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ARMA Newsletter June 2021
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Equality, diversity and inclusion
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One of the priorities identified by our members for 2021 was health inequalities. We’ve recently begun discussing how this relates to MSK and what ARMA and our members might be able to do. In the course of discussions, I’ve discovered a few things which have surprised and shocked me. For instance, some newly qualified MSK professionals are choosing not to work in the NHS because of the level of racism they have experienced in NHS settings. And people in areas of deprivation wait longer for joint replacement surgery than those in less deprived areas. …
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Guest blog: Supporting people living with long term pain
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What does the recent NICE guidance mean for pain clinics in this country?
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Personal view from Alf Collins, Clinical Director for Personalised Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement
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The recently published NICE guidance re: chronic pain management has enjoyed a mixed reception. The purpose of the guidance is to improve the lives of people living with long term pain by improving the quality of pain management services across the NHS but many commentators, patient groups and national professional bodies have not been slow to criticise it, citing that implementation could lead to significant patient harm. So what does the guidance tell us that we didn’t already know?
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BestMSK Health Update webinar
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BestMSK Health Collaborative Update and Futures Launch,
Monday 7 June 2021 5.00pm – 6.30pm
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Building on the BestMSK Health Collaborative launch event in February, this webinar will share key programme updates on musculoskeletal (MSK) including progress from clinical workstream leads and next steps.
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The webinar will explore how we intend to work with your teams, our stakeholders and partners in the future and will launch BestMSK Future NHS Platform which will be the main point for our communication and engagement with our stakeholders and partners.
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There will be opportunities for feedback and to influence how we move forward in a collaborative way.
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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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School toolkit for hypermobility support
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School toolkit launched to support pupils with hypermobility-related disorders
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The Ehlers-Danlos Support UK (EDS UK) and the Hypermobility Syndromes Association (HMSA) have together launched an online toolkit for schools to support pupils with hypermobility-related disorders. The new website aims to provide school staff with simple information about symptomatic hypermobility and the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and how they may affect primary and secondary pupils at school. It emphasises that the conditions affect children and young people in different ways and often, simple, low-cost adjustments can make a big difference.…
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New Bone Health Accreditation Scheme from ROS
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The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) has launched a new Bone Health Accreditation Scheme, which is aiming to help people to make good choices for their bones by displaying a ‘Bone Health Approved’ logo on products. A wide range of products and services can now apply to the use the logo on their packaging and marketing materials, including foods, beverages, supplements and living aids. ROS bone health experts will then assess the claims that a product is making about bone health, and once approved, organisations can use the logo to show that their product or service is good for bones.…
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Integrated Care Systems webinar
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NOA webinar: Integrated Care Systems (ICS): the new world of musculoskeletal care (part 1)
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The National Orthopaedic Alliance will host the next in its webinar series on 16 June at 1pm. The session will focus on ICSs in relation to the MSK pathway. Speakers include National Clinical Director MSK NHSE/I Andrew Bennet and Senior Responsible Office for the Integrated Care System for North Central London Rob Hurd.
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For further details and to register visit the NOA website.
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NOA wellbeing workshops
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Outcomes data in orthopaedics
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The latest NOA guest blog post by Rebecca Lafferty, national PROMS network co-ordinator and outcomes manager (Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) looks at outcomes data collection in orthopaedics and outlines her personal experience of outcomes pathways and processes. Outcomes data collection can mean different things to different people.…
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Recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in inflammatory arthritis
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NRAS' National Patient Champion Ailsa Bosworth is the joint convenor (with Elena Nikiphorou, King’s) and a senior author of the paper entitled ‘2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis’ published in the Annuls of Rheumatic Disease last week. These important recommendations come at a crucial time when rheumatology teams are reviewing how they deliver patient-centred care going forward…
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BOA Annual Congress 2021 opens to general registration
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General registration for the BOA Annual Congress 2021 opened on Monday 24 May. Early Bird registration is now closed.
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The Congress will be held for the first time at P&J Live, The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA). It will be one of the largest annual gatherings of trauma and orthopaedics professionals in the UK and hopefully one of the first live events since the start of the pandemic.…
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The COP proposes solution to foot surgery waiting lists
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As the waiting lists continue to rise there are challenges in managing the surgical workload created from pausing services during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Foot and ankle complications arise in 30% of the population and surgical intervention can give an immediate solution to many as well as providing an alternative intervention for those receiving continued conservative care. Podiatric surgery has been established as a specialist service for over 40 years and can assist in providing a cost-effective solution for reducing elective foot surgery waiting times.…
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Manual for Movement from the BCA
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New consumer research from the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) reveals that 52% of people across the UK are planning to use digital fitness solutions to stay fit and healthy as lockdown restrictions lift. Conducted with OnePoll, the research explored the step change in the habits and routines of 5000 people across the UK regarding their physical health and wellbeing beyond the immediate effects of the pandemic. The survey-based study revealed that 52% of people across the UK are planning to use digital fitness solutions …
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The BCA begins major strategic repositioning
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Throughout its 95 years, the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has taken the lead in both establishing chiropractic and shaping the profession in the UK. The Association’s direction has always been driven by the needs of the profession with a view to the future; always for the benefit of its practitioners and their patients. After changes to the senior leadership team two years ago, the Association is now at the point where establishing a new strategic position will be paramount in moving forward in its development.…
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Post-viral fatigue after COVID
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It is estimated that one in 10 people still have symptoms 12 weeks after falling ill with COVID-19. Experts at BASRAT have compiled this infographic to aid recovery from Long COVID and post-viral fatigue.
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The infographic includes the latest knowledge and input from Graduate Sport Rehabilitators working with COVID patients. The content and terminology has been tailored to help patients and reinforce confidence that the fatigue they experience is manageable and treatable.
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PCRMM Annual Conference
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Supporting Primary Care and introducing the new FSEM/PCRMM Diploma
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Following the success of last year’s conference format and the ongoing uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, we will again be running a two-day online conference on the 18/19 November 2021. Save the date!
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The conference is aimed at all GPs, GPwERs in MSK and rheumatology, FCPs, nurse practitioners and other AHPs working in primary care.…
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Psychologically-informed Practice for Health Professionals webinar
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The Health Innovation Network is hosting a webinar on Psychologically-informed Practice for Health Professionals, sharing learning from their recent work. Therapeutic Interactions and Person-centred Care Skills (TIPS) is an innovative and evidence-based training and supervision package for physiotherapists and other health professionals working with patients presenting with pain.…
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MSK health course: a public health approach from PHE
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A course developed and delivered by Public Health England’s leading experts on musculoskeletal health. This course is for anyone who is interested in learning about the importance of maintaining good musculoskeletal health, and how conditions can be detected early and prevented. A free online course hosted by FutureLearn.
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Warwick study of mental defeat in chronic pain (WITHIN study)
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Do you have chronic pain? Volunteers are needed to take part in psychological research which aims to help explain distress and disability in chronic pain. The WITHIN Study is funded by the Medical Research Council and is investigating to what extent mental defeat explains variations in pain severity, distress, and disability in the long term in patients with chronic pain.…
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Pain Alliance Europe Chronic Pain Survey
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The Pain Alliance Europe is inviting people with chronic pain or their caregivers to take part in their 2021 survey on diagnosis and treatment. It’s available in 15 languages.
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This is a second version of the survey The Pain Alliance Europe conducted in 2017. It will compare the responses from four years ago with the situation now, to see if there have been improvements over time.…
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ESCAPE Pain secures future with partnership
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A new partnership between the Health Innovation Network (HIN) and Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) has secured the future of the award-winning ESCAPE-pain programme, which helps people with knee, hip and back pain. The ESCAPE-pain programme, which stands for Enabling Self-Management and Coping with Arthritic Pain using Exercise (ESCAPE), was developed by Professor Mike Hurley…
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ARMA Calendar
| 3 June 2021, 13:00 |
NASS Facebook Live: Relaxation and Meditation for axial SpA |
| 5 June 2021 |
SOMM Diploma in MSK Medicine Top-Up day via Zoom |
| 7 June 2021, 5pm |
Webinar: Best MSKHealth Collaborative Update and Futures Launch |
| 8 June 2021 |
PCRMM-FSEM MSK Diploma online |
| 14 June 2021, 7pm |
Webinar - Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB) annual report - live launch |
| 14-18 June 2021 |
#WearPurpleForJIA Wellbeing Week |
| 16 June 2021, 13:00 |
NOA Integrated Care Systems webinar, part 1 |
| 16 June 2021, 13:00 |
NASS Facebook Live: Managing other conditions with axial SpA |
| 17 June 2021, 13:30 |
HIN webinar: Psychologically informed Practice for Health Professionals |
| 18 June 2021 |
SOMM Diploma in MSK Medicine Top-Up day via Zoom |
| 19 June 2021 |
Psoriasis Association Annual Conference |
| 21 June 2021 |
NRAS Facebook Live: Arthritis Gloves – do they work? |
| 23 June 2021, 7pm |
NOA Wellbeing Workshop: Spotting & Preventing Burnout |
| 30 June 2021, 13:00 |
NASS Facebook Live: Managing your axial SpA in the Summer months |
| 30 June 2021 |
NRAS Foot Health and Rheumatoid Arthritis (Rheum Zoom) |
| 8 July 2021, 13:00 |
NASS Facebook Live: What is the Gold Standard Programme? |
| 21 July 2021, 12:00 |
NASS Facebook Live: Therapeutic Tai Chi for axial SpA session |
| 21 July 2021 |
NRAS Cardiovascular Risks and Rheumatoid Arthritis (Rheum Zoom) |
| 27 July 2021, 13:00 |
NASS Facebook Live: Foot health in axial SpA |
| 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 |
| 4-8 Oct 2021 |
BackCare Awareness Week |
| 16 Oct 2021 |
World Spine Day |
| 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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