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ARMA Newsletter September 2020
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Lived experience, equality and prevention
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Whatever anyone may claim, the NHS has been, and still is, completely overwhelmed by the impact of Covid-19. Across the board MSK services are struggling. Meeting the targets of 90% elective procedures and 100% of outpatient appointments by October is not easy. Lots of things will be required – efficient pathways, appropriate use of digital, increases in support for self-management. Three things I feel must be included are lived experience, a focus on equality and prevention.…
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Guest blog - Dancing on the Rusty Brown Carpet
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by Victoria Wells, a personal reflection about a new play with a theme of dancing for health - how a work of theatrical art relates to my experience of joint replacement surgery, pre-operative rehab, post-op rehabilitation and a lifetime of dancing.
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On 3 October 2020, a play by Fiona Hamilton will be screened for the first time. My experience contributed to one of its main characters.
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As a child I enjoyed dancing and getting lost in the rhythm. I was born with hip dysplasia that was not diagnosed until mid-childhood and, as a result, I walked with constant pain. There was no treatment pathway until I was thirty seven.…
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Guest blog - Power to the people: Coproducing the National Musculoskeletal Strategy
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This guest blog was coproduced by :-
Mark Agathangelou, Lived Experience Group member; Aimee Robson, Head of Personalised Care (Clinical, Workforce & Quality); Andrew Bennett, National Clinical Director MSK conditions; Cristina Serrao, Lived Experience Ambassador; and Helen Lee, Experience of Care Professional Lead.
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In this blog, Musculoskeletal (MSK) leads within NHS England and Improvement and people with lived experience consider why coproduction is the golden thread of achieving the highest quality care that is valued by all.
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Our vision is to enable lifelong MSK health within all communities through the delivery of evidence-informed, personalised and high-quality healthcare which is of value to all.
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We often focus on economic value, striving to maximise the use of our constrained resources to deliver the highest quality of provision. But whilst this remains a significant consideration, we also need to focus on the social value of our provision, especially given that we are responding to a pandemic which has impacted the lives of everyone.…
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TWEETCHAT Power to the people – Coproducing MSK
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#MSKCoPro 21 Sept 2020 7-8pm
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To enable lifelong MSK health within all communities, we must coproduce MSK services with people with relevant lived experience. MSK leads in NHSE/I are coproducing the National Musculoskeletal Strategy with an MSK Lived Experience Group (MSK LEG).
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Join @WeAreARMA and the MSK LEG members for a TweetChat all things MSK in these COVID times.
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Welcome to new associate members
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ARMA welcomes the National Orthopaedic Alliance and Physiofast.
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The National Orthopaedic Alliance (NOA) and Physiofast became the second and third organisations to join the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) associate membership scheme.
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As associate members, the NOA and Physiofast are now part of the combined voice of the musculoskeletal community, working with ARMA to influence policy and drive up service quality.
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Deputy Director Ann Hoey of the NOA said, “The NOA is proud to officially be part of this collective voice for the musculoskeletal community. We look forward to working with ARMA more closely to ensure that the NOA contributes to improving the lives of people with musculoskeletal conditions.”
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CEO and Founder of PFO Katie Knapton said, “We fully agree with ARMA’s vision of quality provision and promotion of musculoskeletal health and their commitment to informing both clinicians and patients alike. As such we are proud to be one of the first members in supporting this organisation."
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CEO of ARMA, Sue Brown, said “It’s so great to have the NOA and Physiofast on board as associate members, becoming part of a highly effective, aligned musculoskeletal sector. We look forward to working with these organisations and their memberships as part of our new associate member scheme.”
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If you know of an organisation that might be interested in associate membership, full details are on our website.
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ARMA MSK health conference: Early Bird Discount Extended
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Working Together to change the face of MSK
30 November 2020
Venue: Online
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BOOK BY 18th SEPTEMBER TO CLAIM YOUR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
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This one-day conference is a multi-disciplinary event covering some of the latest trends and practical examples on working together/integrated care for musculoskeletal health, transcending disciplines and boundaries.
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The conference will support the delivery of high quality MSK services through a focus on excellent services, from prevention at a population level to excellent specialist services in orthopaedics, rheumatology and pain.
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We know that many people value our newsletter, webinars and the fact that we provide a voice for MSK health. We are increasingly asked: given that our membership is made up of organisations, how can an individual support ARMA? For this reason, we have set up a new supporter scheme.
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Webinar - Women and Axial Spondyloarthritis: diagnosis and management
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Friday 9 October 2020, 12.30 – 1.30pm
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Men with Axial SpA are more likely than women to experience changes to the bones and fusion, and thus they can be picked up using x-ray. Women are more likely than men to experience inflammation rather than fusion, which is visible on MRI but not on x-ray.
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- What are the implications for diagnosis of axial SpA in a woman?
- What do GPs and First Contact MSK practitioners need to consider?
- How do responses to biologics differ?
- What are the implications for management of women with axial SpA?
- What specific issues, such as pregnancy, need to be considered?
- What are the implications of co-morbidities such as uveitis, psoriasis, IBS and increased risk of osteoporosis?
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This webinar will consider the above questions including the evidence, research and case studies.
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ARMA webinars are free to access thanks to the support of our partners. We would like to thank UCB for supporting this webinar who have had no editorial control/input in its development.
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GPs, First Contact MSK Practitioners, rheumatologists, ophthalmologists, dermatologists, gastroenterologists, physiotherapists, anyone managing patients with back pain.
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Bone and Joint Week – 12-20 October 2020
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Good musculoskeletal health –
now more than ever
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What is Bone and Joint Week?
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Every October, Bone and Joint Week helps get people thinking about one of the most widespread and pressing health issues of our times - musculoskeletal health and, in these unprecedented times, good musculoskeletal health is so important, now more than ever.
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The coronavirus covid-19 pandemic changed the roadmap for achieving good musculoskeletal health.…
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Key coronavirus MSK resources
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ARMA is coordinating directly with NHSE and alliance members on key advice and issues, and has created a webpage for coronavirus (Covid-19) designed to provide easy access to the most relevant NHS resources and musculoskeletal guidance documents. Visit our Coronavirus info webpage.
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National Patient Champion's views on ending shielding
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After more than four months shielding, NRAS founder and National Patient Champion Ailsa Bosworth MBE has shared her thoughts on shielding coming to an end. You can watch Ailsa's video of her personal reflections on the lockdown experience and coming out of shielding on the NRAS YouTube channel.
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New Video for South Asian Communities about COVID-19
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For some time now NRAS and their Health Professional Medical Advisor in this field, Dr. Kanta Kumar, (Lecturer at the University of Birmingham), have wanted to be able to provide a tailored service and support for the UK South Asian population. One of NRAS's long term strategic aims is to make our services more visible, relevant and accessible to those who need them most…
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Coronavirus Shielding: Advice for re-joining the world
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This blog post from the HMSA’s Occupational Therapist, Jo Southall, provides an overview of strategies to deal with the not entirely comfortable idea of returning to an uncertain world when you’ve been shielding for some time, and is packed with ideas about how to ease that transition. Jo is responsible for team wellbeing at the HMSA…
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What to expect from your osteopathic appointment
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The Institute of Osteopathy has issued an information video about what patients can expect when visiting an osteopath during COVID-19. The video highlights the steps the osteopathic profession have taken to ensure patients can be confident that steps have been taken to keep them COVID safe.…
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2020 Backcare Awareness Week
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The 2020 Backcare Awareness Week will run from 5-9 October 2020. The theme for this year’s campaign is Back Pain in Nursing.
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The Good Boost
Home App
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Good Boost is a social enterprise which transforms public swimming pools into therapeutic spaces for people living with MSK conditions. We create individually-tailored aquatic rehabilitation programmes using AI-powered software on waterproof tablets.…
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Gym Group Charity of the month
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ARMA is pleased to have been made charity of the month by Gym Group for September. Everyone joining Gym Group during this month will be invited to make a donation to ARMA to support our work on improving services for people with MSK conditions.
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The Doctor Will Zoom You Now
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The Doctor Will Zoom You Now was a rapid, qualitative research study designed to understand the patient experience of remote and virtual consultations. The report makes recommendations for both patients and healthcare professionals for getting the most out of a remote healthcare experience.
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Remote consultations and the use of technology offer some great opportunities to make significant improvements to general practice, hospital outpatient and community appointments, but making the most of this opportunity means understanding the patient experience.…
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NICE: Chronic Primary Pain draft guideline
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Consultation deadline:
14 September 2020
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A new draft guideline, Chronic pain in over 16s: assessment and management, published by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is open for consultation until 14 September 2020. The consultation recommends that people over 16 should not be offered medication to manage chronic primary pain, including opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, benzodiazepines, local anaesthetic/corticosteroid combinations, paracetamol, ketamine and corticosteroids.…
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ESCAPE-pain: using education and exercise to support people with chronic joint pain
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Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH) has worked with ESCAPE-pain and the Health Innovation Network to develop two e-learning resources, aimed at helping healthcare professionals and exercise instructors understand the principles behind the ESCAPE-pain programme – facilitating group education and exercise sessions for people living with chronic joint pain and learning how the programme may be implemented in their organisation.…
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What questions would you like to see answered by psoriatic arthritis research?
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The British Psoriatic Arthritis Consortium is working with the James Lind Alliance to run a priority setting partnership (PSP). The aim is to create a national top-10 list of research priorities for psoriatic arthritis. They want ideas and thoughts from people with different experiences and backgrounds: those with psoriatic arthritis, their families, carers and clinicians.
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The survey has now been open for two months, and 228 surveys have been completed. You can read information on who has completed the survey so far in the survey’s update document.…
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ARMA Calendar
| 7 Sep 2020 |
SOMM MSc Musculoskeletal Medicine induction |
| 7-13 Sep 2020 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 2020 |
| 9 Sep 2020 |
FSEM Examination in Sport and Exercise Medicine Part One |
| 14 Sep 2020 |
NICE Chronic Primary pain guideline consultation closes |
| 15-25 Sep 2020 |
BOA Virtual Congress 2020, member-only event |
| 18 Sep 2020 |
Aspiring to Excellence 2020 applications close *Deadline extended* |
| 18 Sep 2020 |
Early Bird Discount ends for Working Together conference |
| 21 Sep 2020, 7-8pm |
TWEETCHAT ‘Power to the people’ – Coproducing MSK #MSKCoPro |
| 26 Sep 2020 |
NRAS Gathering, Edinburgh (p'poned from June) |
| 3 Oct 2020, 7pm |
Dancing on the Rusty Brown Carpet, a play adapted for Zoom |
| 4 Oct 2020, 4pm |
Dancing on the Rusty Brown Carpet, a play adapted for Zoom |
| 5-9 Oct 2020 |
2020 Backcare Awareness Week |
| 9 Oct 2020, 12.30–1.30pm |
Webinar: Women and Axial Spondyloarthritis: diagnosis and management |
| 12 Oct 2020 |
Annual ARMA Lecture, London |
| 12-20 Oct 2020 |
Bone and Joint Week |
| 6 Nov 2020 |
Wear Purple for JIA Day (p'poned from June) |
| 12-13 Nov 2020 |
PCRMM Society Conference online |
| 25 Nov 2020 |
Health and Inactivity 2020 conference, RSM |
| 30 Nov 2020 |
ARMA conference Working Together |
| 9 Jan 2021 |
BOA Ortho Update Course 2021 |
| 21 Apr 2021 |
FSEM-NCSEM Joint Conference, Sheffield (p'poned from 2020) |
| 28-30 June 2021 |
Bone Research Society Annual Meeting (p'poned from 2020) |
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