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ARMA Newsletter May 2021
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Ride the wave
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There’s been an optimistic feel to ARMA in the last week. A big part of this is down to our first ever virtual annual lecture. “Great lecture and discussion. As a patient I feel much more positive after listening to this!” said one person in the chat. Andrew Bennett opened the lecture with an update on the Best MSK Health Collaborative. This was followed by a wide ranging panel discussion on partnership with Public Health, Health Education and people living with MSK conditions.
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The discussion touched on issues including coproduction, the importance of wider system working for prevention and the need to tackle inequalities. Any one of these could have made a lecture in themselves. If you missed the lecture you can view the recording online.
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Guest blog: The value of charity coalitions
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by Charlotte Augst, Chief Executive, National Voices
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If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that the NHS cannot succeed on its own. Whether it’s people’s behaviours around masks or hygiene, the contribution of volunteers to keeping people safe and connected, or partnerships with communities and their organisations to reach people who might otherwise lose out on services (such as the vaccine) – the NHS needs partners.…
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Key MSK COVID-19 resources
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ARMA continues to keep its COVID-19 resources page up to date.
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NOA webinar: Using technology to scale up orthopaedic recovery
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The National Orthopaedic Alliance’s next webinar, Using Technology to Scale up Orthopaedic Recovery, takes place on 12 May at 1pm. The session will focus on delivering at scale to alleviate the orthopaedic backlog as well as explore how technology is helping us to work faster. Speakers will look at digital tools…
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BOA Annual Congress 2021 - abstracts close 7th May
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Under the theme of tackling infection, the BOA Annual Congress will take place 21st-24th September 2021 at P&J Live, The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA). The programme will include the BOA keynote lectures, plenary speakers and an update from the BOA President Bob Handley on his Presidential year.…
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NRAS #WearPurpleForJIA – Wellbeing week
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The last year has been a difficult one for most children so NRAS will be having a #WearPurpleForJIA Wellbeing Week on 14th-18th June. Each day during the week children and young people with JIA will be offered wellbeing classes including art, yoga, photography, dance and a relaxation/mental health class.…
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Osteopathic Awareness Week 2021
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Osteopathic Awareness Week to tackle habits leading to ‘Lockdown back’ and ‘Tech neck'.
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The Institute of Osteopathy will be running an awareness campaign, 2 – 9 May 2021, to promote good habits to tackle the issues that have led to what is now commonly called ‘Lockdown back’ and ‘Tech neck’.
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The Move Better campaign will provide a range of advice for people to move better and so improve both their physical and mental health. To follow ‘Osteopathy for Health’ on Facebook or Instagram, visit iOsteopathy.org/movebetter.
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New AHP student placement project
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An innovation in Allied Health Professions (AHP) student placements has begun in which osteopathic clinics at the undergraduate institutions provide observation opportunities for other AHP students. This Health Education England initiative, facilitated by the Institute of Osteopathy, provides a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary working amongst the next generation of AHPs for the further benefit of patient care.
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New CCAA Award Badges
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The CCAA launched their new award badge scheme in April, which is designed to support families coping with a child/young person with a paediatric rheumatic condition and/or uveitis. Siblings in the family are also eligible and CCAA has even designed a badge with them in mind. Anyone (family, friends, teachers, healthcare professionals, sports coaches, neighbours etc.) can nominate a child …
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SOMM Diploma, FCP MSK roadmap
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SOMM’s Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine plus a Top-Up Day has been accredited as Stage 1 of the Health Education England (HEE) FCP Roadmap. This is exciting news for those applying for, or currently in, a role that involves first contact practice in primary care. SOMM’s one-day Top-Up Day is specifically designed for those who have successfully completed the SOMM Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine …
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Tackling Inequalities fund update
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Versus Arthritis has been successful in accessing £250,000 top-up funding from Sport England’s Tackling Inequalities Fund. This fund will be made available to organisations in England to help support people with long-term health conditions to get active. Versus Arthritis has teamed up with Sport England to help distribute £250,000 grants from their ‘Tackling Inequalities’ fund …
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Implementing patient-initiated follow-up in rheumatology
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New guidance on implementing patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) in adult rheumatology services is now available. For clinicians, service managers and commissioners the guidance will support the appropriate, safe and sustainable implementation and delivery of PIFU for people with rheumatological conditions who are under the care of adult rheumatology services.
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You can find the guidance on NHS England and NHS Improvement FutureNHS websites…
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Place-based partnerships report from the King's Fund
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The way NHS services are delivered is changing. Part of this is the development of place-based partnerships which will cover a geographical area smaller than an integrated care system (ICS). These will play a key role in integrating care and improving population health, which needs to happen more locally. The King’s Fund has produced a report on place-based partnerships to outline how this is happening and to provide local health and care leaders with a set of principles to support their approach to working at place.…
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LJMU chronic pain experiences survey
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Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) are aiming to understand chronic pain experiences in and out of the UK’s current lockdown. Individuals are invited to participate in the survey.
Title of Project: Locked-down: Differences in Chronic Pain Experience
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Researcher: Dr David Moore and Bethany Donaghy, School of Psychology
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The study will take 20 minutes to complete…
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Survey 2: PSP Psoriatic Arthritis
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The British Psoriatic Arthritis Consortium is working with the James Lind Alliance to run a priority setting partnership (PSP), looking to create a national 'top 10' list of research priorities for psoriatic arthritis. Following the first PSP survey in June 2020, the process moves to identifying the questions that are the most important to people who live and work with psoriatic arthritis. This is a unique opportunity for you to have your say in psoriatic arthritis research.
Start the survey now.
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ARMA Calendar
| 2–9 May 2021 |
Osteopathic Awareness Week |
| 7 May 2021 |
BOA Congress closes to abstracts |
| 12 May 2021, 1pm |
NOA webinar: Using Technology to Scale up Orthopaedic Recovery |
| 15 May 2021 |
The Gathering – NRAS Scottish Patient event via Zoom |
| 23 May 2021 |
BOA’s Annual Congress members' early bird registration closes |
| 5 June 2021 |
SOMM Diploma in MSK Medicine Top-Up day via Zoom |
| 8 June 2021 |
PCRMM-FSEM MSK Diploma online |
| 14-18 June 2021 |
#WearPurpleForJIA Wellbeing Week |
| 18 June 2021 |
SOMM Diploma in MSK Medicine Top-Up day via Zoom |
| 19 June 2021 |
Psoriasis Association Annual Conference |
| 30 July 2021 |
Arthritis and long-term MSK Welsh Govt. consultation ends |
| 13–18 Sept 2021 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week |
| 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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