CAPA news
Call for Participants: CAPA Patient Partner Research Training Programs
CAPA's announcing the Call for participants for its Patient Partner Research Training Programs. Please find out how you can apply.
CAPA Blog Post: The Life Hacks and Gadgets Project
CAPA published a blog post "Meet Bella Cairns Student Occupational Therapist" embarking on the new project to create resources for patients, informed by the experience of patients. Read more.
CAPA Blog Post: The Prevalence of Arthritis in 2SLGBTQQIA+ People in Canada
CAPA released a blog post reflecting on what we can do to better support people with arthritis that are part of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community.
CAPA Letter to Provinces about Masking in healthcare
CAPA sent a letter to all provinces raising concern about removal of masking requirement in healthcare.
CAPA Pain Talks Continued
Listen to Chronic Eileen (Eileen Davidson) about what it’s like to live with chronic pain as we continue our Pain Talks series.
Medical breakthrough: Researchers uncover the cause of lupus
There is hope for those living with lupus! A team of international researchers uncover the cause of lupus in a recent study. Read more about this medical breakthrough.
Marking National Accessibility Week: Limited Mobility Disabilities Webinar
Did you know that close to 4.2 million Canadians struggle with limited mobility, or hidden mobility disabilities (HMD)? Listen to what Dr. Dorothy Riddle, founder of the Hidden Mobility Disabilities Alliance (HMDA) discussed at the Limited Mobility Disabilties Webinar on June 1, 2023.
Join Online Consumer Panels
Joint Online Consumer Panel to help improve resources and programs for the 6 million Canadians affected by arthritis.
CAPA newsletters
Summer Newsletter – August 2017
CAPA 2nd Vice-President, Laurie Proulx, attended and presented at this year’s European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Congress in Madrid, Spain. She spoke about CAPA’s pregnancy and parenting with arthritis project including the survey results andeducational resource.
Spring Newsletter – May 2017
Several members of the CAPA Board of Directors attended this year’s Canadian Agency for Drug Technologies in Health (CADTH) Symposium in Ottawa. CAPA Board Members were proud to present at three panel sessions ranging fair drug pricing and the benefits of biologic treatments
Winter Newsletter – February 2017
The CAPA Board of Directors attended this year’s Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) meeting in chilly Ottawa and we were proud to have been accepted for two poster presentations.
Fall Newsletter – September 2016
September is Arthritis month so now is your chance to educate your family, friends, co-workers and neighbours about what it’s like to live with arthritis. Tell them about the chronic pain, fatigue and how you just can’t push through life or else your body takes notice.
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