Understanding how medications and services are reimbursed is complicated and differs between provinces and insurers/plans. The information in this section will help clarify the different ways medications are made accessible to you. Most Canadians (54%) have some form...
Resources
CRA Vaccine Position
The Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) has been closely monitoring the highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna) in Canada and January 31, 2020 released a position statement which provides recommendations on the use of these vaccines for patients under the care of a rheumatologist
Biologics Webinar (2022)
Join the Canadian Spondyloarthritis Assocation (CSA) and our guest expert Dr. Michel Zummer M.D., FRCPC, for a very special webinar that will help you better understand the use of and decision process around Biologics.
Disability Webinar (2022)
Many community members have expressed interest in learning more about disability. With this feedback in mind, the Canadian Spondyloarthritis Assocation (CSA) is excited to present our first webinar on disability.
Treating Spondyloarthritis Conditions with Cannabis (2022)
The Canadian Spondyloarthritis Assocation is extremely proud to present to you our first webinar on Cannabis treatments and Spondyloarthritis, with Santé Cannabis’ Andrée Charbonneau. Ms. Charboneau provided a great review of how cannabis is used to treat many of the symptoms you may feel when living with SpA.
Building a Village to Manage Chronic Illness (2022)
Join the CSA & Dr. Lee-Baggley for a free webinar on Mental Health. Learn about the science of why and how social connection is important for managing chronic illness and improving mental health.
Spondyloarthritis & Pain Management (2021)
Join the CSA w/ Dr. Max Sun for a FREE webinar on SpA & Pain Management. Join us to learn everything you need to know about pain – from various types of pain management, learning how exercise can affect pain, how to manage pain mentally and how you play a role in this as a patient.
Spondyloarthritis & Physical Activity (2022)
Come join the CSA with Physiotherapist Laura Passalent to learn more about the role that physical activity plays in living with and managing Spondyloarthritis.
Axial Spondyloarthritis – All you need to know (2021)
Join the CSA w/ SPARCC for a special FREE webinar to learn all you need to know about Axial Spondyloarthritis. We connected with Dr. Robert Inman & Dr. Nigil Haroon on October 26th for this event, where they covered topics such as a disease overview, treatment options, diagnosis process and how to work with your healthcare team.
Psoriatic Arthritis Webinar (2021)
Join the CSA w/ Dr. Vinod Chandran for a chance to learn more about Psoriatic Arthritis. Understand why the time to diagnosis can be quite lengthy for some and how to make the most of your diagnosis and time with healthcare team for our free webinar on Psoriatic Arthritis Webinar, recorded October 19thth 2021.








