Ontario Rheumatology

Discussing the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology Care with Dr Yan Yeung, ORA Vice-President and President-elect @takeapaincheck at the Unity Through Rheumatic Diseases 2025!

🎉Congratulations to the 2023 CRA Master Award recipients, Dr. @baer_philip and Dr. Sean F. Hamilton! The CRA Master Award is a lifetime achievement award bestowed upon members aged 65 and older who have made outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology. Thank you 👏

To our #HealthCare providers: Special Authorization Digital Information Exchange (SADIE) has improved its “Provide Additional Information” workflow and now has the ability to appeal a negative decision. Visit ontario.ca/SADIE to learn more.

Ontarians Aged 18 Eligible for Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Dose news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

Thank you @toobiMD for sharing your experience. The @ORAexec will continue to advocate for Ontario rheumatologists just like you to ensure that you are able to deliver high quality care for patients with chronic, complex rheumatic disease.

Congratulations to Dr Julie Kovacs for receiving OMA Section of Rheumatology Service Award for 2022!

Thank you for @ORAexec for an excellent Annual Retreat! Learned lots and connected with colleagues. Heartening to see the huge amount of work being done to help Ontario Rheumatologists serve our patients better @baer_philip @drjanepurvis @m_batthish @sahilkoppikar @YxYeung

Great full to have to opportunity to speak on diversity in rheumatology and discuss racism in medicine and strategies rheumatologist can take to begin an antiracism journey

Lots of learning at Ontario Rheumatology Association’s annual scientific meeting! ontariorheum.ca/wp-content/upl…

This election, help make arthritis a priority. Add your voice by sending a letter to local candidates and party leaders. It takes only 30 seconds to do. arthritis.ca/ONelection.

RT @CherylKoehn: @Susanbartlett12 @maryadevera @ORAexec @jeffsparks @AngusWorthing Pls pass on to your patients this survey opp - it’s a gr…

It's #FollowingFriday and here are some credible Canadian #Arthritis orgs to follow @CRASCRRheum @AHPAconnect @ORAexec @CAPA_Arthritis @ArthritisSoc @ACEJointHealth @Arthritis_ARC @CreakyJoints @RheumAb @takeapaincheck @CIHR_IMHA

One in four women live with arthritis. They are our mothers, our sisters and our friends. Today, we salute the strength and resilient spirit of millions of women across Canada. Happy Mother's Day!

Fixing wait times, mental health and doctor shortages in Barrie area, priorities as June election nears. #Onhealth ow.ly/kWZV50IXcLv

We would like to acknowledge and thank all the hard working physicians in Ontario today and every day! @OntariosDoctors #DoctorsDay

Study in Lancet shows COVID-19 vaccines were highly effective against infection and severity among Ontario patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. thelancet.com/journals/lanrh…

With this sixth wave upon us, preventive measures should be returned & communication needs to be as strong as possible to help us all get through this. Even the worst of the @COVIDSciOntario modelling projections was showing less cases & hospitalizations than we are seeing.