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Resources launched to alleviate increasing shortfall in arthritis care
MEDIA RELEASE Resources launched to alleviate increasing shortfall in arthritis care. Comprehensive care resources set best practice benchmarks to help empower patients to advocate for better management of their disease Arthritis community being ‘left in waiting rooms’ with shortfalls of 302 adult and 41 paediatric rheumatologists [Canberra, Australia] – Arthritis Australia is launching first of…
JIA Consumer Care Guide
MEDIA RELEASE Resources launched to alleviate increasing shortfall in arthritis care. Comprehensive care resources set best practice benchmarks to help empower patients to advocate for better management of their disease Arthritis community being ‘left in waiting rooms’ with shortfalls of 302 adult and 41 paediatric rheumatologists [Canberra, Australia] – Arthritis Australia is launching first of…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Consumer Care Guide
MEDIA RELEASE Resources launched to alleviate increasing shortfall in arthritis care. Comprehensive care resources set best practice benchmarks to help empower patients to advocate for better management of their disease Arthritis community being ‘left in waiting rooms’ with shortfalls of 302 adult and 41 paediatric rheumatologists [Canberra, Australia] – Arthritis Australia is launching first of…
New resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and gout
MEDIA RELEASE Arthritis Australia has launched Australia’s first culturally appropriate resources developed to support and empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with the chronic health conditions osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and gout. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples face higher rates of arthritis and autoimmune conditions. The prevalence of arthritis conditions among Aboriginal…
Quality Use of Medicines Alliance awarded health education and health literacy grants
MEDIA RELEASE Quality Use of Medicines Alliance Two new grants to support consumer health literacy and improve the use of medicines will see peak health and consumer organisations working side-by-side. The Quality Use of Medicines Alliance a consortium of eight health and consumer organisations, will align their work across the two grants, awarded under the…
Cost-of-living pressure and poor access to services a tipping point for Aussies battling complex pain condition
MEDIA RELEASE Support resource launches as 1 in 2 cut back on essentials to pay for treatment [Sydney, Australia] – Australians living with the debilitating pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia are reaching a ‘tipping point’ in coping with their disease as the rising cost of living, challenges in accessing healthcare, and restrictive criteria for social…
Arthritis Australia welcomes Green’s support for 60 day dispensing and calls on all senators to support cheaper medicines
MEDIA RELEASE [Sydney, Australia] Arthritis Australia has called on all senators to support the implementation of 60 day dispensing from September 1 2023, to decrease the cost of medicines and improve accessibility for people with chronic illness. The measures will allow a 60-day supply of some arthritis medicines to be dispensed, with consumers potentially saving…
Arthritis kids camps welcome kids from around Australia
Kids from around the country have participated in recent JIA kids camps run in Northern NSW and the ACT, made possible with funding from the Australian Government for our implementation of the National Strategic Action Plan for Arthritis. Activities at the camp included a Zip-Line, Z-Ball, Survivor games and puzzles, Archery and Sword Club. Kids…
Arthritis Australia welcomes proposals to reduce the cost of medicines
Arthritis Australia has welcomed proposals to decrease the cost of medicines and improve accessibility for people with arthritis. CEO Jonathan Smithers said “People with arthritis face very high out of pocket costs to manage their condition, and are increasingly struggling to access medical appointments when they need them. Any measures that save consumers cost and difficulty…
Parliamentary Friends of Arthritis event
Arthritis Australia went to federal Parliament again on 21 March for the first 2023 meeting of the Parliamentary Friends of Arthritis, a group of MPs and Senators who have come together to support the arthritis community, some of whom are also living with arthritis. Parliamentarians met with people and families living with arthritis, as well…
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