Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go‪)‬ Arthritis Consumer Experts

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Derin Karacabeyli, rheumatology resident at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Karacabeyli is studying the effects of treating metabolic comorbidities like obesity and type 2 diabetes on patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. In this interview, he shares the work he is conducting to look at the potential risks and benefits for inflammatory arthritis patients taking a new class of medications used in type 2 diabetes therapy.

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More information about GLP-1 AgonistsMore information about SGLT-2 inhibitorsThe Key Comorbidities in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Narrative Review

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Cheryl Koehn, president of Arthritis Consumer Experts, speaks to arthritis blogger and person with rheumatoid arthritis, Ms. Carrie Barnes. Their conversation focusses on the importance of medication treatment decision-making from the person with rheumatoid arthritis’ (RA) viewpoint. They cover the challenges people newly diagnosed with RA face when making decisions about starting and staying on medication treatment. They share strategies for taking a positive approach towards medication-taking and offer insights on the benefits of good communication with their health care team and their family and social networks.

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JointHealth™ insight – From discovery to the patient: The long and winding road towards drug development, review and public reimbursement in CanadaACE National Survey report on arthritis medications reimbursement for people with arthritis

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, Professor of Medicine at the University of Alberta, on the role of the rheumatologists in the diagnosis of long-COVID as well as the management of this syndrome. Long-COVID patients, like people living with arthritis, develop widespread pain, pain in a particular joint, and fatigue.

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University of Alberta: Research by Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert show that sickest long COVID patients face symptoms identical to chronic fatigue syndromeLong COVID: Defining the role of rheumatology in care and researchAlberta Rheumatology: Vasculitis

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Lihi Eder, Co-Director of the Cardio-Rheumatology Program at Women’s College Hospital, and Research Director, Division of Rheumatology at University of Toronto. Dr. Eder discusses how psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are connected. She shares with the audience the PRESTO tool, a new prediction tool for psoriatic arthritis in psoriasis patients, and how scientists and rheumatologists are identifying high-risk individuals and exploring opportunities for early interception.

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PRESTO: New Prediction Tool for Psoriatic Arthritis in Psoriasis PatientsArthritis Consumer Experts’ About Psoriatic Arthritis page

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Ms. Kara Irwin, research trainee at Arthritis Research Canada working under the supervision of Dr. Cheryl Barnabe. Kara looks at how higher rates and frequencies of emergency visits and hospitalizations for patients with inflammatory arthritis and gout have negative impacts for both patient health outcomes and healthcare costs.

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Kara Irwin: Bridging Arthritis Care to All CommunitiesImpacts of racism on First Nations patients’ emergency care: results of a thematic analysis of healthcare provider interviews in Alberta, CanadaDr. Cheryl Barnabe on racism against Indigenous Peoples in Alberta ERs

In this Arthritis At Home, Dr. Maziar Badii, a rheumatologist in Artus Health Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, shares details about a procedure called geniculate artery embolization (or “GAE”) for knee osteoarthritis. Learn who the ideal candidate for this procedure is, how the procedure works, and what the research says about the efficacy and safety of the procedure.

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UCLA Health: Genicular artery embolization (GAE)Geniculate Artery Embolization: Role in Knee Hemarthrosis and OsteoarthritisArthritis Consumer Experts’ About Osteoarthritis page