To mark World Arthritis Day on 12th October, Arthritis Action ran a week-long campaign on social channels to raise awareness of arthritis and highlight the impact a year living with the COVID-19 pandemic has had on people living with long-term pain conditions, like arthritis. This included the launch of a new video, where Arthritis Action members and volunteers Leigh Walmsley and Lucy Morley-Williams share their inspiring stories of living with arthritis during a difficult year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Category: Events & Meetings
Upcoming My AS, My Life Facebook live sessions
My AS, My Life is a resource hub from NASS to help you build the confidence and skills you need for those times when you have to manage your axial SpA (AS) condition on your own.
It includes self-management guides, videos, blogs and links to a whole range of issues covering both your physical and mental health.
Each event will be hosted live on the NASS Facebook page, then uploaded to the My AS, My Life webpage.
Here are dates for the upcoming NASS Facebook live sessions:
- Thurs 14 Oct, 13.00: Foot health for people with axial SpA, with Dr Lindsey Cherry
- Weds 20 Oct, 12.00: Pilates for axial SpA ‘improver’ session, with Ruth Larkin
- Tues 26 Oct, 10.00: Relaxation session, with Ali Potter
- Weds 3 Nov, 13.00: Acupuncture for pain, with Ian Appleyard
- Weds 10 Nov, 13.00: Looking after your axial SpA in the winter, with Colin Beevor
- Weds 17 Nov, 18.00: HIIT exercise session, with Josh Poole
- Weds 24 Nov, 13.00: Women and axial SpA, with Dr Helena Marzo-Ortega
BackCare Awareness Week 4 – 8 October 2021
“Putting our backs into it…”
With an estimated 540 million people in the world suffering with low back pain at any one time, It remains one of the leading causes of years lived with disability, and the biggest single cause of disability on the planet today.
It will therefore come as no surprise that it is also the largest cause of work absences, accounting for more than 12 million days lost every year in the UK, alone. Back pain presents a major challenge to health systems and employers alike, and costs the NHS and the UK economy billions of pounds every year.…
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Orthopaedic Quality Improvement Learning Forum
Orthopaedic Quality Improvement (including Clinical Audit) Network (OQICAN) Learning Forum
The next OQICAN forum takes place on 30 November 2021 from 12pm – 1:30pm and will feature presentations from:
- Mr Viraj Gandbhir,
International Training Fellow, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS FT, who will present on the COVID status of all patients undergoing elective surgery;
- Dr Rachel Baumber,Consultant Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Chair Resuscitation Committee and Perioperative Research Lead, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, who will present on six and twelve month quality of life following hip and knee revision arthroplasty;
- Nicholas Emery, Neuromuscular Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT.
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Psoriasis Awareness Week 2021
29 October – 4 November 2021
This year’s Psoriasis Awareness Week begins on Friday 29 October (World Psoriasis Day) and runs until Thursday 4 November. The theme for 2021 will focus on lifestyle changes that people who are living with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis can make to better manage their condition, including diet and exercise.
The Psoriasis Association has lots of exciting plans for the week, including two Facebook Live sessions with experts in nutrition and exercise, and for the first time ever there will be a Psoriasis Awareness Week fundraiser to encourage supporters to get active and raise awareness!…
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ARMA joining the BCA Conference 2021 to connect, share and develop
BCA Conference 2021
Saturday 6 November 2021
Following the positive feedback received from members, sponsors and the public, the British Chiropractic Association is delighted to invite chiropractors and other MSK professionals to join another fun, dynamic and accessible virtual conference experience.
The BCA has put together a comprehensive programme which consists of a minimum of seven hours of CPD (live and on-demand). The programme will include three ‘streams’ of on-trend topics focused around:
- Women’s health
- Treatment approaches
- Interprofessional working
Alongside this, there will be streams covering Professional Development and Research.…
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The 2021 PCRMM Annual Conference – Registration is now open
18 & 19 November 2021
The PCRMM Society is delighted to let you know that the programme for the upcoming virtual conference “Rheumatology and Beyond in Primary Care” is now available and tickets are now on sale.
You can read all about it and book to attend here.
After the success of last year’s conference, this promises to be an event that will enlighten, educate and also entertain you all! Talks will include “Paediatric Rheumatology”, “Improving the diagnosis of SpA” and a joint injection session, amongst many more.…
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NOA Annual Members’ Conference
The NOA will host its first ever Annual Members’ Conference on 20 October 2021 in Birmingham. The event is free to attend for staff from NOA member organisations and will be an exciting, action packed day including two main lecture theatres as well as an exhibition and research/audit presentation room. Highlights include:
- Orthopaedic society presidents panel discussion chaired by Mr Peter Kay
- National Clinical Director for MSK Conditions presentation on promoting life-long musculoskeletal health within all communities
- CEO of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance presentation focused on the patients’ perspective
- Shared stories from Lived Experience Ambassadors
- Demonstrations of virtual tele-mentoring
- Sessions around economic and social sustainability within healthcare
- Presentation on narrowing health inequalities – a legacy from the pandemic
- Discussions on truly autonomous robotic knee surgery and day case hip and knee surgery
- A range of presentations from NOA member Trusts sharing best practice and lessons learned
The day will also include demonstrations of virtual tele-mentoring, discussions about truly autonomous robotic knee surgery and day case hip and knee surgery plus presentations from many NOA member Trusts.…
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SMILE has launched!
NRAS is proud to announce the launch of the first programme on their new e-learning platform – SMILE-RA.
SMILE is a unique and engaging e-learning experience for people with RA, and families who want to understand more about RA, its treatments and how to support their loved one. It will also be a useful resource for health professionals, new into rheumatology, who want to learn more about this complex autoimmune disease, how it is managed and the importance of self-management for their patients.…
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ARMA CEO to speak at Health and Inactivity webinar
9 September 2021
09.30am
ARMA’s CEO, Sue Brown, along with speakers from Public Health England, Moving Medicine and others, will be speaking at a Health and Inactivity webinar, organised by Why Sports.
This webinar will discuss and build on new and existing agendas. How do the leading organisations plan to provide better access to support and joined-up services, whilst working with people who live the experience, after all, they are the experts and should be central to how services are designed and delivered. …
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