Grant: CIHR Café Scientifique Program

As more Canadians are being diagnosed with arthritis each year, strategies to reduce the burden of rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) are necessary. Patients need to be more informed of arthritis care and consequently, need to be able to self-manage their arthritis. The "People Getting a Grip on Arthritis" program helps individuals with arthritis become more aware of and utilizes RA and OA research evidence on self-management strategies. We invite people with arthritis to join us for a discussion on arthritis self-management and recent research which has been performed revealing several effective self-management strategies for both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis