Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
Influencing policy and care together for best lifelong musculoskeletal health
RA awareness week 19-25th June
The RA Awareness week packs are flying off the shelves and we’re looking forward to an action-packed week.
NRAS is holding the 1st “Rheum for You” conference of the year in Swindon on the Wednesday 21st June and have lots of people signed up to hold their own events during the week. We have a different theme every day and you can keep an eye on our plans on the NRAS website, Facebook and Twitter channels.…
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BASEM Revision Course for the FSEM Membership Exam: Part 1
12th August 2017
BASEM Office, Auckley, Doncaster.
www.basem.co.uk/education/basem-diploma-revision-course-part-one/
4th Annual BASEM/FSEM Sport and Exercise Medicine Conference
Sport & Exercise – Bringing us all together
12th – 13th October 2017
The 4th BASEM/FSEM Annual Sport and Exercise Medicine Conference in conjunction with the University of Bath and Arthritis Research UK Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis.
Book online:
www.basem.co.uk/education/basemfsem-annual-conference-2017/
BASEM Open Forum and Annual General Meeting
12th October 2017
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm
The Assembly Rooms, Bath, BA1 2QH
Arthritis Action in collaboration with CLASH – Community Leicester Arthritis Self-Help group – will be holding a two-day Self-Management Event in Leicester on :-
Wednesday 28th June 2017 at 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm
and
Thursday 29th June 2017 at 10.30am – 1.00 pm
We aim to help our attendees take control of the symptoms of their arthritis, with the event covering topics such as:
• The impact of physical therapies
• How you can best manage your pain
• The benefits of exercise and a healthy diet
• Ways to work in partnership with healthcare professionals
This SME Leicester event will be free of charge and refreshments will be provided, and is open to all.…
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NASS will be working hard on social media to raise awareness of ankylosing spondylitis on World AS Day and we would really appreciate the support of all ARMA members with shares and retweets of our messages.
We will be using our @NASSchiefexec and @NASSexercise twitter accounts and our Facebook page.
13-14 July 2017
From the Directorate of Podiatric Medicine in association with European College of Sports and Exercise Medicine.
The Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Pl, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4LE
Click here for course registration details.
16-18 November 2017
ACC Liverpool, Kings Dock, Liverpool L3 4FP
1st July 2017
Hilton Hotel, Tooley Street, London SE1 2BY
Save the date
The 4th BASEM/FSEM Annual SEM Conference will be themed on “Sport and Exercise – Bringing us all together”.
Held at the historic Assembly Rooms in Bath from the 12th – 13th October 2017, the programme this year will deliver high quality, evidence-based learning for both specialists and generalists.
The conference will be delivered in conjunction with the University of Bath, celebrating its 50th anniversary. Arthritis Research UK Centre for Sport Exercise and Osteoarthritis will be delivering key sessions on athletes MSK health and exercise for patients with osteoarthritis.…
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The BackPain show is back – on the 19th and 20th May 2017.
https://www.thebackpainshow.co.uk/
This is the one-stop shop for all those who suffer from back problems along with the health professionals who look after them.
Organised on behalf of Backcare – the National Back Pain Association – the exhibition will feature therapies, products and services associated with the treatment of back pain as well as a range of professional conferences, presentations and seminars.
ARMA will be exhibiting. Come to Stand 27 to see us there.
Arthritis Care Week will take place from 8 – 14 May 2017 and aims to get people to “Wake up to Arthritis” – those who may have arthritis but know little about what can be done to help, and those who know very little about the condition and the impact it can have on people’s lives.
You can help us reach more people by joining our social media Thunderclap here.
Gout: No Laughing Matter
The UK Gout Society held a parliamentary reception at the House of Commons on 28th March 2017 to launch #shoutaboutgout – a social media campaign to raise awareness about gout, a musculoskeletal disorder which now affects one in 40 people in the UK. Nearly 60 MPs, peers and other stakeholders in the MSK space, including many ARMA members, attended the event.
Jim Shannon, MP for Strangford (Northern Ireland) and DUP Spokesperson for Health, who sponsored the event, stated: “It’s time we put the facts on the table and told people the truth about gout.”…
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Guest blog by Dr Brian Hammond D.O.D.C Ph.D. FCC (Orth) PG Cert, Chair of BackCare
There are very many back and neck pain sufferers in the UK. The cost to the Exchequer and industry is staggering. In this country, about 2.5 million people experience back pain every day of the year. Although statistics vary, treatment for back pain and disability payments as a result of back problems costs the tax payer billions of pounds a year. As a consequence, millions of working days are lost. …
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