NOA Physician Associates webinar – part 2

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:

  • Jamie Saunders and Chandra Louis, President and Vice President respectively of the Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) at the Royal College of Physicians.


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NOA webinar explores Physician Associates in Orthopaedic services

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.

NRAS Live: NEIAA 5 years on

Join the monthly NRAS Live on Wednesday 28th February. This month, Clare will be in discussion with Professor James Galloway, who will be presenting 5 years of the National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA). James is the Analytics Lead for the NEIAA and an Academic Rheumatologist, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London.  There will be a panel discussion as to what five years of data gathering has brought to light, what’s changed over the years and how such national audits drive improvements in patient care.…

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Societal Inequalities and Disparities in Pain Management

inequalities in pain managementThe latest Airing Pain Podcast, Societal Inequalities and Disparities in Pain Management, is available now.

This edition investigates the significant inequalities and disparities in treatment among primary care pain management services.
Does gender, ethnicity, disability and locality affect access and quality of pain care?

Listen now.

Taking part in this discussion:

  • Professor Jonathan Hill is the Director of Research for the School of Allied Health Professionals, and a Professor of Physiotherapy, in the Keele School of Medicine;
  • Dr Ama Kissie is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Ghent and a Clinical Psychologist;
  • Dr Whitney Scott is a clinical psychologist who lectures at Kings College London and is the research lead at the INPUT Pain Management Unit at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital.


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Webinar: Dietary Management of Gout

Arthritis ActionArthritis Action is pleased to launch their new season of webinars with ‘Dietary Management of Gout: Science or Fiction?’ It was recorded in February and will soon be available on the Arthritis Action  webinars page and YouTube channel.

During the webinar, the guest speaker and gout expert Dr Lorraine Watson discusses what gout is and guides us through the current evidence on nutrition and gout. Lorraine is joined by Martin Lau, Arthritis Action Services Manager & Dietitian and Member Services Manager Terry Urbanczyk, hosting the event.

Arthritis & Me – Self Management Event

online patient eventWednesday 6th March 2024

Arthritis Action is running its first self-management event specifically targeted at the needs and lives of people aged 18-40. The online event will address topics such as: pain management, healthy eating & weight management, staying active, hobbies and social life, emotional wellbeing and pacing and distraction techniques.

Tickets are free and anyone interested in attending can contact events@arthritisaction.org.uk, or send a message via WhatsApp: 07702 813737, or book direct from Eventbrite.

Webinar: MSK waiting list self-management support

“How to implement self-management support for MSK patients on waiting lists”


Join a live webinar with getUBetter as they share their insights on how to implement digital self-management support for musculoskeletal (MSK) patients on waiting lists.

12% of the UK adult population is on a waiting list, with 10,000 waiting for a T&O operation across an Integrated Care System (ICS). The length of waiting lists, persistent pain, and deconditioning are all a problem. There’s an absolute need to provide evidence-based locally configured peri-operative self-management support and safety netting for patients on waiting lists, wherever they are waiting in the system.…

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NOA webinar explores green initiatives

In a compelling exploration of Sustainability and the Green Agenda in Orthopaedic Surgery, the National Orthopaedic Alliance hosted a thought-provoking webinar on 29 November 2023.

Chaired by Mr. Cormac Kelly, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and NOA Webinar Programme Lead, the virtual event delved into the latest developments in sustainability within the NHS, specifically within orthopaedic surgery.

Find out more and watch the webinar recording here.

Webinar: Coproduction – being an effective lived-experience partner

26 October 2023,
10 – 11am

  • Are you someone with lived experience of musculoskeletal conditions?
  • Would you like to know how to be involved in the design of MSK services?

Increasingly the NHS is realising the importance of talking to the people who use their services about how to do things better. This can be a simple survey, but can also involve focus groups or directly involving people with lived experience in decision-making meetings.

If this sounds like something you would like to do but you aren’t sure how to make your voice heard, this webinar is for you.…

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