CATCH News
Videos about flares and RA
We have a new set of videos available about managing flares of arthritis. Click on the video links below to hear from CATCH principal investigator, Dr. Vivian Bykerk. What is a rheumatoid arthritis flare? Are there different kinds of flares? How can flares be...
Learn More about Arthritis Flares
We asked you earlier this year what topics were most important to people with rheumatoid arthritis. They told us they’d like to learn more about arthritis flares. For this reason, we will be releasing new content this month about this topic. You’ll see new videos,...
The impact of pain on work and quality of life for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr. Charis Meng presents this short video at the Canadian Rheumatology Association about her poster about her research with CATCH. She discusses how pain impacts work and quality of life of people with Rheumatoid Arthritis and describes what patients can do with her...
What people with Rheumatoid Arthritis want to know
We asked people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) about what topics are most important to them through a series of Twitter polls. They shared their views about a range of topics like managing daily life with RA, support in a COVID-19 world and workplace issues....
Dr. Carter Thorne & Ms. Carrie Barnes on Managing RA
Ms. Carrie Barnes talks about her life with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the importance of a quick diagnosis, being honest and realistic about what she can do, and some activities that are especially meaningful to her. Listen to the video here >
Reporting from Canadian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting
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...
Highlights from the American College of Rheumatology 2022 Meeting
We continue to present research at conferences around the world, including the American College of Rheumatology Convergence held in November 2022. We presented findings on a range of topics like remission, mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, employment, and...
Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Resources
We've put together these credible and trustworthy resources for you about coronavirus disease (COVID-19). There are resources for people who live with arthritis and for clinicians. Some of these resources are generally about COVID-19 and others are more specific to...
CATCH Research – What we Learned In 2019
The Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (also called CATCH for short) is a research study happening at many places in Canada and that seeks to improve the quality of care for people living with early inflammatory arthritis. There are over 3,300 participants in CATCH who...
CATCH has Joined Twitter!
CATCH is now sharing information and evidence-based resources through its Twitter account, @earlyarthritis. We hope you'll give us a follow there.