Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go)

In week four of Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada, Arthritis at Home sits down with Ms. Pippa Mennell, member of the Arthritis Research Canada Arthritis Patient Advisory Board and person living with lupus. 

In this episode and on the eve of the launch of Arthritis Consumer Experts’ new education course on lupus, host Cheryl Koehn and Ms. Mennell discuss the lived experience of the lupus journey, from initial symptoms to...

Sixty-seven per cent (67%) of people with arthritis are women, making it the most reported chronic disease for women in Canada, but important gaps remain in our understanding of their experiences with diagnosis, treatment and daily life.

In a new Arthritis at Home episode, Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) President Cheryl Koehn talks about why ACE launched its National Survey on Women and Arthritis and what we hope to learn directly...

With Quebecers heading to the polls on October 5, Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) has launched its #Vote4Arthritis campaign to ensure the needs of people living with arthritis are part of the provincial election conversation. 

In a new Arthritis at Home interview, ACE Founder and President Cheryl Koehn explains why the Quebec election is an important opportunity for people with arthritis to make their voices heard and what ACE...

September is Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada, and Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) is marking it with new ways for people living with arthritis to learn, share their experiences and advocate for better care.

In a new Arthritis at Home interview, ACE Founder and President Cheryl Koehn talks about why Arthritis Awareness Month still matters and introduces three important ACE initiatives launching this September.

At the centre of th...

In this Arthritis At Home, we are sharing this year’s #CRArthritis with Dr. Jaime Guzman, Pediatric Rheumatologist and Clinical Investigator at BC Children’s Hospital. He discusses about using statistics from juvenile arthritis cases to support his argument that medications should be tapered in patients with inflammatory arthritis in remission. Dr. Guzman highlights that about 50% of children living with juvenile idiopa...

In this Arthritis At Home, we are sharing this year’s #CRArthritis with Dr. Kayla Chubbs, a resident in the rheumatology program at Dalhousie University. She defines what immune checkpoint inhibitor is and how it is used as a therapy to treat multiple types of cancer. While treating the cancer, they can put your immune system into overdrive and as a result, cause inflammatory arthritis or worsen an already existing inflammato...

In this Arthritis At Home, we are sharing this year’s #CRArthritis with Ms. Alexandra Charlton, Lead Pharmacist in the Division of Rheumatology at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She participated in The Great Debate at this year’s meeting arguing that medications should not be tapered in patients with inflammatory arthritis who are in remission. 

Alexandra defines what it means to be in ...

In this Arthritis At Home, we are sharing this year’s #CRArthritis with Dr. Lihi Eder, a Clinician-scientist at Women’s College Hospital Research Institute and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. She discusses the interaction between perimenopause and psoriatic arthritis, and how overlapping symptoms can appear as early as 5-7 years ahead of menopause.  

Dr. Eder points to the need ...

In this Arthritis At Home, we are sharing this year’s #CRArthritis with Dr. Timothy Kwok, rheumatologist and clinician investigator based at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto. He explains what gout is and how crystals play a role in its development.  

As part of his job, Dr. Kwok sees patients with all types of rheumatic and autoimmune diseases and dedicates half of his time on research, main...

In this #ArthritisAtHome, we are sharing this year’s #CRArthritis with Dr. Michelle Batthish, Associate Professor in Pediatrics at McMaster University, and Dr. Karen Beattie, Research Manager in Pediatrics in McMaster University, on mental health, alcohol, drugs, and reproductive health in arthritis care in youth.

Youth with arthritis have a higher prevalence of mental health, such as depression and anxiety. Michelle stresses ...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Dr. Luke Chen, hematologist and Professor of Medicine at Dalhousie University. Dr. Chendefines what lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes) is and how it’s related to rheumatology and hematology. Lymphadenopathy is often a sign of inflammatory or infectious process happening in the body. A biopsy may not always reveal the underlying issues, but...

In this #ArthritisAtHome, we are sharing this year’s #CRArthritis with Dr. Marie Westby, clinician-scientist at the Centre for Aging SMART. She defines what high quality rehabilitation means and why is it so important for people recovering from total hip and knee replacement surgery.

High quality care in a healthcare setting means that the care is accessible, appropriate to meet an individual’s needs, efficient, effectiv...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis 2026 interview with Ms. Trish Barbato, President and CEO of Arthritis Society Canada. Trish summarizes the key points in Arthritis Action Now: The Plan to End Arthritis in Canada. Arthritis Action Now is Canada’s first actionable, coordinated strategy to transform prevention, care, and research for arthritis. It was co-created by 21 ecosystem champions orga...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis 2026 interview with Dr. Denis Poddubnyy, Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Poddubnyy discusses his experience first working in Germany and then moving to Canada in July 2024. He talks about the similarities and differences in the health and education systems between the two countries. He stresses the importance of patient support and patient...

June is National Indigenous History Month. Arthritis Consumer Experts would like to highlight that arthritis affects Indigenous Peoples’ more significantly and more severely than in non-Indigenous populations. 

To understand and practice Indigenous health, there must be respect for Indigenous Peoples, their world views, ways of knowing, and cultural practices. The concept of health for Indigenous Peoples is relational. In...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are excited to share the #CRArthritis 2026 interview with Dr. Marinka Twilt, a Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Calgary.

Dr. Twilt highlights key points from her workshop at this year’s meeting titled “Demystifying ‘That Mysterious Joint (TMJ)’: A Succinct, Hands-on Approach to TMJ Assessment”. She d...

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, host Cheryl Koehn speaks with Laura Wingate, Chief Education, Support, and Advocacy Officer of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of the USA, about the Patients and patents campaign. 

 The interview will explore what the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation does for patients, why the Patients and patents campaign is important for patients in the USA, and discuss ways patients can...

May is Lupus Awareness Month in Canada, an important opportunity to raise awareness about the realities of living with lupus and the need for more comprehensive, patient-centred care. As part of ACE’s special Lupus Awareness Month programming, Arthritis at Home is featuring programming that elevate patient experiences and highlight important gaps in lupus care.

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthri...

May is Lupus Awareness Month in Canada, an important opportunity to raise awareness about the realities of living with lupus and the need for more comprehensive, patient-centred care. As part of ACE’s special Lupus Awareness Month programming, Arthritis at Home is featuring programming that elevate patient experiences and highlight important gaps in lupus care.

In this episode of Arthritis at Home, Arthritis Consumer Experts (...