2022 SPARCC Patient forum

Join us for the 2022 SPARCC Spondyloarthritis Patient Forum in conjunction with the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada – and our very special guests, Dr. Robert Inman, Dr. Nigil Haroon and Laura Passalent.  Each of these experts provided excellent and informative presentations, followed by a panel style Q&A session where many questions from members of the community were addressed.

2022 SPARCC Patient Forum lineup:

ROBERT D. INMAN, MD, FRCPC

• Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto;
• Deputy Physician in Chief, Research, Medicine, University Health Network (UHN)
• Co-Director, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, UHN;
• Director, Spondylitis Program, UHN – Toronto Western Hospital

NIGIL HAROON, MD, PhD, DM, FRCPC

• Associate Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology, University of Toronto;
• Clinician Scientist and Attending Physician, Division head – Rheumatology,
• University Health Network & Mt. Sinai Hospital;
• Scientist, Krembil Research Institute; Schroeder Arthritis Institute
• Co-Director, Spondylitis Program, UHN – Toronto Western Hospital

LAURA PASSALENT, PT, BScPT, MHSc, ACPAC

• Physiotherapist Practitioner, Clinician Investigator, Schroeder Arthritis Institute,
• Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network;
• Associate Program Director, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care Program (ACPAC)
• Centre for Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Topics that were covered: 

• What is the cause of AS?
• Why does it take so long for AS patients to be diagnosed?
• What’s new on the treatment landscape for AS?
• Why is exercise the cornerstone of managing AS?

Materials: 
CSA-Exercise-Instuctions_handout-2022