Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go) makes it possible for people living with arthritis to watch or listen to interviews with Canadian experts in clinical rheumatology, arthritis scientists, physio and occupational therapists, psychologists and health economists, as well as patient experts and advocates. We hope you find Arthritis At Home informative and fun as you live your best life with arthritis.
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Biologic Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Pioneers in Research, is a monthly series of podcasts featuring interviews with today's giants in rheumatology sponsored by Schering-Plough Corporation. In this series brought to you by Rheumatology News International, you will hear some of the greatest scientists in rheumatology describe the exploration of what was then uncharted medical territory. Their words will bring alive the journey of discovery that placed them in the annals of history's grea ...
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A series of free podcasts featuring news and expert interviews focused on treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and other rheumatic diseases.
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Curcumin, omega-3 and vitamin D as a rheumatoid arthritis prevention protocol
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12:27In this #ArthritisAtHome, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Liam O’Neil, Assistant Professor at the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba. His research focuses on understanding the biological events that occur prior to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Dr. O’Neil discusses his study that looks at cu…
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An unfolding dilemma: myositis and amyloidosis
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12:51In this #ArthritisAtHome, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Ms. Lindsey Puddicombe, a medical student at Dalhousie University, about her “Clinical pearls and mysterious cases” presentation at this year’s Canadian Rheumatology Association’s (CRA) Annual Scientific Meeting. Lindsey speaks to Ellen Wang, ACE’s Programs Coordinator, about …
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Lupus updates and the Lupus International Congress
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16:12Lupus is a chronic disease that can happen in any part of the body, including the heart, brain, kidneys, skin and affects over 1 out of 1000 people in Canada. People with lupus can experience a butterfly rash on their face, kidney problems and even brain involvement such as seizures. These differences make diagnosing lupus challenging and, living w…
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ACE National Survey on Artificial Intelligence and Arthritis Care
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20:02Artificial intelligence (AI) is today being used in arthritis care to help doctors make diagnoses, suggest treatment options, predict symptom changes, or answer health questions through virtual assistants or chatbots (like ChatGPT). In this episode of Arthritis at Home, Cheryl Koehn and Kelly Lendvoy talk about the launch of ACE’s National Survey o…
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Determinants of health inequities and decision-making in juvenile idiopathic arthritis care
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12:53June is Pride Month – a time dedicated to celebrating 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities and their resilience, advocating for equal rights and a world free from fear, violence or discrimination. According to data from the 2019 to 2021 Canadian Community Health Survey, 1 in 10 youth aged 15 to 24 years reported being 2SLGBTQQIA+. Amongst this population, 3 in …
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Moving more with inflammatory arthritis and strategies for behaviour change
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26:34National Health and Fitness Day – an annual coast-to-coast celebration of wellness – is held on the first Saturday of June. To inspire you to be active on June 7, today’s Arthritis At Home will feature the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Manuel Ester (Manny). Manny is a post-doctoral associate working with Dr. Claire Barber at the University of Cal…
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Inflammatory bowel disease and its connection with spondyloarthritis
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16:02In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Kerri Novak, an Assistant Professor with the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Novak and Ellen Wang, ACE’s Programs Coordinator, discuss the utility of non-invasive ultrasound for the diagnosis …
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Safety of rituximab, antinuclear antibody testing in lupus, and deprescribing
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36:45In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Arielle Mendel, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Rheumatology at McGill University. Dr. Mendel’s research focuses on patient safety in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. She aims to improve medication safety for people living with arthritis by stu…
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Making artificial intelligence in medicine a reality
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13:08In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, Vice President of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Unity Health Toronto. Dr. Mamdani presented a keynote presentation at this year’s CRA annual scientific meeting called Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medicine: Moving from Hype …
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In honour of #WorldLupusDay, this episode of #ArthritisAtHome will highlight the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Stephanie Keeling, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta and a member of the lupus working group – consisting of lupus specialists from across Canada along with two national patient organizations…
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First-line targeted therapy for axial spondyloarthritis
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13:49Saturday, May 3 is World AS Day – an annual day dedicated to people living with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). AxSpA is a chronic rheumatic disease that can cause severe pain and stiffness in the lower back, hips and buttocks and if left untreated can cause permanent damage to your spine. The pain often gets worse with rest and often appears befo…
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Closing the gap between primary care and rheumatology with Rheum RAC
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12:36In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Mr. Shawn Brady, Vice President Rehabilitation & Education Program and Innovation at Arthritis Society Canada. Wait times are significantly increasing in accessing specialty care, like rheumatology, in particular in remote or underserved communities. Kelly Lendvoy,…
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A mysterious case of autoinflammation and gene therapy in arthritis
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15:43In this episode of Arthritis at Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Alaa Shehab, a Fellow at SickKids The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, about her “Clinical pearls and mysterious cases” presentation at this year’s meeting. Before working at SickKids, she was a staff and educator at Kuwait for the pediatric residency pro…
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Treatment approaches to cutaneous lupus for the rheumatologist
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12:23In this episode of Arthritis at Home, we are sharing the #CRArthriits interview with Dr. Victoria Werth. Dr. Werth presented at CRA RheumReview: Canadian Clinical Updates– a full-day virtual event that runs concurrently with the Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting and is designed to update rheumatologists on hot topics in ar…
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Virtual knee health program for those with increased risk of osteoarthritis from knee injury
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20:10In this episode of Arthritis at Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Jackie Whittaker. Ellen Wang, ACE’s Programs Coordinator, interviews Dr. Whittaker about her Arthritis Health Professions Association Pre-Course session titled StopOsteoARthritis (SOAR), a virtually delivered knee health program for persons living with increase…
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Life with dermatomyositis: Diagnosis to treatment to self-care
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11:37In this episode of Arthritis at Home, Kelly Lendvoy interviews Ms. Deb Fowler from Ottawa, Ontario. Ms. Fowler has been living 17 years with dermatomyositis, a rare inflammatory autoimmune disease. She shares her experience living with dermatomyositis, from diagnosis, its affect on daily life to treatment and the barriers to accessing certain thera…
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Insights into the pathogenesis and biomarkers related to systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases
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10:08In this episode of #ArthritisAtHome, we are sharing the #CRArthritis 2025 interview with Mr. Nathan Barreth, a Public Health Science Student of Medicine at the University of Calgary. He joins ACE’s Kelly Lendvoy to review his participation in a workshop focussed on systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) and some of the unmet needs in SARD p…
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Caring for children with rheumatic diseases in Northern British Columbia
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27:26March is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a type of autoimmune inflammatory arthritis that can be seen in children under the age of 16 years. JIA affects up to three in 1000 children and is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood. In this episode of #ArthritisAtHome, we are sharing th…
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The impact of #CRArthritis for people living with arthritis
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13:58In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing episode 1 of #CRArthritis 2025! Arthritis Consumer Experts’ President, Cheryl Koehn, and VP of Communications and Public Affairs, Kelly Lendvoy, discuss the impact of #CRArthritis for people living with arthritis. They also talk about the history of the #CRArthritis event and how it has become a …
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In this episode of #ArthritisAtHome, we are sharing Part 3 of the Yoga with Ellen series. Ellen Wang, ACE’s Programs Coordinator, takes the audience through a 20-minute flow that is focused on releasing the legs, hips and glutes. You will learn how to lengthen some of the largest muscle in the body and become aware of differences on the left and ri…
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Risk factors for cardiovascular disease and arthritis and tools to predict risk
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16:50In honour of Wear Red Canada to raise awareness about women’s heart health, we are sharing this #ArthritisAtHome with Dr. Keith Colaco on some of the common risk factors for cardiovascular disease and arthritis and the tools that can be used to predict risk. He also highlights the role of advocacy by researchers, health care providers and patients.…
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Yoga with Ellen: Core, side body, and low back
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31:17In this episode of #ArthritisAtHome, we are sharing Part 2 of the Yoga with Ellen series. Ellen Wang, ACE’s Programs Coordinator, takes the audience through a 20-minute yoga sequence that is focused on the trunk area including the core, side body and low back. Engage the core, lift out of the pelvis, and build some heat as you flow through seated m…
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Yoga with Ellen: Head, neck and upper back
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17:59To help kickstart your exercise goals for the year, we are sharing Part 1 of the #ArthritisAtHome Yoga with Ellen series. In this episode, ACE’s Programs Coordinator Ellen Wang, takes the audience through a 20-minute yoga practice that is focused on carefully articulating the head, neck, chest and upper back. Learn to ground deeply, set an intentio…
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The latest on lupus treatment and care in
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24:46In a new episode of Arthritis at Home, Cheryl Koehn speaks with Dr. Stephanie Keeling, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta and a member of the lupus working group – consisting of lupus specialists from across Canada along with two national patient organizations, Arthritis Consumer Experts and Lupus Canada…
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Rheumatoid arthritis prediction, prevention and the impact of RA on Indigenous Peoples
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41:30In this Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy, Professor of Medicine and Immunology at the University of Manitoba. He discusses about rheumatoid arthritis prediction and prevention, and the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on Indigenous Peoples. About Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy is a phys…
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Virtual and remote occupational therapy and complex osteoarthritis
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25:53In this Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Ms. Morag Crocker, occupational therapist and occupational therapy practice coordinator at the Mary Pack Arthritis Program. She shares how travelling occupational therapy works and explains what the tertiary arthritis program is at the Mary Pack Arthritis Centre. Furthermore,…
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The role of allied health care professionals in arthritis care
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26:09In this Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Ms. Michelle Bridge, President of Arthritis Health Professions Association. She explains what the Arthritis Health Professions Association does and what it offers for its members and the arthritis community. She further highlights the role that allied health care professional…
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A special Winter Solstice holiday episode
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18:34To our Arthritis at Home audience and to people living with arthritis across Canada, ACE wishes you a safe and healthy holiday as we celebrate this Winter Solstice in the spirit of peace, rest, and reflection. Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) finds itself reflecting over a quarter century of meaningful service to people with arthritis as it celebra…
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18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and giant cell arteritis
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8:35In this Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Alison Clifford, an Associate Professor in the Department of Rheumatology at the University of Alberta. She discusses about the 18F-Flurodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) imaging and giant cell arteritis, the most common form of vasculitis in North America. …
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A unique perspective of living with arthritis
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16:37In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Michael Kuluva, an American fashion designer living in Los Angeles, California. He has a conversation with Anita Chan, ACE’s Director of Programs and Administration, about his rheumatoid arthritis journey. He also shares lifestyle tips for patients living with arth…
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Towards improving representation in rheumatology research
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21:08In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Mary De Vera, Megan Thomas, and Anna Samson. The trio discusses highlights from their workshop on working towards improving representation in rheumatology research. They also report on determinants of health inequities and some of the barriers researchers and a…
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Highlights from the 2024 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting #ACR24
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31:13In this episode of Arthritis at Home, Kelly Lendvoy speaks to Cheryl Koehn, ACE’s President, about highlights from this year’s American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting - ACR Convergence 2024. The annual meeting is a gathering of arthritis health care providers, researchers and patient advocates who come together to share the newest discoveri…
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Patient and family engagement in rheumatology research
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27:10In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Ms. Meghan Pancucci, Dr. Michelle Batthish, and Dr. Karen Beattie. The trio talks about their workshop at the meeting, which is designed for researchers and family advocates who have an interest in engaging patients and families in rheumatology research. They talk …
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Osteoarthritis, electronic medical records and shared decision making
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22:06In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Tom Appleton, Assistant Professor at Western University. He outlines the opposition points he plans to use at this year’s Great Debate to argue against the efficacy of electronic medical records. Dr. Appleton also shares his work on osteoarthritis research and …
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Living with lupus and updates in lupus treatment options
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19:23In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, Founder and President of Arthritis Consumer Experts, and Dr. Sasha Bernatsky, rheumatologist and James McGill Professor at the McGill University Health Centre, have a discussion about lupus symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and care. They also look at barriers to reimbursement access to lupus medicat…
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Electronic medical records save time for health care providers and improve quality of care
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25:24In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Steven Katz and Dr. Jill Hall. The duo joins Kelly Lendvoy to share some key arguments on why electronic medical records save time for health care providers and how it can improve quality of care. About Drs. Steven Katz and Jill Hall Dr. Katz is an award-winnin…
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In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Daniel Vis. He speaks to Kelly Lendvoy, VP Communications and Public Affairs at Arthritis Consumer Experts, about sarcoidosis management. Sarcoidosis is a disease characterized by the growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells in any part of the body — mo…
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Arthritis Day on the Hill: Community leaders call upon federal government to address urgent gaps in arthritis care
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19:54In today’s special episode, Kelly Lendvoy, ACE’s VP, Communications and Public Affairs speaks to Joanne DiNardo and Kelly Gorman, Senior Directors, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Arthritis Society Canada about the advocacy efforts of a group of leading arthritis organizations, including ACE, patient groups, health professionals and volunteer…
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A focus on emergency department use by person with inflammatory arthritis
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12:32In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Ms. Emilie Pianarosa, a second-year medical student at the University of Calgary. She speaks to Kelly Lendvoy, VP Communications and Public Affairs at Arthritis Consumer Experts, about her workshop on reducing avoidable care use and improving care experience, focus…
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ACE looks at how private health insurance impacts Canadians with arthritis
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21:31Private health insurance is vital for millions of Canadians, providing crucial coverage for medications, physical therapy, and more. In this episode of Arthritis at Home, Kelly Lendvoy and Ellen Wang discuss the results of Arthritis Consumer Experts National Survey on Private Health Insurance and the challenges people with arthritis face with compl…
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Arthritis at Home 242 – ACE’s election advocacy efforts for the upcoming provincial elections
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20:05In this episode of Arthritis at Home, Cheryl Koehn and Kelly Lendvoy look at Arthritis Consumer Experts’ (ACE) election advocacy efforts for the upcoming provincial elections in British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan. ACE mobilizes its Election Advocacy platform for every federal, provincial, and territorial election to give voice to the…
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Optimizing care for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease by utilizing ACPAC-trained clinicians
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13:09In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Vandana Ahluwalia, Head of the Rheumatology Division of the William Osler Health Centre in Brampton, Ontario. She speaks to Kelly Lendvoy, VP Communications and Public Affairs at Arthritis Consumer Experts, on how including Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Ar…
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Seven sub-types of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and the regional differences in prevalence
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20:38In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator for Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to Dr. Deniz Bayraktar, physiotherapist and Associate Professor from Türkiye and Affiliate Scientist at Arthritis Research Canada (ARC). Ellen and Dr. Bayraktar have an insightful conversation about juvenile idiopathic arthritis including t…
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Risk factors for cardiovascular disease and arthritis and tools to predict risk
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16:52In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator for Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to Keith Colaco, Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of Toronto. Besides teaching several courses, Keith is also involved in cardio-rheumatology research which is at the intersection of heart health and joint health. Keith and…
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The study of gout related conditions using large data sets
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16:10In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator for Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to Ms. Natalie McCormick, a junior faculty member in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology at Massachusetts General Hospital working under the supervision of Arthritis Research Canada Research Scientist Dr. Hyon Choi. Ellen a…
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Differences in treatment outcomes for men and women with axial spondyloarthritis
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19:44In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator at Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks with Dr. Lihi Eder, Director of the Psoriatic Arthritis program at Women’s College Hospital and co-Director, Cardio-Rheumatology Program at the University of Toronto. Dr. Eder discusses her recent presentation at the EULAR 2024 conference. H…
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Risk of eye damage in patients with SLE and RA taking hydroxychloroquine
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17:03In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, Founder and President at Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to Dr. J. Antonio Aviña-Zubieta, UBC Division Head of Rheumatology, BC Lupus Society Research Scholar, and Senior Scientist at Arthritis Research Canada. They discuss the INTACT study, an ongoing study working to determine the risk of eye…
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Answering your questions about inflammatory arthritis
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10:45In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, ACE’s Founder and President, and Kelly Lendvoy, ACE VP Communications, share the highlights from the Summer 2024 special issue of JointHealth™ insight - Arthritis A-Z: Your Questions Answered. Additional learning resources JointHealth™ insight – Arthritis A-Z: Your Questions Answered Biosimilars•E…
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Using administrative health data to look at the side effects of biological agents used to treat inflammatory arthritis
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24:36In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator for Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to Mr. Kasra Moolooghy, a MSc Candidate under the supervision of Dr. Diane Lacaille at Arthritis Research Canada. Recently, Kasra was awarded the Mitacs Fellowship for his research looking at the side effects of biological agents that are u…
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Cross-cultural communication: Embracing the diversity of your rheumatology patients
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18:46In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Alan Zhou, Rheumatology Resident at the University of Toronto, and Ms. Amorell Saunders N’Daw, journalist and equity, diversity, and inclusion advocate. The duo speaks to Kelly Lendvoy about how rheumatologists can ensure patients’ cultural backgrounds and beli…
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