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ARMA Newsletter October 2021
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Collaboration is for life
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This month sees Bone and Joint Week and I am looking forward to cutting the ribbon at our virtual launch event and declaring the week open. It’s a week of celebration of the importance of musculoskeletal health and its role in enabling us to live independent healthy lives. It’s a chance of all of us to come together and celebrate the role we play in promoting good MSK health and support for those with MSK conditions. All of us, those living with MSK conditions, professionals and patient organisations must be partners if we are to realise ARMA’s vision.
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Guest blog: Best MSK Health for London
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What is the roadmap for improving musculoskeletal health in London?
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Personal view from Ian Bernstein, Clinical Director for Musculoskeletal Health, NHS England and NHS Improvement, London Region.
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The Best MSK Health collaborative at NHS England brings together providers and people with lived experience to “enable best MSK health for all”. The programme formally launched in February 2021 as we were riding the second COVID wave; and the timing is significant.…
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Join the BJW online launch event and panel discussion
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We’re holding an online event to launch Bone and Joint Week:
‘What can help MSK health nationally, regionally and locally, now more than ever?’
12 October at 12.30pm-1.45pm
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We know that good musculoskeletal health means better wellbeing for individuals and communities, but with the challenges on the system and its workforce, how can we accomplish this? Join us for this fast-moving discussion of key points of what can help. The event marks the start of Bone and Joint Week 2021. It’s aimed at commissioners, service managers and anyone wanting to improve pain and MSK services in the NHS, public health and local communities; ICS MSK leads, public health professionals and clinicians, link workers; anyone involved in implementing the Best MSK Health programme, local authorities and ARMA members.
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- Sue Brown, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) CEO
- Andrew Bennett, NCD MSK Conditions NHSE/I
- Liz Lingard, Transformation Lead (North East & Yorkshire), NHSE/I
- Sarah Morton, Head of Therapies Gloucestershire Health and Care NHSFT and Chief AHP Gloucestershire ICS
- Dr Jane Taylor, lived experience of MSK, chair/member of a number of charity committees for people with MSK conditions
Registration and event information
Register in advance for this meeting and see the event information:
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Webinar - The role of patient organisations in rheumatology
The recently published GIRFT report on rheumatology makes a series of recommendations for changes which would improve patient experience and patient outcomes. ARMA believes that patient organisations could play a much greater role in supporting these changes than the report indicates. In this webinar, the chief executives of two patient organisations outline their vision of the place of patient organisations and how putting their organisations at the heart of the system can help deliver improved services and relieve the pressure on staff.
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This webinar has been sponsored by AbbVie. AbbVie has had no input into the content of the webinar.
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Register here for the webinar:
‘The role of patient organisations in rheumatology and implementing the GIRFT rheumatology report’
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Watch the recordings of past webinars including the recent ‘Services to Support People to Live Well with 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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Join us in December to hear from some great speakers on topics such as the impact of Long COVID on MSK services, the role of private practitioners in community MSK Health, Co-production: how to do it well, and the newly appointed National Clinical Specialist Advisor in MSK, Health Psychologist Chloe Stewart.
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There will be two very different perspectives on prevention, from global and visionary to practical and local, as well as discussion of the role of place and ICS in MSK transformation.
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Come to be inspired, to pick up new ideas you can apply in your work and to network with peers and leading policy makers. Recordings will be available afterwards if you can’t make the full day.
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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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Members' news
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Psoriasis Awareness Week
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This year’s Psoriasis Awareness Week begins on Friday 29 October (World Psoriasis Day) and runs until Thursday 4 November. The theme for 2021 will focus on lifestyle changes that people who are living with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis can make to better manage their condition, including diet and exercise.
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My As My Life Live session dates
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My AS, My Life is a resource hub from NASS to help you build the confidence and skills you need for those times when you have to manage your axial SpA (AS) condition on your own. It includes self-management guides, videos, blogs and links to a whole range of issues covering both your physical and mental health. Each event will be hosted live…
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SMILE has launched
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NRAS is proud to announce the launch of the first programme on their new e-learning platform – SMILE-RA. SMILE is a unique and engaging e-learning experience for people with RA, and families who want to understand more about RA, its treatments and how to support their loved one. It will also be a useful resource for health professionals…
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BackCare Awareness Week
4-8 October 2021
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"Putting our backs into it…"
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With an estimated 540 million people in the world suffering with low back pain at any one time, It remains one of the leading causes of years lived with disability, and the biggest single cause of disability on the planet today.
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It will therefore come as no surprise that it is also the largest cause of work absences, accounting for more than 12 million days lost every year in the UK, alone. Back pain presents a major challenge to health systems and employers alike, and costs the NHS and the UK economy billions of pounds every year. It leaves those suffering with back injury in pain.
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Discussing the value of private physiotherapy
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Physio First gets face-to-face with international colleagues to talk about value.
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Physio First, the professional network of the CSP representing physios working in private practice, attended a hybrid meeting in September alongside representatives from private practices in 17 different countries.
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IPPTA is the subgroup of World Physiotherapy that represents the interests of private practitioners in members’ countries. In Helsinki, Finland, the focus for the business meeting was to concentrate one of the main IPPTA strategic goals, which is “to help private physiotherapy organisations help their members to determine and compete on quality and evidenced based value.”
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The 2021 PCRMM Annual Conference - Registration is now open
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“Rheumatology and Beyond in Primary Care”
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The PCRMM Society is delighted to let you know that the programme for the upcoming virtual conference "Rheumatology and Beyond in Primary Care" is now available and tickets are now on sale. After the success of last year’s conference, this promises to be an event that will enlighten, educate and also entertain you all! Talks will include “Paediatric Rheumatology”, “Improving the diagnosis of SpA” and a joint injection session, amongst many more…
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ARMA joining the BCA Conference 2021 to connect, share and develop
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BCA Conference 2021
Saturday 6 November 2021
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Following the positive feedback received from members, sponsors and the public, the British Chiropractic Association is delighted to invite chiropractors and other MSK professionals to join another fun, dynamic and accessible virtual conference experience.
The BCA has put together a comprehensive programme which consists of a minimum of seven hours of CPD (live and on-demand).…
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NOA Annual Members' Conference
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The NOA will host its first ever Annual Members' Conference on 20 October 2021 in Birmingham. The event is free to attend for staff from NOA member organisations and will be an exciting, action packed day including two main lecture theatres as well as an exhibition and research/audit presentation room. Highlights include:
Orthopaedic society presidents panel discussion chaired by Mr Peter Kay;
National Clinical Director for MSK Conditions presentation on promoting life-long musculoskeletal health within all communities…
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Orthopaedic Quality Improvement Learning Forum
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Orthopaedic Quality Improvement (including Clinical Audit) Network (OQICAN) Learning Forum
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The next OQICAN forum takes place on 30 November 2021 from 12pm – 1:30pm and will feature presentations from: Viraj Gandbhir, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHSFT who will present on the COVID status of all patients undergoing elective surgery; and Rachel Baumber, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHST who will present on six and 12 month quality of life following hip and knee revision arthroplasty.
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NOA's COVID Recovery webinar series
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Webinar recording: Update on Orthopaedic COVID-19 Recovery
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The latest NOA webinar took place on 15 September 2021. The session included a powerful presentation from orthopaedic patient, Val Harvey, who has shared her journey throughout the pandemic with the NOA and joined the webinar for an update. Paul Jenkins, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Scottish Committee for Orthopaedic and Trauma (SCOT) looked at how COVID-19 has impacted orthopaedic services in Scotland.…
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Edgar Stene Prize 2022 competition
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The late Edgar Stene, who had severe ankylosing spondylitis, was a great promoter of co-operation between doctors, patients and community workers. The EULAR Edgar Stene Prize Competition runs yearly in his memory and honour. First prize is EUR 1,000 and the winner will be invited to attend the EULAR Congress in 2022. Second prize is EUR 700 …
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Spotlight on... Elective care
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Building back inclusively
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The NHS Confederation has published a briefing on Building back inclusively: Radical approaches to tackling the elective backlog. There is evidence suggesting that waiting lists have grown more rapidly in more deprived areas during the pandemic. There are good reasons to believe that the current approach to elective care, whereby patients are treated in the order they present for care, exacerbates inequalities and worsens health outcomes.
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Patiently Waiting
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Independent Age, a charity for those in later life, has launched a new report titled ‘Patiently waiting: Older people’s experiences of waiting for surgery’. The report highlights the challenges for older people in England waiting for surgical procedures, and the impact waiting has on their mental, emotional and physical health. It also features what older people would like in terms of support and information as they wait for surgery.
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Panorama NHS: Wait or Pay
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The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has hit a record high of 5.61 million, as the NHS struggles to clear the growing backlog of cases caused by COVID-19. In a BBC Panorama programme on 27 September, Victoria Derbyshire met some of those on the waiting list and heard about the profound effects it is having on their lives.
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ARMA Calendar
| 4-8 Oct 2021 |
BackCare Awareness Week |
| 6 Oct 2021, 2pm |
VA Core Skills in MSK Care course Session 4 |
| 12 Oct 2021, 12:30pm |
BJW virtual launch: What can help MSK health? |
| 14 Oct 2021, 1pm |
NASS Facebook Live Foot health for people with axial SpA |
| 16 Oct 2021 |
World Spine Day |
| 12-20 Oct 2021 |
Bone and Joint Week |
| 20 Oct 2021, 12pm |
NASS Facebook Live Pilates for axial SpA ‘improver’ |
| 22 Oct 2021, 12:30pm |
Webinar: The role of patient organisations - GIRFT |
| 26 Oct 2021, 10am |
NASS Facebook Live Relaxation session |
| 29 Oct 2021 |
World Psoriasis Day |
| 29 Oct – 4 Nov 2021 |
Psoriasis Awareness Week 2021 |
| 30 Oct 2021 |
NICE Interventional Procedures patient q'aire closes |
| 3 Nov 2021, 1pm |
NASS Facebook Live Acupuncture for pain |
| 6 Nov 2021 |
British Chiropractic Association Annual Conference (virtual) |
| 10 Nov 2021, 1pm |
NASS Facebook Live: Looking after your axial SpA in the winter |
| 17 Nov 2021, 1pm |
NOA COVID-19 Recovery webinar: Prioritisation and Harms |
| 17 Nov 2021 6pm |
NASS Facebook Live HIIT exercise session |
| 18-19 Nov 2021 |
The PCRMM Annual Conference |
| 24 Nov 2021, 1pm |
NASS Facebook Live Women and axial SpA |
| 30 Nov 2021, 12pm |
NOA/OQICAN Orthopaedic Quality Improvement forum |
| 2 Dec 2021 |
Edgar Stene Prize closing date |
| 15 Mar 2022 |
Edgar Stene Prize winner announcement |
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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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