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2/ Sharing some of the prior work that we discussed at this workshop. First, our scoping review of reporting of determinants of health inequity in #RheumatoidArthritis Canadian trials Visual abstract 👇 Link to paper: acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ac… Arthritis Research Canada

3/ We followed this with scoping review of reporting of health determinants of health inequity in Canadian trials of #JuvenileIdiopathicArthritis Visual abstract 👇 Link to paper: ped-rheum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Arthritis Research Canada

4/ And just published, scoping review of reporting of health determinants of health inequity in Canadian trials of #Lupus Visual abstract 👇 Link to paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09… Arthritis Research Canada

This Arthritis Research Canada study interviewed researchers to improve the diversity of people included in #ArthritisResearch and address other equity and inclusion issues in studies so that research can benefit everyone. Read More: ow.ly/lTYr50QHo1j Megan Thomas #ASM24

The thing that caught my attention the most at the Canadian Rheumatology Association annual scientific meeting was a talk from a Manitoba rheumatologist named Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy, who gave a very compelling speech on rheumatoid arthritis in Indigenous populations. These were

Celebrating the retirement of my dear Louise Gastonguay, who has been my research coordinator for 10 yrs! With me from almost the start of my apt. 4-2-24 marks the last day but last week, we said merci, je t’adore, et felicitations with a Team MDV-schemed surprise party! 🎉🎈

Thank you to ISPOR to inviting me to be part of today's Patient-Centered Research Summit on behalf of Clinical Trials ON. I'll share a bit of my presentation here 👇 #PatientEngagement #PPI.../1

Clinical Trials ON I shared a College of Lived Experience co-created project "Patient and Public Perceptions in Canada about Decentralized and Hybrid Clinical Trials: "It's about time we bring trials to people" (Preprint researchsquare.com/article/rs-382…). *Just accepted for publication .../4

Not sure about using the word 'stakeholder' in research? These are 2 great resources to share a bit about its history and connotations. Thank you Runcie C.W. Chidebe for sharing them with me blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial… and ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

To those engaging #PatientPartners: pls consider when you're scheduling mtgs. If you schedule mtgs for when patient partners can't attend, what message does that send? Maybe that's unavoidable, so how will you offer another meeting for them or get their insights another way? #PPI

Please help! Spread the word on upcoming townhalls for #Postdocs and #Faculty University of British Columbia to discuss postdoc stipends. To register: tinyurl.com/UBCpostd To read the UBC Postdoc Finance Survey Report: postdocs.ubc.ca/article/postdo…

Congratulations to our new Dr. Nevena Rebić, MSc BScPharm (she/her) on your spectacular PhD defense! Thanks to committee members Mike Law @DrLoriBrotto Jacquelyn Cragg. Thanks to examiners Drs. Craig Mitton and Mieke Koehoorn and chair Linda Li UBC Pharm Sci Arthritis Research Canada

Come join us in this next new #arthritis summer school involving #trainees and #patientpartners @_viennacheng Megan Thomas CAPA Cristina Montoya RD | Sjögren's Advocate Evelina Pituch Carly Fox Fatima Sheikh (she/her) Janet Gunderson Annette McKinnon

Sharing findings about challenges & opportunities for sleep integration in physical therapy for patients with arthritis today - 10:30 to 12:30 EST American College of Rheumatology #ACR2024 Check out poster 2525 Arthritis Research Canada Linda Li Deniz Bayraktar (Denislav Orlinov) Michelle Kho, PT, PhD UBC Department of Physical Therapy CIHR Arthritis Society Canada Michael Smith Health Research BC

It’s a reunion at #ACR2024! Great to see you Natasha Trehan. Amazing work with Take a Pain Check Foundation. Megan Thomas

JointHealth™ express - #ArthritisAtHome 252 – Towards improving representation in rheumatology research w/ Dr Mary Abigail De Vera 🇨🇦🇵🇭, Megan Thomas & anna | disability advocate✨. Watch now: arthritisathome.jointhealth.org/?p=5975 #CRArthritis Arthritis Research Canada Arthritis Broadcast Network Cheryl Koehn Arthritis Society Canada CRA SCR

Researcher perspectives on equity, diversity, and inclusion in arthritis research and proposed strategies for mitigating barriers In AC&R doi.org/10.1002/acr.25…

New Arthritis Research Canada study is the first in #Canada to examine how researchers view equity, diversity & inclusion in #ArthritisResearch to reduce health disparities & ensure better care for all. Learn more: ow.ly/TRxN50UziZb Megan Thomas Dr Mary Abigail De Vera 🇨🇦🇵🇭 John Esdaile aavina

#HappyNewYear2025 What better way to welcome new year by sharing our latest paper: “It's Just Good Science”: A qualitative study exploring #EquityDiversityInclusion in Canadian #arthritis research acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ac… Arthritis Research Canada UBC Pharm Sci Megan Thomas

Our paper exploring how to improve representation in rheumatology research is out! Really excited to share this one, here's to a new year dedicated towards EDI in research and care 🫶🏾 Dr Mary Abigail De Vera 🇨🇦🇵🇭 acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ac…