Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
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NRAS CEO, Clare Jacklin, will be welcoming in the new year with a short update on plans for their 2024 and a fun family quiz you can join in online.
No prizes, just a fun activity to play along with at home.
Join the first NRAS Live of 2024 on Wednesday 31st January at 7pm.
Watch here via the NRAS website on the day.
The CCAA Family Support weekend is organised for the children and families that live with the effects of JIA. For over 25 years, CCAA have been organising weekends of fun activities for the kids and informative support sessions, led by Health Professionals, for the parents. Not only is the weekend a unique opportunity for your family to meet and share experiences with other families, the children meet others in similar situations, realising they are not alone and often leave with lasting friendships.…
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Chiro Live – the British Chiropractic Association’s (BCA) 2023 conference, saw over 300 members, doctors, psychologists and other healthcare professionals coming together to unite behind their common Vision: for chiropractic to be integral to UK healthcare; and celebrate their Mission of being the home for chiropractors who put patients first. The BCA is delighted to bring the MSK community its best highlights from the event and it is their hope that delegates made meaningful connections, gained a variety of new knowledge and are inspired by what the future holds for the chiropractic profession and integrated healthcare in the UK.…
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Registration is now open for the UK’s most established workplace health and wellbeing event, Health & Wellbeing at Work, 12-13 March 2024 NEC, Birmingham.
Early bird rates are available for a limited time only. Take advantage of this offer with early bird tickets starting at just £69+VAT, book now to SAVE £10 compared to standard ticket prices!
What’s on?
Psoriasis Awareness Week will run from Sunday 29th October to Friday 3rd of November 2023 and this year’s theme is ‘Talking about Treatments’.
How to treat psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis is understandably one of the primary questions asked via our helplines. During the week, we will be looking at ways to access the correct treatment pathways and how people can achieve the best in psoriasis care. We will be hearing from those who self-manage their condition as well as those under the care of a GP or a dermatologist.…
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The National Orthopaedic Alliance will be exhibiting at the upcoming MSK Conference at Therapy Expo on 22 and 23 November 2023 at the NEC Birmingham. Are you planning to be there? If so, visit them on stand TM48.
This two-day national MSK and multi-professional conference aims to bring the MSK communities together and share some of the latest and most relevant topics in MSK service strategies, national policy updates, clinical, education, MSK leadership, development opportunities and research.
The conference is open to all MSK clinicians of different settings as part of a multi professional workforce.…
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Following the success of last year’s first ever Patient Partnership Week, the event is returning again this year to celebrate all the best in patient partnership.
Starting on Monday 25th September 2023, join the Patients Association for a series of enlightening webinars featuring healthcare experts and patient advocates. Don’t miss discussions on tackling health inequalities, enhancing outpatient experiences, social prescribing benefits, and more. Secure your spot now!
Last year’s Patient Partnership Week events were hugely popular and well-received – see the great feedback from those who attended:
“Brilliant to see the central role given to patient experts by experience.” …
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The highly successful MSK Conference will return to Therapy Expo on 22 and 23 November 2023 at the NEC Birmingham.
Brought to you by the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM), MSK Partners Network (MSKPN), and National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS) who are working together in partnership, with the support of a number of MSK professions and subspecialities to put together another exciting programme.
Book by 29 September 2023 for Early Bird prices.
A great opportunity for multi-professional MSK networking and CPD.…
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Following the tremendous success of last year’s conference, ‘The Homecoming’, the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) is back for another in-person event on 18 November 2023 – Chiro Live 2023.
The event is a chance for chiropractors, students, and the wider healthcare community to come together to discuss some of the most important issues facing the sector and celebrate the BCA’s Mission: to be the home of chiropractors that put patients first.
The one-day conference will be jam-packed with BCA fun, including its new, interactive, TED-style afternoon sessions, The Big Think.…
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The theme of RA Awareness week 2023 is #RADrain – showing how day-to-day activities can drain your battery, and leave you unable to continue with more events during the day, for example going out in the evening to socialise.
Things like getting a stressful email at work can drain a person with RA’s battery a huge amount compared to someone who is not living with this illness. Finding there is no parking near your office is probably an inconvenience for most people, however if you have RA and have had a busy morning, that extra walk can take a huge chunk out of your daily battery.…
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