Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
Influencing policy and care together for best lifelong musculoskeletal health
The next in ORUK’s series of AI-focused webinars will be taking place on 12th February 2025, starting at 9.30am.
Ensuring data quality in AI: Practical and ethical challenges.
This webinar will feature experts in data quality and related ethical challenges and focus on addressing common challenges associated with the use of AI in clinical research including data bias, missing data, and ethical concerns.
The webinar is free to attend but delegates must register in advance.
Please join NRAS for their next online event on Wednesday 30th October 2024, 7pm. The subject for this month’s NRAS Live is eye complications in adults with RA and children with JIA.
Expect to learn some of the common eye-related issues people with rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis encounter, how to spot the symptoms, what to do if those symptoms arise, potential treatments and much, much more.
If you would like to send NRAS any questions on the topic in advance, please visit the event page on the NRAS website and click the ‘Submit your questions’ button.
Webinar – Preparing for Joint Replacement Surgery and Recovery
Thursday 24th October 2024, 1.00pm
Arthritis Action’s next webinar will discuss how to prepare for joint replacement surgery, what you can expect on the day, and how best to manage recovery.
Arthritis Action’s Medical Advisor, Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist Dr Wendy Holden will speak to Arthritis Action Volunteer Rebecca Sadri about her experience of arthritis, and how she prepared for, and recovered from her hip replacement surgery. The webinar will include a Q&A session.…
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Join NRAS on Wednesday 25th September at 7pm for a discussion on how NRAS and The Wren Project support those with autoimmune conditions.
The Wren Project is a fantastic initiative that offers listening support to people living with autoimmune diseases throughout the UK.
The discussion will be hosted by Sarah Watford, NRAS Support Service Manager and Amy Allen, Information and Support Coordinator – both of whom are part of the NRAS Information & Support team. The team will be joined by Kate Middleton (Wren Project Chief Executive) and a Wren volunteer, to talk about how they support people living with RA and other autoimmune diseases.…
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AI in Orthopaedics: NOA Fireside chat with Atif Ishaq and Dr Shruti Turner
AI is becoming more common in healthcare and is expected to drive increased productivity over the coming years. But is AI always the solution? When should we be using it in orthopaedics? What are NOA members already doing? Join this fireside chat to find out more from our experts. This webinar is open to all staff from NOA member trusts.
Guest Speakers:
getUBetter will be running an MSK-focused webinar on Thursday, 26th of September at 12:30PM, titled: ‘Transforming MSK care across complex health systems with digital self-management support: Technology vs methodology.
The discussion will cover the importance of different rapid deployment models and the methodology needed to realise the transformative potential of digital self-management support of all common musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and conditions.
The introduction and integration of digital technology within the National Health Service (NHS) represents a shift in the delivery of healthcare.…
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If you have rheumatoid arthritis and think that oral health shouldn’t be top of your list – you may be surprised! Findings from recent studies suggest that there are significant links between oral health and those living with RA and other common co-morbidities such as heart disease and diabetes.
In this NRAS Live chat, Ailsa will be joined by Iain Chapple, Professor of Periodontology at University of Birmingham and Maddy Roberts, our Families and Young Peoples Service Manager from the JIA-at-NRAS team.…
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Year of Care Partnerships® is promoting a series of free webinars this summer in which they will share learning across a range of topics including proactive care and shared decision making.
The series began on July 17 with a webinar about the systematic implementation of personalised care approaches for planned care, including examples of good practice and lessons for successful implementation.
Using the Year of Care approach to personalised care and support planning to deliver proactive care
Wednesday 14 August 1-2pm
This webinar will share learning and recommendations from the North East North Cumbria ICS proactive care pilot in primary care networks.…
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NOA Webinar: Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Services – Part 2
Date: 1 May 2024 at 1pm
Venue: Virtual Event (Zoom)
Join the NOA for Part 2 of their webinar, ‘Physician Associates (PAs) in Orthopaedic Services’.
Building on the success of the inaugural session, Part 2 will delve deeper into the future changes impacting the training, curriculum, and regulation of PAs in orthopaedics.
Speakers:
The National Orthopaedic Alliance (NOA) recently hosted a webinar exploring the role of Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Services. This virtual session shed light the integration of Physician Associates into orthopaedic practice and their influence on training opportunities for surgeons.
The webinar discussed the evolving landscape of orthopaedic services, and provided invaluable insights, including the perspective of trainees on PAs in trauma and orthopaedics.
The recording is now available to view here on YouTube.
