National Arthritis Awareness Program

National Arthritis Awareness Program

The National Arthritis Awareness Program (NAAP) is a Canadian initiative co-led by Arthritis Consumer Experts (ACE) and The Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and a collaborative effort with leading arthritis community partners. The Program, also known as the NAAP, was launched in the fall of 2009 and originally co-led by ACE and The Arthritis Society.

Its English slogan is Arthritis is cured! (if you want it), and in French Guerir l’arthrite! (la solution vous revient).

The NAAP was developed in recognition of the fact that arthritis is among the top three chronic diseases in Canada, with 1 out 6 adults[1] and 1 out of a thousand children diagnosed with one of the more than 100 types of arthritis. Arthritis can be devastating, disabling, sometimes fatal, and there is no cure yet. Not only does arthritis hurt families, it hurts the economy by costing more than $4 billion annually in healthcare expenses and lost work days.[2]

The creators of the NAAP developed it to spark conversation and raise awareness about arthritis to inspire Canadians to advocate for Canada to invest in more research[3] (part of their mandate is asking Canadians to “stop taking ‘no cure’ for an answer”) and to have provincial formularies reimburse the cost of arthritis medications.[4]

Knowing that early detection and diagnosis of arthritis is critical to reduce pain and prevent irreversible damage to the joints, the NAAP was created, in part, to raise awareness with healthcare professionals. Among other projects to help in this, an arthritis point-of-practice tool was specifically designed to help primary care physicians diagnose arthritis and become more aware of the disease. Additionally, a free healthcare app, called ArthritisID PRO is available that not only helps with making a diagnosis, but explains how to treat arthritis, has arthritis exam videos, and provides Continuing Medical Education credits.

Another aspect of the NAAP is to inform patients about the many resources they have at their disposal, which include online and in-person support networks and informational websites. Many of the resources can be accessed through a specially designed free app, called ArthritisID, to help people determine if they have a type of arthritis and provide them with ways to manage their disease.

References

  1. ^ Arthritis in Canada: An ongoing challenge, p. 8 http://www.acreu.ca/pdf/Arthritis_in_Canada.pdf
  2. ^ Arthritis in Canada: An ongoing challenge, p. 43 http://www.acreu.ca/pdf/Arthritis_in_Canada.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.thealgomanews.ca/News/Health/Arthritis+is+cured!+%28if+you+want+it%29.str?5674
  4. ^ http://www.arthritisiscured.org/program/

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