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CONSUMER FOCUSED
- Alliance for the Canadian Arthritis Program (ACAP)
The Alliance for the Canadian Arthritis Program (ACAP) was formed in 2003, when the organizations working to help people with arthritis live better lives joined together. - American College of Rheumatology
Good information on rheumatology for patients and physicians. - Bone & Joint Decade
Promoting bone and joint health. - Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group
Consumer friendly reviews of the scientific literature on musculoskeletal health treatments. - JointHealth™
Provides education and training to people with arthritis. - The Arthritis Society (TAS)
The Arthritis Society is devoted to funding and promoting arthritis research, programs and patient care.
ACADEMIC
- Simon Fraser University (SFU)
Our partner in creating a biostatistics chair. - University of British Columbia (UBC)
The academic home to our scientists.
FUNDING AGENCIES
- Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN)
Gateway to Arthritis research in Canada. - Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canada's major federal funding agency for health research. - Disabilities Health Research Network
An integrated, multidisciplinary, and BC-based network that fostered collaboration for high quality research to better the lives of Canadians with disability. - Institute of Musuloskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA)
CIHR Institute - Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Provides salary support to individual health researchers and research trainees across British Columbia as well funding for health research infrastructure. - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
A federal agency promoting and supporting university-based research and training in the humanities and social sciences. - The Arthritis Society
Provides salary awards for researchers as well as funding for research projects that are relevant to arthritis.
RESEARCH
- Arthritis Community Research & Evaluation Unit
Located in Toronto, their mission is to explore the impact of arthritis on individuals, their families, communities and on the population at large, in order to further the development of targeted policies and effective interventions. - Canadian Rheumatology Research Consortium
Canadian Rheumatologists taking a leadership role in coordinating rheumatology clinical trials across the country. - Centre for Hip Health and Mobility (CHHM)
The CHHM conducts research into the prevention, detection and treatment of bone and joint problems affecting the hip. - McCaig Institute
A University-based multidisciplinary team focused on doing basic science research to find the causes and cures of bone and joint injuries and diseases.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
- Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA)
CRA represents Canadian Rheumatologists and promotes their pursuit of excellence in Arthritis Care and Research in Canada. - Center for Hip Health and Mobility
- JointHealth™
- The Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences
- Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI)