Assessment Tools & Treatment Approaches

Provinicial Knee & Hip Arthroplasty Collaborative

The BC Arthroplasty Collaborative is committed to improving joint replacement care and surgical access for British Columbians. Through the combined efforts of teams from around the province, we hope to improve quality of care, patient outcomes, flow through the system and reduce wait times for hip and knee replacement surgery. The BC Arthroplasty Collaborative has tools and professional education materials that you can access at the following site:

Provincial Knee & Hip Arthroplasty Collaborative Web Site 

Mary Pack Arthritis Program 

The assessment tools and treatment approaches below have been developed by and for staff at the Mary Pack Arthritis Program of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority for the treatment of our client population and is provided, for information only. Evidence and practice may have evolved since the time of posting. Readers should review this material in the context of current evidence and their own situation. The Mary Pack Arthritis Program of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority does not warrant that material is current or applicable in any other setting. All content provided is for information and education and not as a substitute for the advice of a therapist or clinician.

Disclaimer

You are welcome to use these VCH publications for non-commercial purposes, but you do so entirely at your own risk. The publications are provided “as-is”—VCH cannot and does not promise that its publications are accurate, complete or error-free, and will not accept any liability to you or any third party relating to or arising out of the publications.  VCH will not notify you if VCH discovers an error in, or otherwise changes, its publications.

Tools & Treatment Approaches by Discipline

Physician & Nurses

Assessment Tools

• Roles of Allied Health Care Providers in Rheumatology
  • Allied Health Care Providers in Rheumatology
• Outpatient Day Program
  • Outpatient Day Program Assessment (Multidisciplinary Tool)
  • RMAQ (Ready to Manage Arthritis Questionnaire)
  • SF36 Questionnaire
  • Outpatient Day Program Discharge Letter
• Drug Monitoring
  • Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)
  • Medication List
  • Treatment History
  • Drug Monitoring Flow Sheet
  • Travel Letter

Treatment Approaches

Occupational Therapy

• Assessment Tools 
  • Occupational Therapy Assessment Guidelines 
  • Occupational Therapy Admission Assessment
  • Occupational Therapy Foot Assessment
  • RMAQ (Readiness to Manage Arthritis Questionnaire)
  • Outpatient Day Program Assessment (Multidisciplinary Tool)
  • Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)
• Treatment Approaches
  • Foot Orthoses 
  • Hand Resting Splints
  • Making Plaster Hand Casts
  • Making The Leather Wrist Working Splint
  • Making The Polyethylene Working Splint
  • Non-Weight Bearing Foot Casting
  • Wrist Working Splints
  • Best Practice Recommendations for Management of Ulnar Drift Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Best Practice Recommendations for Management of Boutonnier Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Best Practice Recommendations for Management of Swan Neck Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Physical Therapy

• Assessment Tools
  • RMAQ (Readiness to Manage Arthritis Questionnaire)
  • Outpatient Day Program Assessment (Multidisciplinary Tool)
  • Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)
• Treatment Approaches
  • Physical Therapy Treatment Approaches (password protected content)
  • Best Practice Recommendations for Management of Ulnar Drift Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis 
  • Best Practice Recommendations for Management of Boutonniere Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Best Practice Recommendations for Management of Swan Neck Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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