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ARMA Newsletter January 2025
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Not all about hospitals
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It was fantastic to see the launch in December of a new GIRFT programme to support reduction in community MSK waiting times. A funded programme of activity on MSK to work with 17 integrated care systems (ICSs) with the highest waiting lists for elective community MSK services. The focus is to reduce waiting times for a community MSK appointment; to improve access to MSK treatment and support people back to work.
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Pain Toolkit Self-Management Week
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Pain Toolkit is running a Pain & Supported Self-Management Week (PSSM) from 3rd February to 8th February 2025, supporting both patients and clinicians.
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You can find out more information and many straightforward yet impactful ideas to encourage participation on the Pain Toolkit website.
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Arthritis Action Impact Report 2023-24
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Arthritis Action is pleased to share their Impact Report 2023-24, capturing their key achievements over the course of that year. Reaching more people than ever, the charity held over 120 group meetings, events and presentations with more than 9,000 people in attendance. Arthritis Action supported over 200,000 people through their website…
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AHP for the Armed Forces webinar
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Webinar: Allied Health Professions for the Armed Forces Community
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On 4 February 2025, the iO will be showcasing a career as an osteopath, and explaining how your transferable skills and values lend themselves to this long-term sustainable career. The webinar includes the opportunity to watch an osteopath in action…
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Versus Arthritis courses Mar-Apr 2025
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- Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care, Birmingham
- Webinar: Is it inflammatory arthritis or fibromyalgia syndrome?
- Webinar: MSK Bitesize
Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care, Birmingham
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This one day course is useful for Primary Care health professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions. The course focuses on developing the practical skills required in a typical 10-minute consultation…
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FSEM’s Diploma examinations 2025
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The Diploma in Team Care will set the standard for team care knowledge across sport and exercise medicine. Applications open now. Exam sitting: 15th April 2025
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The Diploma in Musculoskeletal Medicine sets the standard for MSK knowledge across the entire breadth of community care.
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Applications open: 13th February 2025
Exam sitting: 20th May 2025
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Excellence in Orthopaedics Awards
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The National Orthopaedic Alliance has announced the long-list for the 2025 NOA Excellence in Orthopaedics Awards. With over 60 entries received from NOA member organisations across four categories, the awards are set to spotlight the achievements within the alliance’s network of orthopaedic providers. The next stage of the awards process involves the judges selecting finalists for each category, with the list published in February. Winners will be announced during the NOA Annual Members’ Conference on 15 May 2025.
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NRAS 3-Year Strategy survey
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The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) is gearing up to launch its groundbreaking three-year strategy in 2025. To make sure this strategy truly reflects the needs and aspirations of those it serves, NRAS teamed up with TwoCan Associates to conduct an insightful survey.
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By gathering the invaluable perspectives of people living with RA and JIA, as well as health professionals, NRAS is ensuring that its future initiatives will be impactful, inclusive, and driven by real-world experiences.
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NRAS Live: Stress Management
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NRAS Live: Stress Management and Autoimmune Conditions webinar
6th Feb 2025, 7:00pm
Online – Zoom
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While stress itself does not directly cause rheumatoid arthritis (RA), research suggests it can play a vital part in triggering or exacerbating people's symptoms. According to NRAS's own report on stress, a staggering 77% of those who took part determined stress to be a major factor when they had flares.
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NRAS Stress Matters booklet
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NRAS is pleased to announce the launch of their new Stress Matters booklet. This follows on from the report by the same name, which covered the results of a survey exploring patient experiences of stress in relation to their inflammatory arthritis (IA).
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Stress Matters explores what the findings of the NRAS study mean for people living with IA. It also helps people to understand what stress is, how it might affect them and gives tips on how it can be managed.
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Unlocking the Miracle Cure – white paper
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Unlocking the Miracle Cure – a white paper on movement for health, was jointly published by Nuffield Health and Manchester Metropolitan University, highlighting the critical role of physical activity in improving health outcomes and addressing the nation’s growing health challenges.
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The white paper presents evidence-based policy recommendations to integrate physical activity into health and social care systems.
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National Spine Network study day
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The National Spine Network is holding a study day on 11th March 2025 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex.
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GIRFT and community MSK
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GIRFT is getting started on a £3.5m programme of activity working with 17 ICBs with the highest waiting lists for elective community MSK services. The focus is on reducing waiting times for a community MSK appointment; to improve access to MSK treatment and support people back to work. The GIRFT MSK Community Delivery Programme will see each ICB receive funding and support to develop more efficient ways of getting MSK patients treated, off waiting lists and back onto the path of employment.
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Patient Voices in Rheumatology
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7th March 2025
The University of Chicago Booth, London
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This one-day conference represents novel approach from the BSR education committee to bring a different type of expert to the lectern as part of a new format that uses patient stories and perspectives to deliver a fresh narrative to clinical learning. These key areas are often neglected when it comes to continuing professional development offerings.
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NICE seeks lay specialist with self-management experience
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NICE is looking to appoint two people with lived experience for an assessment of digital platforms for self-management of osteoarthritis and joint pain. People who have experience of using a digital platform to self-manage their osteoarthritis and/or joint pain are welcome to apply for the lay specialist committee member role. Their experience could be from using platform themselves, caring for someone who has, or working to advocate for people with osteoarthritis.
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New patient decision aid on knee osteoarthritis
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NHS England and NICE have worked together to produce new patient decision aids (also known as Decision Support Tools) last year, including one on knee osteoarthritis. These were developed in accordance with NICE’s standards framework for shared-decision-making support tools, and support making decisions about: Self-management activities; using treatments like tablets, creams and injections; surgery, or wearing special shoes.
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ARMA Calendar
| 3 February 2025, 2pm |
Deadline to apply for Joint NJR/ORUK/RCS England Fellowship |
| 3-8 February 2025 |
Pain Toolkit Self-Management Week |
| 4 February 2025 |
Webinar: Allied Health Professions for the Armed Forces community |
| 6 February 2025, 7pm |
NRAS Live: Stress Management and Autoimmune Conditions webinar |
| 6 February 2025 |
NICE applications close for self-management lay specialist |
| 12 February 2025, 9.30am |
Ensuring data quality in AI - ORUK webinar |
| 13 February 2025 |
Applications open for FSEM Diploma in MSK Medicine |
| 18 February 2025 |
FSEM Diploma in Exercise Medicine exam sitting |
| 25 February 2025, 2-6pm |
ORUK Innovation in MSK: Networking Event |
| 1 March 2025 |
BOA Ortho Update course 2025 |
| 3 March 2025 |
FSEM Diploma in MSK Medicine applications open |
| 7 March 2025 |
Patient Voices in Rheumatology conference, London |
| 8 March 2025, 9-5pm |
Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care, Birmingham |
| 8 March 2025, 9 – 5pm |
Versus Arthritis Core Skills in MSK Care, Birmingham |
| 11 March 2025 |
National Spine Network Annual Meeting, Manchester |
| 12-14 March 2025 |
BritSpine 2025, Manchester |
| 19 March 2025, 6:30-8:30pm |
Webinar: Is it inflammatory arthritis or fibromyalgia syndrome? |
| 24 March 2025 |
ORUK Training Orthopaedic Trainers course |
| 15 April 2025 |
FSEM Diploma in Team Care exam |
| 18 April 2025 |
FSEM Diploma in MSK Medicine applications close |
| 30 April 2025 6-9pm |
Versus Arthritis webinar: MSK Bitesize |
| 15 May 2025 |
NOA Annual Members' Conference, Birmingham |
| 20 May 2025 |
FSEM Diploma in MSK Medicine exam |
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