Freedom from arthritis pain – good as Olympic gold!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Les Voyageurs – Bar Lounge
900 René-Lévesque Blvd. W., Montréal
RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Each year, approximately 100,000 people in Canada are diagnosed with arthritis. It can strike anyone at anytime – from elite athletes to couch potatoes. It causes pain and inflammation in the joints – the spine, hips, knees, feet and hands. The pain can be so bad that it turns every move into an Olympic feat.
What causes the pain of arthritis? What research is being done to help alleviate arthritis pain? Can someone with arthritis still be physically active? Join us for refreshments and a lively discussion on arthritis pain and physical activity with leading Canadian health researchers and former Olympic speed skater and osteoarthritis patient Nathalie Lambert. This free event is presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis. Presentations will be in French only.
Moderator:
Ariel Fenster, PhD
McGill Office for Science and Society
Experts:
Nathalie Lambert
Former Olympic speed skater and osteoarthritis patient
Manon Choinière, PhD
Research Centre of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Full Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Faculty of Medecine, University of Montréal
Mark A. Ware, MD, MRCP, MSc
Departments of Anesthesia and Family Medicine
McGill University