- The Patients Intéressés par la Recherche sur l’Arthrite (PIRA) d’Arthrite-Recherche Canada was formed in the Province of Quebec, with a mission to collaborate on arthritis research and promote the communication of information between researchers, people with arthritis and the community at large.
- 5.2 million Canadians, from young children to adults, were living with arthritis. Arthritis Research Canada had more than 75 research studies underway to find answers and save lives.
- $80 million in funding and in-kind contributions over five years are announced towards the British Columbia Support Unit for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials (the BC SUPPORT Unit). Arthritis Research Canada’s Dr. Linda Li, Senior Research Scientist, leads the Knowledge Translation Methods Cluster with the specific mandate to develop and test new Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science methods.
