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Now updated: Ontario Health’s Osteoarthritis: Care for Adults With Osteoarthritis of the Knee, Hip, Hand, or Shoulder quality standard (originally published in 2018) has been expanded to include osteoarthritis of the shoulder and updated to include the most recent clinical evidence.In...

November 18, 2024 (MONTREAL) – On Saturday, November 16, Arthritis Society Canada hosted the first Bal en feu at Le Salon Richmond, welcoming more than 200 community leaders to raise awareness about arthritis and help change the course of this highly misunderstood disease.The evening was...

November 4, 2024 (TORONTO) – On Saturday, November 2, Arthritis Society Canada celebrated another incredible Arthritis Fire BallTM Toronto at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. Featuring a special live performance from Juno award-winning vocal group and Arthritis Society Canada’s...

Four arthritis-focused companies will receive support to launch their innovations into market, improving the future for people living with arthritisAhead of World Arthritis Day on October 12, Arthritis Society Canada, in partnership with Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), founded at the University...

Toronto, ON, October 8, 2024 – Arthritis Society Canada is proud to award its annual funding to four researchers in training dedicated to advancing the prevention, treatment and diagnosis of arthritis. This year’s awards include two PhD Salary Awards and two Postdoctoral Fellowship...

Toronto, ON, September 4, 2024 – Patients who develop a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after a total hip replacement have more than a five-fold increased risk of mortality within 10 years, according to new research published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.In one of the...

TORONTO, June 4, 2024 – Arthritis Society Canada is excited to welcome Dr. Catherine Cook as its first-ever National Indigenous Advisor. Dr. Cook's clinical and academic background will be instrumental in guiding the Arthritis Action Plan– a nationwide strategy to...

This past Wednesday, Arthritis Society Canada hosted more than 450 guests at its third annual Fashion on Fire in Toronto, shining a light on the crucial need for more adaptive clothing in mainstream fashion and changing the narrative about the devasting effects of arthritis, a chronic and...

TORONTO, May 28, 2024 – Arthritis Society Canada launched its advocacy campaign, The Wait, today, pressing all levels of government to work together and create a pan-Canadian strategy to end the crisis of surgical backlogs across the country.Over 99 percent of knee  and 70 percent of...