Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go)

Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go) makes it possible for people living with arthritis to watch or listen to interviews with Canadian experts in clinical rheumatology, arthritis scientists, physio and occupational therapists, psychologists and health economists, as well as patient experts and advocates. We hope you find Arthritis At Home informative and fun as you live your best life with arthritis.

Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go) is a health podcast hosted by Arthritis Consumer Experts, with 201 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Arthritis Consumer Experts hosts Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go), a health show with 201 episodes published.

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  Episode #201

  Validation of the HAQ Disability Index in immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced inflammatory arthritis

  Aug 20, 202620 minS1

  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 inflammatory arthritis. Dr. Chubbs’ study looks at whether health care providers should use the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index to measure function in this group of patients. In this group of patients, it is challenging to balance the number of immune-suppressive medication as it can negatively impact cancer treatment so instead of treating to remission, health care providers usually treat to improve function. Additional learning resources The Canadian Research Group of Rheumatology in Immuno-Oncology Validation of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index in immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced inflammatory arthritis Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced inflammatory arthritis

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  Episode #200

  Should medications be tapered in patients with inflammatory arthritis who are in remission?

  Aug 13, 20269 minS1

  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 remission and describes how it is different for everyone and for each disease because different disease guidelines have different definitions of what it means to be in remission. She concludes the interview with a reminder that when considering tapering, people living with arthritis should consider their medical history, duration of disease, how difficult it was for them to get into remission, and their anxiety about medications or flare ups. A younger patient with milder disease will have a different disease experience when compared to an adult patient with more active disease. Additional learning resources The Lancet Rheumatology: Tapering of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: An overview for daily practice The Journal of Rheumatology: One-year outcomes after decision aid-led tapering of advanced therapy in rheumatoid arthritis JointHealth™ insight - Medication reimbursement coverage in Canada: A current snapshot

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  Episode #199

  Perimenopause is associated with increased disease activity in psoriatic arthritis

  Aug 6, 202621 minS1

  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 for patients, clinicians, and researchers to educate themselves on common symptoms and possible treatment options in order to make informed decisions. Additional learning resources Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic at Women’s College Hospital Perimenopause linked to increased psoriatic arthritis activity Harvard Health – Perimenopause: Rocky road to menopause

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  Episode #198

  Health care utilization patterns in patients presenting to the ER for gout in Ontario

  Jul 30, 202621 minS1

  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, mainly focusing on gout. In addition, he highlights the care gaps that exist in gout and some key take away messages from his study. The study looks at what happened to patients before and after visiting the emergency department for gout. The sooner a patient can access treatment, the better the outcome. There needs to be a rapid access clinic to help diagnose gout faster. Additional learning resources Gout and other crystal arthropathies in Canada Healthy changes for managing gout Arthritis Research Canada: Better Control of Your Gout – What you can do now Arthritis Consumer Experts’ About Gout page

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  Episode #197

  Mental health, alcohol, drugs, and reproductive health in arthritis care in youth

  Jul 23, 202623 minS1

  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 that mental health screening can be built into regular doctor visits to help identify those who may be impacted so health care providers can intervene sooner. In addition, she provides tips on how youths can talk to their doctor about the use of alcohol, drugs, and managing reproductive health with their arthritis. Karen highlights a study she’s working on about how the stress of a family or caregiver can indirectly or directly affect a child’s disease outcomes. Her study found that higher levels or parental stress are associated with higher disease activity in child. The duo concludes with an explanation of how tools found on the Road to Adult Arthritis Care website can help kids living with arthritis move from pediatric to adult arthritis care. Additional learning resources Arthritis Consumer Experts’ Survey on Arthritis and Mental Health Road to Adult Arthritis Care Preparing for the transition from pediatric to adult care and beyond JointHealth™ Education – Arthritis and Mental Health

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