arthritis care

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we speak to Dr. Sahil Koppikar, MD FRCPC, a rheumatologist at Women's College Hospital and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, and Ms. Chandra Farrer, Quality Specialist at Women’s College Hospital and a C-QuIPS facilitator at the University of Toronto.

As Chair and Vice-Chair of the Northern Ontario Committee of the Ontario Rheumatology Association (ORA), Dr. Koppikar and Ms. Farrer discuss the progress the ORA is making with the Ontario government to develop and implement solutions to improve models of care in Northern Ontario by providing arthritis care that is patient-centred, equitable and accessible.

Additional learning resources

• Ontario Rheumatology Association’s Northern Ontario Committee
• Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care Program
• Arthritis Consumer Experts Survey Report on Arthritis and Health Inequities

Ontario’s leading arthritis centre being forced to shut down

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, Kelly Lendvoy speaks to Dr. Carter Thorne, Chief, Division of Rheumatology and Director, The Arthritis Program (TAP) and Carrie Barnes, TAP’s patient ambassador, to learn more about the nationally acclaimed arthritis clinic and Southlake’s decision to close it, effective January 15, 2021.

The decision could leave more than 2,200 inflammatory arthritis patients seeking to find care in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Thorne and Ms. Barnes talk about the impact on patients and what concerned individuals can do to show support and oppose the closure.

• Take action now to #SaveTAPNow, contact your MPP – https://bit.ly/SaveTAPNowLettertoMPP
• Make news now to #SaveTAPNow, write a letter-to-the-editor of your community newspaper - https://bit.ly/SaveTAPNowLettertoEditor