A faculty of UK-based rheumatologists has developed an educational website to provide physicians with access to highlights and interviews from international rheumatology congresses.

All interviews on the www.rheumatology-congress.co.uk website are independently selected and reviewed. The site currently highlights data from the 2009, 2010 and 2011 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and Association of Rheumatology Healthcare Professionals (ARHP) Annual Meetings.

Amongst the 2011 abstracts selected was Dr. Anne Townsend's 'Ambivalent Attitudes, Accessing Information and Decision-Making: An Interview Study of Medication Use in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)'.

Dr. John Esdaile, a rheumatologist and scientific director of the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, speaks to Vancouver Sun medical reporter Pamela Fayerman about the new technology.  See the article for more information.

Reposted with permission from the Vancouver Sun

Cette recherche révolutionnaire sur la cause de la douleur de la hanche examinera le rôle de certains types d'activités physiques et d'une déformation à l'origine du conflit fémoro-acétabulaire (CFA).

Le Dr John Esdaile, directeur scientifique du Centre de recherche sur l'arthrite du Canada, expliquera l'étude et pourquoi il croit qu'en déterminant la cause de la douleur de la hanche, nous pourrons prévenir l'apparition des lésions et prévenir l'arthrose de la hanche.

Learn about ground-breaking research being done on the cause of hip pain. This study will look at if hip pain is caused by certain types of physical activities, a newly discovered hip deformity called femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) or the combination of both.  Visit the project website for more information.

Dr. John Esdaile, Scientific Director of the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada will explain the study and why he believes that by determining the cause of hip pain we can prevent hip damage and open the door to preventing hip osteoarthritis.

Learn how to reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke if you have lupus. Dr. John Esdaile, Scientific Director of the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, explains the cause of the increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in lupus patients and provides recommendations to reduce your risks.

Learn why not to ignore your aches and pains, how early detection and treatment of osteoarthritis may prevent its progress and joint damage and what Dr. Jolanda Cibere recommends for people with osteoarthritis. Dr. Cibere, Research Scientist with the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, explains the research behind these recommendations.

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Learn why people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) need early, aggressive treatment with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) that can prevent joint damage, reduce pain and reduce the risk of premature death. Dr. Diane Lacaille, Senior Research Scientist with the Arthritis Research Centre explains the research behind these recommendations.

More videos with the latest information on arthritis.

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Learn how your diet and lifestyle can help you avoid gout. Dr. Hyon Choi, a leading world expert in gout at the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada will take you through healthy eating guidelines to prevent or manage gout.

Dr. Choi explains:

"Eating healthy food, exercising, and maintaining a healthy weight can help people manage their arthritis, minimize painful attacks, and decrease the risk of developing other complications."

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We are testing the ANSWER decision aid for patients who are considering methotrexate for RA treatment. For more information go to: The ANSWER Project

Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) interviews Dr. Allen Lehman of the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada (ARC) about a new Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded research project: The Burden of Arthritis in Aboriginal Communities.

Dr. Lehman is part of a team that will be examining the frequency of hip pain and other factors associated with hip osteoarthritis in three subsets of the Canadian population (Chinese, Aboriginal, and Caucasian people). It is believed that the occurrence is highest amongst Aboriginal Peoples, so the goal of the study is to reduce the burden of arthritis in Aboriginal communities and ultimately to prevent the disease.

This project is part of a larger study examining the possibility that specific types of exercise, combined with a subtle hip deformity, may lead to hip osteoarthritis.

The effectiveness of Glucosamine is widely debated. Dr. Cibere, Rheumatologist and Research Scientist at the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada (ARC), illustrates why Glucosamine Sulfate is not as effective at relieving pain from knee osteoarthritis as hoped and provides recommendations to manage knee osteoarthritis.

This is the first in a new series of videos that provide the latest arthritis information in an entertaining format. Stay tuned for more videos by Canada’s leaders in arthritis research.

Dr. John Esdaile, Scientific Director of the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, talks with North of 49 TV about exercise and arthritis.

Learn how to perform standardized knee assessments and diagnose knee osteoarthritis years earlier. RheumTube is a comprehensive set of standardised tests created based on a decade of research by Dr. Jolanda Cibere.

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Dr. John Esdaile explains how hip osteoarthritis can affect your life. Learn about the impact it has on all Canadians, the role physical activity may play and why it’s important to determine the cause.

Scientists at the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada will look at if hip osteoarthritis is caused by certain physical activities, a newly discovered hip deformity called FAI, or the combination. This research will help detect osteoarthritis early, before it causes damage, when less invasive treatment is still an option to prevent pain and joint damage.

People with lupus share their experiences and perspectives.

Congress attendees ask the Lupus Congress presenters questions about how new drug treatments will work to treat lupus.

Narrowing the Gap: Vietnam - Seoul Collaboration

Sang-Cheol Bae  MD, PhD, MPH
Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
Seoul, Republic of Korea

Dr Bae describes a working collaboration established in 2007 between Vietnam and South Korea designed to improve relations between the two countries and to improve the health and quality of life through medical cooperation and exchange. The program delivers information and education to patients and doctors dealing with rheumatic diseases.

Lupus 2010 was held in Vancouver this past June. Hundreds of researchers, healthcare professionals, and individuals living with lupus attended and learned about the current state of the science in SLE and future opportunities in lupus research, education and care. A key objective for the three day congress was to attempt to close the gap between what we know, what we do, and what we could do worldwide in SLE therapeutics, medical and public education, and clinical and fundamental research.