Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go)

Research has shown that smoking increases the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but less is known about what happens to people who have established RA. But new research (October 2022) from an early arthritis registry in Sweden shows that current smoking makes RA disease activity worse and negatively impacts health-related quality of life. In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Ko...

After two years of virtual meetings, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) will hold its annual meeting in Philadelphia and provide five days of opportunities for scientists, rheumatologists, arthritis health professionals, industry, educators, patient advocates and trainees to learn about cutting-edge science and engage with colleagues from around the world. In today’s episode of Arthritis A...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator for Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to Phyllis Gregg, a person living with osteoarthritis, about how she prepared for knee surgery. Their conversation covers how Phyllis worked with her surgeon and the role of physical activity and nutrition pre and post operation. Common challenges and thoughtful tips are also discussed. Ad...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, President of Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to Phyllis Gregg, a person living with osteoarthritis, about her obesity journey and the physical challenges it has imposed on her body and life. Additional learning resources Osteoarthritis – The most common and costly arthritis in Canada Talk to your doctor about joint pain Ideal body weight calcu...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator, and Cheryl Koehn, President at Arthritis Consumer Experts share a sneak peek of results from the Survey on Arthritis and Health Inequities. They discuss the importance and necessity of this work, how each and every one of us can be a reliable ally and some of the most striking findings from the Survey. Subscribe to our JointHe...

Friday is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day , to honour the lost Indigenous Children, Survivors, their families and communities of Indian Residential Schools. In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ellen Wang, Programs Coordinator, and Cheryl Koehn, President at Arthritis Consumer Experts discuss how members of the arthritis community can ge...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, ACE president Cheryl Koehn, and VP of communications and public affairs, Kelly Lendvoy, discuss the ACE Survey on Arthritis Health Inequities.   The ACE Survey asks people living with arthritis to share details of inequities or discrimination they have experienced or witnessed as well as report on the impact of those incidents and how people care for themselve...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Diane Lacaille, Scientific Director of Arthritis Research Canada. Cheryl Koehn, Founder and President of Arthritis Consumer Experts, has a discussion with Dr. Lacaille about equity and biases in rheumatology care. She explains the difference between explicit and implicit biases and how it can impact how health...

People with arthritis are at higher risk for developing mental health issues. Researchers believe that pain, fatigue, and other symptoms aggravate mental health and reduce the ability to self-manage and cope with arthritis. In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Kelly Lendvoy and Ellen Wang discuss the ACE Survey on mental health.  ACE hopes to understand what steps people living with arthritis can...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Cristina Montoya, a Registered Dietitian from Ontario, Canada. Cristina shares her journey with Sjögren’s syndrome and highlights key points from her talk on managing digestive disorders in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome. Check out these helpful resources to learn more Arthritis Consumer Experts: Diet & Nutr...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, ACE president Cheryl Koehn has a discussion with ACE programs coordinator Ellen Wang on exercise and physical activity from patient and research perspectives. They talk about the difference between physical activity and exercise, how to incorporate exercise into your daily life and invite viewers to complete the 10-minute ACE Survey on Arthritis and Exercise....

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Ms. Serina Khangura speaks to us about her pregnancy experience, including her pregnancy considerations with rheumatoid arthritis, talking to her family, support system and health professionals about becoming pregnant, her preparation for pregnancy and her journey through her first 18 weeks.   Ms. Serina Khangura was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 7 years...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we speak to Dr. Susan Bartlett, Professor of Medicine at McGill University and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine, on her American College of Rheumatology annual meeting poster abstract titled “Real World Canadian RA Patient Outcomes Over the First Two Waves of COVID-19 Pandemic.” Dr. Bartlett takes a close look at the experiences of patie...

In celebration of the food festivities this weekend in the United States, we are sharing this #ArthritisAtHome episode with Kim Arrey, a Registered Dietitian who has extensive experience counselling patient who are seeking weight management advice. Kim provides highlights from her session at this year’s CRA & AHPA Annual Scientific Meeting and explains how the food we eat can influence our dis...

September 30, 2021 was National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day that honoured the lost Indigenous Children, Survivors, their families and communities of Indian Residential Schools (IRS). In this second of a two-part series of Arthritis At Home, Dr. Terri-Lynn Fox discusses her research work on the experiences of Survivors from the Blackfoot Confederacy from six Indian Residential Schools....

September 30, 2021 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the lost Indigenous Children, Survivors, their families and communities of Indian Residential Schools (IRS). In this first of a two-part series of Arthritis At Home, Dr. Terri-Lynn Fox shares her and the Indigenous community’s views about the significance of this first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and wha...

No one knows arthritis better than those who live with it every day. Self-advocacy is a way of reaching out to others and explaining your arthritis experience and learning how to ask for support and help. In this episode of Arthritis at Home, Kelly Lendvoy and Cheryl Koehn discuss ACE’s new National Survey on Arthritis Self-Advocacy. ACE’s Survey findings reveal how Canadians understand their dise...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Dr. Jackie Whittaker, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia, talks about her recent Canadian Foundation for Innovation grant that will support the advance of her team’s research in musculoskeletal health. She highlights the importance of exercise and how staying active can help prevent, maintain, and ma...

People living with arthritis often must be their own best advocate. No one knows arthritis better than those who live with it every day.  In this episode of Arthritis at Home, Cheryl Koehn and Kelly Lendvoy discuss Arthritis Consumer Experts’ recently launched national survey on arthritis self-advocacy. Learn how your participation in this community-led research will help ACE better understand wha...

In this episode, Dr. Sacha Bhatia discusses about how the evolution of telemedicine will change how we deliver care to patients in the future, including the possible changes to models of care. He shares his personal experience with providing virtual care services and highlights some of the benefits of virtual care services that he observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also discusses about the...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Maya Joshi and Cheryl Koehn discuss survey results specifically related to health inequities in virtual care from the “ACE National Survey on Virtual Care Services for People Living with Arthritis”. They also discuss the overall underrepresentation of racial minorities within the arthritis patient community at large, and why this is a very important issue to a...

This  episode features Denise Jupp, rheumatology nurse at the Diamond Centre Rheumatology Clinic, on how rheumatology nurses are supporting people with arthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also shares insights on what patients should know about preparing for a rheumatology appointment and what patients can do to help alleviate pain at home.  Check out these helpful resources  Dr. Shahin Jam...

This episode features Trish Barbato, President and CEO of The Arthritis Society. She takes us through a guided meditation and gives us an overview of The Arthritis Society (TAS) programs for COVID-19, including the Arthritis Talks Webinars.  Join us on this meditation journey to emotional wellness! Click here to learn more.

In this episode, Cheryl Koehn takes a deeper look at the results of the “ACE National Survey on Virtual Care for People Living with Arthritis”. She explains the respondents’ experience with virtual care pre-COVID, during COVID, and what they hope will be available post-COVID. The survey identified key issues and opportunities related to the virtual care experience, such as timeliness of care, deli...

In this episode, Kelly Lendvoy and Cheryl Koehn discuss a national survey on arthritis medications reimbursement ACE has launched for Canadians living with arthritis to help identify challenges patients are experiencing in getting reimbursement for needed medications. The survey deadline is April 30, 2021. Follow this link to take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACENationalSurveyArthrit...