Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
Influencing policy and care together for best lifelong musculoskeletal health
Free CPD Webinar: Virtual Consultations with Mike James
Wednesday 1 April, 19:00
Join BASRaT live on Zoom to discuss all things virtual! The discussion will focus on the clinical considerations when conducting a virtual consult, including how to adapt assessments and rehab with the lack of face-to-face contact.
Mike will also share his thoughts on creating the perfect patient journey, and what you can do to attract new patients to your virtual clinic.
Mr Jones is 72 today. A few years ago, he would have celebrated with friends in the pub, but now the pain in his back makes is hard to go out and he gets tired quickly. So, he’s at home watching TV while his wife cooks a meal. He spends a lot of time watching TV and his back seems to be getting worse, but his GP says there is nothing she can do for him but being more active will help.…
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The last few places are remaining for the Escape-Pain 2020 conference on 24 March in London.
Speakers include the new MSK Director from NHSE, Andrew Bennett, Professor Mike Hurley and Sue Brown, ARMA CEO.
See the flyer for more information.
Word Day, March 18 #wordday2020
World Young Rheumatic Diseases Day is on 18 March aiming to raise the awareness and knowledge level of parents, doctors, primary practitioners, teachers, and the general public to help in early diagnoses, and a quick referral. It aims to improve the level of treatment children receive and their prognosis worldwide.
Find out more at the Word Day website.
Registration is now open for the second joint conference organised by the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) and the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM). This year’s theme is ‘From Science to Services’, and the various speakers and workshops will aim to explore how cutting-edge sport, exercise and physical activity research is driving improvements in healthcare.
The conference will be held at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre in Sheffield on Thursday, 30 April 2020.
To find out more, or to book your place, visit the FSEM website.
The third meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Axial Spondyloarthritis took place on 29 January at Portcullis House in Westminster. The meeting focussed on the delay to diagnosis and included the launch of our Freedom of Information Inquiry report.
Huge thanks go to our speakers: Zoe Clark who gave an emotional account of her seven year wait for a diagnosis; Dr James Prior from Keele University who summarised the latest research into the area; Rebecca Adshead, physiotherapist at Whipp’s Cross Hospital, who gave an example of good practice, presenting on how the delay to diagnosis had been reduced locally; and finally Dr Raj Sengupta from the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases presented the draft Gold Standard to Diagnosis.…
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30 April 2020
“Prevention is better than cure“
Royal Society of Medicine
This conference aims to clearly articulate current evidence and provide insights on research, issues and solutions: the increasing demands on health and social care, obesity, old age, economic costs of treatment, Physical inactivity and Moving Medicine.
The event will tackle how to adopt a preventative health approach in your local areas and communities through the promotion and prescription of physical activity. It will seek to address the current skills gap across healthcare in this regard and provide a blueprint for the future delivery of health and social care.…
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In early December the initial cohort of the multi-year service improvement programme Aspiring to Excellence met for their first day of shared learning. The cohort, made up of members of the six teams awarded a place on the programme, began the process of planning for their department’s improvement aims.
The group will meet four times a year for three years and be given expert support to help catalyse across-the-board improvements in the availability of services and quality of care available for axial SpA patients.…
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20 November 2019
Introduced by Sue Brown ARMA CEO and Liam O’Toole, CEO, Versus Arthritis who partnered with ARMA for this flagship lecture, the two presenters Sue Patey and Dr Brendon Stubbs, delivered speeches to an attentive audience of patients, public health, health education and NHS officials.
Sue Patey, who has arthritis, spoke about the impact arthritis had on getting dressed, eating and on her mental health in a moving, honest speech.
Dr Brendon Stubbs is Head of Physiotherapy, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and NIHR Clinical Lecturer at Kings College London.…
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NASS announces the first six hospitals to join its Aspiring to Excellence programme
On 16th November, NASS celebrated the six winners of the first ever Aspiring to Excellence awards during a ceremony at the NASS Voices London event. The day was attended by over 100 people, all with an interest in axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA) and marks the start of the multi-year programme.
Aspiring to Excellence is designed to encourage and recognise service improvement in axial SpA care and is the largest of its kind in the UK.…
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