Serial Casting: bringing the team together

Orthopaedic Research UK and the Royal College of Podiatry have produced a series of podcasts called Serial Casting. The series explores collaboration and team building between podiatrists and other healthcare professionals including orthotists, physiotherapists, orthopaedic surgeons and others, all in the interests of our patients. Find out more about the podcast.

Research opportunities with ORUK

Orthopaedic Research UK aims to fill the most important gaps in research funding in bone, joint and muscle well-being. They fund innovative research projects in the UK that expand knowledge, improve patient outcomes and pioneer new forms of diagnosis and treatment. To find out more about ORUK’s latest joint funding opportunities for the MSK community…

Webinar – getUBetter in MSK Physiotherapy setting

On 19 January 2023, getUBetter is running a webinar with Somerset MSK Physiotherapy service practitioners to discuss their experiences of implementing the getUBetter digital self-management tool across their clinical services. They will share the results of their evaluation of the app’s impact across the service, where they found a 50% reduction in patients needing physiotherapy…

New2JIA Right Start service

A new service from NRAS, New2JIA Right Start, was launched in November to offer support to families of children newly diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. The service aims to help families better understand JIA, feel more in control of managing their child’s condition, and not feel alone at what can be a daunting and overwhelming…

NICE call for orthopaedic surgeon

NICE – call for orthopaedic surgeon to join NICE interventional Procedures Advisory Committee NICE is looking for members to join the committee which has a three-year time commitment. They are currently recruiting for an orthopaedic surgeon and the closing date for applications is 5pm, Wednesday 21 December 2022. For full details see the interventional procedures…

SMILE-RA e-learning modules

SMILE enables you to find out about different aspects of living with RA in a unique and engaging way and involve your family as you can do it in your own time, at your own pace and re-visit modules of particular interest. It’s free to register and very easy to use. You select which module…

Airing Pain podcast episode: mental defeat

Pain Concern has announced their new podcast episode: Warwick Study of Mental Defeat in Chronic Pain. Airing Pain #134 description: What is mental defeat and does it have an impact on the experiences of those living with pain? In this edition of Airing Pain, Paul Evans interviews the team at the Warwick Study of Mental…

PCRMM Bloods training

“How and Why to Request Blood Tests and How to Interpret the Results” PCRMM will be delivering a couple of excellent days of bloods training in the new year. Investigations, interpreting results, chronic pain, fibromyalgia and endocrinology amongst many other topics will be covered over these two days of interactive talks and presentations. You can…

Women in Orthopaedics webinar

NOA webinar offers opportunity for meaningful conversations about women in orthopaedics. Following a thought-provoking session at the NOA Annual Members’ Conference in October focussed on Women in Orthopaedics, the NOA hosted a lunchtime webinar to continue the conversation. Speakers included: Deborah Eastwood, President of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal National…

NASS medication guidance during pregnancy

NASS hosting Facebook Live with BSR on latest medication guidance during pregnancy and breastfeeding The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) will be live on the NASS Facebook page at 1pm, 15 December 2022 to explain the latest guidance on medication for inflammatory arthritis when you’re trying for a baby, pregnant or breastfeeding. The video will…