The Hospital Research Foundation Group Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 54
ARTHRITIS
Living well with arthritis
Arthritis affects nearly 4 million adults and children in Australia.
Thanks to your kindness, we have been able to expand
services, care, education and research for people living
with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions.
YOUR IMPACT IN 2023:
Delivering support and education sessions
in-person and via webinars to help people
manage symptoms and live well with
arthritis, including in regional areas
Improving the transition of care for
adolescents with JIA to the adult
healthcare system
Equipping doctors with two world-first
'Living Guidelines' for managing arthritis,
updated when new evidence emerges
Continuing to run Kidsflix as a way
for children living with arthritis (or
other conditions) and their families
to enjoy a day at the cinema
Running music and art therapy programs
and expanding access to hydrotherapy in
regional areas
Trialling virtual reality (VR) exercise
in physiotherapy clinics to improve
osteoarthritis pain
Finding ways to diagnose juvenile idiopathic
arthritis (JIA) with medical imaging
Developing a community-based peer
mentor program to improve selfmanagement for osteoarthritis.
Investigating the role of leaky gut syndrome
in rheumatoid arthritis
Central & Southern
Adelaide Local
Health Networks
Country SA
Primary Health
Network
World-first care guidelines for arthritis
Two “Living Guidelines” for managing
arthritis have been developed and are
now used regularly in clinical care, thanks
to your generous donations.
Living Guidelines are known to be updated
as soon as new evidence emerges.
Rheumatologist Dr Sam Whittle
developed the guidelines
to help doctors provide
the most up-to-date
treatment advice for
rheumatoid arthritis
and juvenile arthritis.
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