Sheila Kerr

Some of the first questions one has after a diagnosis of a medical condition are:

Is there a cure?
What is the newest treatment?
What can I do to best manage my condition?
What are the benefits and harms of treatment?
Is this information reliable and based on good quality research?

Sheila Kerr When there is insufficient evidence to answer these questions, the next question may be: Should I get involved in the research process to help advance understanding?

Sheila’s interest is in helping to get the right evidence based health information to the right people at the right time. She is passionate about people having access to quality health info to make informed decisions about their care. Those with arthritis can find answers to many of these questions through the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and its Consumer Advisory Board.

Sheila trained as a physiotherapist, but worked most recently in the area of Knowledge Translation creating evidence informed educational resources, planning public and professional presentations, participating in strategic planning, creating patient focused educational materials and engaging the media. She retired in 2009 and joined the Consumer Advisory Board in 2011 as a representative with osteoarthritis.

Sheila is excited to be part of the team bringing the patient/consumer voice to Arthritis Research Centre of Canada projects and to help disseminate their findings to the public.