when they are used and what their different purposes are: https://bit.ly/2GWo5Hn #FactsFriday

Does your workplace deserve to be recognized for their best arthritis practices? Nominate them for Arthritis Consumer Experts' Best Workplaces for Employees Living with Arthritis Awards! Deadline to submit a nomination is Sept. 15: https://bit.ly/3bGe5x7 #ArthritisAwarenessMonth

Who is and who is not represented in health research? Why does representation matter and what can be done to improve it? A new article in Arthritis Consumer Experts' Health Inequities Series explores these important questions: https://bit.ly/3jWdytZ

September is Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada Between a global pandemic and widespread protests for a more just world, we are living in an historic moment. In these important and challenging times, we're supporting Arthritis Consumer Experts as they continue to be here for you with new and expanded information and education programs. #ArthritisAwarenessMonth... https://arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org//september-is-arthr/

In the 41st episode of Arthritis At Home, Julia Chayko discusses her experiences living with rheumatoid arthritis and working in the arts during COVID-19. She talks about some unexpected silver linings of the pandemic how it has helped her to better manage her disease and stay active as well as the significant challenges live theater actors like herself are facing at this time. #COVID19 #ArthritisAtHome https://arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org//arthritis-at-home-/