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ARMA Newsletter April 2021

Delivering the Best MSK Health

CEO update: Promoting MSK health
by Sue Brown, CEO ARMA
I write this one year after the first lockdown was announced. It’s been a year of extremes, from the devastating number of deaths to the incredible success of the vaccination programme. For me personally it has been a year of being proud of the community that ARMA exists to represent and support. It has been a year of incredible collaboration and connection.
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Guest blog: A New Deal for Prevention

Guest blog: a New Deal for Prevention
by Sebastian Rees, Researcher, Reform.
At Reform, we’ve long advocated for prevention to be central to any proposals for building a healthier Britain. Tackling the drivers of ill health early reduces demand on health care services further down the line, easing pressures on our already strained system. Far more importantly, averting or delaying the development of preventable conditions allows people to live for longer in better health. If the goal of our health system is to help people build happier, healthier lives, prevention must remain a priority.
Earlier this year, we partnered with MSD to produce A New Deal for Prevention
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You are invited to the virtual ARMA Lecture

You are invited to the virtual ARMA Lecture

Partnerships for Best MSK Health - ARMA Annual Lecture 2021
When: 6pm, Monday 19 April 2021
Registration: online
We are delighted to introduce our 2021 virtual annual lecture. The event, ‘Partnership and Best MSK Health’, will be introduced by Andrew Bennett, NHS National Clinical Director of MSK…
Read more and register

Workforce planning chart for MSK service providers

The launch of NHS England’s Best MSK Health programme gives the population’s musculoskeletal health in England a focus and priority like never before, and much needed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A multidisciplinary, diverse and dynamic NHS workforce will be key to supporting people to good musculoskeletal health especially in an era when COVID-19 fast-tracked collaboration, working with and across boundaries and along pathways based upon the needs of the person…
See the Workforce planning chart
Workforce planning chart for MSK service providers
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Welcome to our newest members

In March two organisations applied to join ARMA. The Physiotherapy Pain Association and CCAA Kids with Arthritis. Both will bring specialist expertise from a new perspective to our work and we look forward to working with them.

Key MSK COVID-19 resources

ARMA continues to keep its COVID-19 resources page up to date.
See key resources at the ARMA COVID-19 resources page.

Members' news

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New Diploma in MSK Medicine

Tues 8 June 2021 - delivered online
Applications are now open from doctors and allied health professionals for a new Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine that sets the standard for MSK knowledge across the entire breadth of community care. Developed jointly by the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (UK) and the Primary Care Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine Society (PCRMM)…
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PSA Annual Conference 2021

The Psoriasis Association's Annual Conference will take place on Saturday 19 June 2021. The decision has been made to hold it online via Zoom, and it will be free to attend. The Conference's keynote speaker has been confirmed as Catherine Smith, Consultant Dermatologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and a leading expert in psoriasis. Details of how to register and a full agenda will be announced shortly – save the date in your calendar!
See Conference poster
Foot Health Week 2021

Foot Health Week 2021

Foot Health Week is approaching fast - 12-18 April 2021.
The focus of FHW will be to highlight to the public that podiatry services are open and available for use.
There have been many changes in service provision as podiatry staff support the wider COVID-19 workforce to provide care in vaccination centres, wound care and nursing. As the roadmap to recover from the pandemic unfolds, podiatry services in MSK return to normal …
Read more on the RCPod website.
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PCRMM Annual Conference

The PCRMM Annual Conference 2021 Supporting Primary Care and introducing the new FSEM/PCRMM Diploma
18 - 19 November 2021
The conference is aimed at all GPs, GPwERs in MSK and rheumatology, FCPs, nurse practitioners and other AHPs working in primary care. The programme promises to be as informative as last year’s event.
Details of the Conference content are available now.
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Forthcoming PCRMM webinars

PCRMM will be running a series of webinars throughout the year on a variety of subjects. The Society is committed to education and the dissemination of knowledge to help those involved in MSK care improve that care, their own education and generally to promote new findings and advancements.
To this end, PCRMM has put together a series of webinars, led by knowledgeable speakers and experts in their field, on a range of interesting and relevant topics…
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The College becomes the Royal College of Podiatry

The College becomes the Royal College of Podiatry

The College of Podiatry has been renamed as the Royal College of Podiatry (RCPod) after being granted permission to use the title by Her Majesty The Queen. The RCPod is the professional body for podiatry and represents 10,000 members in the United Kingdom and internationally. Permission to use the Royal title is granted by The Queen, who acts on advice provided to her by her ministers. Use of the royal title or any personal title is granted sparingly.…
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BOA Annual Congress 2021 - abstracts now open

Under the theme of 'Tackling Infection', the 2021 BOA Congress will take place 21–24 September 2021 at P&J Live, The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA).
The BOA is pleased to announce that abstract submissions are now open and will close on Friday 7 May 2021.
Please note: you do not have to be a BOA member to submit an abstract.
Read about Early Bird registration
New report shows quality in osteopathic practice

New report shows quality in osteopathic practice

The Quality in Osteopathic Practice report collates information on patient experience, evidence, impact, training and regulation of osteopathic practice in the UK.
It provides a concise and evidence-informed view of the profession and how osteopaths can potentially support wider health and social care services across the UK.
Read more here on the iO website.
NOA Practical Pain Management in Orthopaedics webinar

NOA webinar: Practical pain management in orthopaedics

On 7 April 2021 at 1pm, the NOA will host a webinar focused on Practical Pain Management in Orthopaedics. We will be joined by Sue Brown, CEO of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance who will highlight issues from the patient’s perspective. Diarmuid Denney from University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will provide tips and tricks of therapy for joint pain.…
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Tackling Inequalities Fund Panel member opportunity

Versus Arthritis has teamed up with Sport England to help distribute £250,000 grants from their ‘Tackling Inequalities’ fund on behalf of the Richmond Group of Charities. The purpose of the fund is to reduce the negative impact of coronavirus and the widening of the inequalities in sport and physical activity through increasing availability of exercise opportunities in local communities.…
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Survey findings from NRAS

Summary of article published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice on 5 January, 2021 “Disease impact of rheumatoid arthritis in patients not treated with advanced therapies; survey findings from the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
Authors: Elena Nikiphorou, Hannah Jacklin, Ailsa Bosworth, Clare Jacklin, Patrick Kiely…
Read the summary here
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HMSA local groups update

HMSA local groups are still meeting virtually and this month's theme is "Hobbies and Achievements." It's where the group get to share what they do for hobbies and explain how they overcome any obstacles with physical restrictions. It’s a bit of a 'show and tell' meeting and it’s always great to see how talented and inventive the participants are!
See the meeting dates for April
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Volunteering at the HMSA

Due to expansion, the Hypermobility Syndromes Association (HMSA) is looking for a number of people in volunteering roles, with everything from administrative support through to fundraising and trustees required.
You can browse and apply for the roles here.

Spotlight on...

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State of health and care report

The NHS Long Term Plan after COVID-19
A new report from IPPR shows the extent to which the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted progress on the NHS Long Term Plan. The report looks at cancer, mental illness, cardiovascular disease and multiple long term conditions, but the findings are equally relevant to MSK services.
The report argues that COVID-19 should not become an excuse for low ambition, and that world-class healthcare must remain the overall goal.…
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Welsh Government MSK consultation

The Welsh Government has released a consultation document: Arthritis and Long-term Musculoskeletal Conditions in adults. This guidance is currently being developed to replace the Welsh Government’s Service Development and Commissioning Directives for Arthritis and Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions.
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NHS job in personalised MSK care

NHS job in personalised MSK care

NHS National Clinical Specialist Advisor in personalised care (MSK)
The NHS is seeking a National Clinical Specialist Advisor in personalised care (MSK). It’s an excellent opportunity to help provide clinical leadership within personalised care and help drive the newly launched NHS #BestMSKhealth strategy.
For details and to apply see the job page on the NHS website.
Edgar Stene Prize Winner

Edgar Stene Prize Winner

Every year, the Edgar Stene Prize is awarded to the person with a rheumatic or musculoskeletal disease (RMD) submitting the best essay describing their individual experience of living with their condition. The winner of the Edgar Stene Prize 2021 writing on the topic, “How digital solutions benefit my life as a person with an RMD”, is Ms Stine Bjørk Brøndum Jefsen from Denmark.…
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ARMA Calendar

1 April 2021, 23:59 NHS National Clinical Specialist Advisor job closes
7 April 2021, 13:00 NOA Webinar: Practical pain management in orthopaedics
12-18 April 2021 Foot Health Week
19 April 2021, 6pm Partnerships for Best MSK Health – ARMA Annual Lecture 2021
20 April 2021 PCRMM-FSEM MSK Diploma applications close
21 April 2021 FSEM-NCSEM Joint Conference, Sheffield (p'poned from 2020)
21 April 2021, 5:30pm NRAS JIA Zoom event: Navigating your Future with inflammatory arthritis
27 April 2021, 7–8.30pm PCRMM webinar - How to translate evidence into practice
7 May 2021 BOA Congress closes to abstracts
15 May 2021 The Gathering – NRAS Scottish Patient event via Zoom
8 June 2021 PCRMM-FSEM MSK Diploma online
19 June 2021 Psoriasis Association Annual Conference
30 July 2021 Arthritis and long-term MSK Welsh Govt. consultation ends
21-24 Sept 2021 BOA Annual Congress 2021
30 Oct 2021 NICE Interventional Procedures patient q'aire closes
18 - 19 Nov 2021 The PCRMM Annual Conference
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Full details can be found on our Become an ARMA Supporter page.
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