FINAL CHANCE!!!! Coffee for CAPA is here for one more day! In partnership with Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance and Sparkplug Coffee, you can support people living with arthritis just by enjoying your daily coffee. 👉 Shop here: buff.ly/QwFROup

Arthritis is Canada’s most common chronic disease — yet it continues to be overlooked and underfunded. Millions of people are living with pain, disability, and barriers to care that don’t have to exist. Take action today: buff.ly/WaLtUyE

Patients shouldn’t have to feel like a burden for advocating for the care they need — but too often, gaps in our health system make them feel exactly that. When access, communication, and support fall short, the weight is pushed onto patients to fight for their own well-being. 🔗 buff.ly/FrAqfcC

A recent NTV news report highlights a difficult reality: Newfoundland and Labrador has received a failing grade in arthritis care. CAPA’s President, Linda Wilhelm, was featured, speaking to the real-world impact in arthritis patient care gaps. 🔗 Watch the full story: buff.ly/T0I8WwD

Patient voices matter and they are shaping the future of care. CAPA will be at the 2026 Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting in Halifax, presenting two posters on Friday, April 17 at 5:30 PM AT. To learn more, check out our website post: buff.ly/oPav6Xv

Lupus Canada is creating a new national peer support program and wants input from people living with lupus. A short survey asks what support would help most and whether you’d like to help shape the program. Please share through clinics and community networks. EN: buff.ly/dyzbyhJ FR: buff.ly/GSQMOvS

Drug shortages aren’t logistical challenges, they're deeply human experiences that leave patients feeling overlooked and unsupported. When access to essential medications is disrupted, the consequences go far beyond inconvenience. 🔗 Read the full report: buff.ly/OQE48sA

Continue to fuel your day ☕ and make a real impact 💛 Coffee for CAPA is here! In partnership with Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance and Sparkplug Coffee, you can support people living with arthritis just by enjoying your daily coffee. 👉 Shop here: buff.ly/3wVFTWd

Fuel your day ☕ and make a real impact 💛 Coffee for CAPA is here! In partnership with Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance and Sparkplug Coffee, you can support people living with arthritis just by enjoying your daily coffee. 👉 Shop here: buff.ly/3wVFTWd

⏳ Just 1 day to go! Last chance to register for our free webinar “Getting on a Biologic Medication.” 👉 Save your spot: buff.ly/VY9Dl7R #Biologics #PatientSupportPrograms #InflammatoryArthritis #RareDisease

Après 20 ans d’engagement avec les patients… ceux-ci occupent-ils vraiment une place centrale aujourd’hui ? Une réflexion percutante de Dawn Richards sur l’expérience vécue, la défense des droits et les lacunes qui subsistent. 👉 buff.ly/ilXRYnF

The Lupus Canada Scholarship Program helps students living with lupus continue their post-secondary education 🎓 More details, eligibility & application: buff.ly/8yI0AuI

Drug shortages are often framed as supply chain issues — but patients experience them as system failures. Our latest report shows how gaps in communication, coordination, and policy amplify the impact. 🔗 Read the full report: buff.ly/rcXaor7

As global supply chains face increasing pressure from geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions, the impacts are being felt by people living with arthritis in Canada. 🔗 Read the report: buff.ly/rcXaor7

⏳ 1 week to go! Join our free webinar “Getting on a Biologic Medication” to learn what to expect—from treatment decisions to navigating Patient Support Programs. The webinar features patient/lived experience, a nurse-researcher, and rheumatologist perspectives! 👉 Register: buff.ly/VY9Dl7R

After 20 years of patient engagement… are patients really at the centre yet? A powerful reflection by Dawn Richards (former Vice-President with CAPA) on lived experience, advocacy, and the gaps that still exist. 👉 Read more: buff.ly/XuEFWJb #PatientEngagement #HealthPolicy #Arthritis

🎥 Upcoming Webinar: Getting on a Biologic Medication Starting a biologic medication can feel like a big step. Join us on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT for a free webinar exploring the journey of beginning biologic therapy for arthritis. We hope you’ll join us!

March is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada 💙 Juvenile arthritis affects thousands of children and youth across the country. It’s more than joint pain — it can impact mobility, school, mental health, and everyday childhood experiences.

🌟 IMPACT & LOOKING AHEAD: We’re pleased to share CAPA’s 2025 Impact Report Together, these documents highlight where we’re headed and the meaningful progress we’ve made as a community. 📄 Read the 2025 Impact Report here: buff.ly/euPMLd6

💡 Get Involved with CAPA! 📩 Reach out directly to CAPA’s Managing Director to share your ideas. ➡️ Contact details available on our website (link in bio and QR code). Let’s build this resource together.

February 28th is Rare Disease Day Join us in revisiting our Rare Rheumatic Disease Drop-In Event: 👉 Rare Rheumatic Disease Drop-In – Event Recording 🗓️ February 28 – Rare Disease Day 📝 A recording is available to watch anytime 🎥 Access it through the QR code in the post

SURVEY OPPORTUNITY! Researchers with SHAPE Plus Pain are inviting 2S/LGBTQQIA+ people living with chronic pain across Canada to share their experiences through a short, anonymous survey. 👉 Learn more at buff.ly/LmyTSlB

🌟 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: CAPA member Jenny Lorca is featured on Action on Pain! In this episode, Jenny shares their personal journey and reflects on the importance of peer connection, community support, and protecting personhood within patienthood. Check out the episode! buff.ly/HAjariV

Climate change affects people living with rheumatic diseases. Dr. Sasha Bernatsky (McGill- EBOH; RI-MUHC-IDIGH) is part of REACT Rheum: buff.ly/Ur9dz77. A member Dr. Tom Bush will present a Climate Health Society webinar on climate change and rheumatic conditions on Mar 25, 12–1 PM: buff.ly/cBlSmBL

Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week 💜 Sexual and reproductive health is an important part of overall well-being, including for people living with chronic and autoimmune conditions. It impacts physical health, mental health, relationships, and quality of life.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY! Researchers with the Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA) program at the Institute for Work & Health are looking to speak with eligible participants! 👉 Learn more at buff.ly/0lHiLH9!

🎉 It's Almost Here! Join us for an upcoming webinar on navigating the healthcare system: 👉 Navigating Care: Real-Life Perspectives on the Healthcare System 🗓️ Wednesday, February 18, 2026 ⏰ 7:00 PM (EDT) 💻 Online | Free & open to everyone ➡️ Link in bio

✨ What have we been up to? Recently, CAPA established the Francophone Education and Resources Support Advisory Committee, a group of five French-speaking individuals living with arthritis. Swipe through the infographic to learn more about this important initiative.

🔬 #ResearchSpotlight! A new patient facing rheumatoid arthritis outcomes dashboard shows promise in helping people living with RA understand their disease data more clearly and make decisions alongside their clinicians. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/WqlOq9v

CLOSING FEB 16TH! Lupus Ontario's Lupus Patient Experience Survey to better understand how lupus affects patients and their caregivers is closing soon. The survey explores quality of life, medication effectiveness, and the financial challenges many people face. 👉 Take the survey link in bio!

✨ What We’ve Been Up To: Bringing Patient Voices to Preventive Health Care We’ve been working to ensure the lived experiences and priorities of people living with arthritis are reflected in national preventive health care policy. Stay tuned for more updates on how we’re amplifying patient voices!

🔬 #ResearchSpotlight! Rheumatoid arthritis flares aren’t always easy to define or measure. The OMERACT RA Flare Tool was co-developed with people living with RA to better reflect real world flare experiences. By centring patient voices, this tool helps improve how flares are identified.

February 2nd is Rheumatoid Arthritis Day 💙 RA is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects more than joints, it impacts energy, mental health, and daily life. We stand with everyone living with RA and continue advocating for awareness, understanding, and better care.

🎉 Coming Soon! Join us for an upcoming webinar on navigating the healthcare system: 👉 Navigating Care: Real-Life Perspectives on the Healthcare System 🗓️ Wednesday, February 18, 2026 ⏰ 7:00 PM (EDT) ➡️ buff.ly/cXm33Rq

PiPER is proud to share our impact in 2025. 📅 Jan 28 (12–1 PM EST): Join the Community of Practice event on lessons learned engaging people with lived experience in randomized controlled trials, with James Khan, Cathy Ammendolea, Nour Ayach, Sarah Miles & Therese Lane. 🔗 buff.ly/4uwYJRh #PiPER

🌟 Member Spotlight: Lucy Kovalova-Woods A CAPA Patient Partner and author using her lived experience with RA and fibromyalgia to advocate for disability inclusion. 📘 Stronger Than Barriers is now available on Amazon.

This week’s 🔬ResearchSpotlight: People are continuing TNFi treatment & using fewer corticosteroids during pregnancy—reflecting growing trust in TNFi safety. For the #CAPA community, this shows confidence & choice for those planning a family. Read here: bit.ly/47yIjPR

🎉 C’est demain! Ne manquez pas notre premier webinaire entièrement en français : 👉 Naviguer parmi les options thérapeutiques pour l’arthrite 🗓️ 21 janvier 2026 | 18 h à 19 h (HE) ⏰ Dernière chance pour vous inscrire! ➡️ Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant — buff.ly/eWmzEZb #arthrite #rhumatologie

🌟 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Laurie Proulx is an arthritis advocate and CAPA’s Managing Director, check out the full story as she shares her experience with Juvenile RA and pregnancy in a powerful new video from the Healthy Pregnancy Hub. 👉

C’est dans une semaine! Rejoignez-nous pour notre premier webinaire entièrement en français! 🎉 Le sujet — naviguer parmi les options thérapeutiques pour l’arthrite — a été choisi par vous, notre communauté! 📅 21 janvier 2026 | 18 h à 19 h (HE) 🎥 L’enregistrement disponible ici: buff.ly/eWmzEZb

✨ What We’ve Been Up To: Speaking Up for Patients We’ve been busy sharing patient perspectives to strengthen access to medications and ensure patient voices are heard in policy decisions, guiding drug evaluation and access decisions across Canada. Stay tuned for more updates!

“Hearing someone else’s story helped me see my diagnosis in a new way.” If you missed our lived experience webinar, catch up with the full session now available online! ✨ Watch the webinar at buff.ly/fBsthMC

Rejoignez-nous pour notre premier webinaire entièrement en français! Le sujet du webinaire « naviguer parmi les options thérapeutiques pour l'arthrite » était déterminer par un sondage de notre communauté – alors vous! 🎥 Enregistrement disponible ici: buff.ly/eWmzEZb

✨ What We’ve Been Up To: Patient Partnership Edition We hosted The Patient Room, a lunchtime webinar with Linda Wilhelm and Therese Lane to support patient partners and advisors working in research and policy. If you missed it, visit this link for more: buff.ly/wLMFUr5

✨ New year, same you — and that’s enough. If you’re reflecting on what matters most and what you want to prioritize, we’re right there with you. This year, the spotlight is on you. 💛 Follow us as we navigate this year together!

🎄 It can be difficult to navigate pain and fatigue during the holidays. If you’re looking for ways to protect your energy this season, our Five P’s (Priorities, Pacing, Planning, Posture, Problem-Solving) is one approach that may help! 🔗 More on this: buff.ly/iE5f1h5

🎄 Pain, fatigue, and the holidays don’t always mix — but movement can still be gentle and flexible. Try reflecting on today’s energy level: Low energy → gentle stretching → short walk → functional movement. Decide on what movement works for you. More info on our website!

💬 Rejoignez-nous pour notre tout premier webinaire entièrement en français: Naviguer parmi les options thérapeutiques pour l'arthrite. 📅 21 janvier 2026 | 18 h à 19 h (HE) 💻 En ligne | Gratuit 🎥 Enregistrement disponible après la séance 👉 buff.ly/dxnSw3M

Message des fêtes de l’ACA! Merci à notre communauté et à nos partenaires pour leur engagement en faveur de soins équitables et centrés sur les patients atteints d’arthrite. Joyeuses fêtes. Découvrez notre Rapport sur les réalisations de 2025, présenté par notre présidente: buff.ly/shD6f8J

CAPA Holiday Message We are grateful to our community and partners for advancing patient-centred, equitable arthritis care. Wishing you a joyful holiday season. Watch our 2025 Accomplishments Report, presented by our President, Linda Wilhelm. buff.ly/shD6f8J