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ARMA Newsletter August 2021
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Change is possible
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The NHS England BestMSK Health Collaborative has been making great progress during July. It’s It’s fantastic to see the amount of focus that MSK is getting and the fact that the work is about systems, not individual services. If you haven’t already, I would urge you to sign up to the NHS Futures site so that you can access the resources and see progress. The latest publication is a High Impact Strategy with a series of recommendations spanning primary, secondary and community, and every MSK speciality. This is aimed at anyone in a leadership role in MSK services at any level. You don’t need to wait for this to cascade down to your service. Sign up, take a look and get involved.…
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Guest blog - Pain forecast: building a predictive model of pain
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by Claire Little, PhD researcher at Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, University of Manchester
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People living with arthritis and chronic pain conditions know that pain is a fluctuating and unpredictable symptom. This can cause uncertainty and fear about the future severity of pain. I am working on a project to build a ‘pain forecast’ that would provide predictions of future pain. Like the weather forecast, or economic forecasts, this aims to produce predictions about pain in the near future. This information will allow people to better prepare and manage their daily life and pain.…
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Thinking differently for MSK health
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ARMA virtual conference 2021
Following the success of our virtual conference last year, we will be running this one day event online.
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Musculoskeletal (MSK) services were not realising their potential before the pandemic. As we begin to recover services we have a chance not to go back, but forward to a new way of working – integrated, co-produced, effective. The new NHS England BestMSK Health programme and the planned changes to the NHS give us an opportunity to think differently about how we work across systems to improve the MSK health of the population.
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Join us in December to discuss how we can think differently about prevention, how to coproduce service transformation, social prescribing for MSK, MSK and health equalities and much more.
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Webinar - Services to support people to live well with pain
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17 September 2021, 12.30 – 1.30pm
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Around one person in three experiences chronic pain and for one person in ten that pain significantly interferes with their daily activities. Designing and delivering effective services and support for these people is a significant challenge.
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This webinar will hear from two people who have worked to improve and integrate local pain services. James Watson, Physiotherapy Pain Lead, Integrated MSK and Community Pain Management, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and Mohammad Shoiab, Pain Specialist Physiotherapist/Clinical Lead, Connect Health Pain Services
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This webinar is part of the ARMA pain programme which is funded in-part through a charitable donation from Pfizer Ltd. Pfizer have had no say in the content of the programme.
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Get involved in Bone and Joint Week
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12-20 October 2021
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. Now more than ever, good musculoskeletal health helps our wellbeing get back on track. As we rebuild our activity and how we work, eat and feel, having the best musculoskeletal health helps us live better.
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After more than a year of uncertainly, stress, inactivity, gym and swimming pool closures, weight gain and changed routines, many struggle with their physical and mental health.…
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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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Petition hand-in for joint replacement surgery across all UK governments
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Over the last year Versus Arthritis has been running a petition to promote the campaign for urgent government action to bring down waiting times and ensure people waiting for joint replacement surgery get the support they need. 46,000 people have now signed the petition. On Wednesday 21 July, the Impossible to Ignore petition was submitted to all UK Governments.…
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NASS launches campaign to achieve Gold Standard Time to Diagnosis for Axial SpA
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On 22 June 2021, the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS) launched the Act on Axial SpA campaign. It currently takes an average of 8.5 years to diagnose axial SpA. This is too long, and NASS aims to drive this down this down by introducing the world’s first Gold Standard Time to Diagnosis of just one year.…
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British Chiropractic Association nominated for two Membership Excellence Awards
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The British Chiropractic Association is delighted to share the news with the MSK community that they have been shortlisted for two Memcom membership excellence awards: Best Member Support during COVID-19 (Small Organisation): BCA Team;
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CEO Leadership Award: Tom Mullarkey, MBE…
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Versus Arthritis MSK training
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Webinar: Is it inflammatory arthritis or fibromyalgia syndrome?
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This webinar will help delegates to differentiate between inflammatory arthritis and fibromyalgia. Learn how to identify helpful clues in the history and examination, how to effectively communicate and explain the diagnosis and facilitating self-management.
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Course date: Thursday 19 August, 6-8pm
Cost: £20
Receive 2 CPD points and an attendance certificate…
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Home Games for MSK
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Home Games launched to promote physical activity for people with MSK conditions
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The We Are Undefeatable campaign has launched the Home Games - a virtual event and training schedule modelled on a decathlon – for people living with long-term health conditions to take part in each week. Led by Paralympians Dame Sarah Storey and Lauren Rowles MBE, two teams were taken through 10 weeks of training, culminating in a fun head-to-head competition where participants could see how far they had come.…
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ROS - bone health parliamentary group
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Royal Osteoporosis Society supports APPG on Osteoporosis and Bone Health inquiry into Fracture Liaison Service provision
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The Royal Osteoporosis Society provides the secretariat to the recently established All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Osteoporosis and Bone Health. The APPG was launched in March 2021 and its first act was to open an inquiry into the postcode lottery for access to Fracture Liaison Services (FLS).
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BASRaT edited BJSM issue
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July’s edition of British Journal of Sports Medicine is edited by BASRAT Chief Executive, Steve Aspinall and references ARMA BJSM's July issue is an invaluable read. Edited by BASRaT Chief Executive, Steve Aspinall, Steve focuses on both treating the patient in front of you and the power of language: integrating research into effective clinical practice.…
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BOA Annual Congress general registration
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The BOA Annual Congress will take place 21-24 September 2021.
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The Congress programme will be created around the theme of 'Tackling Infection', with four days of lectures including three days of exhibition being held for the first time at P&J Live, The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA). General registration closes on 5 September 2021 so make sure to book by then to get the best rates, after that a late registration fee will apply.…
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NRAS and University of Oxford Study
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The COVID-19 pandemic has seen organisations of all shapes, sizes and purposes, adapting to changes brought on by the virus. The National Health Service (NHS) is no different and has found itself undergoing dramatic changes, at pace, in its service provision.
One of the major changes introduced very rapidly when the pandemic struck, was the move from face-to-face appointments to remote consultations by phone or video to reduce infection rates.
It seems clear that some of these changes are here to stay…
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New JIA Medicines booklet from NRAS
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NRAS is pleased to announce the launch of their new JIA booklet Medicines in JIA. The focus of this booklet is on the medicines that are used to treat JIA, but it also contains information about what parents and young people with JIA can expect at every stage from diagnosis onwards, showing that medicines are only one part of treatment.
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This booklet was made in close partnership with parents, young people and healthcare professionals …
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NOA events - September, October
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NOA Webinar: COVID-19 Recovery Update
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The next National Orthopaedic Alliance webinar will take place on 15 September at 1pm. The session will be an update on orthopaedic COVID-19 recovery and feature speakers including Paul Jenkins, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Greater Glasgow area.…
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HMSA peer support groups for August
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As you know, the pandemic restrictions have been lifted, but as far as the HMSA group meetings are concerned, HMSA is not ready to risk physical groups as yet, so all local HMSA meetings will still be virtually for a while longer.
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Given the virtual meetings have given so many more people access to this type of support, even when physical meetings do re-start, they will be combined with virtual meetings, so everyone gets a chance to attend.…
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iO – Choose Osteopathy
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Do you know people who are interested in pursuing a career in osteopathy? The Institute of Osteopathy provides the opportunity to discuss available study options with leading osteopathic educational institutions. Have you been thinking about pursuing a career in healthcare? Are you interested in people and how the body works?…
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COVID-19: Life on hold for NHS patients needing musculoskeletal care
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In June 2021 the British Medical Journal online featured an article ‘COVID-19: “Life on hold” for NHS patients needing musculoskeletal care’. The article reported on the effect on the pandemic on people needing musculoskeletal NHS services, tackling NHS backlogs resulting from cancelled primary and secondary care appointments, and the BestMSK Health NHSE programme.
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Have your say on the MSK Advanced Practice and Governance Framework
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Advanced Musculoskeletal (MSK) practice has been developing for many years, playing an integral part within the delivery of health services nationally. MSK practitioners work in diverse settings including emergency, rheumatology, persistent pain, paediatric and therapies, as well as in primary and community care and in MSK secondary care interface services. Skills for Health is inviting feedback on a new core capability framework for MSK Advanced Practice and Governance.…
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ARMA Calendar
| 7 Aug 2021, 2PM |
HMSA peer support group Nottingham |
| 9 Aug 2021 |
NRAS and Uni of Oxford study patient survey closes |
| 14 Aug 2021, 10:30AM |
HMSA peer support group Gateshead |
| 19 Aug 19 2021, 6pm |
Versus Arthritis webinar: Is it inflammatory arthritis or fibromyalgia syndrome? |
| 20 Aug 2021 |
MSK Advanced Practice and Governance Framework survey closes |
| 21 Aug 2021, 2PM |
HMSA peer support group Kent |
| 21 Aug 2021, 2PM |
HMSA peer support group Surrey |
| 28 Aug 2021, 2PM |
HMSA peer support group Nottingham |
| 5 Sept 2021 |
BOA Annual Congress general registration closes |
| 13–18 Sept 2021 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week |
| 15 Sept 2021, 2pm |
VA Core Skills in MSK Care course Session 1 |
| 17-19 Sept 2021 |
CCAA Family Residential Weekend, Peak District |
| 22 Sept 2021, 2pm |
VA Core Skills in MSK Care course Session 2 |
| 21-24 Sept 2021 |
BOA Annual Congress 2021 |
| 29 Sept 2021, 2pm |
VA Core Skills in MSK Care course Session 3 |
| 4-8 Oct 2021 |
BackCare Awareness Week |
| 6 Oct 2021, 2pm |
VA Core Skills in MSK Care course Session 4 |
| 16 Oct 2021 |
World Spine Day |
| 12-20 Oct 2021 |
Bone and Joint Week |
| 30 Oct 2021 |
NICE Interventional Procedures patient q'aire closes |
| 6 Nov 2021 |
British Chiropractic Association Annual Conference (virtual) |
| 18-19 Nov 2021 |
The PCRMM Annual Conference |
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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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