General Rheumatology Patient Education Resources

• Rheum Info
• Canadian Arthritis Society (CAS)
• Virtual "physio/OT" (via CAS-free for OHIP patients)
• Versus Arthritis
• Arthritis Foundation
• Healthlink BC
• ACR Patient Education
• Simple Tasks (also via ACR)
• Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA)
• Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center
• Joint Health
• Patient.info (UK)
• EULAR recommendations for patient education for people with inflammatory arthritis [PDF]

​​Ankylosing Spondylitis

• We Got Your Back (UHN Online Educational Module on Ankylosing Spondylitis)
• Canadian Spondylitis Association (CSA)
• National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (UK)

Blood test Results 

• Positive ANA meaning (via ACR). For PDF leaflet, click here.
• ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) Test (via Medline Plus)

COVID-19 Vaccination Educational Resources

• CRA Position Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination (PDF) - April 2021
• VersusArthritis.org COVID-19 vaccines- your questions answered (Patient Education) – UK
• 19-to-zero: Canadian initiative to educate the public about importance of COVID-19 vaccination 

Fibromyalgia 

• Fibromyalgia (NHS-UK) 
• Fibromyalgia (BUPA-UK)​
• Fibromyalgia (NHS-Inform)
• Chocrane.org: Fibromyalgia and Exercise
• ​Fibroguide (via University of Michigan-needs Flash). For the PDF version click here. 

Gout

• Gout Education Society  (for video section click here) 
• Gout Education (via Rheum Info)
• Eating Guidelines for Gout (Health BC)
• Oxford Kidney Unit Dietary advice for managing gout Information for patients. PDF file

Lupus

• Lupus Canada
• Lupus Foundation of North America
  

Osteoarthritis

• Osteoarthritis Education (via Rheum info)
• Osteoarthritis information via the Canadian Arthritis Society
• GLAD Canada (Osteoarthritis education program)
• Osteoarthritis information via Patient.Info (UK)
• A Guide for People with Hand Osteoarthritis (BC). PDF file.
• Obesity Canada – public/patient resources

​Osteoporosis

• Osteoporosis Canada
• Osteoporosis Canada Calcium Calculator
• Osteoporosis overview (Healthlink BC)
• National Osteoporosis Foundation (USA)

Pain Patient Education 

• Managing your bone, joint or muscle pain (Chartered society of physiotherapy-UK) 
• Ways to manage Chronic Pain (NHS-UK)
• Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Tool (cep.health)
• TAPMI Program (Ontario)
• Ways to manage Chronic Pain (NHS-UK)
• Pain BC
• Chronic Pain Australia 

Pediatric Rheumatology

• About Kids Health (Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto)

Physiotherapy resources:

• Arthritis Rehabilitation and Education Program - i.e. virtual "physio/OT" (via CAS-free for OHIP patients)
• Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Conditioning Program​ (via Orthoinfo). PDF file
• Hand and Finger Exercises (PDF)
• Arthritis of the Base of the Thumb Advice and Exercises (NHS UK). PDF file​
• Knee Physio (OrthoInfo)
• TREK Physio educational resources
• ​SimpleSet App
• Hep2Go​​
• Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
• Healthy Aging: Seniors' Mobility Toolkit
• Physio-Pedia

Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease

• MotherToBaby (US Mother-Risk alternative)
• Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease (ACR)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

• National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS-UK)