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JointHealth™ express   February 22, 2019

Canada’s female role models join forces to shift perceptions of arthritis in the workplace. Free Registration: ramattersatwork.eventbrite.com

Have you registered for the RA Matters at Work Event in Toronto and Montreal?



300,000 Canadians live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and women are affected two to three times more often than men. For many people living with RA, career continuation and advancement can seem out of reach.

To bring attention to the triumphs and challenges of people working with chronic diseases like RA, Women in Biz Network and Eli Lily Canada are partnering on a nationwide series of empowering events called #RAMATTERSATWORK.

Join them for an evening of lively discussion between inspirational women living with arthritis and their health experts. Speakers will share stories of difficulty and triumph while thriving in the workplace, and challenge the negative beliefs and self-doubt associated with living and working with a chronic disease.

Join us and the conversation at #RAMATTERSATWORK

Toronto Event
Date: Monday, February 25, 2019
Location:
Westin Harbour Castle
1 Harbour Square
Toronto M5J 1A6
Free Registration: ramattersatwork.eventbrite.com

Speakers:
  • Nathalie Lambert, Canadian Olympic medalist in short-track speed skating, living with osteoarthritis and advocate
  • Dr. Diane Lacaille, MDCM MHSc FRCPC, Associate Scientific Director, Senior Scientist of Rheumatology at Arthritis Research Canada
  • Leigh Mitchell, President and Founder of Women in Biz Network
  • Cheryl Koehn, Panelist, person living with RA and advocate
  • Karen Tsui, Panelist, Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) Physiotherapist
  • Dawn Richards, Panelist, person living with RA and advocate
  • Rachel Dei-Amoah, Panelist, person living with RA and advocate
Montreal Event
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Location:
AC Marriott Montreal Centre-Ville
250 Lévesque Blvd W
Montreal H2Z 1Z8
Free Registration: ramattersatwork.eventbrite.com

Speakers:
  • Nathalie Lambert, Canadian Olympic medalist in short-track speed skating, living with osteoarthritis and advocate
  • Dr. Diane Lacaille, MDCM MHSc FRCPC, Associate Scientific Director, Professor of Rheumatology at University of British Columbia
  • Leigh Mitchell, President and Founder of Women in Biz Network
  • Dr. Sara Ahmed, Principal Investigator and Director of PCHI lab at McGill University
    Cheryl Koehn, Arthritis Advocate and person living with RA
  • Laurie Proulx, Arthritis Advocate and person living with RA
    Dr. Susan Bartlett, Associate Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Clinical Epidemiology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine at McGill University
  • Alexandra Sirois, Student and person living with RA