Moms & Dads, What’s it like to raise young children when you have arthritis? Help us learn more so we can create support programs! Complete our online survey buff.ly/tiAKMZG. You’ll receive compensation for your time.

💬 Join us for our next Lived Experience Webinar: Navigating a Diagnosis of Arthritis 🗓 Date: November 19, 2025 🕕 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. EDT 📍 Online — Free Registration 🔗 Registration is now open — find out more and register on our website: buff.ly/BQE0RS2

🧠 Have a skin, hair, or nail condition—or care for someone who does? We want to hear from you! 🕒 5–10 min survey 🎁 Chance to win a $50 gift card 🔗 EN: buff.ly/XoBbr0A 🔗 FR: buff.ly/Aok4fFv Your voice matters. #MentalHealth #SkinHealth #CSPA #PatientAdvocacy

Arthritis costs Canada $33 billion a year — yet only 4% know it’s our leading cause of disability. The Arthritis Action Plan is our united response to this silent crisis. Read Arthritis: The Silent Drain on Canada’s Economy:

October = Occupational Therapy Month! Check out Kelly-Maude Amaral’s powerful blog about how OT helped her live better with arthritis — adapting routines, using ergonomic tools, and finding confidence. 👉 Read here: buff.ly/yilsnuA #OTMonth #Arthritis

What helps — and hinders — work as an occupational therapist? In our latest blog, OT Bella Cairns shares the real barriers and enablers she faces when supporting people with arthritis. 👉 Read more: buff.ly/RHahQ08 #OccupationalTherapy #Arthritis #HealthCareInsights

Octobre = le mois de l'ergothérapie ! Consultez le blogue écrit par Kelly-Maude Amaral sur la façon dont l'ergothérapie l'a aidée à mieux vivre avec l'arthrite. 👉 Lisez ici : buff.ly/iAx7qZ5 #Mois de l'ergothérapie #Arthrite

It’s #WorldArthritisDay 💜 People with arthritis know best what helps day to day. Check out our life hacks & assistive devices — practical tips from the community on living well: buff.ly/Ka7DCC2 #Arthritis #PatientVoice

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚 Youth and young adults with rheumatic disease face unique mental health challenges. Check out our Rheum for Your Mind workshop recordings (a collaboration with Take a Pain Check Foundation) to learn more:

🎤 Living in Colour: Challenging Stereotypes in Pain Care 🗓️ Thursday, Oct 9 | ⏰ 6:30–7:30 PM ET📍 Free online panel Hear powerful stories from BIPOC individuals living with chronic pain. Let’s break the stigma and push for better care. 🔗 Details: poweroverpain.ca #LivingInColour #ChronicPain

Only one more week until our lunchtime session with CAPA patient leaders Linda Wilhelm & Therese Lane! They’ll share their journeys, roles in research & policy, and lessons on EDI. Bring your questions & get key insights in a takeaway infographic! buff.ly/h8jkJO1

Last chance to take our French survey! Your answers will help us determine the topic of an upcoming webinar and create resources for people living with arthritis. Don't miss this opportunity to make your voice heard: buff.ly/IKc9iK7

Today is the last day to complete our survey about living with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)! This is your chance to share your experience and help shape access to treatment. Learn more + add your voice: buff.ly/2LUuZry #PMR #Kevzara #PatientInput #PatientVoice

Dernière chance de répondre à notre sondage francophone ! Vos réponses nous aideront à déterminer le sujet d’un prochain webinaire et à créer des ressources pour les personnes vivant avec l’arthrite. Ne manquez pas cette occasion de faire entendre votre voix : buff.ly/IKc9iK7 #Arthrite

On National Truth & Reconciliation Day, we’re honoured to feature Dr. Ashley Hayward’s blog on the role of Indigenous doulas in reproductive healthcare & how colonialist policies disconnect Indigenous families from communities & culture. Read the blog: buff.ly/Tzp9ot5 #EveryChildMatters

🚨 Last chance! Today is the final day to buy your Coffee for CAPA and be entered into our raffle for a $20 gift card 🎉. Support people living with arthritis while enjoying great coffee! Check it out here: buff.ly/wugWrIo #CoffeeForCAPA #ArthritisAwareness #Fundraiser #LastDay #Raffle

☕️ Coffee for CAPA – last chance! Support arthritis awareness by purchasing coffee by Sept 30 and you’ll be entered to win a $20 gift card 🎉 Don’t miss out – order today! 👉https://buff.ly/wugWrIo

New infographic! ✨ Earlier this year, CAPA partnered with OT students from McMaster to capture the clever “life hacks” people with arthritis use to manage daily tasks + stay active. These smart solutions highlight strength, creativity & lived experience 💜 👉 Check it out: buff.ly/ykTE0zB

Starting or managing with a chronic illness can be tough, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. CAPA's Youth Committee developed these resources to help you and your family navigate school accommodations.  👉 Explore the resources here:  buff.ly/jVv77vE

☕ Your morning pick-me-up can be more than caffeine—it can fuel advocacy too! Every sip of Sparkplug Coffee (or bite of those chocolate-drenched beans) sends 20% straight to CAPA. Go ahead… make your brew do good. 💜 👉 Order here: buff.ly/zI7kToI

Parenting is tough—add a chronic illness, and it’s a whole new challenge. 💜 Mariah Z. Leach shared tips for navigating the school year with confidence. 👉 Watch here: buff.ly/SzM7x1u

🇨🇦 Elbows up, Canada! This isn’t just coffee—it’s community. When you order from Sparkplug Coffee (a proudly Canadian biz), 20% goes straight to CAPA (a proudly Canadian not-for-profit). Support local, sip proudly, and keep patient voices brewing strong. 👉 Order now: buff.ly/zI7kToI

☕ Skip the boring brew—this Arthritis Awareness Month, treat yourself to Sparkplug Coffee (and those dangerously good chocolate-covered beans 😋). The best part? 20% goes straight to CAPA to keep patient voices loud and clear. 👉 Shop now & support: buff.ly/zI7kToI

⏰ Only 1 Week to Go! Don’t miss our Sept 16 @ 12:00 pm ET webinar! Learn how patient partners can make an impact in pre-clinical research and clinical practice guidelines with Marie-Maxime Bergeron, Dr. Manoj Lalu, and Dr. Glen Hazlewood. 👉 Register today before it’s too late! buff.ly/uUVdYqI

Nous préparons notre 1er webinaire en français cet automne! Dites-nous ce qui compte pour vous! Complèter le sondage ici! buff.ly/sJUgkwx

☕ Support Arthritis Awareness Month with CAPA! We’ve teamed up with @SparkplugCoffee — 20% of sales from specialty blends + chocolate-covered coffee beans go to support people living with arthritis. Shop & support us and arthritis awareness today: buff.ly/ENoRVA6

Join us Sept 16 @ 12:00 pm ET! Discover how patient partners can engage in pre-clinical research & clinical practice guidelines with Marie-Maxime Bergeron, Dr. Manoj Lalu & Dr. Glen Hazlewood. 👉 Register today: buff.ly/K7XNh8t

L'ACA est ravie d'annoncer que nous organiserons notre premier webinaire en français cet automne ! Afin de mieux servir la communauté de l'ACA, nous demandons à nos membres de remplir ce mini-sondage pour nous aider à choisir le sujet qui VOUS intéresse le plus. buff.ly/vvL8YD8

Parents with inflammatory arthritis, we want to hear from you! You can participate if you: • Have inflammatory arthritis • Have at least one child under 13 years old Complete an online survey buff.ly/uGZVbfQ You’ll receive compensation for your time

Earlier this year, CAPA President and Managing Director, Linda Wilhelm and Laurie Proulx, hosted an event called DMARD Dialogues in Calgary, Alberta This event explored the impact of biologics on RA in preventing joint surgeries Read the report here 🔗 buff.ly/zxbz47k

Laughter is the best medicine. Join @TNOtoronto if you want to have a little break from your stress, worries or loneliness. This program is for residents in Ontario; all ages are welcome. Please register from the link below. buff.ly/8oOLgtM #Yoga #LaughterYoga

Did you know that Sjögren’s disease can cause dry mouth, dry eyes, or arthritis, painful and weak muscles, neuropathy, and fatigue? Check out Sjögren’s Society of Canada to learn more. #Sjögrens #SjögrensDisease #SjögrensAwareness #SjögrensAwarenessMonth #WorldSjögrensAwarenessDay

Do you live with rheumatoid arthritis? Share about your experiences in a short survey! Use the following link buff.ly/0ptZxws or scan the QR code #RheumatoidArthritis #RA #CanadianArthritisPatientAlliance #CAPA #Survey #Research

June 29 is recognized globally as World Scleroderma Day Scleroderma is a rare, progressive and chronic autoimmune connective tissue disorder that causes excess collagen accumulation. #Scleroderma #SclerodermaAwareness #AutoimmuneDisease #CAPA #CanadianArthritisPatientAlliance

It's Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈 Learn more in this blog post from Anna Samson, a CAPA community member and self-identifying queer person living with axial spondyloarthritis buff.ly/MTpIUy7 #Pride #PrideMonth #Pride2025 #Inclusivity #Arthritis #InflammatoryArthritis #Osteoarthritis

June is National Indigenous History Month! And June 21st was National Indigenous Peoples Day. It is an opportunity to learn about the unique cultures, traditions and experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis and is a reminder to continue this learning throughout the year.

Missed our Breathing and Gentle Movement webinar earlier this month? It is now available on our YouTube channel! Join along in a 20-minute chair yoga session led by Carol Reece, a yoga instructor living with spondyloarthritis. Watch here buff.ly/kMMhBj0 #ChairYoga #Yoga

There is still time to share about your medication experiences! Contact Laurie Proulx at [email protected] to get involved

Natasha Trehan @capa-aca.bsky.social highlights the worries young people have about getting into employment with an RMD #eular2025

If you live with an autoimmune rheumatic disease and have a child under 6 years old, the Da Costa Lab at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre invites you to complete a survey. You will be compensated with a gift card for your time. Follow this link buff.ly/hLtuZns

Thank you, everyone, for making our fourth #CoffeeForCAPA Fundraiser a success! With your generous contributions, we raised a total of around $850. We are beyond grateful for the CAPA community's support. Keep an eye out for our next Coffee for CAPA Fundraiser in September.

The Long-Term Conditions Research Group at the University of Cambridge are conducting a webinar this Thursday, 12th June at 3pm BST (10 am EST) to disseminate the results of their previous research.

If you have received physical rehabilitation or are a caregiver who has helped a loved one with rehabilitation, you are invited to complete the following surveys Patient Survey: bit.ly/Sondage_Pati... Caregiver Survey: bit.ly/Sondage_Proc...

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is growing its Patient Advisory Group! They are inviting patients and/or caregivers of patients who have received a hip or knee replacement surgery living in rural/remote Ontario to share their experience and insights.

Our Breathing and Gentle Movement session is happening tomorrow at 12 PM EDT! Register here arthritispatient.ca/en/capa-news...

Looking for a way to unwind that doesn't flare up your pain? Come join us for our 20-minute chair yoga session with Carol Reece on June 6th at 12 PM EDT Register now using this link buff.ly/XQ2eTSV or the link in our bio Funded by ParticipACTION #BreathingAndMovement #Yoga #ChairYoga #CAPA

We’re inviting people with lived experience of arthritis to participate in a one-hour interview to share their experiences and ideas on how drug shortages have affected them. An honorarium will be provided. Interested in participating? Contact Laurie Proulx at [email protected] for more

Feeling stiff, tired, or just need a midday reset? Take 20 minutes just for you and join us for a gentle, beginner-friendly chair yoga session — no special equipment, no experience needed. ✨ Let’s move together — register now! buff.ly/gntOhlc #ChairYoga #MovementMatters #ArthritisFriendly

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Arthritis not only causes physical stress, but it can also lead to mental stress. Be sure to check out our collaborative Rheum for Your Mind Workshops with the Take a Pain Check Foundation buff.ly/gfIpuY5 #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

Complete a survey which asks about how you define flares in your disease, what triggers and prevents flares and the order of symptoms in flares. It should take about 45 minutes to complete bit.ly/4kOQeyg