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New SMILE-RA Exercise module launched

NRAS is very excited to announce that their long-awaited SMILE-RA module on the Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise has launched. Learn about the science, the benefits and some of the myths about exercising with rheumatoid arthritis. If you have any difficulty getting motivated and need help to get started, this module is perfect for you.

Hear from internationally renowned experts in this field George Metsios, Professor of Exercise Physiology at Universities of Thessaly (Greece), and Will Gregory, Consultant Physiotherapist at Salford Royal – as well as those living with RA.…

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Versus Arthritis MSK Bitesize (online)

A rapid run through of 10 MSK topics that frequently present in primary care.

Date: 20th September 2023
Time: 6-9pm
Cost: £35

For more details and to book your place visit the Versus Arthritis website.

Core Skills in MSK care course (online)

A four-day course focusing on the skills required in the 10-minute GP consultation.

The course has been designed by GPs primarily for GPs and GP Trainees but is also beneficial for other primary healthcare professionals such as Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists and Physiotherapists who support patients with musculoskeletal conditions.

Date: Starting 7th March 2024
Time: 6.30-8.30pm
Cost: £135

For more details and to book your place visit our website.

Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care – face to face

Versus Arthritis is excited to announce a face-to-face training workshop: Core Skills in Musculoskeletal Care, in Glasgow.

The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the 27^th September 2023. The workshop provides practical, hands-on learning and the opportunity to come together with peers to share knowledge and problem solve. The workshop is split into three main sections – low back pain and sciatica, lower limb and upper limb.

For just £165 you will receive a full day’s training from an experienced Core Skills trainer, a printed copy of the course handbook, a certificate and refreshments, and a conference buffet lunch included.…

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Research opportunities with Orthopaedic Research UK

Orthopaedic Research UK aims to fill the most important gaps in research funding in bone, joint and muscle well-being. They fund innovative research projects in the UK that expand knowledge, improve patient outcomes and pioneer new forms of diagnosis and treatment.

To find out more about their latest joint funding opportunities for the orthopaedic and MSK community please visit the joint partnership funds page on the oruk.org website.

Self-management and health inequalities

by Sue Brown, CEO ARMA

I’ve been talking a lot about self-management recently. We’ve had conflicting views through our MSK health inequalities inquiry – does it help address inequalities or exacerbate them?

It seems that it partly depends on what you mean by self-management. One of our lived experience partners said, “self-management is code for you’re on your own.” There is some suspicion amongst both people living with MSK conditions and health care professionals that this is the case, which can lead to resistance to uptake in the NHS.…

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NOA Excellence in Orthopaedics Awards 2023 finalists

The National Orthopaedic Alliance (NOA) has announced the finalists for the 2023 NOA Excellence in Orthopaedics Awards.

After carefully reviewing entries received from NOA member organisations across seven categories, the judges have selected the finalists.

Read the list of finalists here.

NOA proud to join the Community Rehabilitation Alliance

The National Orthopaedic Alliance is proud to become a member of the Community Rehabilitation Alliance.

The Community Rehabilitation Alliance, which was set up in 2019, is made up of more than 50 charities and professional bodies who are all committed to improving commissioning, planning and delivery of rehabilitation.

GAT Study grants for rheumatology repaid by sponsored walk

The Gloucestershire Arthritis Trust (GAT) has agreed to fund study grants for the Gloucestershire NHS Rheumatology Team aimed at the professional educational development of the nursing team to enable them to provide the most evidence-based and up-to-date care for patients. In the past year they have supported nurses to attend an Injection training course organised by the University of the West of England and the two-day British Society of Rheumatology conference in Manchester.

In return, the nurses are undertaking a 21-mile sponsored walk in late September with a target of £2,000 which GAT will set aside for the upcoming year’s Study Grants.…

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Social Media feedback hints and tips most welcome

We all have our “go to” social media sites, but which really work for charities in our sector?

After deciding in September 2013 on a Twitter page that could be linked to their website, now some 3,800 tweets later, GAT would really like to hear from ARMA communications specialists on the best way to improve their tweets.

Using the hashtag #makingadifference and the Twitter address @GlosArthritis, GAT’s Secretary Steve Morton can be reached at: [email protected].