We presented our research at the Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting from February 8-11 in Quebec City, Canada. Our team of researchers presented on a range of topics like work, mental health, pain, remission, patient outcomes, and following treatment plans (known as adherence in health research).
Thursday, February 9, 2023
- 3:30 p.m. – Poster tour #1 (Rheumatoid Arthritis) – Sex Differences in Employment Outcomes in Patients with Recent Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis – Presenting author: Dr. Carol Hitchon
- 3:45 p.m. – Poster #26 – One Sixth of Canadian Newly Diagnosed RA Patients Treated in Routine Care Reported Sub-Optimal Adherence to Early DMARD Strategies Associated with Poorer Disease Control at 12-Months Follow-Up: Results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study – Presenting author: Dr. Janet Pope
- 3:45 p.m. – Poster #33 – Trajectories of Depression in Adults with RA over the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) – Presenting author: Dr. Susan Bartlett
Friday, February 10, 2023
- 8:30 a.m. – Podium presentation – More than Half of Canadians with RA with a Lifetime History of Mood Disorders were Anxious or Depressed during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Presenting author: Dr. Susan Bartlett
- 3:15 p.m. – Poster #93 – The Presence of Non-Inflammatory Articular Pain is associated with Work Impairment, Worse Function and Health-related Quality of Life Outcomes in patients with Early RA participating in a Prospective Observational Real-world Canadian Early Inflammatory Arthritis Cohort – Presenting author: Dr. Charis Meng
- 3:15 p.m. – Poster #95 – Women with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Less Likely to Achieve Rapid and Sustainable Remission: Results from The Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study – Presenting author: Dr. Orit Schieir