How can an occupational therapist (OT) help people with arthritis? Occupational therapy student, Bella Cairns, helped us answer this and other questions by developing a blog post and infographic that explains what OT’s can do for people with arthritis. Please read...
CAPA presents Pain Talks with Linda Wilhelm and Eileen Davidson sharing their experiences with and managing chronic pain. Watch these videos to learn what they say.
Many people that live with arthritis understand the invisible or hidden parts of living with the disease – for example, pain that limits shopping and other activities of daily living or fatigue that affects how long they can stand or work. On June 1, 2023. Dr. Dorothy...
CAPA hosted #ArthritisThenNow Twitter Chat on Saturday, September 26, 2020. The chat was well-attended and had some great discussions about how arthritis treatment, care, and the experience have changed or stayed the same over the past few decades with...
You are invited to a special VIP ZOOM watch party for “The Newest Normal” fashion collection created by fashion designer and CAPA Board member Michael Kuluva and presented by CreakyJoints, on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 7:30 PM ET!
Join us on Saturday, September 26th at 12 p.m. Eastern Time for a Twitter Chat on #ArthritisThenNow. We’ll be chatting about how arthritis treatment, care, and the experience have changed or stayed the same over the past few decades and much more.
This resource is part of a number of projects under the theme of TEAM (Together Enhancing Arthritis Management). Become familiar with 3 different types of inflammatory arthritis: Ankylosing Spondylitis Psoriatic Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Learn about arthritis and...
The RA Matters project aims to discover what people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) truly feel about life with the condition as well as the opinions of healthcare professionals who treat RA. This site provides an opportunity for people to explore the results of...
This resource is part of a number of projects under the theme of TEAM (Together Enhancing Arthritis Management). By the end of the session, you will: Understand the goals of treatment in inflammatory arthritis Understand the role of medications in treating...
CAPA hosted a Twitter Chat on arthritis in the work place on Saturday, October 12, 2019, to correspond to World Arthritis Day. The chat was well-attended and we had some great discussions about #ArthritisAtWork with co-host Simon Stones and special guest, Creaky...
Check out the the workplace tools and podcast developed by The Arthritis Society. It includes information on workplace accommodations, employment standards as well as interactive podcasts and videos.
At CAPA, we are patients too. We know that a diagnosis of arthritis means changes at work. Dealing with the changes can be challenging at best. You might wonder about what you can do to make things easier for yourself while working. Or about what your...
Researchers at the University of Toronto and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health created this resource based on findings from a National Institutes of Health funded study on the perinatal health and health care experiences of women with physical, sensory, and intellectual/developmental disabilities in Ontario, Canada. The study advisory committee, which includes women and parents with disabilities, provided feedback on this resource.
On September 26, 2018, CAPA hosted a Twitter Chat on arthritis and pregnancy/parenting. #ArthritisParent was a first for CAPA. The results of Twitter Chat were analyzed and presented in a poster at the Canadian Rheumatology Association conference.
Parenting is challenging. Living with inflammatory arthritis adds another variable that also needs to be considered. For those considering starting a family, or for those who already have a family, concerns about quality of life are never far. To understand the...
Are you contemplating a step into parenthood and also live with inflammatory arthritis?
Arthritis affects individuals in many aspects of their life including decisions regarding pregnancy and in carrying out their role as a parent. As a result, CAPA has launched a project to identify patient information needs as it relates to pregnancy and parenting. The...
Do you have difficulties in cooking or living well with arthritis? Occupational therapy student, Bella Cairns, interviewed 14 people with arthritis and they provided their tips and advice on how they manage day to day cooking tasks and live well with arthritis. Learn...
Many people that live with arthritis understand the invisible or hidden parts of living with the disease – for example, pain that limits shopping and other activities of daily living or fatigue that affects how long they can stand or work. On June 1, 2023. Dr. Dorothy...
Together with Dragon Claw, an Australian charity for people with Autoimmune Inflammatory diseases, CAPA have developed a new resource for people with arthritis called “Know your Numbers”. This new resource outlines a list of blood tests regularly used in people with...
On October 12, 2022, CAPA celebrated World Arthritis Day in our first-ever Twitter Spaces event about navigating the workplace with arthritis. It was a collaborative event that brough together Take a Pain Check Foundation, Creaky Joints Canada, and CAPA. The event was...
Inflammatory arthritis and psoriasis are each estimated to impact roughly one million people in Canada. The onset and diagnosis of these diseases commonly affects people in the prime of their lives and these individuals are often left with a variety of reproductive...
Now Launched! Baring it All: Final report from a survey on reproductive and sexual health in women+ with inflammatory arthritis, psoriatic, and rheumatic diseases.
We know there can be a lot of questions about the flu vaccine when you live with inflammatory arthritis. As people who live with arthritis, we put together some questions that our Medical Advisory Committee has answered for you here. Nous savons que le...
To support our community in light of COVID-19, CAPA has pulled together a list of evidence-based information resources and other useful links.
CAPA believes that people need to have access to information and research to be able to find their voice and help take control of their disease. We developed these tips for chronic pain based on the responses to a survey in 2018 and a Twitter chat held during National...
Communicating with others is important - particularly if your disability is hidden or episodic. Laura Brydges, Hidden Disability Advocate, created 2 symbols to help communicate with others. When faced with a challenging...
The Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA) works with various groups in the arthiritis community to ensure the voice of people living with arthritis is heard and to bring you up-to-date information on issues that affect the arthritis community. We work with healthcare professionals, health organizations, clinicians, industry, health charities, researchers, and various levels of government.
We keep Canadian people living with arthritis and their support groups understand more about their disease and have a voice in managing it.