In this month’s newsletter:
  • President’s 2025 Message
  • Deadline Extended: Francophone Advisory Members
  • 2024 Highlights
  • What have we been up to?
  • Research Opportunity
  • Stay Informed

President’s 2025 Message

Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! CAPA President Linda Wilhelm writes her annual New Year’s message reflecting back on what CAPA achieved in 2024 and looks at the year ahead.

CAPA Opportunity

Deadline Extended:                                                                                                                                                                                    Francophone Advisory Members

Parlez-vous français? The deadline to apply for CAPA’s new Francophone Support and Advisory Committee is now February 7, 2025.
Click here for more information in English 
Click here for information in French

CAPA Highlights

In 2024, we accomplished a lot. Here are some of the highlights:
      • developed a training program and trained new patient partner partners
      • involved in 17 academic publications, presented three original research abstracts and conducted two surveys
      • worked with a number of youth that live with arthritis
      • policy conference presentations and submissions
      • …and more!
You can watch a short video on our Youtube channel, or read a report on our website with more details. Our 2025 strategic plan is now available –check it out on our website! 

What we have been up to?

Cardiovascular Disease & Arthritis Webinar

Missed our webinar about cardiovascular disease and arthritis with CAPA Medical Advisory Committee member Dr. Bindee Kuriya? The recording is now available on our Youtube channel.

 

Joint Effort: Physical Activity in Arthritis Webinar

Our next webinar will be on February 22 @ 4:00 pm EDT and registration is now opened! This is the first part in our Lived Experience Series which will feature people living with various forms of arthritis sharing their guidance while also having a kinesiologist and physiotherapist on hand. 

2024 Community Survey Results

Our Community Survey is one avenue we use to listen and learn from people with arthritis. Results are now available on our website, or through a short video.
Key areas of the survey included how people found out about CAPA, their awareness of our education programs and policy initiatives, emerging issues such as vaccine access, and health equity. We considered these survey results when creating our 2025 strategic plan – check it out on our website!

Research Opportunity

Repose Study Seeks Participants

Do you have inflammatory arthritis and struggle with sleep? Join the Repose Study to test-drive an 8-week online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program. Participants will also complete 3 surveys and receive a $10 gift card for each completed survey. 
The study is open to Canadian residents 18-80 years old. Visit www.reposestudy.ca to sign up.

Stay Informed

How to Manage Cold & Flu Season

 

If you have inflammatory arthritis, you may be wondering how best to protect yourself from cold and flu.
This two-page tip sheet by CAPA, CreakyJoints Canada & Global Healthy Living Foundation, has useful ideas.

COVID-19 Vaccines Webinar

 

In 2023, CAPA hosted an educational webinar and panel discussion about COVID-19 vaccines. Perspectives included someone with lived experience of Lupus, a rheumatologist and an immunologist.  Have a look at this link on our Youtube channel. 

Report Medication Errors

Have you ever been in a pain flare and accidentally taken the wrong medication dose?

As a patient, you can anonymously report medication errors through an anonymous form to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Canada. ISMP learns from medication errors and makes recommendations to help prevent them.

Visit www.mederror.ca for more information.

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