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Webinar: Integrated Pain Assessment and Spinal Service

A new way of delivering MSK pain service: Integrated Pain Assessment and Spinal Service

Tuesday 20 November 12.30

The webinar will describe the Integrated Pain Assessment and Spinal Service (IPASS) which started in 2016 in Berkshire West. It will describe the previous state of pain management in Berkshire West and the reasons for coming together as a system to develop IPASS. It will cover how joint working with a strong patient focus can improve outcomes, and outline the positive outcomes post IPASS which has been recognised by the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) for a Best Practice Award in 2016.…

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New video: webinar on commissioning a community-based service

You can now see the video from our recent webinar in the Musculoskeletal Networks series:
Commissioning for Quality: Community-based Rheumatology Service

Presented by Erica Gould, Nurse Consultant at Community Rheumatology Service Modality Partnership, the webinar outlines how a community-based rheumatology service can provide effective management of rheumatology patients, with benefits both to the patients and the usage of clinical resources.

Findings from the pilot study demonstrated that patients requiring disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS) can easily be managed in a community setting.…

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Webinar: Rheumatology commissioning in a community

Commissioning for Quality: Community-based Rheumatology Service

19 October 2018, 12.30 – 1.30

The webinar will outline how a community-based rheumatology service can provide effective management of rheumatology patients, with benefits both to the patients and the usage of clinical resources. The service is commissioned by the CCG and GPs from participating practices refer directly into the community service.

The service was initially established in 2009 by a GPWSI who had 10 years plus working in a secondary care rheumatology service as a clinical assistant, together with a nurse consultant in rheumatology with over 20 years’ experience.…

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Webinar: Setting up a MSK Service

Everything you wanted to know about setting up a Musculoskeletal Service but were afraid to ask!

5 October 2018, 12.30 – 1.30

The webinar will describe how we set up the Telford Musculoskeletal Service, some of the problems we encountered along the way, and our solutions.

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After winning a tender three years ago, the MSK Service was devised to be a single point-of-access for rheumatology, pain, physio, orthopaedics and musculoskeletal services in the NHS within Telford.…

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Not just what to do

There is so much going on in the world of MSK it is sometimes hard to know where to start. I am constantly reminded of the vast range of good practice that exists out there. In the last few weeks I have heard about all kinds of activity, from trialling health trainers for joint pain in community settings, to the development of a toolkit for good MSK health for mobile workers.

But how do people working locally to improve services know what they might be able to achieve?…

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ARMA Webinar: Focus on Musculoskeletal Health: developing and implementing a JSNA chapter

The webinar will outline the development of the JSNA chapter and why this is important for improving the musculoskeletal health of a local population. Ian Bernstein and Rutuja Kulkarni-Johnston will outline the process of developing an MSK JSNA chapter. Kevin Fenton will explore the benefits of this and how it might be used.

The London Borough of Ealing and NHS Ealing CCG published the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) chapter on Musculoskeletal Health in December 2017. The JSNA is a statutory document that describes the health and social care needs of the population, identifies gaps and unmet needs, and makes evidence-based recommendations to health and social care commissioners.…

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The Fourth EULAR PARE Best Practice Webinar – 14th December

The EULAR organisation is particularly delighted that Hans Bijlsma, EULAR President, has kindly agreed to share his knowledge and insights on some hot topics for our next webinar:

“News on biologics/biosimilars, JAK-inhibitors and Glucocorticoids
as well as insights into the latest EULAR Guidelines and their development”

The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, 14 December, 14.00 – 15.30 CET.

It will be hosted via WEBEX and you will have to register in advance with Birte Glüsing (birte.gluesing@eular.org) at the EULAR Secretariat to receive the details for joining us.…

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NHSE/ARMA Webinar & WHO Global Action Plan

NHSE/ARMA Webinar Gains Traction on YouTube

The “Sport, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Training in the NHS” webinar has received almost 300 views on YouTube; please continue to share and promote this important resource which highlights physical inactivity as the largest public health problem of the 21st century and outlines how Exercise Medicine and Musculoskeletal Medicine, delivered within the NHS, can have a positive impact on public health. View the Webinar here.

FSEM (UK) Responds to Draft WHO Global Action Plan on Physical Activity

The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (UK) has responded to a recent consultation by the World Health Organisation on physical activity.…

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How to set up an NHS Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service

Join our webinar on Friday the 8th September at 12pm to find out.

The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK will be hosting a webinar Sport, Exercise and Musculoskeletal Training and Delivery in the NHS on the 8th September at 12pm in conjunction with ARMA and NHS England.

Speakers Dr Natasha Jones FFSEM, Vice President of the Faculty and Dr Mike Rossiter FFSEM will be detailing the scope of work a Sport & Exercise (SEM) Consultant covers, both within and outside of the NHS.…

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CEO Update – March 2017

Two weeks into my role and I am delighted to be CEO of ARMA. I am a passionate believer in the power of alliances. Time and again I have seen the impact we can have when a sector speaks with one voice. In my last role I was vice chair of the Care and Support Alliance (CSA): 80 organisations representing older people, disabled people and carers. By working together the CSA had a big impact on the Care Act, the key piece of legislation covering social care.…

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