Patient Education Overview
printer friendly versionThe Arthritis Society provides information and materials for health care professionals. Downloadable patient education materials are available at: www.arthritis.ca
The Arthritis Society also provides informal sessions for individual allied health professional students or groups of students on the resources, services and programs that are available at The Arthritis Society. For more information, please contact info@bc.arthritis.ca, or call the coordinator at 604-875-4997 or toll-free at 1-800-321-1433.
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. All content provided is for information and education and not as a substitute for the advice of a therapist or clinician.
These materials have been sorted by health discipline, type of arthritis, specific joint affected, and disease or symptom management. Some materials may be located in more than one location. For example, the handout “Osteoarthritis and your Thumbs” is included under ‘Occupational Therapy’, ‘Osteoarthritis’, and ‘Hands/Wrists’.
- Resources listed by Health Discipline
- Resources listed by Type of Arthritis
- Resources listed by Joint Affected
- Resources listed by Disease or Symptom Management
Resources listed by Health Discipline
- Roles of Allied Health Care Providers in Rheumatology
- Resources for People with Arthritis
- Guide to Understanding Lab Tests
- Medications
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
- Actonel (Risedronate)
- Arava (Leflunomide)
- Cellcept (Mycophenolate Mofetil)
- Cyclosporine (Neoral)
- Didrocal (Etidronate)
- Enbrel (Etanercept)
- Fosamax (Alendronate)
- Gold (Myochrysine) (Sodium Aurthiolate)
- Gold Injection Guide
- How To Self-inject Gold
- Humira (Adalimumab)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatrex)
- Methotrexate Injection Guide
- Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine)
- Prednisone (Cortisone)
- Orencia (Abatacept)
- Remicade (Infliximab)
- Rituxan (Rituximab)
- Sulfasalazine (Salazopyrin)
- How To Give Yourself A Subcutaneous Injection
- Medication List
- Monthly Health Journal
- Weekly Health Journal
- Travel Letter (for medications & syringes)
- Choosing A Complementary Therapy
- Preventing & Managing Osteoporosis
- Tips for Enhancing Good Sleep
- Dental Care
- Resources for People with Arthritis
- Considerations When Buying A Car
- Considerations For Dental Care
- Commercially Available Equipment – Victoria
- Shoe Resources - Vancouver
- Managing Arthritis Pain
- Osteoarthritis And Your Thumbs
- Posture Tips
- Work Space Organization
- C1-C2 Subluxation & Arthritis
- Joint Protection
- Wear And Care Of Splints And Orthotics
- Resources for People with Arthritis
- Choosing A Complementary Therapy
- Preventing & Managing Osteoporosis
- Managing Arthritis Pain
- Posture Tips
Resources listed by Type of Arthritis
Inflammatory Arthritis (Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Lupus)
- Resources for People with Arthritis
- Guide to Understanding Lab Tests
- Spondyloarthropathy Overview
- Medications
- Acetaminophen
- Actonel
- Arava
- Cellcept
- Cyclosporine (Neoral)
- Didrocal
- Enbrel
- Fosamax
- Gold
- Gold Injection Guide
- How To Self-inject Gold
- Humira
- Methotrexate
- Methotrexate Injection Guide
- Plaquenil
- Prednisone (Cortisone)
- Orencia (Abatacept)
- Remicade (Infliximab)
- Rituxan (Rituximab)
- Sulfasalazine
- How To Give Yourself A Subcutaneous Injection
- Medication List
- Preventing & Managing Osteoporosis
- Managing Arthritis Pain
- Choosing A Complementary Therapy
- Considerations When Buying A Car
- Considerations For Dental Care
- Commercially Available Equipment – Victoria
- Shoe Resources - Vancouver
- Workspace Organization
- Joint Protection Handouts
- Wear And Care Of Splints And Orthotics
- Resources for People with Arthritis
- Acetaminophen
- Choosing A Complementary Therapy
- Considerations When Buying A Car
- Osteoarthritis And Your Thumbs
- Managing Arthritis Pain
- Commercially Available Equipment – Victoria
- Joint Protection And Energy Conservation
- Joint Protection For Arms
- Joint Protection For Hips And Knees
- Joint Protection For Legs
- Joint Protection For Shoulders
- Joint Protection Principles
- Posture Tips
- Shoe Resources -Vancouver
- Workspace Organization
Resources listed by Joint Affected
- Considerations For Dental Care
- Joint Protection For Arms
- Joint Protection For Shoulders
- Osteoarthritis And Your Thumbs
- Posture Tips
- Wear And Care Of Collars
- Wear And Care Of Resting Splints
- Wear And Care Of Thermoplastic Splints
- Wear And Care of Wrist Working Splints
- Joint Protection For Hips And Knees
- Joint Protection For Legs
- Shoe Resources - Vancouver
- Wear And Care Of Foot Orthotics
Resources listed by Disease or Symptom Management
- Resources for People with Arthritis
- Acetaminophen
- Joint Protection And Energy Conservation
- Joint Protection For Arms
- Joint Protection For Hips And Knees
- Joint Protection For Legs
- Joint Protection For Shoulders
- Joint Protection Principles
- Managing Arthritis Pain
- Posture Tips
Employment
Medications
- Acetaminophen
- Actonel
- Arava
- Cellcept
- Cyclosporine (Neoral)
- Didrocal
- Enbrel
- Fosamax
- Gold
- Gold Injection Guide
- How To Self-inject Gold
- Humira
- Methotrexate
- Methotrexate Injection Guide
- Plaquenil
- Prednisone (Cortisone)
- Orencia (Abatacept)
- Remicade (Infliximab)
- Rituxan (Rituximab)
- Sulfasalazine
- How To Give Yourself A Subcutaneous Injection
- Medication List (for medications & supplements)
- Travel Letter (for medications & syringes)
- Preventing & Managing Osteoporosis
- Resources for People with Arthritis
