Acute care remains high despite advances in management of inflammatory arthritis conditions and gout

Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go)

In this episode of Arthritis At Home, we are sharing the #CRArthritis interview with Ms. Kara Irwin, research trainee at Arthritis Research Canada working under the supervision of Dr. Cheryl Barnabe. Kara looks at how higher rates and frequencies of emergency visits and hospitalizations for patients with inflammatory arthritis and gout have negative impacts for both patient health outcomes and healthcare costs.
Additional learning resources

• Kara Irwin: Bridging Arthritis Care to All Communities
• Impacts of racism on First Nations patients’ emergency care: results of a thematic analysis of healthcare provider interviews in Alberta, Canada
• Dr. Cheryl Barnabe on racism against Indigenous Peoples in Alberta ERs